India vs Bangladesh: India Favourites Against Depleted Bangladesh In First T20I

India and Bangladesh will resume their rivalry through the three-match T20I series this week. The fans could expect one heck of a contest between the two sides. Indian national cricket team cannot afford to take their foot off the gas in the T20I series as they will be facing Bangladesh who are no longer tagged as ‘Asian minnows’.

India, however, will enter the series as strong favourites. The Men in Blue will be without their regular captain Virat Kohli but are expected to beat Bangladesh. The Tigers will be without Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal who are two of their most reliant players. In Mahmudullah, Bangladesh have a new captain and the visitors face a herculean task in the series.

Both teams will aim for a perfect start in the national capital. While India are definitely the favourites, one cannot write off Bangladesh who know a thing or two about upsetting heavyweights.

Match details:

Date: November 3, 2019 (Sunday)

Time: 7:00 PM (IST)

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Weather report

The cricket lovers can expect a cracker of a contest with no rain interruptions predicted during the passage of play. Nonetheless, the severe levels of pollution in Delhi can be a major issue, but the officials expect the match to go ahead as planned.

Pitch Report

Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to assist spinners of both teams. The spinners can target the right areas to get the desired result. With low bounce on offer, the batsmen could fell prey to spinners while they go for big shots.

If the batsmen are able to generate power against the pace of the ball, they could easily target shorter boundaries. With dew being a huge factor in the game, the batsmen have much time to feast in the middle.

Head-to-head stats

India and Bangladesh have played 8 games against each other and India have a 100% win record. Having said that Bangladesh cannot be taken lightly, Indians would give absolutely everything to maintain their handsome record to their resume.

India Probable Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandy, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bangladesh Probable Playing XI:

Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah (C), Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Aminul Islam, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam, Shaiful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman