India and Bangladesh are all set to lock horns with one another in a five-match T20I sequence beginning April 28 (Sunday) on the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium to kick-start their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup slated to be performed in Bangladesh in September-October.
There was a number of stress within the air when the 2 groups took on one another the final time in July 2023. Harmanpreet Kaur misplaced her cool, smashed the stumps and lashed out at Bangladeshi umpires for their “pathetic umpiring”. She copped a two-match ban for her gesture and likewise acquired a number of criticism from her Bangladeshi counterpart Nigar Sultana Jyoti, who now claims to have “moved on” from the incident.
Despite the latest drubbing by the hands of Australia in each white-ball codecs, the Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti is pretty assured of her aspect’s probabilities within the sequence towards India and “plans to take inspiration” out of the earlier ODI sequence towards India.
“We failed to fare well against Australia and it was a tough phase for us. But we went on a break then, spent time with our families and are back fresh, both physically and mentally,” she replied to a PTI question throughout a media session on Friday.
“We have prepared well so far, including quality practice sessions and match scenario practice as well. There’s a positive vibe within the team.We plan to take inspiration out of the ODI series win against India last year, and if we play our best cricket, it’s going to be a cracker of a series,” she added.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
Both India and Bangladesh have locked horns with one another twice on the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The 160-run mark wasn’t breached in each contests as India emerged victorious.
The pitch shouldn’t be anticipated to be very excessive scoring and each groups will depend on their spinners for wickets. Pacers can take pleasure in a little bit of motion early on. Notably, the common first innings rating on the venue in T20Is is 132.Â
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium T20I Record and Stats
Total T20I Matches: 51
Matches received batting first: 30
Matches received bowling first: 21
Average first innings rating: 132
Average second innings rating: 107
Highest whole scored: 210/4Â by Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Highest rating chased: 193/4 by Netherlands vs Ireland
Lowest whole recorded:Â 33 all out by Malaysia women vs Sri Lanka women
Lowest whole defended: 83/5 by Sri Lanka women vs Bangladesh women
