A consistent Shikhar Dhawan and a brilliant KL Rahul will battle it out for the opener’s slot though a top-heavy Indian batting line-up will aim for a change and show more intent against a strong Bangladesh in the three- ODI series match, starting from today. After losing the recent ODI series against New Zealand 0-1, India will look to get their act together in the 50-over format against Bangladesh starting in Mirpur from today.
Both India and Bangladesh will be looking to put their best foot forward for this series as it will be crucial in their preparations for the ODI World Cup, which India is hosting next year.
India holds its highest winning percentage in limited-overs cricket against Bangladesh. Of the 35 ODIs between these two countries till date, India have won 30 while Bangladesh have managed just five victories.
In their head-to-head record in the last 5 ODIs, India lead 5-0, showing their dominance over the Bangla Tigers in this format.
The forecast for Sunday is for clear skies, with no threat of any weather disruption.
The first ODI between India and Bangladesh will start at 11:30 AM (IST).
The 1st ODI between India and Bangladesh will be telecast on Sony Sports Network. Viewers can watch live coverage of Bangladesh vs India-1st ODI on SONY SPORTS TEN 5 (English), SONY SPORTS TEN 3 (Hindi) and SONY SPORTS TEN 4 (Tamil and Telugu) channels. Live streaming of 1st ODI between India and Bangladesh will be available on SonyLiv app.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Sen, Umran Malik, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh: Litton Kumer Das, Anamul Hague Bijoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir All Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Nasum Ahmed, Mahmud Ullah, Najmul Hossain Shan , Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoriful Islam.
*With inputs from agencies
