IND vs BAN Match Preview- 1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of India 2024

After a nail-biting Test series, India and Bangladesh are set to collide in three T20I games. IND vs BAN 1st T20I is scheduled to be played on Sunday, October 6.

The city of Gwalior will host the match at its newly-built New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium. India grabbed a clean sweep in the Test series and will look for the same in the T20I series. Below is the preview for the first game.

IND vs BAN 1st T20I Date and Venue

The match takes place on Sunday, October 6. The venue of the match is New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 7 PM IST.

IND vs BAN Match Preview- 1st T20I, Bangladesh tour of India 2024

India

Suryakumar Yadav leads India in the series. Below is their full squad.

IND Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav.

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Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto leads Bangladesh in the series. Below is their complete squad.

BAN Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Towhid Hridoy, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Rakibul Hasan.

IND vs BAN Key Battles

Suryakumar Yadav vs Taskin Ahmed

Suryakumar Yadav will be a dangerous batsman who can shatter Bangladesh bowlers if he stays longer at the crease. Taskin Ahmed will look to dismiss him cheaply.

Abhishek Sharma vs Mustafizur Rahman

Abhishek Sharma is a lethal opener for India who can twist the match on his own. Mustafizur Rahman needs to dismiss him as soon as possible.

Litton Das vs Arshdeep Singh

Litton Das is a powerful opener for Bangladesh and Arshdeep Singh needs to outplay him with his pace attack at the start.

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IND vs BAN Key Players

IND- Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, and Arshdeep Singh are some key players for the team.

BAN- Najmul Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Litton Das, Mustifizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed are key members of the side.

Weather And Pitch Report

The match takes place in Gwalior on Sunday. There is just a 4% to 5% chance of rain during the entire day. Hence, the India vs Bangladesh 1st T20I will not be affected by rain.

The stadium hosts an international game for the first time. However, according to reports, the pitch is flat and bouncy and will offer benefits to batters and pacers.

Conclusion

Bangladesh lost both the Test matches to India. It will be interesting to see if they can pull up a victory in T20Is against India. Bangladesh has only defeated India once in a T20I game in the past.