Squads –
BAN –
Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal(c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam
WI –
Sunil Ambris, Joshua Da Silva(w), Andre McCarthy, Jason Mohammed(c), Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Chemar Holder, Jahmar Hamilton, Keon Harding, Hayden Walsh, Kjorn Ottley
Team News –
BAN –
– Bangladesh started their International Cricket with a massive 6 Wickets win over a weak windies side. Bangladesh will likely go unchanged this game.
– Litton Kumar Das and Tamim Iqbal will be the openers. Both form a really strong opening partnership. Litton struggled against spin but Tamim scored a good 44 runs.
– Nazmul Shanto will bat 1 down. Shanto has been in excellent touch with being the 2nd highest scorer in the domestic T20 competition.
– Shakib-Al-Hasan will bat at 2 down and will also be responsible for 10 overs of quality spin. He took 4 Wickets on his ODI comeback last game.
– Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will be handling the middle order. They will not get much Batting if Bangladesh is chasing as windies are weak and Bangladesh have a strong top 4. Rahim will also keep the Wickets.
– Mehdi Hasan and Shakib assisted by Mahmudullah will be handling the spin section.
– Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain and Hasan Mahmud will lead the pace attack of team.
WI –
– West Indies have sent a very weak team to Bangladesh among which most of tuem made their ODI debuts last game. They don’t have much options to make changes and can go with a same XI.
– Sunil Ambris and Joshua de Silva will be opening. Both are talented batters especially Joshua who scored a 50 on debut in CPL.
– Andre McCarthy and Jason Mohammad will bat at 1 and 2 down respectively. Both have good domestic records but not much International experience. Jason Mohammad is a bit more reliable due to test experience.
– Nkrumah Bonner will bat next followed by hard hitting Rovman Powell. Bonner can also bowl. He has 37 List A Wickets.
– Kyle Mayers will bat next. He was the only positive in Batting for Windies last game where he scored 40 runs.
– Akeal Hossain will handle the spin section. Bonner can have a 2-3 overs if needed.
– Alzarri Joseph, Chemar Holder and Raymon Reifer will lead the pace attack. Kyle Mayers can also bowl bit didn’t bowled in 1st ODI.
Probable XI –
BAN –
Tamim Iqbal(c), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
WI –
Sunil Ambris, Joshua Da Silva(w), Andre McCarthy, Jason Mohammed(c), Nkrumah Bonner, Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Akeal Hosein, Raymon Reifer, Alzarri Joseph, Chemar Holder
Pitch Report –
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Pitch will be a bit slow as seen in 1st ODI and will not be a easy chase here.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Rahim( 3 down, highest run getter in current Bangladesh team, 19(31b) last game, Must have)
Litton Das( Open, very attacking batsman, looked unsettled last game, scored 14(38b) )
J De Silva( Open + wk, talented youngster, 50 in CPL debut game, 9 runs last game )
BAT –
Tamim Iqbal( Open, no introduction needed, very experienced, 44(69b) last game, Must have)
Rovman Powell( Part time medium pace + hard hitter, hit or miss while Batting)
Sunil Amnris( Open, very experienced member of the team, failed last game, 100 against Bangladesh last tour)
J Mohammad( 2 down, 17(34b) last game, 568 ODI runs, good option, can play spin good )
Mahmudullah( Middle order + part time spin, very experienced, 274 runs in 10 games in Domestic T20 recently )
N Bonner( Middle order + part time spin, 1800+ runs + 37 Wickets in ODD , Must try )
Saumya Sarkar( Lower middle order + part time medium pace, didn’t bowled last game , not a wise choice to have)
Nazmul Shanto( 1 down, terrific recent form with 301 runs in Domestic T20, Must )
ALL –
Shakib-Al-Hasan ( 2 down + slow left arm, 6300 runs + 264 Wickets in ODI carrer, 4 Wickets + 19 runs last game, Must have)
R Riefer( Left arm fast, can bat a bit, 1366 runs + 65 Wickets in List A ODDs, Must try)
M Saifuddin( Right Arm fast medium, 31 Wickets in 22 games for Bangladesh, can play this game)
Kyle Mayers ( Medium pacer + middle order batsman, 40 with bat last game, 1120 runs + 65 List A ODD stats)
BOWL –
A Joseph( Right Arm fast, got some extreme pace, have played in IPL, 48 ODI Wickets)
Mustafizur Rahman( Left arm fast, one of the best death bowlers around, 22 Wickets in 10 games this Domestic T20, Must have)
Akeal Hossain( Slow left arm, 3 Wickets in his debut last game)
Rubel Hossain( Medium fast, bowls with new ball, wicketless last game but must have )
Mehdi Hasan( Off spin, can also bat, 1w last game)
Hasan Mahmud ( Medium fast, bowled really good for his 3 Wickets last game, Must )
C/VC –
BAN –
Shakib-Al-Hasan
Tamim Iqbal
Mustafizur Rahman
Litton Das
WI –
Sunil Ambris
Rovman Powell
Alzarri Joseph
