T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Bangladesh – Dafanews Match Preview

India will square off against Bangladesh in the 47th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Saturday. India registered a convincing 47-run win against Afghanistan but Bangladesh suffered a 28-run loss (DLS method) against Australia.

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: W W W W W

India has been clinical with the ball but they will want their top order to step up at this crucial stage of the tournament. Suryakumar Yadav has been the team’s best batter as he has scored two fifties and he is going to hold the key in the middle order.

Current form of Bangladesh: L W W L W

Bangladesh batters haven’t come up with consistent performances so far and it has led to their downfall. Towhid Hridoy has impressed with his shot-making but the rest of the batters need to deliver for the team. Tanzim Hasan Sakib has also done a good job for the Tigers with the ball.

Head to Head: Matches: 12, Won by India: 11, Won by Bangladesh: 1.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.

Towhid Hridoy, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman and Mahmudullah will be the crucial players for the Tigers.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. 

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.