The Proteas don't need any reminders about the need to take their Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh seriously.
Stand-in captain Aiden Markram talks to Proteas teammates during their last World Cup match against England at the weekend. Picture: Alex Davidson/ICC/Getty Images
While they were four points behind unbeaten hosts India and two points behind New Zealand, the SA team held a game in hand and were still well in contention for a place in the semi-finals.With five round-robin games still remaining before the playoffs, however, including clashes with India, New Zealand and Pakistan, they could not afford another slip-up against a lower-ranked side.
“We haven’t done particularly well against them in the past, so that’s extra motivation for us to come out and replicate what was a good performance against England.”match, Markram said the Proteas saw each game as a clean slate and they couldn’t carry much from that performance into this fixture, aside from a boost in confidence.
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