Cricket South Africa Facebook Post: The opening T20 International against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday marks the start of an important season for the Oxigen Proteas’ squad. The series-opener is the first of 12 T20I’s the Proteas will be contesting this season, culminating with the ICC World Twenty20 in India in March. South Africa are currently ranked 6th on the ICC T20 team standings, and will have opportunities against New Zealand, India, England and Australia to further their gains up the rankings before the World event. “It’s the start of the season for us,” captain, Faf du Plessis said to the media in Mirpur on Saturday. “A lot of the guys haven’t played a lot of cricket, except for the guys that played in the IPL, so everyone is coming in fresh, that’s what you need in T20 cricket. It’s a big year for Test cricket and T20 cricket in the lead-up to the Twenty20 World Cup next year. The ODI’s are still important but you will