• Mitchell Marsh was in sizzling form in West Indies and was the highest run-getter for Australia. We are backing him as the top score for Australia in the first T20I.
• Shakib Al Hasan – With pitches assisting the spinners, Shakib can be deadly with his spin. He is likely to be the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh.
• We are backing Mahmudullah to top score for Bangladesh as he enjoys extra pace on the bat and will fancy his chances against Australian attack.

Date – 03 Aug 2021

Time -17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT

Venue -Shere Bangla National Stadium – Dhaka, Bangladesh

Winner -Australia

BAN vs AUS Match Toss Prediction

Chasing won’t be easy thus both skippers might want to bat. However, in case of rain around, skippers might chase as well as shorter game works to the advantage of team batting second.

BAN vs AUS Pitch Report

The surface will be spin friendly and slightly on the slower side. A score of around 160 can be challenging.

Weather Report

The news is not very promising as plenty of showers are expected on match day.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad (C), Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mahedi Hasan/Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Nurul Hasan Sohan (WK), Shamim Hossain Patwary, Mohammad Saifuddin/Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam

Australia Predicted Playing 11

Matthew Wade (C and WK), Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques, Daniel Christian, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Wes Agar/Andrew Tye

BAN vs AUS Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Mahmudullah, Naim Sheikh, Josh Philippe
• All Rounder:Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mitchell Marsh(vc)
• Wicket Keeper:Matthew Wade
• Bowler:Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Stac, Adam Zampa, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin

• We are going to back Soumya Sarkar as the top scorer for Bangladesh. He scored a solid half-century in the first game. As an opener, he will get the best conditions to bat.
• Mustafizur Rahman is likely to be the top wicket-taker. He has been brilliant in the two games he has played and picked up six wickets.
• Regis Chakabva has been the only shining spot in a rather gloomy series for Zimbabwe. He has looked in great form and can be backed to top score for Zimbabwe.

Date-23 July 2021

Time -16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT

Venue-Harare Sports Club – Harare, Zimbabwe

Winner -Bangladesh

ZIM vs BAN 2nd T20 Match Toss Prediction

The wicket will get slower in the second inning thus both teams might look to bat.

ZIM vs BAN 2nd T20 Pitch Report

The pitch will be good for batting. However, there is something in it for the bowlers as well. The slow nature will help the spinners get more grip and turn while the bowlers who use a lot of variations such as Mustafizur will also enjoy bowling here.

Weather Report

The weather looks fine with no chance of rain.

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11

Regis Chakabva (wk), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tarisai Musakanda, Dion Myers, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava/Donald Tiripano

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

ZIM vs BAN Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Soumya Sarkar (VC), Mahmudullah, Dion Myers
• All Rounder:Shakib Al Hasan ( C ), Westley Madhvere
• Wicket Keeper:Regis Chakabva and Liton Das
• Bowler:Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Blessing Muzarambani, Luke Jongwe

• Shakib Al Hasan is Bangladesh’s best batsman and comes into the match after a match-winning 96 in the second ODI. He is our pick for Bangladesh’s top scorer.
• Shakib Al Hasan is likely to be the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh as well. He picked up a five-wicket haul in the first match and is a stiff spinner to face. 
• The wicket is slow and batting is not easy. If Bangladesh bat first, they can score above 250. In Zimbabwe bat, they may struggle to cross 240. 

Date-20 July 2021

Time –13:00 IST / 7:30 GMT

Venue-Harare Sports Club – Harare, Zimbabwe 

Winner –Bangladesh’

ZIM vs BAN 3rd ODI Match Toss Prediction

It’s not easy to chase on this surface thus the skipper who wins the toss might bat.

ZIM vs BAN Pitch Report

The pitch will be slow and stroke making won’t be easy. Batsmen need to get set before playing big shots.

Weather Report

The weather will sunny with no threat of rain.

