ENG vs BAN: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Bangladesh- ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 20

England will face Bangladesh in their next encounter in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The match will take place on October 27 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both the teams are part of group 1 in the tournament. Australia, West Indies, South Africa, and Sri Lanka are other teams in the same pool.

Bangladesh finished on the 2nd spot in the group B points table in the first round and qualified for the super 12 round. In their opening game of the super 12 round, Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. On the other hand, England defeated West Indies by 6 wickets in their opening game of the tournament. Ahead of the ENG vs BAN match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021, here we talk about England’s predicted playing XI in the match.

ENG vs BAN: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Bangladesh- ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Match 20

Jos Buttler (WK)

Jos Buttler will be the wicket-keeper and opener of the team in the next match. Buttler is the primary wicketkeeper for the team in T20 World Cup 2021 and is expected to play in all the games. In the last match too, while England lost a few quick wickets at the start while chasing against West Indies, Buttler held back his wicket and scored an unbeaten 24.

Jason Roy

Jason Roy will be the other opener for the team. Roy and Buttler’s pair as openers is among the best for England. England is expected to retain the same openers in the next game against Bangladesh as well. In the last game, Roy scored 11 runs off 10 balls before losing his wicket to Ravi Rampaul.

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Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan will be another player in the team. At the no.3 spot, the left-handed batsman is a powerful batter for the team. Malan did not bat in the last match. He has brilliant stats in T20I and is among the strongest batsmen in the shortest format in international cricket.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow will be batting at the middle-order in the next game. The right-handed batsman got out for 9 runs in the previous game but he played a good knock against India in the warm-up game. He will be looking to give a better performance against Bangladesh.

Eoin Morgan (C)

Eoin Morgan is the skipper of England in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Under his captainship, England bagged a huge victory in the last game against West Indies. In the next game too, he will aim to take England to victory under his guidance. In the last match, he scored unbeaten 7 runs.

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Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone might also be part of the next game in ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He is a hard-hitting batsman who can smash big knocks. In the last match, he could not do much as he lost his wicket for just 1 run. He is also expected to bat at the middle-order.

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali will be the all-rounder for England in the next game. In the last match, he bowled a fabulous spell while bowling. He grabbed 2 wickets for 17 runs. The right-arm spinner picked 2 crucial wickets of Lendl Simmons and Shimron Hetmyer. With the bat, he could only score 3 runs.

Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid will be part of the next game for sure due to his fabulous performance in the previous game against West Indies. The leg-spinner scalped 4 wickets in just 2.2 overs to crush the West Indies batting. He also got two important wickets of Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell in the match.

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Mark Wood

Mark Wood might be included in the next game instead of Chris Jordon. Bangladesh is comparatively a weaker team than other teams in group 1. Hence, England will find it a good opportunity to test Mark Wood. Hence, the right-arm pacer will play his first match in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 if he is picked in the playing XI.

Chris Woakes

Chris Workes will be another pacer who will be part of England in the game against Bangladesh. In the last match, he picked 1 wicket in 2 overs while conceding 12 runs. He is one of the prime pacers in the team and the team will not bench him in the next game.

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Tymal Mills

Tymal Mills gave a good performance in the last game picked 2 wickets in his 4 overs. The left-arm pacer gives more angles to the team being a left-armer. He has given a promising performance in the last game and hence the team will not look to bench him in the next match.