Defending champions India take on Bangladesh in the second semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. India topped Group A to make it to the semis while Bangladesh, who will be playing their first Champions Trophy semi-final, progressed from Group A leaving behind Australia and New Zealand. India after defeating Pakistan, lost to Sri Lanka and that unsettled their campaign. However, the Virat Kohli-led side made a fine comeback in a do-or-die match against South Africa. India won that match by four wickets and qualified for the semis with four points. Thanks to the better run-rate, India maintained the top slot.
The second semi final game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be between India vs Bangladesh and will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on the 15th of June. The game will begin at 3:00 PM/ 09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL Time. Here is the India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Semi Final, Match Prediction:
Venue Scoring Pattern
Avg 1st inn score: 226
Avg 2nd inn score: 178
Highest Total: 408/9 (50 Ov) by Eng vs NZ
Lowest Total: 70/10 (25.2 Ov) by Aus vs Eng
Highest Chased: 280/4 (53.3 Ov) by Aus vs Eng
Lowest Defended: 129/7 (20 Ov) by Ind vs Eng
THE WEATHER: The weather will be of 19 degrees, precipitation of 40%, wind speed of 27 kph and humidity of 63%.
THE SQUADS:
- India Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami
- Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Sunzamul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul Islam
India comes into the tournament as defending champions. Team India led by MS Dhoni defeated England in the finals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013. It was India’s second ICC Champions Trophy title after sharing the previous title with Sri Lanka in 2002.
South Africa won the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy in 1998 defeating West Indies in the final. In the second edition, in 2000, New Zealand emerged victorious after beating India. In 2004 West Indies won the title for the first time. 2006 edition saw Australia lift the trophy. Australia then successfully defended the title in 2009. England and Pakistan remain the only major Test-playing nations to have not won the ICC Champions Trophy.
Initially, it was decided that after the 2013 edition the ICC Champions Trophy will be scrapped, but the tournament was successful and thus was retained. The continuation of ICC Champions Trophy meant that proposed World Test Championship in 2017 had to be scrapped. However, there are reports that the tournament will be abandoned in future after the 2021 edition. For now, fans will be excited to see top eight teams battle it out in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
THE COMPARISIONS:
The Indian batting line up is a team full of stars with Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja. The team is full of talent and class and the lineup is well balanced with the likes of Hardik Pandya and Jadeja who can come in with big hits if needed late in the innings. Indian batting has been superb recently. Shaikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni all have been among the runs. Bangladesh on the other hand have Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah as their key batsmen. Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim will be the key batsmen around which the batting order will revolve around. Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Shakib are the batsmen who are in great form and will be expected to do well. The Indian batting however will have the upper hand.
The bowling of Indian team has the likes of Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah will be the pacers who will play. Bumrah has been in a great form recently. Bangladesh have Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Sunzamul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul Islam as their key bowlers. The Bangladesh bowling hasn’t been quite up to the mark in this tournament and have looked quite rusty. The Indian bowling will have the edge over the Bangladesh bowling.
THE VERDICT:
The Indian batting is seriously strong on paper and have been in superb form in the recent games against Sri Lanka, Pakistan ans South Africa. The prediction is of India win however with 60-40 chance. This was the India vs Bangladesh, Match Prediction. Please leave your comments and suggestions in the box below.