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11

Tadiwanashe Marumani/Wellington Masakadza, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Regis Chakabva (wk), Brendan Taylor (c), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava/Donald Tiripano

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed/Rubel Hossain, Shoriful Islam

ZIM vs BAN Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Tamim Iqbal, Brendan Taylor(VC) and Mosaddek Hossain
• All Rounder:Sikander Raza, Shakib Al Hasan(C)
• Wicket Keeper:Regis Chakabva and Liton Das
• Bowler:Blessing Muzarambani, Mehidy Hasan, Luke Jongwe and Shoriful Islam

Delhi Capitals has won two out of the three matches it has played in IPL 2021 so far, the same as the Mumbai Indians, against whom it will be playing this match. A strong start to the season has meant that both teams sit in the top half of the IPL table and will see this match as one of the more important ones of the season.

There is a traditional Delhi-Mumbai rivalry across all spheres of life that makes this contest interesting as well.

Despite the success that both teams have had, there have been a few weaknesses that have been apparent. The team that exploits the other’s weaknesses better in this match is going to come out trumps. Don’t underestimate the effect that the playing surface is going to have on this match either.

Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2021 is going to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 20th of April 2021.

• To put it simply, in the tournament so far, when Delhi Capitals’ openers bat well then they win. When they have an off-day they lose. Against CSK, Prithvi Shaw’s 72 was outdone by Shikhar Dhawan’s 85 as they cruised to victory with 8 balls to spare. However, against Rajasthan Royals, they contributed a combined 11 and in spite of 51 from captain Rishabh Pant, Delhi went down by 3 wickets. With the ball, Avesh Khan has been the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-32 and 2-23. Chris Woakes and Kagiso Rabada have also been impressive.
• Punjab Kings performances with the bat have been poles apart. In their opening game, KL Rahul hit 91, Deepak Hooda 64 and Chris Gayle 40 as they beat Rajasthan. However, against CSK, the top 5 batsmen contributed 25 runs between them leaving only Shahrukh Khan with 47 as they crumbled in setting a target. Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh have been the bowlers of note, both players having taken 4 wickets in the tournament so far.
• Kagiso Rabada emerged from quarantine to play for Delhi Capitals in their last game and there must be a temptation to do the same with fellow countryman Anrich Nortje who is now out of quarantine. For Punjab Kings, we are yet to see Chris Jordan take the field in his fifth IPL season.

Date – 18april 2021

Time – 19:30 IST / 10:00 GMT

Venue -The Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, India

Winner- Delhi

C vs PBKS Match Toss Prediction

After they failed miserably with the bat against CSK, it would take a very brave KL Rahul to choose to bat first. As usual, we expect Rahul or Pant to opt to chase.

DC vs PBKS Match Pitch Report

The Wankhede Stadium is the ground providing the best surface for batting at present. We expect significant runs on both sides in this game.

Weather Report

High of 33 at the start of the game, it won’t dip below 30 during both teams’ innings.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing 11

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (c) (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Ravi Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing 11

KL Rahul (c) (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

DC vs PBKS Dream 11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Shikhar Dhawan(c), Chris Gayle, Prithvi Shaw
• All Rounder:Chris Woakes, Deepak Hooda, Lalit Yadav
• Wicket Keeper:KL Rahul(vc), Rishabh Pant
• Bowler:Mohammed Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings are going to be playing in IPL 2021 after quite a contrasting start to their seasons. Punjab kings managed to win a thrilling high-scoring encounter against the Rajasthan Royals while Chennai Super Kings were found at least 20 runs short in their match against the Delhi Capitals.

Punjab Kings and CSK have played some of the most exciting matches in years gone by and we think we could have another good contest to enjoy this time around. The clash is also one of cultures and ideology. While CSK has opted to stray with its former great performers, some of them at the end of their careers, Punjab Kings has opted to fill its team with some of the most expensive acquisitions in the IPL auction.

Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2021 is going to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on the 16th of April 2021.

Date -16 April 2021

Time – 19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT

Venue – Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai, India 

Winner -Punjab Kings

PK VS CSK TOSS PREDICTION

Winning the toss and chasing is going to be a huge advantage. Defending is difficult at the Wankhede as both teams found out in their previous matches and so the captain that wins the toss is going to want to chase.

