Will Bangladesh retain the winning combination?

Mainul Islam

March 12, 2023

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Will Bangladesh retain the winning combination?

The series loss against England has interrupted the Tigers’ streak of six and a half consecutive ODI series wins at home. After losing the series against the English in 2016, the Tigers won seven consecutive series. However, even though expectations were not met in the ODI series, Bangladesh snatched victory by showing dominance in the first T20I. Shakib Al Hasan’s team has a chance to win the series against the world champions at the home of cricket in Mirpur.

Bangladesh won both matches after playing two games in Chittagong; In addition to one ODI, T20I also won the first match. This is the first T20 win against England. After the victory in the first T20 against England, it is believed that the Tigers will enter the field with the same eleven. Because Bangladesh usually does not want to change the winning combination. But, if there is a team change, who will be left out and who will Bangladesh take?

Generally, the Mirpur pitch is a slower and low bounce than the Chittagong pitch. So extra spinners can be played here. In that case, two left-handers Shakib Al Hasan and Nasum Ahmed along with off-spinner Mehdi Hasan are likely to get a place in Miraj’s team. And if Miraz gets a chance, then Taskin or Mustafiz can be dropped from the team. It is assumed that Bangladesh will keep the XI. However, there may be changes in the English team after the first match loss. England may play one more spinner in the XI today to take advantage of the pitch.

Possible XI of Bangladesh
Rony Talukder, Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Shamim Hossain, Tauhid Hriday, Afif Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman/Taskeen Ahmed, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Hasan Mahmud.

England’s probable XI
Jos Buttler (captain), Phil Salt, David Malan, Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, and Mark Wood.

Last Updated: Mar 12, 2023