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In the twenty-third match of the T20 world cup tournament, West Indies will battle it out against Bangladesh in Sharjah on Friday. The 2 groups are neck to neck against one another in the T20Is.
WEST INDIES V BANGLADESH: MATCH DETAILS
Date – Friday, October 29, 2021
Time – 3:30 PM IST
Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
WEST INDIES VS BANGLADESH MATCH PREVIEW:
West Indies are placed at the sixth spot in the ICC T20 world cup tournament 2021 group 1 points table with losses from their first 2 matches of the Super twelve stage.
Evin Lewis is the top run-scorer for West Indies with sixty-two runs at a strike rate of one hundred fifty-five. He has stricken three fours and seven sixes. Kieron Pollard has also made thirty-two runs.
Akeal Hosein has been the best bowler for West Indies and has picked up three wickets whereas bowling at an average of seventeen and an economy rate of 6.37.
Bangladesh is placed at the fifth spot in the ICC T20 world cup tournament 2021 group one points table with losses from their first 2 matches of the Super twelve stage.
Mohammad Naim is the top run-scorer for Bangladesh with 126 runs at a strike rate of 121. He has stricken nine fours and four sixes. Shakib Al Hasan has also made 118 runs at a strike rate of 116.
Shakib Al Hasan has been the top bowler for Bangladesh and has picked up eleven wickets whereas bowling at a mean of 6 and an economy rate of 4.73.
Due to poor batting, bowlers haven’t got a lot to defend. Dwayne Bravo has been economical however hasn’t taken a wicket. Akeal Hossain might be the game-changer for West Indies.
Bangladesh’s batting relies on Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim to score. Mahmudullah is going to be crucial to offer his team an opening.
Mustafizur Rahman is the key bowler. Nasum Ahmed has been spectacular and will create a game out of his four overs.
PITCH REPORT AND TOSS
The pitch will assist bowlers in the 2d innings. The winners of the toss to bat 1st.
WEATHER
The weather forecasts a very warm and sunny day
WEST INDIES VS BANGLADESH HEAD-TO-HEAD:
Total games played– 12
West Indies won – 6
Bangladesh won – five
No Result – one
WEST INDIES VS BANGLADESH TEAM NEWS:
Jason Holder has replaced Obed McCoy in the squad. McCoy has been ruled out of the T20 tournament due to a shin injury.
WEST INDIES
West Indies recovered very well after crumbling to a dissatisfactory fifty-five against England in the 1st game. There is tons of criticism surrounding the team even after the loss to South Africa. West Indies tend to perform well in such things. There are many conductors in the batting line-up, however, only some players have been at the top of the game, as per the West Indies vs Bangladesh prediction.
BANGLADESH
It will be quite difficult for Bangladesh to think about coming into the prospect of reaching the next round. Despite having a good lineup on a variety of fronts, Bangladesh tends to struggle on the slow pitches. The key advantage for Bangladesh is available for the fielding department.
WEST INDIES VS BANGLADESH PROBABLE ENJOYING XI:
WEST INDIES
- Lendl Simmons
- Roston Chase
- Evin Lewis
- Chris Gayle
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Nicholas Pooran (wk.)
- Andre Fletcher
- Kieron Pollard (c)
- Andre Russell
- Dwayne Bravo
- Akeal Hosein
- Hayden Walsh
- Ravi Rampaul
- Mohammed Naim
- Liton Das
- Saumya Sarkar
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Mahmudullah (c)
- Afif Hossain
- Shamim Hossain
- Nurul Hasan (wk.)
- Mahedi Hasan
- Shoriful Islam
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Nasum Ahmed
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Naim Sheikh
- Mahmudullah
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Evin Lewis
- Mahedi Hasan
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Dwayne Bravo
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Nasum Ahmed
- Akeal Hosein
