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India stifled Bangladesh with the ball, before ripping them apart with the bat in the opening match of this series, leaving the Tigers with a mountain to climb if they are to produce an unlikely turnaround.
DATE/TIME: Saturday 12th October 2024 – UK – 2:30pm / India – 7:00pm / US EST – 5:30am / US PST – 6:30am
VENUE: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India
WEATHER: Clear skies and very warm temperatures of 25c in Hyderabad with the forecasted thundery showers earlier in the day expected to have cleared up.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports / India – Sports18 / US – Willow TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / India – JioCinema / US – Willow TV
INDIA FORM: SERIES SECURED FOLLOWING 86-RUN THRASHING IN DELHI
Early wickets put India in control quickly on Sunday and they continue to pick up scalps at key times, keeping the Tigers from accelerating and eventually bowling them out for 127. It was a totally different story across the Indian innings though as the hosts brutally took down Bangladesh’s bowlers, chasing down 128 in less than 12 hours.
LAST FIVE: WWWWW
BANGLADESH FORM: DEFEAT ON WEDNESDAY THEIR FIFTH ON THE BOUNCE IN T20i CRICKET
Bangladesh were again no match for India in the second T20i of this series and just to take a single match from their opponents is looking like a feat beyond them. It would be no surprise if they started to already look towards the Test series against West Indies that the Tigers are set to play next month following the conclusion of this series.
LAST FIVE: LLLLL
INDIA BETTING ANALYSIS
You could make a case for numerous India players when it comes to investment. But Nitesh Kumar Reddy justifies a closer look when taking into account his eye-catching displays across the series so far. The all-rounder followed up an unbeaten 16 in the first T20i with 74 from 34 balls in the following match. Backing Nitesh to continue impressing by gaining another 20+ runs here may prove a smart play.
BANGLADESH BETTING ANALYSIS
Saturday marks the end of an era for all-rounder Mahmudullah as the 38-year-old competes in his final match for Bangladesh before international retirement. An excellent servant for the Tigers, he has one more opportunity to demonstrate both his class and raw power. Mahmudullah smashed three sixes in a score of 41 in the second T20i and should be backed in his farewell game to record over 0.5 match sixes as he attempts to end in style.
INDIA VS BANGLADESH EXPERT PREDICTION
Any outcome other than another comfortable win for the hosts would be a surprise when considering the vast difference in quality between India and Bangladesh over the course of this series so far. But spin-bowler Varun Chakravarthy, so often a star in the IPL has taken his chance on the international stage during this series. Expect him to pick up over 1.5 match wickets for a third straight T20i for India.
INDIA VS BANGLADESH TIP: VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY TO TAKE OVER 1.5 MATCH WICKETS