India take on Bangladesh as in the first T20I being played in Gwalior on October 6, Sunday. India are coming into the series after a high of Test series triumph against Bangladesh.
What did the captains say?
After winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said:
"We'll look to bowl first. Looks humid, don't think the pitch will change much. There's a lot of talent involved in the group. Looks beautiful, lovely crowd, excited to play here. Tilak, Ravi Bishnoi, Rana and Jitesh miss out."
Meanwhile, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, after losing the toss, said:
"It's a pretty new side. Last couple of months, they have worked hard. Looks fresh, I would have bowled first as well. Three seamers and two spinners."
India's playing XI:
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav
Bangladesh's playing XI:
Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Pitch Report
"Dimensions - 64 metres and 65 metres square boundaries, 74 metres straight down the ground. Looks like a typical central Indian wicket and it is a black soil surface but it is laid in with grass on top. The grass looks quite dry. The pitch itself looks quite firm. There is no sample size because this is the first international game being played here. The local T20 league that happened a couple of months ago - there were lots of runs on offer. Teams were scoring above 200 and that's what you'd think when you look at this surface. Lots of fours and sixes. In those 12 games, teams batting second won 8 out of the 12. The curator spoke to me and he said the last four days there's been no dew at all. It could be a brave decision to bat but considering it's a fresh pitch, teams would love to bowl first," Abhinav Mukund analysed the Gwalior pitch.
Head-to-Head in T20Is
India and Bangladesh have faced each other 14 times, out of which Men in Blue have won on 13 occasions while the visitors emerged victorious just once.
