Bangladesh vs. South Africa, 2nd T20: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

South Africa's tour of Bangladesh began in comfortable style, with the Proteas handing out a 52-run drubbing to their hosts in the first Twenty20 clash.

And given the one-sided nature of that contest, what chance do Mashrafe Mortaza's men have when the two sides lock horns once again in Dhaka? Let's take a look at how the two sides are shaping up.

Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Time: 1 p.m. local (7 a.m. GMT)

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirapur, Bangladesh

Live stream and TV info: SuperSport 201 (South Africa), BTV and Gazi TV (Bangladesh), TEN Sports (Pakistan), Star Sports (India)

Weather: A mixed bag could be in store, according to BBC Weather, with blistering heat reaching 89 degrees Fahrenheit, plenty of rain and even lightning all possible.

Overview

After restricting South Africa to just 148 at the halfway point of this two-match T20 series' opening clash, Bangladesh must have thought the hard work had been done.

Throw in the absence of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander from the opponent's bowling attack and the advantage of playing in home conditions, and the task of chasing down an under-par total seemed straightforward.

Instead, an over-aggressive approach led to a 52-run loss and a sorry-looking scorecard, with just three players reaching double figures.

Aside from the ever-dependable Shakib, who top-scored with 26 from 30 balls, the only other Tigers bright spots were the return of Sohag Gazi from a bowling ban and Arafat Sunny.

The latter, a late-developing 28-year-old, opened the bowling and claimed two big wickets—AB de Villiers and JP Duminy—for just 19 runs from three overs of controlled slow left-arm.

It would be a surprise to expect different tactics from the usual spin-heavy approach this time around, but the Tigers will need to put the opposition's bowlers under far more pressure.

Speaking of which, South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis showed exactly how to bat with the pressure on, after both his openers departed within the first four overs.

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The 30-year-old showcased his impressive patience by scaling back his game in order to concentrate on rotating the strike as the rebuilding job got under way.

Before, with the help of Rilee Rossouw, gradually increasing the run rate to set what turned out to be an unobtainable total.

Dormant since losing in the ODI World Cup semi-final, the Proteas have deliberately picked some different faces for these games in order to increase experience ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.

And with a comfortable victory in the bag and each of their new-look bowling attack claiming at least one scalp, the experiment was clearly a success.

Youngster Kagiso Rabada, an exciting prospect who took nine for 33 in a first-class game in February, bowled with express pace to chip in with two wickets.

One plan that didn't go so well was playing AB de Villiers as an opener. The swashbuckling batsman made just two runs, but who would bet on him failing twice in a row?

These two sides have contested three T20 Internationals over the format's short history, with South Africa coming out on top on every occasions.

Squads

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Arafat Sunny, Jubair Hossain, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Rony Talukdar, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Sohag Gazi, Soumya Sarkar, Mashrafe Mortaza

South Africa

Beuran Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, David Wiese, Chris Morris, Kyle Abbott, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Eddie Leie, Wayne Parnell, Faf du Plessis

Key Players

Bangladesh

The Tigers' undoubted world-class player is Shakib Al Hasn, who boasts a formidable record with both bat and ball in all forms of cricket. With nearly 2,500 runs and over 180 wickets in the T20 format, Bangladesh will need this class all-rounder to perform again if they are to get into a match-winning situation.

South Africa

A somewhat obvious choice, but the Proteas' main danger man is, of course, AB de Villiers. Capable of scoring all around the wicket and playing different types of innings depending on the match situation, the 31-year-old is the world's consummate T20 batsman. Watch out in the crowd if he finds his range!

Prediction

T20 cricket games can be decided by very narrow margins, and it is unlikely that Bangladesh, whose confidence should be fairly high after some recent ODI success, will bat as poorly again. However, neither will AB de Villiers. Expect a tight one, with the Tigers' phalanx of spinners maybe stealing a series draw for the home side.