5 Reasons why Bangladesh could beat South Africa

5 Reasons why Bangladesh could beat South Africa: Bangladesh once again proved out to be way too hot for a front-line nation. This time, South Africa was victimized of the Bangla Force. Indeed, they did manage to level the 3-match ODI series 1-1 and all eyes are on the final ODI for the decider. Bangladesh had emerged progressively to be one of the toughest contestants to beat in international sphere of cricket and with the home crowd backing them, they become an even dangerous team on the field. This victory was indeed a moral boost for the team. To squeeze things into a box, here are 5 Reasons why Bangladesh could beat South Africa: 1. Mashrafe’s Aggressive Captaincy: Mashrafe Mortaza. (Photo Source: AFP) Indeed, Mashrafe has been one of the catalytic influences to Bangladesh Cricket since he has taken over the role of the captain of the team. He has captained Bangladesh for 24 ODIs so far and has ended on the winning side on 16 occasions, with a sensational win percentage of nearly 67. An important factor which makes him an even more successful captain is his aggression and attacking motives in captaincy. No matter what may be the situation of the game, he always likes to attack the opposition by setting up an attacking field or making frequent bowling changes to quest for wickets. This has boosted Bangladesh in the positive way in the recent past. 2. Packed up talented youngsters: Soumya Sarkar. (Photo Source: AFP) Since the inclusion of talented bunch of cricketers in the likes of Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Litton Das and others, Bangladesh team has become strong collectively. Mustafizur has been splendid in his ODI career so far and also players like Soumya Sarkar and Nasir Hossain make valuable contributions for the team by holding their nerves firm. Such mature performances enhanced the strengths of the team and made Bangladesh a far more competitive side to beat. In fact, Soumya’s brilliant knock of 88 runs sealed way for a comprehensive victory for Bangladesh in the second ODI. 3. Seniors acting with responsibility: Shakib Al Hasan Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Senior pros of the team in the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mortaza, Rubel Hossain have all shown responsibilities in the situations which demanded for the same. In fact, Shakib has performed fairly well in the recent past and is the ranked 1 all-rounder at the moment in all the formats of the game. Also, Tamim Iqbal has played a number of anchoring innings in the recent past which carved Bangladesh’s path to victory. Also, Mortaza and Rubel Hossain have been bowling decently well and succeeded in taking breakthroughs at the right situations. The seniors eased of the pressure and burden from the youngsters and this in turn boosted the performances of the youngsters, ultimately leading to successes for the team. 4. Fruitful recent past: Bangladesh . (Photo Source: AFP) Bangladesh has managed to win 14 of their last 19 ODIs so far. They did manage to whitewash Pakistan at home, which was followed by a series triumph against India. This boosted the morale of the team and the required amount of confidence was instilled in the team that they are capable of beating any opposition. Thus, even after suffering a big loss in the first ODI, they had the confidence to make a come back in the seriesagainst South Africa and thus they managed to keep things back on track. 5. Massive home support: Bangladesh. (Photo Source: BCCI) Bangladesh has received loud home support in their home matches and their fans have supported them throughout. With approximately over 25000 fans cheering for the team in all the games, the players get further motivated to put up a majestic performance to justify the support vested upon them by the fans. Also, this often pressurizes the opposition leading to their decline in the performances on the field.