Bangladesh vs India, 2nd ODI – Dafanews Match Preview

It will be a must-win match for India when they will lock horns against Bangladesh in the second ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday. The home team had won the thrilling first game by one wicket after Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s heroics with the bat.

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 NR NR L W

The Rohit Sharma-led team was not at their best in the first game as they didn’t come up with a good batting performance. The tourists could only post an under-par score of 186 runs on the board and it was always going to be difficult for them to defend it.

Current form of Bangladesh: W W L L W

Bangladesh will be delighted after taking a 1-0 lead in the series. The hosts were brilliant with the ball as Shakib Al Hasan picked up a five-wicket haul while Ebadot Hossain took four wickets. Mehidy Hasan was also brilliant as he provided the finishing touches to take his team home.

Head to Head: Matches: 37, Won by India: 30, Won by Bangladesh: 6, NR:1.

India clearly holds a big advantage in the head-to-head battle.

Players to look out for: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, and Mohammed Shami 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 Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), 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, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen.

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