Preview:
England will be up against Bangladesh in the Group 1 contest of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Wednesday. England wrapped a convincing win over West Indies in their opening game by 6 wickets with 70 balls still left, which has helped them to increase their net run-rate. Going with five frontline bowlers, they did an outstanding job and didn’t give any sort of room for the West Indies batters to free their arms. Going with their reputation, they are the favorites to win this match against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh should blame themselves for their loss against Sri Lanka, they dropped catches which was costly for them. They batted quite well to post 171 runs on the board, however, lack of execution with the ball took the game away from them, as a result, they lost the match by 5 wickets. They need to back their abilities and should be back with a better game plan.
Match Details:
England vs Bangladesh, Match 20, Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date & Time: October 27th, at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The quick bowlers can extract more pace and bounce from the surface and even spinners will be rewarded if they bowl in the right areas. It’s a competitive surface where scores of between 150-160 can be defended.
Probable Playing XIs for ENG vs BAN:
England
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
Bangladesh
Naim Sheikh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Musfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed / Mohammad Saifuddin
ENG vs BAN Top Picks for ENG vs BAN Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batters
Jason Roy was undone by the slower one from Ravi Rampaul in the last game when he was on 11 runs. He just needs to spend more time at the crease in order to score more runs.
Naim Sheikh has justified his selection by scoring 2 half-centuries in the last 3 matches he has played. He is expected to do well in this match.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Moeen Ali was simply outstanding with the ball in the last game against West Indies where he removed big hitters Lendl Simmons and Shimron Hetmyer and rightly deserved the player of the match for his stellar bowling performance.
Shakib Al Hasan was short of runs with the bat in the previous game against Sri Lanka while with the ball, he is always a wicket-taker and picked up 2 wickets by conceding 17 runs in his 3 overs.
Top Picks – Bowlers
After a successful domestic T20 competition, Tymal Mills is making a strong statement with the ball in this World Cup. He is deceptive and bowled splendidly against West Indies where he picked up 2 wickets by conceding just 17 runs.
Mustafizur Rahman can cause plenty of problems for the English batters. It will be interesting in what phase of game he will be used in this match. He has 6 wickets to his name in this World Cup.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Jos Buttler is a strong bottom-handed player who can be unpredictable with his approach in the shortest format of the game. He stayed till the end and scored unbeaten 24* runs against West Indies to give his side 1st win in this tournament.
ENG vs BAN Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Jason Roy | 11 runs | 25 |
| Jos Buttler | 24 runs | 39 |
| Naim Sheikh | 126 runs | 193 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 118 runs and 11 wickets | 488 |
| Musfiqur Rahim | 106 runs | 177 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ENG vs BAN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Musfiqur Rahim, Jos Buttler, Mahmudullah, Jason Roy (c), Dawid Malan, Naim Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Mustafizur Rahman, Tymal Mills
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ENG vs BAN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jos Buttler (vc), Jonny Bairstow, Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Naim Sheikh (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mustafizur Rahman
ENG vs BAN Risky Captaincy Choices:
Musfiqur Rahim was the star with the bat in the last game against Sri Lanka where he smashed 57* runs from just 37 balls. It’s worth a risk and you can pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Adil Rashid has got great variations in his arc and picked up 4 wickets in the last match against West Indies by giving away only 2 runs. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Since, Musfiqur Rahim, Jos Buttler, and Jonny Bairstow are the front line wicketkeeping options, it’s hard to include Nurul Hasan in the final eleven.
