South Africa will face Bangladesh in the 23rd match of the Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on October 24.

South Africa will face Bangladesh in the 23rd match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. South Africa have won three of their four games in the tournament so far, with victories over Sri Lanka and Australia before suffering a shock defeat to the Netherlands. However, they quickly bounced back with a 229-run win over England on Saturday. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the third match of the competition but have since lost to England, New Zealand and India. Read on as we take a look at this game. The game starts at 2:00 p.m. local time.

South Africa entered their last game without their captain and after a defeat against the Netherlands, but showed how good they are as a team by beating 2019 World Cup winners England. The whole team will have confidence before this game.

Bangladesh have lost their last three games by 137 runs, 8 wickets and 7 wickets, so the Tigers need a big turnaround to challenge South Africa. Bangladesh were just two points off fourth place before Monday's games, so they still have a lot of work to do.

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South Africa will face Bangladesh in the 23rd match of the Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on October 24. South Africa has a decent record so far with three wins from four games, while Bangladesh have only won one game. They occupy third and fifth place in the rankings.

South Africa faced England in their final game, with England winning the toss and electing to field. This decision proved to be a nightmare for the English bowlers as the Africans completely decimated them. With the contributions of several of their players, particularly Klaasen and Jansen, South Africa reached a massive total of 399 runs on the board. The England team would never be able to reach that total, but it seemed like they weren't even trying. They were eliminated by just 170 runs and lost the game by a whopping 229 runs.

Bangladesh faced India in their final match, with Bangladesh winning the toss and electing to bat. After choosing to bat, they went for a flyer with both openers scoring half-centuries each. Several wickets fell at regular intervals after the openings fell. The pair of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah took the team to a total of 256 runs. After another confident start from Rohit and Gill, Kohli took the lead by scoring another century and leading the team to an easy win by seven wickets.

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South Africa are certainly one of the strongest teams in this year's tournament and the defeat to the Netherlands so far appears to have been a blip in an otherwise impressive competition. Bangladesh are an exciting team with a group of exciting pace bowlers, but they have struggled to make much of an impression at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. We expect Bangladesh to have some strong batting partnerships and cause some problems with their spin bowlers. However, South Africa have a much stronger team overall and we will support them on their way to victory.

South Africa beats Bangladesh.

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Betting Tips

The Proteas cost 1.25 favorites. Bangladesh are considered underdogs at 4.05. Betting on the Tigers to win this game is much riskier but could provide good value.

Bangladesh, even with their menacing spinners, will be a tough challenge against a Proteas batting unit that is in excellent collective form.

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South Africa Key Players

Aiden Markram – The stand-in skipper has been in brilliant form in this format in recent months, scoring a very useful 42 runs from 44 balls in the win over England at this venue.

Marco Jansen – The 23-year-old all-rounder put in a brilliant performance in Saturday's game. He will be full of confidence heading into this game after scoring 75 points and going 2-for-35 with the ball.

Kagiso Rabada – The right-arm fast bowler dismissed the dangerous Ben Stokes with an excellent catch and bowling in the final game. He bowls a relentless line with pace.

Bangladesh Key Players

Najmul Hossain Shanto – The 25-year-old left-hander started the contest with 59 not out against Afghanistan but has since scored 15 runs from three innings. However, he is a very talented player and great success will not be far away.

Shakib Al Hasan – The left-arm spinner and batting all-rounder is an integral part of this team with his experience and match-winning ability. Even if he is not 100% fit, he will be able to influence this game.

Shoriful Islam - The left-arm fast bowler will have been encouraged by the way Reece Topley bowled against South Africa on this pitch before his finger injury. Islam will provide movement off the field and through the air.