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England haven’t lifted a major ICC trophy since 2017 and their latest chance to change that comes here in the UAE, with Bangladesh their first opponents.
DATE & TIME: Saturday 5th October, 2024: UAE – 5:00pm / USA (PST) – 7:00am / USA (EST) - 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm / South Africa - 4:00pm / Pakistan – 7:30pm / India– 7:00pm / Bangladesh – 8:00pm / Sunday 6th October 2024: Australia – 12:00am
VENUE: Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
WEATHER: Very hot conditions again with temperatures expected to be at 34c come the start of play.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan – PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Nagorik TV
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco, Tamasha & Shoq / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Toffee / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
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ENGLAND FORM: SEMI-FINAL FRUSTRATING DRIVES ENGLAND ON.
To be beaten by South Africa at the semi-final stage of the last Women’s ICC T20 World Cup was a bitter pill to swallow for England and a big shock within the world of cricket. However, they now have the opportunity to make amends, starting here in Sharjah.
BANGLADESH FORM: SCOTLAND TRIUMPH SPARKS BANGLADESH BELIEF
After tasting victory in their opening group game, a memorable one for all involved with Bangladesh, they now attempt to follow that up by taking the mega scalp of England. The Tigers were fantastic with the ball and in the field against Scotland, snuffing out the Scots’ run chase slowly but surely in the first fixture of this competition.
ENGLAND BETTING ANALYSIS
There’s no better place to start here, than with Sophie Ecclestone. Arguably the best spin-bowler in the world today, the Lancashire star is the sort of player who should absolutely thrive at Sharjah. Sri Lanka are likely to struggle against Ecclestone, as will any team across this tournament and on a potentially spin-friendly track, explore backing Ecclestone to finish as England’s top bowler.
BANGLADESH BETTING ANALYSIS
Bangladesh’s 119/7 batting first against Scotland ended up being enough to win following an excellent team performance with the ball that saw five of the Tigers’ six-progged bowling attack up at least one wicket. Batting at number three meanwhile, Sobhana Mostary recorded an impressive 36 to top score for his side. Such a knock will have given her huge confidence and backing Mostary to pile up another 20+ runs here should be considered.
ENGLAND VS BANGLADESH EXPERT PREDICTION
With all of England’s top white ball players back into the fold their team is a stacked one. Even in tough conditions with the unrelenting sun, England do boast the players capable of coping with such challenges. If Bangladesh bowl and field as well as they did against Scotland, then England will face a tough test. But in the end, back Heather Knight’s side to come out on the right end of that test.
ENGLAND VS BANGLADESH TOP TIP: ENGLAND TO WIN