Bangladesh will lock horns against India in the third game of the series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Saturday. The Tigers have taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series after winning the first two thrilling matches.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of India: L L NR NR L
India hasn’t been able to come up with a collective effort and it is leading to the downfall of the team. The bowlers were right on the money in the first 20 overs but they could not put more pressure in the middle and final overs of the second game. Moreover, the batters haven’t been able to convert their starts into substantial scores.
Current form of Bangladesh: W W W L L
Bangladesh has been simply magnificent in the first two matches against India as they haven’t floundered under pressure. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been the star of the show with the bat in both of these matches. Hasan had scored 38 runs in the first game and backed it up with a fine knock of an unbeaten 100 in the second.
Head to Head: Matches: 38, Won by India: 30, Won by Bangladesh: 7, NR:1.
India clearly holds a big advantage in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer, and Mohammed Siraj will be the key players for India.
Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim will be the important players for Bangladesh.
Indian Squad for third ODI: KL Rahul (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Mohd. Siraj.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Ebadot Hossain, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, and Taskin Ahmed
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