Bangladesh will have their last opportunity for a fine tune ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup when they take on India in the second and final warm-up game Saturday at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.
The match starts at 8.30pm Bangladesh time.
The Tigers’ first practice game against the USA was cancelled due to the conditions of the facilities following the adverse weather that has affected the area.
Ahead of the warm up fixtures, Bangladesh conceded a shocking 2-1 loss to the Americans in the three-match series, which surely made them morally down.
They were keen to gain some confidence by defeating USA in the first practice game but weather did not permit them to do so.
However, all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was not fazed by the team’s ignominious defeat to the United States.
Rather he said Bangladesh still have the chance to do well in this T20 World Cup, considering that they will get home-like advantage from both USA and the West Indies, the two countries that will host the tournament.
“I think we’ll get a home-like pitch here in both USA and the West Indies. We played in both places and when we earlier played in Florida we did well,” Shakib said in the “Green Red Story” of Bangladesh Cricket Board.
“The pitches in those two places are similar to what kind of pitch we get back at home. So I hope that we’ll get some advantage.”
India will be without their star player Virat Kohli who skipped the match to get himself fresh ahead of the tournament.
India came to the competition after a grueling Indian Premier League tourney and the match is an opportunity for them to bond together as a team.
