BAN vs ENG Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Mar 14, 2023
England is playing a bilateral T20 series against Bangladesh for the first time ever and it has not gone well for the visitors at all. England, the current T20 World Champions, has lost its first two matches and thus the series to Bangladesh. The only point of this match is to avoid a 3-0 scoreline while for Bangladesh it would be to show just how far they have come as a team.
We were surprised to find odds being offered by some of the best cricket betting sites in India like Parimatch still so undervaluing Bangladesh so much. That could be an opportunity for sure.
Match prediction and cricket betting tips for Bangladesh vs England 3rd T20 2023. The match will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on the 14th of March 2023.
BAN vs ENG Team Previews
Bangladesh
Bangladesh has won both of the matches in the series so far quite convincingly. Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto have both carried their good form from the ODI's into the T20's. Shanto is the only Bangladeshi batter with a fifty to his name with the rest of the batters chipping in with useful cameos.
This is not a series in which you expect too many big scores, though, and the strike rates are also unlikely to be very high.
At home, Bangladesh's bowling attack is also very effective in stopping the opposition batters. Mustafizur Rahman, Mahidy Hasan Miraz, and Shakib Al Hasan are three world-class options before being backed up by Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed.
Bangladesh will continue to play their game of getting to par or just above par totals with the bat and then trying to squeeze England with the ball.
Bangladesh Playing 11
Litton Das, Rony Talukdar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Tanvir Islam.
England
This T20 series has been a bit of a humbling experience for England. They have so many players playing in T20 competitions around the world that trying to get the best ones together for a national series should not be a problem. For the time being, though, it looks as if they are missing something.
The English batting lineup is built to attack on good batting wickets. That is not what you get in Bangladesh. The slowness of the surface and the turn that the spinners get make it difficult to play the high-tempo game England pioneered in many ways.
As a result, England is unable to bat Bangladesh out of the game like it would have been expected to.
In these low-scoring matches, England's bowling becomes a lot more vulnerable since its spinners are good but perhaps not as accustomed as Bangladesh's while playing in slow conditions.
England Playing 11
Philip Salt, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer.
BAN vs ENG Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss is likely to want to bat first. The pitch gets slower in the second inning and can become even more difficult to score of.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The conditions in Dhaka are very bowler-friendly. Scores of around 130-140 have been match-winning and that will continue. Low bounce, sluggish pace, and a generous amount of turn on offer make it difficult to score quickly. We expect the spinners and top-order batters to have the most impact once more.
There is no rain expected on match day and the weather should be hot without being uncomfortable.
BAN vs ENG Betting Tips
The odds on offer make it quite attractive to bet on Bangladesh in this match. England is the world champion but in current conditions with a squad that is missing some first-choice players, we think it could be taken down 3-0. Bangladesh is much stronger at home and we don't think that is reflected in the odds.
Bet on Bangladesh to win.
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The number of total sixes in the matches so far have been 6 in the first match and four in the second. We think the pitch is going to be similar for this match. We are sticking to Under 9.5 sixes for this match as well.
We are eager to know what you think of our match predictions, if there is anything we can do better or if you want to let us know your own predictions for the match.