A confident Indian squad would look to outplay Bangladesh in the second T20 International at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi on Wednesday, October 9.

Even with some star players such as Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, and Jasprit Bumrah rested, India was fantastic, truly showing their depth in white-ball cricket with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the opening match in Gwalior. Bangladesh has managed to prove nowhere near being the force they are touted to be, whereas India has been phenomenal, especially at home.

The hosts are unlikely to fiddle and make changes in their team which dominated the opening game. Mayank Yadav of course made his debut there-the aggressive pacer impressed with his breakneck-pace bowling, another newcomer, Nitish Kumar Reddy hitting and seam-bowling all-rounder, something of a rarity in Indian cricket. Arshdeep Singh has quickly shown an ability to lead the pace attack while mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy made a comeback after three years away from the national team.

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IND Vs BAN: Weather Update

The match is set to start at 7:00 PM IST, with Accuweather predicting a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius in New Delhi at that time. There’s no expected rain, and humidity levels will be around 41 percent.

Throughout the match, temperatures are anticipated to range from 31 degrees Celsius down to 27 degrees Celsius.

IND Vs BAN: Pitch Report

The pitch at Arun Jaitely Stadium is highly suitable for pace bowlers and extremely batting friendly. It has witnessed some of the highest scores in IPL.

Earlier this year in IPL 2024, 200-mark was crossed 8 times and the most recently played matches of Delhi Premier League (DPL) witnessed the highest score of all-time that was 308/5 in a match between North Delhi Strikers vs South Delhi Superstarz.

Today, we can expect Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh to be the top pace bowlers and in batting all eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma.

IND Vs BAN: Key Players

Arshdeep Singh: The key player who is likely to lead India’s pace attack will be Arshdeep Singh, he has the right line and length. The ability he carries to bowl perfect yorkers completely leaves the batters stunned. His last performance in the 1st T20I is a reflection of his powerful wicket-taking ability. He was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ title for his amazing performance, he took 3 wickets and gave away just 14 runs.

Mayank Yadav: The new fast bowling sensation of India, made headlines with his pace. The fastest bowl he has bowled till now is 156.7 km/h in a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024. As a player who has represented Delhi, Mayank would be the perfect player to take advantage of his home ground as he would be completely well-versed with the conditions.

Abhishek Sharma: In batting, Abhishek Sharma is expected to do wonders with bat today, in the last T20I against Bangladesh he fell victim of an unfortunate run out but he will focus on taking complete advantage of this batters friendly pitch and bat according to his explosive nature.

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IND Vs BAN: Team India’s Predicted Playing XI

It is expected that Team India will likely play the same squad.

Predicted Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraavarthy, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy

IND Vs BAN: Head-To-Head

Team India’s dominance is quite evident as India and Bangladesh have played 15 T20Is out of which India has won 14 and Bangladesh has won just one match.

In the first T20I India thrashed Bangladesh and registered a seven-wicket win despite being a young squad without many experienced players.

IND Vs BAN: Full Squads

India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.

IND Vs BAN: Live Streaming & Telecast

The live streaming for India vs Bangladesh will be available on Jio Cinema App, while the live telecast is available on Sports18 Network.