A run fest could be on the cards at Buffalo Park tomorrow when the Proteas take on Bangladesh in the third and final one-day match of the series.
The team heads into the game in great form after crushing victories in Kimberley and Paarl over the past week and they will be eager to make it a clean sweep.
The Proteas have amassed 635 runs over the two matches for the loss of just six wickets, with batsmen cashing in against the struggling Bangladesh bowling attack.
“Quite a few of the guys are hungry, you see by some big scores, so there is definitely a lot of hunger in the camp and guys are really putting up their hands for the side,” said Proteas batting coach Neil McKenzie.
“The pitch is slightly slower here. It does take a little bit of turn but I think we have got all the bases covered in terms of our personnel.
“It is just adapting to the conditions and I think it is a good way to judge us. Not just by playing at the Wanderers on a bouncing wicket and trying to blow them over but playing on decent good cricket wickets where we can match skills and show what we have got.”
A number of changes could be on the cards for the team with the series having been sown up on Wednesday and fringe players are set to get a chance to shine.
One of the players who could get a shot on the day is middle order Test batsman Temba Bavuma.
Bavuma's only previous one-day appearance for the Proteas was against Ireland in Benoni last year where he opened the batting and scored 113. He will be relishing the chance to impress again.
“I have always enjoyed my time here in East London. I have had relative success here on the domestic front so hopefully I can get some game time on Sunday and put in a good performance,” said Bavuma.
“It is the last match of the ODI series, we want to make it three nil and the guys are excited to give the fans something to cheer for.”
On the bowling front Proteas speedster Dwaine Pretorius is looking forward to getting another chance to impress with the ball and he believes the team cannot lower their standards.
“I think its important that we keep our standards quite high, that we keep challenging ourselves every game and performing well and we don't want to let our standards slip,” explained Pretorius.
“You never know what happens in the team selections but I have enjoyed the last two games that I have played and hopefully I can get another chance to show what I have got on Sunday.”
This will be the team’s first game back in East London since 2015 when they easily beat the West Indies and they will be keen to put in another dominant showing tomorrow.
“It has been a good series so far, the guys are playing some good cricket and hopefully we will continue that trend here on Sunday,” claimed McKenzie.
“I think we are probably firing at about 75-80% at this stage, there is always room for improvement and I think that’s the big thing about this side, they want to be pushed, they are a well driven individual and team side and the coaches really want to push the envelope to get the guys to improve.”
The strategy for the match has not been discussed yet, with McKenzie claiming they will only decide what to do on the day depending on the conditions.
The match gets under way at 10am tomorrow morning.
Tickets are still available for the match and can be found on Ticket Pros and at the Buffalo Park ticket office from 9am to 4pm today only. If tickets are still available tomorrow they can be bought and collected from the Osner Hotel.
A run fest is on the cards
The team heads into the game in great form after crushing victories in Kimberley and Paarl over the past week and they will be eager to make it a clean sweep.
The Proteas have amassed 635 runs over the two matches for the loss of just six wickets, with batsmen cashing in against the struggling Bangladesh bowling attack.
“Quite a few of the guys are hungry, you see by some big scores, so there is definitely a lot of hunger in the camp and guys are really putting up their hands for the side,” said Proteas batting coach Neil McKenzie.
“The pitch is slightly slower here. It does take a little bit of turn but I think we have got all the bases covered in terms of our personnel.
“It is just adapting to the conditions and I think it is a good way to judge us. Not just by playing at the Wanderers on a bouncing wicket and trying to blow them over but playing on decent good cricket wickets where we can match skills and show what we have got.”
A number of changes could be on the cards for the team with the series having been sown up on Wednesday and fringe players are set to get a chance to shine.
One of the players who could get a shot on the day is middle order Test batsman Temba Bavuma.
Bavuma's only previous one-day appearance for the Proteas was against Ireland in Benoni last year where he opened the batting and scored 113. He will be relishing the chance to impress again.
“I have always enjoyed my time here in East London. I have had relative success here on the domestic front so hopefully I can get some game time on Sunday and put in a good performance,” said Bavuma.
“It is the last match of the ODI series, we want to make it three nil and the guys are excited to give the fans something to cheer for.”
On the bowling front Proteas speedster Dwaine Pretorius is looking forward to getting another chance to impress with the ball and he believes the team cannot lower their standards.
“I think its important that we keep our standards quite high, that we keep challenging ourselves every game and performing well and we don't want to let our standards slip,” explained Pretorius.
“You never know what happens in the team selections but I have enjoyed the last two games that I have played and hopefully I can get another chance to show what I have got on Sunday.”
This will be the team’s first game back in East London since 2015 when they easily beat the West Indies and they will be keen to put in another dominant showing tomorrow.
“It has been a good series so far, the guys are playing some good cricket and hopefully we will continue that trend here on Sunday,” claimed McKenzie.
“I think we are probably firing at about 75-80% at this stage, there is always room for improvement and I think that’s the big thing about this side, they want to be pushed, they are a well driven individual and team side and the coaches really want to push the envelope to get the guys to improve.”
The strategy for the match has not been discussed yet, with McKenzie claiming they will only decide what to do on the day depending on the conditions.
The match gets under way at 10am tomorrow morning.
Tickets are still available for the match and can be found on Ticket Pros and at the Buffalo Park ticket office from 9am to 4pm today only. If tickets are still available tomorrow they can be bought and collected from the Osner Hotel.
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