We eager to change history in South Africa: Tamim

Ahead of the three-match ODI series against South Africa starting on March 18, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal said they are eager to change the history of doing well against the Proteas in their backyard.

The first match of the series will take place on Friday at 5pm (Bangladesh time) at SuperSport Park, Centurion. The other two matches will be played on March 20 and 23 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg and SuperSport Park, Centurion respectively, reports UNB.

“All of our tours to South Africa were so tough for us,” Tamim said in the pre-series media briefing. “We are looking to change that fate, and to do that, we have to be ready to face a tough challenge and be courage. ”

Before this series, Bangladesh took on the Proteas in 19 matches in South Africa and failed to win any of those matches in all the formats of cricket. Overall, Bangladesh played 40 international matches against South Africa and won four matches.

The venue of the first match is traditionally heaven for the batters. The average total of the last 10 completed ODI innings in this venue is more than 246 runs. But Tamim said the statistics are nothing if the players don’t play well in the field.

“As the history suggests, it’s a good venue for the batters. But the main thing is to play well in the field. We have to keep this truth in mind. They will attack us from all fronts. So we have to be ready to take this challenge. We have beaten them in the World Cup. There is no reason for not doing well in this condition. We have to make a good start,” Tamim said.