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India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I What is the story?
Having lost the 1st T20I by 6 wickets, India have to buckle up if they are to avoid Bangladesh from taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Notably, Bangladesh won their 1st ever T20I encounter against India in Delhi and they are well placed to seal a historic series victory.
India’s struggles with setting and defending targets came to the fore once again as they managed a paltry 148 in Delhi. After Rohit Sharma suffered a rare failure, it went downhill for the hosts as the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul could never get going. Despite Washington Sundar and Krunal Pandya coming up with cameos, India managed a below-par total.
Rohit Sharma and his men are under considerable pressure as they head into the must-win match in Rajkot. On the other hand, Bangladesh will be hoping to seal the India vs Bangladesh as early as Thursday by making full use of the confidence that they gained from the win in Delhi.
On the other hand, the Men in Blue were quite up to the mark after a shocking loss in Delhi. The bowlers responded well after a below-par effort in the first T20I between India vs Bangladesh and were equally supported by the openers to set a platform for an easy win in the end. The only concern for the Rohit Sharma-led could be the form of the middle order, with the likes of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant needing to come good in the third game.
With form on India’s side, the hosts will certainly start as the favourites ahead of the commencement of the third T20I.
India vs Bangladesh Match details
Date: November 10, 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 7:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur
India vs Bangladesh Weather report
The weather is expected to stay fine through the entire course of the match and could be expected to be a lot drier and humid, with no chances of rain. The dew might have a very little role to play, which offers a great chance for the fans to witness 40 overs of competitive cricket on the field.
Pitch Report
Nagpur has always been known to produce pitches that tend to offer far greater assistance to the spinners. However, this being a T20 game, the pitch might still be better for batting and will remain the same throughout. Though chasing hasn’t been an easy task at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, expect the batsmen to come good.
India vs Bangladesh Head to head stats
- Total Matches Played – 10
- India Won – 9
- Bangladesh Won – 1
Team News
INDIA
- India bounced back in style on Thursday as they restricted Bangladesh to 153/6 on what was a good batting track in Rajkot, and then they chased down the target with 4.2 overs and eight wickets to spare to level the series at 1-1.
- Deputising captain Rohit Sharma led the way with a swashbuckling 85 from just 43 balls to inspire the dominant victory although there will be areas of their performance he will want his side to improve on, especially in the field after a series of catches were dropped.
- Khaleel Ahmed has struggled in the opening two matches, conceding 81 runs from his eight overs so far, and he could be at risk of dropping out of the team as Shardul Thakur and Rahul Chahar are both waiting in the wings to come into the side if they do decide to freshen things up.
BANGLADESH
- Bangladesh slipped to defeat in the second one-day international as they were pegged back in the series by the hosts but they will not be too disheartened and will still take heart from the outstanding performance in the first match.
- Batting first in Rajkot, they struggled to post a competitive score on what was seemingly a 180+ track as a minimum and their below-par total was due to the fact that none of their batsmen were able to convert their starts into a big score, with four of them scoring between 29 and 36 runs each.
- Their bowlers struggled on the flat track last time out but they were never able to apply any pressure due to the low target they posted so they cannot be blamed for not making greater inroads into the Indian top order and there is every chance they name an unchanged side for this deciding match of the series.
India vs Bangladesh Predicted XIs
India might consider dropping Khaleel Ahmed, who hasn’t had the best of times with the ball in this series. Given that Sanju Samson is waiting in the wings, the Keralite could come in place of Rishabh Pant, or even KL Rahul, who has looked very patchy with his poor strike rate.
India Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Bangladesh could be expected to add more firepower to their bowling ranks and given that the pitch is capable of assisting the spinners, the tourists might drop a pacer to accommodate an extra spinner.
Bangladesh Predicted XI: Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah (C), Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Aminul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Shaiful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman/Taijul Islam.
Live broadcast and streaming details
India: Star Sports, Hotstar
Bangladesh: Gazi TV (GTV), BTV
USA: Willow TV
Canada: Willow TV
South Africa: SuperSport
UK: Sky Sports Cricket
Australia: Fox Sports
Star Sports to broadcast live coverage of India v Bangladesh three-match T20 International (T20I) and two-match Test series in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Maldives) countries, all matches streamed live in the Indian subcontinent on Hotstar (Website, App).
SuperSport to telecast live coverage of T20I and Test series in South Africa; all matches live streamed on the SuperSport digital platform (Website, App). OSN Sports Cricket HD have TV rights to provide live coverage of matches in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries.
Cricket viewers in the United States can watch Bangladesh tour of India on Willow TV and Sky Sports Cricket to broadcast live coverage in the United Kingdom.
Fox Sports has acquired exclusive media rights for the tournament; they will telecast all matches of the competition in Australia on Fox Sports while viewers can also watch online on Foxtel Sports digital platform. Kayo Sports will live stream matches in Australia, a new digital platform in Australia to watch cricket matches online. The Foxtel App is the better option if you already have a TV subscription, while Foxtel Now is the way to go if you only want to stream Foxtel channels.
DD National (DD1) to broadcast Test and T20I series live coverage in India. DD National channel is the largest terrestrial network in the world covering about 92% population and 81% land area of the country.
PTV Sports is the official broadcasters in Pakistan for Pakistan vs Australia three-match T20 International (T20I) and two-match test series, PTV Sports own exclusive telecast rights for all International matches played in United Arab Emirates; they also acquired OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) right.