Bangladesh have created history by beating the world champions England in the first-ever T20I series between the two sides. They won the first T20I after restricting England to 156/6 and chasing down the target in 18 overs with six wickets in hand.
In the second T20I, they put up an even better performance and bundled out the Three Lions to 117 and later chased down the target in 18.5 overs with four wickets in hand.
The third and the final T20I between the two sides will be played on Tuesday, March 14 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Having already lost the series, England will look to salvage some pride by winning the last game and avoid a whitewash. On the other hand, Bangladesh will look to complete a whitewash against the world champions.
BAN vs ENG Match Details:
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Date & Time: March 14, 02:30 PM IST
Telecast & Streaming Details: FanCode
BAN vs ENG Pitch Report:
Shere Bangla National Stadium has witnessed 66 T20Is where teams batting second have won on 35 occasions. The average first innings score at the venue is 140 with some slow tracks being prepared in the last few matches.
The pitch for the third game is expected to be on the slower side as well which will provide good assistance to the spinners. Hence, the captain winning the toss will look to field first keeping the past record in mind.
BAN vs ENG Probable Playing XIs
Bangladesh (BAN):
Litton Das (wk), Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
England (ENG):
Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Ben Duckett, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer
BAN vs ENG Probable Best Performers
Probable best batter
Philip Salt
The 26-year-old opener looked in good touch in the first two matches, however, he couldn’t convert his starts into a big score. He scored 38 off 35 balls in the first T20I while he scored 25 off 19 balls in the second game. He has two half-centuries to his name in 14 T20I innings so far and has a magnificent strike rate of 149.51.
Probable best bowler
Mehidy Hasan
The 25-year-old has turned into a proven match-winner for his team in recent times and has always risen to the occasion whenever his team has needed him. Hasan bowled a magnificent spell of 4/12 in four overs in the second T20I and will once again pose a threat with his variations in the third game.