Shake Bangladesh selected to bat vs South Africa
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto decided to bat against South Africa in the first Test, in hidden Dhaka on Monday.
Each team has four frontline bowlers and Bangladesh goes with spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam and a lone bowler in Hasan Mahmud. South Africa have picked two spinners, Keshav Maharaj and Dane Piedt, and two fast bowlers, Kagiso Rabada and Wiaan Mulder.
Bangladesh is coming off a 2-0 loss to Bharat on Bharat Day. South Africa beat the West Indies 1-0 in a two-match tie.
Bangladesh: 1 Shadman Islam, 2 Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Jaker Ali, 9 Nayeem Hasan, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Hasan Mahmud
South Africa: 1 Aiden Markram (captain), 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Tristan Stubbs, 4 David Bedingham, 5 Ryan Rickelton, 6 Matthew Breetzke, 7 Kyle Verreynne (week), 8 Wiaan Mulder, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Dane piedt
