Bangladesh vs Nepal in T20 World Cup: BAN needs a win to reach Super-8, NEP is already out of the race

The 37th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Bangladesh and Nepal. The match will start at 5 am at Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown. The toss of the match will take place at 4:30 am.

Bangladesh and Nepal will face each other for the second time in T20 International. Earlier, both of them faced each other in the 2014 T20 World Cup. Then Bangladesh defeated Nepal by 8 wickets.

Importance of the match
Bangladesh has 4 points after winning 2 matches. The team will reach Super-8 by defeating Nepal in the last match, if it loses, the team will have to pray for Netherlands to also lose in the last match. The team is out of the race for Super-8 after losing 2 matches.

Shakib scored the most runs and took the most wickets for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the highest run-scorer for the team in T20 Internationals. He has scored 2515 runs in 125 matches. He is also at the top in bowling. He has taken 146 wickets in 125 matches.

Airy is Nepal’s top scorer, Lamichhane is the top wicket taker
Dipendra Singh Airee has scored the most runs for Nepal in the shortest format of cricket. He has scored 1633 runs in 66 matches. Sandeep Lamichhane is the top wicket taker in bowling. He has taken 98 wickets in 52 matches.

Roll of the toss
The pitch of Arnos Vale Ground proves to be helpful for both batsmen and bowlers. Spinners get a little more help here. Only 4 T20 International matches have been played here so far. The team winning the toss here would prefer to bat first.

Weather Report
The weather in Kingstown, St. Vincent on June 17 will be quite pleasant. It will be cloudy with some sunshine throughout the day. The chance of rain is 65%. The temperature here on the day of the match can be between 31 to 26 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanjid Hasan, Jaker Ali, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tauheed Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman.

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (wicketkeeper), Anil Shah, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane and Avinash Bohra.