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

The weather is going to be pretty good for cricket and the pitch is going to be absolutely flat. Everything points to another high-scoring match being played. Usually, these conditions are not where CSK is the most comfortable but we think their re-inforced batting lineup can come up with a few surprises.

The bounce in the surface helps the batsmen play their shots easily and it is going to require something really special for a bowler to be able to come away from this match with good figures.

A score of around 200 has to be the minimum that teams aim for batting first

Weather Report

No clouds with the temperature down a fraction from highs of 33 earlier in the day.

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing 11

Rahul (c) (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Riley Meredith, Arshdeep Singh

Punjab Kings Predicted Playing 11

Rahul (c) (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Riley Meredith, Arshdeep Singh

PBKS vs CSK Dream 11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Suresh Raina, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal
• All Rounder:Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran (vc)
• Wicket Keeper:KL Rahul (c)
• Bowler:Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Dwayne Bravo, Jhye Richardson

• New Zealand have far more depth in their batting. Despite losing the top order cheaply, they chased 272 without breaking a sweat in the previous game.
• New Zealand is on a 8 match winning streak at home. Bangladesh, on the other hand, haven’t won a game in New Zealand
• Bangladesh have a poor bowling attack and if even they manage to get big score, they’ll find it hard to defend that. 

The series is done and dusted as New Zealand have won the first two games. They’ll aim for a clear sweep against Bangladesh who’ll step on the park to salvage their pride. Read our preview for New Zealand Vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI that will be played at the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

There was a considerable improvement in Bangladesh’s performance in the second ODI, yet, they were not good enough to get past the Kiwis. They did bat well and posted a decent score of 275, even knocked off the New Zealand top order for not much but a magnificent inning from Tom Latham helped New Zealand cruise to a victory.

Bangladesh’s bowling is a major area of concern. They don’t seem to have a bowler that can rip through a batting order. The visitors heavily rely on their spinners to do the job, however, pitches in New Zealand aren’t feasible for spin bowling.

Date-25 March 2021

Time -03:30, GMT +5:30

Venue-Basin Reserve – Wellington, New Zealand

Winner-New Zealand

NZ vs BAN Toss Prediction

The wicket gets slightly better to bat in the second inning so the skipper that wins the toss might opt to bowl.

Pitch Report

The surface is expected to be a good wicket to bat but it may offer some movement to the pacers with the new ball. Spinners might come in to play in the second half. However, we don’t expect them to get much turn.

Weather Report

The weather looks good for the match day. The temperature will hover around 15 degrees.

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

Tom Latham(C&WK), Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Jimmy Neesham, Daryll Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult/Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Maheri Hasan,  Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed/Rubel Hossain

NZ vs BAN Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Devon Conway, Martin Guptill( C ), Tamim Iqbal
• All Rounder:Jimmy Neesham(VC), Mitchell Santner, Mahedi Hasan
• Wicket Keeper:Tom Latham
• Bowler:Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Mustafizur Rahman

• Trent Boult lived up to his billing as the ICC ODI number one ranked bowler in the first ODI on Saturday, finishing with figures of 4-27. But in a typical New Zealand performance, nearly all the bowlers chipped in, only Kyle Jamieson unable to pick up any wickets but he still kept his economy at a reasonable rate beneath 3.5 an over.
• With the bat, New Zealand’s top order knew there was no rush to reach their target, but that didn’t stop Martin Guptill coming out of the traps in a hurry and smashing four sixes in his 19-ball 38. Henry Nicholls top scored with an unbeaten 49 and ODI debutant Devon Conway was able to bat at Test pace to make 27 with a strike rate of 51.92.
• For Bangladesh, the only player to come out of the game with any credit was debutant Mahedi Hasan who had the most impressive economy rate of the bowlers from both sides. He sent down six overs of his off-spin and only went for seventeen runs. The Tigers will need their more experienced players to show up in this game if they are to threaten the Black Caps at all.

Date -22 March 2021

Time –  06:30, GMT +5:30

Venue – Hagley Oval – Christchurch, New Zealand 

Winner – New Zealand

NZ vs BAN Toss Prediction

Tom Latham won the toss in Saturday’s game and asked Bangladesh to bat first. We expect whichever captain who wins the toss to elect to field.

