Bangladesh Tour of India

2nd T20I: IND vs BAN

Preview

After hammering Bangladesh in the first T20I match, the hosts India will face the Bangla Tigers in the second T20I match of this 3-match series on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024. This match is scheduled at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India. Suryakumar Yadav will lead Men in Blue, IND on the other hand, Men in Green, BAN will be led by Najmul Hossain Shanto.

After winning the toss in the first T20I, the Indian team put the Visitors to bat first, Bangladesh did not have the best day in the office and they only managed to score 127 in 19.5 overs at Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior. For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz played the highest innings of 35 off 32 balls which included only 3 fours in his knock. For team India, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy got 3 wickets each while conceding 14 and 31 runs respectively, while Hardik Pandya, Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar got a wicket each under their belt.

While chasing the target, the World Champions, India did not waste much time and started things off in style. Men in Blue finished the match with 49 balls to spare and achieved the target in 11.5 overs, following the courtesy of Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 39 off 16 balls, Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma's 29 runs each powered the Hosts to seal the game.

It is going to be a big challenge for Bangladeshi batters when they visit the capitals on Wednesday for a crucial match. The visitors must be aiming for a solid show from their top-order batters against this unyielding Indian side. Meanwhile, the Hosts would not try to do something extraordinary for this match, they will try to play their natural game and try to make it 2-0 against the Bangla Tigers.

IND and BAN have faced each other in 15 matches in T20I. Out of these 15 games, India has won 14 whereas Bangladesh has come out victorious on 01 occasion, making it a one-sided battle.

Match Details

Match: IND vs. BAN, 2nd T20I, Bangladesh Tour of India

Date: October 09, 2024

Time: Wednesday, 7:00 PM

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India

Pitch Report

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India is known to be a good batting pitch with small boundaries. The new white ball might show some movement, particularly in the lights, but once the pitch settles, batters can easily score their runs. This venue has hosted 13 T20I matches so far, out of which 04 were won by batting first, and 09 won by the chasing side. The average score batting first in T20Is here is 139 runs.

With that record, both side's skippers will be keen to the crucial toss, bowl first and put pressure on the opposition by taking advantage of the deck. Batters, though, can expect a nice time here and the fielding side would try to restrict them to under 170 runs.

During the match, the temperature in Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India is predicted to be around 27-34 degrees Celsius, with the humidity level crossing over 60%. There is going to be light wind on the ground at the speed of 06 km/h. There is no rain expected for the match day and it is going to be a clear day in the Capital.

IND vs. BAN Squads

IND: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav

BAN: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Towhid Hridoy, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rakibul Hasan

IND vs. BAN Probable XIs

IND: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav

BAN: Litton Das (wk), Parvez Hossain Emon, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Match Prediction

It's not a big call to take on, the Hosts are going to be the favourite anyways in the home conditions. India won 14 T20I matches against Bangladesh, out of 15 they have played so far. We back India to win this match and seal the series by 2-0.

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