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Bangladesh take on England in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 2pm local time (11am BST) on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
The game will be held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
England got their 2021 T20 World Cup campaign off to a winning start with an emphatic six-wicket victory over West Indies. Eoin Morgan's side bowled the defending champions out for just 55 in their tournament opener before chasing down their target with 70 balls to spare. England have now won six of their past seven T20Is.
Bangladesh, meanwhile, have four matches under their belt at the tournament and a record of two wins and two draws. After losing to Scotland in their tournament opener, Bangladesh defeated Oman and Papua New Guinea to progress to the Super 12s. However, they failed to defend 171 against Sri Lanka on Sunday and slipped to a five-wicket defeat with seven balls remaining.
England and Bangladesh have never met in a T20I.
Dafabet have England as the favourites to win this match, offering odds of 1/4 in favour of Eoin Morgan's side. Bangladesh are available at 14/5.
Without wishing to sound like a broken record, Shakib Al Hasan (ranked 30th in the T20 Player Index) is the star for Bangladesh and has scored 118 runs and taken a team-leading 11 wickets in the tournament to date. However, there is talent elsewhere in the squad, most notably Mohammad Naim. The 22-year-old opener has enjoyed a strong start to the tournament, scoring half-centuries against Oman and Sri Lanka either side of a duck against Papua New Guinea. He's a player who likes to go big once he gets in and with a strike rate of 121.15, his wicket will be the target for England early doors.
Adil Rashid is the player to watch for England. The veteran spinner took a quickfire 4 for 2 from his 2.2 overs against West Indies, sweeping up the bottom half of the order and removing dangermen Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell to kill off the defending champions' last hopes of a decent total. Rashid is England's leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2021, with 18 wickets in 11 matches and an economy of 6.91.
Mark Wood missed England's opener with an ankle niggle and may not be risked against Bangladesh.
With conditions in Abu Dhabi possibly favouring seam, Taskin Ahmed could return to Bangladesh's XI in place of Nasum Ahmed. Liton Das remains in danger at the top of the order after scoring just 16 runs, dropping two catches and being involved in an altercation with Lahiru Kumara against Sri Lanka.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Rusere, Menon
TV umpire: Tucker
Fourth umpire: Holdstock
Referee: Srinath
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Another hot day in Abu Dhabi, with temperatures expected to peak around 32 degrees Celsius.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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England shouldn't have too many issue against Bangladesh (especially if they can neutralise Shakib and Mohammad Naim early doors). England win.
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Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Shakib al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Saifuddin, Shariful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
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