Having beaten the Netherlands by nine runs in their first Super 12 match, Bangladesh cricket team are preparing for their next challenge, against South Africa on Thursday.

The Tigers, who beat Netherlands in Hobart, flew to Sydney on Tuesday morning. The match against the Proteas, who had their first match against Zimbabwe washed out on Monday, will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 9:00am Bangladesh time on Thursday.

Shakib Al Hasan and Afif Hossain with an expatriate Bangladeshi in Sydney. Photo: BCB

The Bangladesh Cricket Board shared photographs of the players at the Sydney airport, where the players were seen in jovial mood, even posing for photographs with the expats.