Pitch Report

We expect to see a surface where batting isn’t easy for the majority of players but don’t expect Martin Guptill to alter his style of play.

Weather Report

Cloudy and dry but not particularly warm on the south island. High of 11 degrees during the game.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c) , Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taksin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Will Young, Tom Latham (c) (wk) , Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal (c) , Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taksin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman

• There was very little to choose between the sides in the Test series but we expect a far more one-sided affair in the T20I games with Afghanistan coming out on top. Zimbabwe are currently ranked in 12th place with Afghanistan level alongside West Indies in 8th and only marginally behind Bangladesh in 7th.
• In Rashid Khan, Afghanistan have the world’s number 1 ranked bowler in the T20I format so it will be interesting to see how Zimbabwe approach his bowling and that of his Afghan teammates. Not that they are a one man team, they also have the world’s number 1 ranked all-rounder in Mohammad Nabi!
• For Zimbabwe, once again the burden of responsibility will fall upon captain Sean Williams who hit a century in both Tests.

Date – Mar 17, 2021

Time – 15:30, GMT +5:30

Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Winner – Afghanistan

AFG vs ZIM Toss Prediction

Asghar Afghan won both tosses in the Test series and chose to bat first each time. We expect Afghan or Williams to choose to field first if the coin flips in their favour.

Pitch Report

This will be the first T20I at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi since the UAE beat Canada by 14 runs in October 2019. Ireland are the only team to have hit 200+ at the ground and we expect that record to remain.

Weather Report

The temperature will be down from the earlier high of 31 but will still be near 28 when the game gets underway

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Karim Janat, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najib Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Hamza Hotak, Naveen Ul-Haq

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11

Prince Masvaure, Kevin Kasuza, Sean Williams (c) , Regis Chakabva (wk), Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Victor Nyauchi, Blessing Muzarabani

AFG vs ZIM Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Wesley Madhevere, Kevin Kasuza, Asghar Afghan
• All Rounder:Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Mohammad Nabi
• Wicket Keeper:Regis Chakabva, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Bowler:Rashid Khan, Hamza Hotak, Donald Tiripano

• West Indies has a strong batting lineup but playing the long game is not its strength
• Sri Lanka’s spinners were very effective in the T20 series and that is only likely to continue in this match

The T20 series between West Indies and Sri Lanka was very exciting! We don’t think many people expected Sri Lanka to come as close as it did to beat the West Indies. Now, it is time for the ODI series between West Indies and Sri Lanka, also in Antigua, but in a different stadium.

We think it is fair to say that West Indies tends to struggle as the format becomes a bit longer and so the 50 over format is going to be more challenging. It still has a full-strength to pick from, though, and that was not always the case in recent times.

Sri Lanka will add a few key players to the side and hope that it is able to use its strengths better in the longer format of the game. One thing is for sure, there is going to be no shortage of excitement!

West Indies vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI 2021 is going to be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on the 10th of March 2021.

Date – Mar 10, 2021

Time – 19:00:00, GMT +5:30

Venue – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – Antigua, Antigua And Barbuda

Winner – West Indies

Toss Prediction

West Indies lost the last two tosses in the T20i series so they are due this one, though they appear to be happy to field first

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

The weather conditions in Antigua are very good for cricket. There is very little chance of rain forecast and so we should be able to enjoy a complete uninterrupted encounter. The pitch at the Sir Vivan Richards Stadium is known to be pretty quick in comparison to some of the others in the region.

This usually translates to plenty of runs bring hit and a fast pace of the game. The spinners will get some help but may have to rely on the bounce more than turn to get their wickets.

A score of around 250 seems to be par batting first.

Weather Report

Antigua is set to be partly cloudy, but the chance of rain is very low.

West Indies Predicted Playing 11

Shai Hope (wk), Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Kevin Sinclair

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11

Avishka Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Angelo Mathews, Ashen Bandara, Thisara Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep

WI vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction

• Batsmen:Evin Lewis, Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne
• All Rounder:Wanindu Hasaranga, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen
• Wicket Keeper:Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope (c)
• Bowler:Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dananjaya, Alzarri Joseph