Bangladesh will play the United States in the second T20I of their three-match series ahead of the T20 World Cup at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, TX. The game will take place on Thursday, May 23. The USA team must play out of their skin to compete against their opponents.
Bangladesh have a well-rounded squad and look well-placed to beat the Americans. The USA do not quite know what international cricket is like, and it will take them some time to get their best combinations. If they do not manage it, they will face issues.
Bangladesh will hope that their spinners have enough turn to work upon on this surface, and their batters will take care of the rest. These games will be great practice for the T20 World Cup, slated to start in June in the United States and the West Indies.
Predicted Squads
USA: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (w/c), Aaron Jones, Milind Kumar, Corey Anderson, Jasdeep Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan.
BAN: Litton Das (w), Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Key Players
Harmeet Singh (USA): Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh, who migrated from Mumbai in India to the United States in search of better opportunities, is one of the key players to watch out for in this team. He is known to be quite accurate with his bowling and is hard to hit against.
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN): Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is one of the best players on their side and will be keen to put his best foot forward in this game. His batting makes him a dangerous proposition to bowl against, and it will be interesting to see how he plans.
Match Prediction
Bangladesh are the overwhelming favourites to beat the United States, and appear likely to do so comfortably. Bangladesh come to this series on the back of a whopping 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe, which will give them much confidence ahead of this game.
