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India W W W W W
Bangladesh L W W L W
Head to Head
India 12 - 1 Bangladesh
Venue Details
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Average first innings score: 121 (four non rain-affected games in this T20WC)
Bat first / Bat second split: Team chasing have won four out of the six games at this venue in this T20WC
Highest second-innings scores at the venue (in this T20WC): 176/6 (USA vs SA), 153/3 (SCO vs OMA), 84/3 (NAM vs ENG, 10-over game)
Pace vs spin split: Average 23.4 vs 22.6, Economy 8.3 vs 8, Percentage of wickets 63.8% vs 36.2%
Weather conditions
The last two games at this venue (Bangladesh vs Australia and England vs Namibia) have been hit by rain, but according to Accuweather, it is going to improve from now on. There is only an 18% chance of precipitation during the match between Bangladesh and India in North Sound.
Players to watch out for
Suryakumar Yadav - Even though batting hasn’t been easy this World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav has been the biggest silver lining for India in the last two clashes. While his half-century saved India from blushes and landed a victory against the United States of America, his knock against Afghanistan was the real differentiator. The best T20 batter to have ever graced the game - easily - don’t be coy about picking the Mumbaikar in your team.
Jasprit Bumrah - The Gujarat pacer averages 6.50 in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Enough said. In four games, he has bagged eight wickets, but the lethal nature of his performances has re-established why he is the greatest player to have ever played the format. Add to that his economy of 3.46 in the ongoing T20 World Cup; we have a sure-shot performer waiting to add the bonus to our arsenal.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib: If Bumrah is India’s biggest trump card, the right-arm pacer from Bangladesh, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, has done that job for the Tigers. Astonishingly enough, he has secured nine wickets at an average of 9.00 and an economy of 5.06. You know, leaving him out wouldn’t do any good to our team.
Key Battles
Tanzim Hasan against Rohit and Kohli
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven’t really set the World Cup stage on fire, and they might be in for some more challenges if Tanzim Hasan Sakib gets on the act. The left-arm pacer returned figures of 4-2-7-4 against Nepal and doesn’t seem like he is going to stop anytime soon. With Kohli and Rohit susceptible to left-arm pace, that angle might trouble the 2007 champions.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable playing XI
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
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