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Those who have followed Bangladesh cricket closely over the last few years, ever since the team has emerged as a force to reckon with in ODI cricket, will be familiar with the term 'Banglawash'. Zimbabwe have been at the receiving end quite a few times and the West Indies felt the heat very recently as well. The last thing India would want is to get whitewashed and join the list on Saturday (December 10). But the likelihood of that is indeed quite high especially after the two morale-sapping losses.
To make matters worse, they are further depleted in personnel heading into this final ODI. KL Rahul will be leading the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma and India have only three fit fast bowlers to choose from.
India's bowlers have let the game slip away in both the games so far despite putting India in a dominant position at one stage. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has proven to be the thorn in their flesh so far and if the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim find their touch in order to support him, India will find it a lot tougher to pull one back.
Apart from failing to finish the job with the ball, India's major issue is at the top of the order in the batting department. The trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli over the years had done the bulk of the damage in the 50-over format but they have found the going tough so far. Kohli hasn't fired and Dhawan is certainly coming under tremendous pressure to hold onto his spot ahead of the World Cup, with Shubman Gill appearing ready to take over.
It will be interesting to see if Kohli and Dhawan open again in the absence of Rohit. If they do, India will certainly hope that they can set up a platform this time around. A win on Saturday will not only help them avoid an embarrassing 3-0 scoreline but also provide them some much-needed confidence ahead of the Test series. For the hosts though, this is indeed a massive occasion. They may have clinched the series already but a 3-0 scoreline against a side that has given them and their fans so many heartaches over the years will be one to savour forever.
When: December 10 at 12 PM local time, 11:30 AM IST
Where: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
What to expect: The last time Bangladesh played here was earlier this year against Afghanistan. Only once did a team go past 300 across six innings in that series. The temperatures are expected to be normal.
Team News
Bangladesh
Given they will be eyeing a historic 3-0 result, it's highly unlikely that Bangladesh will be making changes to their winning combination.
Probable XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (C), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
India
India will be forced to make at least two changes. Deepak Chahar is out and so is Rohit Sharma. The management did draft Kuldeep Yadav into the ODI squad ahead of the game so the likelihood of him replacing Chahar has increased. Will Ishan Kishan get a go at the top of the order in place of Rohit? The uncapped Rajat Patidar and Rahul Tripathi are in the squad as well.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan/Rahul Tripathi, KL Rahul (C&WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik
What they said:
"We have a much better chance (for a clean sweep) with him (Rohit Sharma) not playing. He is such a high calibre player. I was a bit surprised that he didn't come to bat earlier (in the second game). He maybe fell a ball short," - Bangladesh fielding coach Shane McDermott
"It's definitely quite disappointing with a few injuries that I had in the recent past but yes I want to be in the present and obviously now I am getting an opportunity and I just want to really perform to my best and really win games for India consistently." - India allrounder Washington Sundar
Squads:
India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w/c), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Kuldeep Yadav
Bangladesh Squad: Anamul Haque, Litton Das(c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan
To make matters worse, they are further depleted in personnel heading into this final ODI. KL Rahul will be leading the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma and India have only three fit fast bowlers to choose from.
India's bowlers have let the game slip away in both the games so far despite putting India in a dominant position at one stage. Mehidy Hasan Miraz has proven to be the thorn in their flesh so far and if the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim find their touch in order to support him, India will find it a lot tougher to pull one back.
Apart from failing to finish the job with the ball, India's major issue is at the top of the order in the batting department. The trio of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli over the years had done the bulk of the damage in the 50-over format but they have found the going tough so far. Kohli hasn't fired and Dhawan is certainly coming under tremendous pressure to hold onto his spot ahead of the World Cup, with Shubman Gill appearing ready to take over.
It will be interesting to see if Kohli and Dhawan open again in the absence of Rohit. If they do, India will certainly hope that they can set up a platform this time around. A win on Saturday will not only help them avoid an embarrassing 3-0 scoreline but also provide them some much-needed confidence ahead of the Test series. For the hosts though, this is indeed a massive occasion. They may have clinched the series already but a 3-0 scoreline against a side that has given them and their fans so many heartaches over the years will be one to savour forever.
When: December 10 at 12 PM local time, 11:30 AM IST
Where: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
What to expect: The last time Bangladesh played here was earlier this year against Afghanistan. Only once did a team go past 300 across six innings in that series. The temperatures are expected to be normal.
Team News
Bangladesh
Given they will be eyeing a historic 3-0 result, it's highly unlikely that Bangladesh will be making changes to their winning combination.
Probable XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das (C), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
India
India will be forced to make at least two changes. Deepak Chahar is out and so is Rohit Sharma. The management did draft Kuldeep Yadav into the ODI squad ahead of the game so the likelihood of him replacing Chahar has increased. Will Ishan Kishan get a go at the top of the order in place of Rohit? The uncapped Rajat Patidar and Rahul Tripathi are in the squad as well.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan/Rahul Tripathi, KL Rahul (C&WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik
What they said:
"We have a much better chance (for a clean sweep) with him (Rohit Sharma) not playing. He is such a high calibre player. I was a bit surprised that he didn't come to bat earlier (in the second game). He maybe fell a ball short," - Bangladesh fielding coach Shane McDermott
"It's definitely quite disappointing with a few injuries that I had in the recent past but yes I want to be in the present and obviously now I am getting an opportunity and I just want to really perform to my best and really win games for India consistently." - India allrounder Washington Sundar
Squads:
India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w/c), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Umran Malik, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Kuldeep Yadav
Bangladesh Squad: Anamul Haque, Litton Das(c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan
