United States vs Bangladesh – 1st T20 International Preview & Prediction
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United States and Bangladesh ramp up their preparations for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, of which United States serve as one of the two host nations, with this three-match series.
DATE/TIME: Tuesday 21st May 2024, UK – 16:00 / INDIA – 20:30 / US CST - 10:00 / EST – 11:00 / US PST – 08:00
VENUE: Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston, United States
WEATHER: Dry and very hot throughout the scheduled hours of play with sunny spells and only a moderate breeze
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK & UNITED STATES – Willow TV / BANGLADESH – Nagorik TV & Toffee Live
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK & UNITED STATES – Willow by Cricbuzz / BANGLADESH – Toffee App
UNITED STATES FORM: ON A WINNING STREAK, BUT TIGERS OFFER HUGE LEAP IN OPPOSITION QUALITY
United States proved too strong for Canada in their five-match T20i series back in April. Although their opponents rallied later in the series after the first two games were won comfortably by United States, the hosts managed to prevail in both the fourth and fifth T20i, ending the series undefeated after the third match was abandoned.
LAST FIVE: WWAWW
BANGLADESH FORM: FOURS FROM FIVE BREEDING CONFIDENCE AMONG VISITING SQUAD
Like United States, Bangladesh are coming off the back of a resounding victory in their most recent T20i series, defeating Zimbabwe 4-1 at home. After winning four games in a row, the Tigers dropped the final match of the series and will want to quickly get back to winning ways.
LAST FIVE: LWWWW
UNITED STATES BETTING ANALYSIS
United States head into this match as huge underdogs against a ‘Full Member’ nation, albeit a T20i fixture does represent the highest chance of an upset. They are coached by former Australian international Stuart Law, who will no doubt hope to pass his batting wisdom on to the USA players.
The most notable home player may be Corey Anderson, who has previously played international cricket for New Zealand and is notorious for his big-hitting prowess. On the bowling front, Harmeet Singh boasts six wickets across his last three appearances with his slow left-armers. Monank Patel captains the side.
BANGLADESH BETTING ANALYSIS
All of Bangladesh’s batters will eying up the opportunity to score runs against a bowling attack likely not used to facing the level of batting they’ll be up against here. Back the tourists to record the highest opening partnership of the game and the biggest powerplay score.
It’s hard not to see at least one Bangladesh player being able to cash in on what should be a good pitch for batting, so back a fifty to be scored across this match and you could even consider a small stake on a hundred to be scored.
UNITED STATES VS BANGLADESH EXPERT PREDICTION
Key for Bangladesh will be adjusting to both the ground dimensions and the hot conditions, although the latter shouldn’t be too much of a concern with the Tigers playing the vast majority of their cricket in the subcontinent.
Whilst United States boast home advantage, Bangladesh’s players are of a higher quality both with bat and ball. Provided the Tigers clean up the fielding problems which saw them drop a number of catches against Zimbabwe, then wickets shouldn’t be hard to come by for them. Expect a healthy number of runs to be scored and for Bangladesh to come out on top.
UNITED STATES VS BANGLADESH TIP: BANGLADESH TO WIN
