Before the start of their respective 2022 T20 World Cup campaigns, Bangladesh and South Africa were scheduled to square off in a warm-up match on Wednesday however it was washed out because of rain in Brisbane. In fact, the consistent rain in Brisbane saw as many as 3 games being washed out, including the warm-up match between New Zealand and India.
However, ahead of the Bangladesh-South Africa match, Bangla Tigers, a team in Abu Dhabi T10 league, took to social media and shared a post that seemed to be insensitive to the fans. Well, the post included Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma, however, it was their graphical representation, which didn’t go down well with the fans. The picture featured Shakib standing tall against a miniature version of Bavuma.
The same was deemed insulting by some fans and they schooled the Bangla Tigers over this post by trolling them left, right and center. Check out the reactions of fans:
Bangladesh need to learn respect first? Then play.
— . (@MaslyMesscafe) October 19, 2022
This is not Bangladesh cricket account, it like barny army
— N🇧🇩🇳🇦🇿🇼🇮🇪🇿🇦 (@N09434002) October 19, 2022
Below the belt… literally.
— Abrar Salim (@abraruae) October 19, 2022
Will you guys ever learn to respect other teams despite being one of the worst teams ever to play the game?
— Mohib Shah (@MohibShah45) October 19, 2022
Did they respect? pic.twitter.com/96hX52VYoX
— Tamjid Ahmed🇧🇩🇧🇩 (@Tamjidtam17) October 19, 2022
give the admin a medal 😂
— ° (@anubhav__tweets) October 19, 2022
Meanwhile, After enduring a tough outing at the Asia Cup 2022, the Bangladesh cricket team made a forgettable start to their preparations for the T20 WC as they lost to Afghanistan by a big margin of 62 runs In response to Afghanistan’s 160/7, Bangladesh could only manage 98/9 in 20 overs.
On the other hand, South Africa managed to outplay New Zealand in their warm-up match. South Africa dismissed the Black Caps on 98 in 17.1 overs and chased down the target in just 11.2 overs, winning the contest by 9 wickets.
Bangladesh will kickstart their campaign on October 24 against one of the qualifying teams. Following which, they will face South Africa, a qualifying team, India and Pakistan. South Africa will open their campaign against one of the qualifying teams on October 24. They will next lock their horns with Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and another qualifying team.
