KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- IND vs BAN 3rd T20I pitch report
- Will rain play spoilsport in Hyderabad?
- India looking to inflict 3-0 clean sweep on Bangladesh
IND vs BAN 3rd T20I pitch report: The Indian team has already taken a 2-0 unassailable lead in the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh. The series finale will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday as Suryakumar Yadav and his men look to inflict a clean sweep.
There was plenty of rain in the city of Hyderabad a day before the match and the Uppal Stadium was thus completely covered. The Indian team are likely to give a chance for some youngsters to shine as Harshit Rana is likely to make his India debut.
Bangladesh meanwhile will be hoping to get atleast a victory to return back home after what has been an utterly one-sided tour.
India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I Pitch report:
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is known to be a batting-friendly surface. During the IPL 2024 season, three teams scored 200-plus totals after batting first and on all three occasions, the team batting first won the match.
There is some rain expected on Saturday which could dampen the mood and thus the DLS method could come into play. That's why the captain winning the toss might be tempted to choose to bowl first given the weather conditions.
India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I weather:
According to Accuweather, there are 25% chance of precipitation, cloud cover will be 41% and 85% humidity can be expected. The temperature will be expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius. All the signs point towards the fact that there could be rain, but not enough to wash out the match entirely. However, a truncated match is indeed a possibility.
Harshit Rana is likely to make his debut in the third T20I, and the Indian team might also give a gave to Ravi Bishnoi after sticking to Varun Chakravarthy in the past two outings. Around 2-3 changes could be expected in the Indian team. Mahedi Hasan meanwhile could feature for Bangladesh, in what is likely to be a majorly unchanged team for the last T20I match.
India's probable XI: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya/Jitesh Sharma, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
Bangladesh's probable XI: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali/Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
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