Bangladesh and West Indies are ready to clash in the first T20 international of the three-match series in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Monday. Both teams have already competed in the five-day format and one-day internationals, where the home side came on top on each occasion. In the longest format of the game, Bangladesh clean swept the Caribbean giants 2-0 in the two-match series, where in the 50-over format, the home side emerged victorious with a 2-1 score-line in the three-match series.
With that, Shakib Al Hasan-led team will start as heavy favourites and will be eager to continue their good form. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shakib, veteran opener Tamim Iqbal and in-form Soumya Sarkar to score majority of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rubel Hossain to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, visitors will be eager to turn things around and will be hoping to do so in the format where they are the reigning world champions. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of in-form Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Darren Bravo to score most of the runs, whereas by the look of it, the in-experienced bowling department lack leadership qualities.
Sylhet Stadium is the venue which will be used for match. It will be the seventh T20I to be played at the ground. Highest team score of
Bangladesh and West Indies are ready to clash in the first T20 international of the three-match series in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Monday. Both teams have already competed in the five-day format and one-day internationals, where the home side came on top on each occasion. In the longest format of the game, Bangladesh clean swept the Caribbean giants 2-0 in the two-match series, where in the 50-over format, the home side emerged victorious with a 2-1 score-line in the three-match series.
With that, Shakib Al Hasan-led team will start as heavy favourites and will be eager to continue their good form. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Shakib, veteran opener Tamim Iqbal and in-form Soumya Sarkar to score majority of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rubel Hossain to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, visitors will be eager to turn things around and will be hoping to do so in the format where they are the reigning world champions. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of in-form Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Darren Bravo to score most of the runs, whereas by the look of it, the in-experienced bowling department lack leadership qualities.
Sylhet Stadium is the venue which will be used for match. It will be the seventh T20I to be played at the ground. Highest team score of 210-4 was registered by Sri Lanka while playing against the hosts earlier this year.
Key Players:
Shai Hope – 9 Cr
First in the list of key players features West Indies opening batsman Shai Hope. The right-hander is in sublime form with the bat and has scored back-to-back centuries in the last two ODIs of the recently concluded series. Therefore, Hope, who is valued at 9 Cr, might prove to be an ideal acquisition for your team for the match on Wednesday. Hope has represented West Indies in just six T20Is, scoring 59 runs.
Mehidy Hasan – 8.5 Cr
Second in the list of key players features Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan. The right-arm offie is in great form with the ball and has already claimed the player of the match award in the last ODI of the recently concluded series. Therefore, Hasan, who is valued at 8.5 Cr, might prove to be a good purchase for your team. However, it will be interesting to see if Hasan will be able to carry forward his good 50-over format form in to the shortest format of the game, where he has only three wickets to his name in 10 matches while representing Bangladesh.
Mustafizur Rahman – 9 Cr
Last in the list features Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman. The left-arm pacer is a proven talent in the 20-over format and has already played in world-renowned T20 leagues such as Big Bash League, Indian Premier League, Pakistan Super League and the Natwest T20 Blast. Therefore, Rahman, who is valued at 9 Cr, is the player to have in your team as his change of pace and accuracy is really effective in the shorter format. Rahman has represented Bangladesh in 27 T20Is, where he has 43 wickets to his name.
