BSS, Dhaka :
Bangladesh are determined to come all guns blazing to clinch their first T20 trophy in their history as they take on Afghanistan in the final of the Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur today.
The match starts at 6.30 PM. BTV and GTV will telecast the match live.
This will be overall Bangladesh’s eighth final and third in T20 format. While they ended their ODI trophy draught in last May, beating West Indies by five wickets in a tri-series tournament in Ireland just ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh are now looking to correct the stat in T20 also. And this is also a tri-series tournament in which Zimbabwe were the third team.
For the first time in their history they moved to the final in any kind of T20 tournament involving three or more teams was Asia Cup in 2016, which was played by T20 format due to that year’s
World T20 in India. Bangladesh romped to the final, beating the likes of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, but just couldn’t stop the Indian juggernaut in the final and lost the match by eight wickets.
India also frustrated them in Nidahas Trophy T20 final in Sri Lanka in 2018 when they beat them by four wickets in a nervy clash.
This time there are no India. Bangladesh also have gained a psychological edge by beating Afghanistan by four wickets in the last match of the group phase. This four-wicket victory snapped Bangladesh’s four-match losing streak to Afghanistan.
They also moved to the final by being group champions with three wins in four matches.
But overall the two teams met six times in T20 cricket and Bangladesh won just two in contrast of Afghanistan’s four. With Bangladesh winning the last match against Afghanistan and the visitors also tasted two defeats in a row in the group phase, the hosts are considered to be favourites in the final.
Moreover there is no guarantee that the visitors will get the service of their captain Rashid Khan, the tormentor of Bangladesh. Rashid Khan sustained a hamstring injury in the last match against Bangladesh and though he came back to the game, the injury looked serious to some extent.
Rashid though said that he would play the final if he is even 10 percent fit.
Bangladesh are determined to come all guns blazing to clinch their first T20 trophy in their history as they take on Afghanistan in the final of the Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur today.
The match starts at 6.30 PM. BTV and GTV will telecast the match live.
This will be overall Bangladesh’s eighth final and third in T20 format. While they ended their ODI trophy draught in last May, beating West Indies by five wickets in a tri-series tournament in Ireland just ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh are now looking to correct the stat in T20 also. And this is also a tri-series tournament in which Zimbabwe were the third team.
For the first time in their history they moved to the final in any kind of T20 tournament involving three or more teams was Asia Cup in 2016, which was played by T20 format due to that year’s
World T20 in India. Bangladesh romped to the final, beating the likes of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, but just couldn’t stop the Indian juggernaut in the final and lost the match by eight wickets.
India also frustrated them in Nidahas Trophy T20 final in Sri Lanka in 2018 when they beat them by four wickets in a nervy clash.
This time there are no India. Bangladesh also have gained a psychological edge by beating Afghanistan by four wickets in the last match of the group phase. This four-wicket victory snapped Bangladesh’s four-match losing streak to Afghanistan.
They also moved to the final by being group champions with three wins in four matches.
But overall the two teams met six times in T20 cricket and Bangladesh won just two in contrast of Afghanistan’s four. With Bangladesh winning the last match against Afghanistan and the visitors also tasted two defeats in a row in the group phase, the hosts are considered to be favourites in the final.
Moreover there is no guarantee that the visitors will get the service of their captain Rashid Khan, the tormentor of Bangladesh. Rashid Khan sustained a hamstring injury in the last match against Bangladesh and though he came back to the game, the injury looked serious to some extent.
Rashid though said that he would play the final if he is even 10 percent fit.
