Nidahas Trophy 2018, India vs Bangladesh: Match Prediction

Nidahas Trophy has taken an exciting shape with all three teams now looking for a spot in finals. While India looks a clear favorite to book a place, Bangladesh has come back strongly beating Sri Lanka.

While India cruised to victory convincingly, Bangladesh registered their highest chase ever to beat Sri Lanka. The Tigers banked on Mushfiqur Rahim to chase down a target of 215. Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal also contributed significantly at the top.

Meanwhile, it was an easy victory for the men in blues. They chased down the target in 17.3 overs after Shardul Thakur’s 4 for 27 restricted Sri Lanka to 152. Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten knock guided India home.

While both the team will be oozing with confidence, it will be interesting to see who holds the nerves in a thrilling encounter. However, Bangladesh has a poor record against India having lost all the T20Is they have played before.

The triangular T20 tournament marks the 70 years of Sri Lanka’s independence. Further, it involves host Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh with each team playing twice against each other before playing the final on March 18 in Colombo.

Prediction:

With both the teams coming from a win in the last matches they will give their all to keep the winning run. Both the teams have some exciting cricketers in their ranks to light up the game.

However, India has a lot experience in their ranks to gives them an edge over Bangladesh. Also, they have an impressive record to back their ability.

While India will look to confirm their place in the finals, Bangladesh will be keen to take the fight to Sri Lanka to the other spot.

Also with the last results in their favor, India is likely to win the match with full dominance.

Match details:

India vs Bangladesh, 14th March at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Squads:

Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony.

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant

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