India vs Bangladesh Match Preview, 3rd T20I

After a comprehensive victory in both the T20Is in Gwalior and Delhi, respectively, India now travel to Hyderabad to host Bangladesh for the final encounter of the three-match series. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium will host the third T20I on Saturday, October 12, which also marks the Hindu festival of Dussehra or Vijayadashami.

Suryakumar Yadav-led India have already clinched the series with 2-0 margin, and won't think of anything better than a whitewash. All the players have shown signs of form, however, the top-order has failed to go big so far. As a result, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma would be looking to go for a big one, to end the series on a high from personal standpoints.

Speaking of Bangladesh, none of the batters have looked solid, and scoring runs at a quicker rate has seemed difficult for the Bangla Tigers. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side should be aiming at a comeback, and end their Indian tour with a consolation win, having lost all of the four matches (two Tests and two T20Is) on the tour thus far.

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Pitch Report

The recent Indian Premier League 2024 was an evidence of how good the pitch is for batting at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Playing under lights is easy, and with early signs of winter, there might be sufficient dew on the ground as well. The ball is expected to come on to the bat nicely, and fast outfield will also ensure that value for shots is offered to the batters. However, spinners might come into the play early on, and the team winning the toss should be looking to bowl first.

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Predicted Playing XI

India

High on confidence with the two wins on the trot in the ongoing series, the Indian team will be looking to enter the third and final fixture with the same playing combination. However, pacer Harshit Rana maybe handed an international debut.

Predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh

Bangladesh

The visiting side has failed to put up a fighting show in any of the previous couple of games, getting lost convincingly at the hands of the Men in Blue. Their experienced all-rounder Mahmudullah will be calling it a day to the format after the Hyderabad fixture.

Predicted XI:

Litton Das, Parvez Hossain Emon, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib