Bangladesh will take on South Africa in their fifth World Cup fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today. 

The match will start from 2.30pm.

The following is a statbox on Bangladesh-South Africa encounter:
 
***South Africa hold a significant advantage in matches won against Bangladesh as they have 18 wins to the Tigers' six in 24 meetings.

***In World Cups however, the two sides are at an even 2-2 tie, with Bangladesh handing out the latest blow with a 21-run win in the 2019 edition of the tournament. The Tigers' other win over the Proteas in the tournament came in 2007.

***Bangladesh have lost the only match they've played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while South Africa have won two and lost three in five outings at the venue.

***Shakib Al Hasan has featured the most number of times in Bangladesh-South Africa encounters, having played in 17 of the 24 matches.

***Amongst active players, Shaib has taken the most wickets against South Africa with 16 scalps at an economy rate of 4.66, while South Africa's Kagiso Rabada tops the charts in Bangladesh-South Africa contests with 19 in 10 matches.

***Shakib also has scored the most runs by a Bangladesh batter against the Proteas as he has amassed 492 runs including five fifties, while South Africa opener Quinton de Kock's 428 runs at a strike-rate of 103.63 against the Tigers stands as the highest amongst active players for the Proteas.

***Najmul Hossain Shanto is 18 runs away from reaching 1000 runs in ODIs.

***Mehedi Hasan Miraz is four wickets short of scalping 100 wickets in the format.