Bangladesh Playing 11 vs South Africa - 1st Test, South Africa tour of Bangladesh 2024

Bangladesh is all set to face South Africa in a Test series at home. The BAN vs SA Test series will witness two matches and Najmul Hossain Shanto leads the Asian Team.

The home team recently gave a horrible show against India where they lost two Test matches by big margins. Before that, they won their first-ever Test series in Pakistan.

Bangladesh has never defeated South Africa in Tests and has a nice opportunity to win their first-ever game against the African nation. Below we glance at their predicted playing 11 for the match.

Bangladesh Playing 11 vs South Africa - 1st Test, South Africa tour of Bangladesh 2024

Shadman Islam

Shadman Islam will be the opener for the team in the next game too. Islam will look to come up with a good show. He was also part of the last series.

Zakir Hasan

Zakir Hasan will be the other opener for the team. He was also part of the previous series and will look to provide a good start to the team.

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)

Najmul Hossain Shanto is the captain of Bangladesh in the series and will look to lead the team to their first-ever win against South Africa.

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Mominul Haque

Mominul Haque is the most experienced batsman for Bangladesh in the squad. He could not impress in the last series but will look for an outstanding show in the next game.

Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim will be another experienced and prominent member of the team and will aim for a wonderful show in the middle order.

Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan is an all-rounder who excels with his pace attack on Bangladesh soil. He is playing his last Test series and hence, will be picked in both games.

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Litton Das (WK)

Litton Das will take the role of wicketkeeper for the team and will look to dominate with the bat. He plays as an opener in the white-ball formats but takes the lower-order position in the Tests.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be a spin all-rounder in the playing 11. He will aim for a better show than the previous Test series against India.

Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam will be a pacer for the side in the 1st Test against South Africa. The left-arm spinner is an experienced spinner with over 196 wickets in 47 games.

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Taskin Ahmed

Taskin Ahmed will lead the pace attack for the hosts in the series. He will be a crucial pacer for the team and was also part of the previous series against India.

Hasan Mahmud

Hasan Mahmud will be another pacer in the playing 11. He has played 5 Tests so far and made his international debut this year. He accounts for 20 wickets in 9 innings.