Bangladesh eye sealing T20I series against England today

UNB, Dhaka :
With a win in the series opener, confident Bangladesh is looking to seal the T20I series against visitors England today in Dhaka.
 Prior to the T20I series, Bangladesh lost the ODI series 2-1, losing the first two matches in Dhaka but ended with a win in the last match in Chattogram, which was also the venue for the first match of the T20I series. Bangladesh won the first T20I by six wickets, their first-ever win in the format against the World Champions, England. Ahead of the second match, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud said that the Tigers are hopeful of winning the series with a victory in Dhaka.
 “We are hopeful that we can win this series,” Hasan said on Saturday. “The captain is encouraging us, and the momentum is on our side as well. So we are confident of pulling off another win.” In the two previous matches in Dhaka, Bangladesh lost to England. Therefore, the wicket of Dhaka could be a point of discussion ahead of the upcoming match. But Hasan said that they are expecting a good wicket this time.
 The first match of the series was the only second game between the two sides and both of the teams now won one match each. However, Bangladesh have the chance now to win the first ever bilateral series in this format between the two sides.
More importantly the series victory would bolster Bangladesh’s psychological strength as they are trying to build a team for the 2024 T20 World Cup. England were flying high after winning the ODI series but losing two matches in Chattogram came as a shocker for them. They now came back to the venue in Mirpur where they won both of the ODIs to seal the series.
Mirpur pitch was typically slow and low in the first match but England coped with the condition excellently to win the game. In the game, they got slightly better batting wicket and showed their muscle power, which made them almost invincible in white ball cricket.