Bangladesh face India in vital match of ICC T20 WC today

Sports Reporter :
Spirited Bangladesh will face favourites India in a vital Group-2 match of the ‘Super Twelve’ phase of the ICC T20 World Cup (WC) at Adelaide in Australia today. The do-or-die match will start at 2.00pm (Bangladesh Standard Time). State-owned television channel BTV, private satellite sports channel T Sports, private satellite channel GTV will telecast the match live.
Before today’s match, Bangladesh played 11 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against India. Of them, India registered 10 victories, while Bangladesh won just one game.
India took the second position in the points table bagging four points from three matches, while Bangladesh took the third spot gaining four points from as many matches.
If Bangladesh win today’s match Bangladesh’s hope to reach the semi-final will alive, while if India win today’s match, India’s hope to enter in the semi-final will alive. India will take on Zimbabwe in their last Group-2 match on November 6. And it will be an easy task for India to beat Zimbabwe and will take place in the last four.
Captain of Bangladesh T20 Cricket team Shakib Al Hasan said, ” Our target is to perform well in this World Cup. We shall try to show up to the mark in batting, bowling and fielding. We want to show a better brand of cricket in our next two matches. If we win any of the next match it will be a stunning victory for us. India and Pakistan are better side than us. But if we can perform well, we can earn victories. In this World Cup, Ireland defeated England and Zimbabwe beat Pakistan. So, if we can play well we can beat our opponents.”
India have taken the top position in T20I list, according to the latest ICC Rankings.
Head Coach of India Cricket team Rahul Dravid said, ” We don’t underestimate Bangladesh team. We respect them. I think they are good side. They performed well in their previous matches. So, we don’t take them lightly. Ireland beat England. We also watched these kind of matches in this World Cup. I am afraid of rain. If the rain washes out the match, we have to slit points.”
Dravid said, ” The conditions of Australia make level-playing field. The grounds are also gigantic. In Indian sub-continent, the batters can score a sixer by a big shot. But here those shot will be catches. We can’t control the weather. So, everything is seems to me outstanding excepting the weather.”