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, Jamhar Hamilton, Keon Harding, Hayden Walsh, Kjorn Ottley
Team News –
BAN –
– Bangladesh started their International Cricket with a series win over windies sode with 1 game to go. Bangladesh can make some changes to give a gonfor Their bench strength.
– Litton Das and Tamim Iqbal will be the openers. Both form a really strong opening partnership. Litton scored 22 and 15 in 2 games while Tamin 44 and 50 in last game.
– Nazmul Shanto will bat 1 down. Shanto has been in excellent touch with being the 2nd highest scorer in the domestic T20 competition. He scored 17 but is a reliable player to have.
– 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 game amd 2 Wickets along with 43 runs 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.
– Mehidy Hasan and Shakib assisted by Mahmudullah will be handling the spin section. Mehidy took 4 and Shakib 2 last game.
– Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain/Saifuddin 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 them made their ODI debuts this series. They don’t have much options to make changes and can go with a same XI as the series is already lost for them.
– Sunil Ambris and Kjorn Ottley will be opening. Ambris has got some experience but he has failed this series with both single digit scores. Ottley looked good for his 24 last game.
– Joshua De Silva will bat 1 down. Silva is a very good young talent but haven’t performed according to it this series.
– Andre McCarthy and Jason Mohammad will bat at 2 and 3 down respectively. Both have good domestic records but not much International experience. Jason Mohammad is a bit more reliable due to test experience. Jason Mohammad also bowled and took a Wicket last game.
– 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 for Windies in 1st game with the 40 runs he scored. He also bowled in last game.
– Akeal Hossain will handle the spin section. Jason Mohammad as like last game can have a 2-3 overs if needed.
– Alzarri Joseph and Raymon Reifer will lead the pace attack. Kyle Mayers can also bowl but just bowled 2 overs last game.
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/Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman
WI –
Sunil Ambris, Kjorn Ottley, Joshua Da Silva(w), Andre McCarthy, Jason Mohammed(c), Nkrumah Bonner, Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Akeal Hosein, Raymon Reifer, Alzarri Joseph.
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, 9(25b) last game, Must have)
Litton Das( Open, very attacking batsman, looked unsettled last game, scored 14,22 this series )
J De Silva( Open/1 down + wk, talented youngster, 50 in CPL debut game, 5 runs last game )
BAT –
Tamim Iqbal( Open, no introduction needed, very experienced, 44(69b), 50(76b) last 2 games, Must have)
Rovman Powell( Part time medium pace + hard hitter, hit or miss while Batting, 41 runs last game )
Sunil Ambris( Open, very experienced member of the team, failed in both last games, 100 against Bangladesh last tour)
J Mohammad( 2 down, 11 runs + 1w last game, 579 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, 20 runs last game, 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, 17 runs last game )
ALL –
Shakib-Al-Hasan ( 2 down + slow left arm, 6300 runs + 264 Wickets in ODI carrer, 4 Wickets + 19 runs, 2 Wickets + 43 runs last 2 games, 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, wicketless this Series)
Mustafizur Rahman( Left arm fast, one of the best death bowlers around, 22 Wickets in 10 games this Domestic T20, 2 Wickets last game, Must have)
Akeal Hossain( Slow left arm, 3 Wickets in his debut last 2nd game, 1w last game)
Rubel Hossain( Medium fast, bowls with new ball, wicketless from last 2 game but must have )
Mehdi Hasan( Off spin, can also bat, 4 Wickets last game, Must have)
Hasan Mahmud ( Medium fast, bowled really good for his 4 Wickets in 2 game this series, Must )
C/VC –
BAN –
Shakib-Al-Hasan
Tamim Iqbal
Mustafizur Rahman
Litton Das
WI –
Sunil Ambris
Rovman Powell
Alzarri Joseph