USA vs BAN Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Houston Stadium– 3rd T20I, Bangladesh tour of USA 2024

Houston hosts the third and final USA vs BAN T20I on Saturday, May 25 from 8 .30 pm IST. The USA have won the series by winning the first two games. They will now be gunning for a series win. They won the first T20I by five wickets and the second T20I by six runs.

This is USA's first T20I series win against a major cricketing nation and hence the series win holds great importance especially with the win coming just with the T20 World Cup 2024 around the corner.

It's an upset of greater magnitude for the Bangladesh cricket team who have now been playing international cricket for more than 20 years. They were completely outplayed in the first two games. Chasing 144, Bangladesh lost their lower order for hardly anything after their top order set up the chase for them.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper lamented the loss of wickets in the middle overs and attributed it as one of the major reasons why Bangladesh lost the match. They are now facing a series of defeats. Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder and former captain Shakib Al Hasan said that the series defeat was a wake-up call for the Tigers with the T20 World Cup coming up.

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USA skipper Monank Patel said that the series will win giving them huge confidence heading into the T20 World Cup. The similar sentiment was echoed by Ali Khan who took three wickets in the second T20I.

USA vs BAN Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Houston Stadium– 3rd T20I, Bangladesh tour of USA 2024

USA vs BAN Weather Report Of Houston

The third T20I starts at 10 am local time in Houston which is 8.30 pm IST. The weather will be "Remaining very warm and muggy with variable cloudiness" as per Accuweather. The temperatures will be remaining 35 degrees in the daytime and there is no chance of rain. The humidity will be as high as 72 percent.

USA vs BAN Pitch Analysis

Before the series started, 170 was the average first innings score at the venue. However, in the first two games, 160 has not been breached by the team batting first.

Bangladesh scored 153 batting first which the USA team chased down. Team USA then scored 144 in the second T20I which they defended. The team batting first should ideally target around 170 to put the team chasing under pressure.

Weather Impact on USA vs BAN 3rd T20I

The weather conditions will be very warm and muggy as per Accuweather in the morning. The temperatures will be around 33 degrees in the morning with variable cloudy skies. Rain has stayed away from the first two games and it is expected to stay away from the final game as well.

Conclusion

The USA have a very good chance of going for the kill and winning the series. For Bangladesh, this series loss has been a huge setback. They would like to win the final game and save themselves from the embarrassment of a series defeat.

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