February 23, 2008, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jisaan
What about Shakil?
Should we play shakil in this match? he is the guy who brought havoc in saf middle order? he hasn't featured in any of our matches so far in kuala lumpur. SPIN remains our power house as thought earlier.
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I also think it's time we bench one of the pacer trio (my candidate - Rubel) and bring in Shakil. SA boys are clearly weak against spin.
Cricinfo preview of the match -
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South Africa had to depend on India beating West Indies to qualify for the quarter-finals and they might have expected to play England, instead of Bangladesh, whose spinners triggered a collapse that pushed them to the top of Group C.
For South Africa, the challenge will be to negotiate Bangladesh's slow bowlers: offspinners Nasir Hossain and Mahmudul Hasan, and the captain Suhrawadi Shuvo, a left-arm spinner. South Africa's batsmen have looked to attack the opposition and the tendency to play one too many shots - rather than build an innings - has resulted in wickets being thrown away. Their run-chase against West Indies was well on course until their middle-order hiccupped against Sharmarh Brooks' legspin and, against India, they lost five wickets to Ravindra Jadeja and Iqbal Abdulla. The positives for them are the bowling form of their captain Wayne Parnell, a left-arm new-ball bowler, and Jonathan Vandiar's attacking batting in the middle-order. Vandiar bowled his legbreaks for the first time in the tournament against Papua New Guinea and picked up 4 for 27.
The Bangladesh top order struggled against England's pace attack: Harris took 5 for 29 out of which four batsmen were dismissed for ducks. South Africa have a line-up filled with medium-pacers who keep a tight line and length. Their accuracy is heightened by excellent fielding and also because the wicketkeeper often stands up to the stumps, making it hard for the batsman to leave his crease.
Bangladesh had toured South Africa in the build-up to this World Cup and there wasn't much to choose between the sides. They drew one Test although South Africa had taken a sizeable first-innings lead, and clinched a one-dayer by a two-wicket margin.
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/u19w...ry/339484.html
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