The first match of the three ODI series between India and Bangladesh will be played in Mirpur on Sunday. Team India will play an ODI match in Bangladesh after 7 years. India last played an ODI here in 2015. The World Cup of this format is to be held in India in October-November next year. In connection with its preparation, India has fielded its full strength squad in the series.

According to Indian timing, the match will start at 11:30 am. Further in the story, we will see the pitch report, weather condition and playing XI of both the teams. Along with this, we will also know that India’s star batsman Virat Kohli can break the record of former Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara during this match.

Team India will land under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. See here his record while captaining India in ODIs…

First of all let’s see the weather report
There is a lot of fog in Dhaka/Mirpur in the month of December. This will happen on Sunday as well. However, in the presence of floodlights this should not be a problem. There is zero chance of rain. The maximum temperature is expected to be 30 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be 17 degree Celsius throughout the match. Due to the minimum effect of dew in the match, the match is being started at 11:30 am according to India’s timing.

Match is on high scoring ground
The match is to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. For the first time since May 2021, an ODI match is going to be held here. So far, the team batting first has scored 300+ 12 times. The record of making the biggest ODI total on this ground is in the name of Team India. India scored 370/4 here in the 2011 World Cup.

There have been 13 ODIs between India and Bangladesh here so far. Team India has won 9 of these. Bangladesh has won 3 matches. 1 match match has been inconclusive. So far 22 ODIs have been played between the two teams in Bangladesh. India won 17 and Bangladesh won 4 matches

Toss doesn’t have much effect
So far 113 ODI matches have been played in this stadium. The team batting first has won 53 matches. 59 matches have been won by the team batting later. 1 match has been inconclusive. It is clear from these figures that the toss does not have much effect on this ground. There is a slight advantage in favor of the team batting later.

Next, we will see the possible playing XI of both the teams, before that let us know which record of Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka can be broken by Virat Kohli here.

Chance to become second batsman to score 1000 ODI runs in Bangladesh
Former India captain Virat Kohli is the second most successful foreign batsman in ODI cricket on Bangladesh soil. Virat has scored 970 runs in 16 matches at an average of 80.83 in 50-over cricket in Bangladesh. This includes 5 centuries and 3 half-centuries.

If Virat scores 76 runs in this innings, he will become the highest ODI run-scorer by a foreign batsman in Bangladesh. Now this record is in the name of Sangakkara. Sangakkara has played 21 ODIs in this country and scored 1045 runs at an average of 52.25. It includes 3 centuries.

Among Bangladeshi batsmen, Tamim Iqbal has scored the most runs here. Tamim has scored 3841 runs in 107 ODIs in his home country at an average of 38.41. It includes 7 centuries.

Now see the possible playing-11 of both the teams
Bangladesh: Liton Das (Captain), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman and Ibadat Hossain.

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Mohammad Siraj.

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