India vs Bangladesh: 1st T20I - Weather Forecast

Virat Kohli-less Indian team will take on Bangladesh, which have been weakened by the absence of their captain Shakib Al Hasan and senior batsman, Tamim Iqbal. In the lead up to the series, Bangladesh’s camp was marred with a number of controversies and when the team landed in Delhi, the pollution in the capital further added to the woes of the visitors.

The smog and fog in Delhi have seen players wear face masks during the practice sessions. Still, the match will continue as scheduled but BCCI will keep the weather conditions in mind before allocating the matches to Delhi in future.

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As for now, there will be no change in weather condition in Delhi and it will remain the same on the match day. The weather forecast shows that there will be hazy sunshine all throughout the day and during the match time, there will be hazy moonlight.

Here is the complete weather for today and tomorrow –

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It is almost confirmed that India will have a debutant in the form of Shivam Dube. The Mumbai all-rounder earned his maiden call-up for the T20I series and is set to get a long rope in the absence of Hardik Pandya.

Sanju Samson, who was recalled to the national team after four years, will play as a specialist batsman if given a chance in the opening match of the series.

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In the bowling department, Deepak Chahar will lead the pace attack. Yuzvendra Chahal, who made his comeback to the T20Is side, is expected to be part of the playing XI.

For Bangladesh, Mohammad Naim is expected to make his T20I debut. He wasn’t a part of the squad and came in as a replacement of Tamim Iqbal when BCB announced a new squad. Mustafizur Rahman will lead the pace attack. Mahmudullah will the team in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan.

Following the opening T20I in Delhi, the two teams will play next two T20Is on November 7 and 10 in Rajkot and Nagpur, respectively. The first Test will be played in Indore from November 14. History will be created in the Eden Gardens’ Test as it will be a day/night fixture and will be played with a pink ball.