IND vs BAN Match Prediction
India will clash with Bangladesh in North Sound in Antigua on Saturday. India has dominated Bangladesh in the format and will start favourites. It will essentially be a contest between India’s batters and Bangladesh’s bowlers.
Rohit Sharma is expected to score big in this encounter – he has a great record against Bangladesh cricket team in T20I cricket and has smashed 454 runs in 12 innings at an average of 37.8 and strike rate of 141.4 including five fifties. No player in the world has scored more runs against Bangladesh in the format than Rohit Sharma.
AST 5 MATCHES
INDIA – TWWWA
BANGLADESH – WWLWW
THE LIKELY PLAYING XIs FOR INDIA & BANGLADESH
India likely XI
Batters – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav
All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja
Wicketkeeper – Rishabh Pant
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
Bangladesh likely XI
Batters – Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali
All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah
Wicketkeeper – Litton Das
Bowlers – Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Statistical Performance (India)
1. VIRAT KOHLI
The last time Virat Kohli played against Bangladesh in a T20 World Cup match, he scored a fifty and was adjudged the Player of the Match. That was in Adelaide in 2022.
2. JASPRIT BUMRAH
Jasprit Bumrah is an all-time great in white-ball cricket. He was the Player of the Match against Pakistan and Ireland.
Players who can make a Difference (India)
1. Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav did not have a great IPL season but is still rated amongst the best T20I batters in the world. SKY has the highest strike rate in the format’s history – a staggering 168 – and has already hammered four hundreds and 18 fifties in just 60 innings. SKY is a 360-degrees batter whose unconventional stroke-play might just be the game-changer again on Thursday. SKY has a strike rate of 182 against pace in T20I cricket!
2. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant’s unorthodox stroke-play makes him a match-winner against any opposition. He has been in fine form in the tournament scoring 96 runs in three innings in difficult batting conditions. Pant’s ability to get the boundaries behind square makes him a dangerous batter especially if he is batting in the Top 3.
Statistical Performance (Bangladesh)
1. Towhid Hridoy
Towhid Hridoy looked in fine touch against Sri Lanka and South Africa and can be explosive in the middle overs.
2. TANZIM HASAN SAKIB
Tanzim Hasan Sakib has been one of the successful bowlers for Bangladesh and has taken nine wickets so far in this T20 World Cup. He returned with 4/7 against Nepal.
Players who can make a Difference (Bangladesh)
1. Mustafizur Rahman
Fizz is a veteran of 100 matches in which he has picked 127 wickets at a strike rate of 16.9. He could be lethal with the new ball.
2. Mahmudullah
The experience of Mahmudullah will be very crucial for Bangladesh against India. Mahmudullah is the crisis man for Bangladesh and has produced many innings under pressure for them.
Team Head to Head
India and Bangladesh have faced each other 13 times in T20I cricket. India has dominated the rivalry with 12 wins. The record stands 4-0 in favour of India in the World Cups. Their last T20 World Cup encounter was in Adelaide in 2022 where Kohli was the Player of the Match.
MATCHES INDIA WON BANGLADESH WON NO RESULT
T20 WORLD CUPS 4 4 0 0
LAST 5 T20Is 5 4 1 0
ALL T20Is 13 12 1 0
Player Head to Head
1. ROHIT SHARMA vs MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN IN T20Is
INNINGS – 6
BALLS FACED – 41
RUNS SCORED – 69
WICKETS – 2
2. VIRAT KOHLI vs SHAKIB AL HASAN IN T20Is
INNINGS – 4
Venue and Pitch
The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound in Antigua has hosted five matches in this World Cup with the team chasing coming out victorious in three of these. The captain who has won the toss has opted to field first on 4 occasions. South Africa defended 194 against the USA in the last encounter at Antigua. The probability of winning the match after winning the toss is 40%. The average score batting first is 117/7 while the average score batting second is 107/3.
The pitch in North Sound will assist both seamers and spinners. The highest score at the venue in this tournament is 194. The mean temperature expected on Saturday will be around 28 degrees and there is 20% chance of rain.
Match Prediction
India will start favourites against Bangladesh in Antigua as they have a stronger batting and bowling unit. The battle between Mustafizur Rahman and the Indian openers – Rohit and Kohli – will be vital. If Bangladesh want to compete with India then their spinners will have to strike in the middle overs. Based on the relative strength of both sides, India start with a 70% chance of victory.
