West Indies vs Bangladesh – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Tips

West Indies and Bangladesh will lock horns in the 23rd match of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Defending Champions West Indies will be looking to break their winless streak against Bangladesh. For West Indies, they will need to win this game at all costs to stay alive in the competition. Captain Kieron Pollard will be hoping that the side can bring their A-game to the table in this all-important clash.

On the other hand, Bangladesh suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of England. The side will be looking to make a strong comeback after suffering back-to-back defeats in the competition.

In 2014 T20 World Cup played in Bangladesh, West Indies registered a comprehensive 73-run win over Bangladesh.

West Indies Form and Team News

Lendl Simmons and Shimron Hetymer will be replaced by Andre Fletcher and Roston Chase in the playing XI for this game.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Andre Fletcher, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase and Kieron Pollard to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Evin Lewis showcased excellent form with the bat and scored a fluent half-century for West Indies.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Ravi Rampaul, Dwayne Bravo, Hayden Walsh Jr, Roston Chase and Kieron Pollard to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Bangladesh Form and Team News

The side might make one change to their playing XI as Soumya Sarkar will be slotted in place of Liton Das, who hasn’t done much with the bat in this T20 World Cup.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman and Nasum Ahmed to provide crucial breakthroughs in this must-win game.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, West Indies will be favorites to win the 23rd game of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. For this 23rd T20 World Cup game, Bangladesh are placed at 2.65 odds, while West Indies placed at 1.46 odds

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Our Tipster Angle

Based on current form, Bangladesh will fancy their chances of beating West Indies. With likes of Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan in excellent form this season, Bangladesh have quality spinners to dismantle West Indies batting lineup.

On the other hand, West Indies will have to come up with better plans against spinners to get a positive result out of this game.

Therefore, the prediction is for Mahmudullah-led unit to register a comfortable win over West Indies.

Tip 1-Mahedi Hasan to continue his excellent form for Bangladesh

Rookie spinner has done exceedingly well for Bangladesh in this year’s T20 World Cup. With five wickets in five outings at an economy rate of 5.77, Mahedi Hasan will be looking to put in another clinical performance against West Indies. Given his incredible consistency with the ball in the T20 format this season, we can expect off-spinner Mahedi Hasan to take one wicket or more against West [email protected]

Tip 2- Evin Lewis to continue his merry ways with the bat

Swashbuckling opener showed excellent form with the bat in the previous game played against South Africa. Left-hander will be keen to deliver another notable score for West Indies in this fixture.  Given his excellent record in the T20 format, we can expect opener Evin Lewis to score 25 runs or more against [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Bangladesh to comfortably brush aside West Indies in this fixture.

1. Off-spinner Mahedi Hasan to take one wicket or more against West Indies- [email protected]
2. Opener Evin Lewis to score 25 runs or more against Bangladesh- West [email protected]

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