South Africa who lost their tournament opener against hosts England would be looking to reverse their fortunes with a win under their belt. Bangladesh would aim to get their campaign off to a winning note by inflicting an upset win over their more fancied opponents.
South Africa go into the match as favourties owing to a lob sided winning record against Bangladesh . However, the Proteas need to be cautious against Bangladesh, who have caused some major upsets in the past at the showpiece event.
So let us look at some major records between the two sides in one day international cricket
South Africa have an overwhelming winning record against Bangladesh in one day internationals, winning 17 out of the 20 matches, the two teams have played since they first played way back in 2002.
South Africa hold the edge over the 'Bangla Tigers' in their World Cup encounters too, with a 2-1 record against their Asian opponents.
South African batsmen have scored runs a plenty against Bangladesh in their recent ODI encounters.
The mainstays of the Proteas batting in Hashim Amla, Quinton De Cock and have a staggering batting average over 60 against Bangladesh, a testament about their run scoring prowess against the Asian team.
Hashim Amla is the top run getter for South Africa against Bangladesh with 497 runs under his belt. The prolific run scorers has scored two tons against
Kagiso Rabada has scalped the most wickets for South Africa in their ODI encounters against Bangladesh. The speedster has taken 13 wickets in just 6 games against Bangladesh.
Shakib Al Hasan has been the most successful player for Bangladesh against South Africa in ODIs. The star all-rounder has taken a dozen wickets in 13 matches and contributed with the bat too scoring 322 runs in 12 innings.
* All records pertain to players who are currently part of the World Cup squad for both the teams