New Delhi. The Indian cricket team, riding on the chariot of victory, will face Bangladesh in its second match of Super 8 on Saturday. The 47th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. This will be the seventh match in this World Cup in Antigua. Before this, 6 matches of the current World Cup have been played here. The highest score in the last 6 matches at this venue has been 194 runs, which South Africa has scored against America at the loss of 4 wickets. England had scored 122 runs in 10 overs against Namibia. There is a lot for the batsmen on this wicket. Rain can cause disruption in this match.
The average score in the first innings on Antigua ground is 132 runs. But here there is a lot of difference due to low scoring matches between associate countries. So far 19 T20 International matches have been played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, where the team batting first has won 11 matches, while the team batting second innings has won 8 matches. The lowest score at this venue has been 47 runs. In this World Cup, Oman’s team, batting first, collapsed against England in 13.2 overs.
india vs bangladesh pitch report
The high scores of the teams indicate difficult conditions for the bowlers. But in the 6 matches of this World Cup, the run rate at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has been 8.32 and runs have been scored in more than 22 overs per wicket. Wickets also fall a lot on this wicket. In the 19 matches played here, fast bowlers have taken 131 wickets. He has taken wickets here on every 16 balls. Spinners have taken 85 wickets. Pacers and spinners have spent around 7 runs per over. In the matches played here in 2024, pacers have taken 37 wickets while spinners have taken 21 wickets.
toss factor
The toss does not have much effect on this ground. Out of 19 matches, the teams that won the toss have won 9 matches while the teams that lost the toss have won 10 matches. After winning the toss in 11 matches, the captains have decided to bat first. 6 out of 11 times the teams batting first have been successful in registering victory. Here the winning percentage of the teams that won the toss and fielded first has been low. Teams have been successful in registering victory only 3 times in 8 matches. India and Bangladesh have faced each other 13 times in T20 International matches where India has won 12 matches.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, India vs Bangladesh
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 22, 2024, 16:17 IST
