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T20 World Cup 2022: Australia, England, New Zealand - who are favourites to move to semifinals?
Three hot favourites in Group 1 of the Super 12s are vying for a spot in the knockout phase of the T20 World Cup 2022. Sri Lanka are still in the race for a semifinal berth, but their chances are very slim. On the other hand, Ireland and Afghanistan are already out of the tournament. Let’s have a look at which teams among Australia, England, and New Zealand are favourites to advance to the semifinals.
Twenty20 World Cup 2022: Scenarios of Group 1
The majority of experts predicted that Australia would dominate the Group 1 stage given that they are the defending champions and the tournament's hosts. However, Australia's chances of making it to the semifinals are in jeopardy after falling to New Zealand by a huge margin of 89 runs in the Super 12 Round opener.
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The Australian team was hard hit by net run rates, and they are still far behind their group rivals in this equation. However, the 2021 champions have stayed strong in the race for a place in the semifinals by sitting in third place in the points standings.
New Zealand are currently top of the group 1 points table with 5, but they have a way better run rate than second-placed England and their arch-rival Australia; both of them have 5 points as well.
Sri Lanka are in the fourth position with 4 points, and they are also in the race for a spot in the semifinals. However, the Lankan side’s chances rely on the outcomes of the other remaining fixtures in the group even if they overcome England in their final game of the Super 12s.
Among the other teams, Afghanistan are completely out of the tournament, while Ireland are mathematically in the race for a berth in the knockout phase. However, the Irish team’s probability of going to the next round depends on a lot of ifs and buts, which are unlikely to happen.
Let’s take a glance at the current situation of the Group 1 points table, the remaining fixtures, and which teams have a better chance to go to the semifinals.
Group 1 points standings (as on November 1)
Team
Match
Win
Lose
N/R
Points
NRR
New Zealand
4
2
1
1
5
2.233
England
4
2
1
1
5
0.547
Australia
4
2
1
1
5
-0.304
Sri Lanka
4
2
2
0
4
-0.457
Ireland
4
1
2
1
3
-1.544
Afghanistan
4
0
2
2
2
-0.718
Remaining fixtures of Group 1
Match: Ireland vs New Zealand | Date: November 4 (Friday) | Venue: Adelaide Oval | Time: 10 a.m. (BDT)Match: Australia vs Afghanistan | Date: November 4 (Friday) | Venue: Adelaide Oval | Time: 2 p.m. (BDT)Match: England vs Sri Lanka | Date: November 5 (Saturday) | Venue: SCG, Sydney | Time: 2 p.m. (BDT)
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Australia
The Australian side will face Afghanistan in their final Group 1 fixture this Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Winning the match will not be enough for Australia if New Zealand and England win their respective final matches. Australia will have to ensure a big margin of victory in this contest so that their net run rates improve. But as it seems now, Australia need a favour from Ireland and Sri Lanka by winning their respective matches against New Zealand and England.
England
The English side will face a tougher opponent than Australia and New Zealand in their final Group 1 fixture. They will take on the Lanakan side on November 5 at the SCG. England will likely advance to the knockout round if they overcome Sri Lanka in this contest, as they have better run rates than Australia.
New Zealand
The Kiwi side is the favourite to top the Group 1 point standings thanks to a superior run rate. The 2021 ICC Twenty20 World Cup Champions will advance to the semifinals if they simply beat Ireland. It will be challenging for the Irish team to come away with a victory given the New Zealand team's performance thus far in the competition.
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Verdict
According to the point standings and net run rates, New Zealand are the clear favorite to top Group 1 and advance to the knockout round. The English team should be more confident than Australia in order to secure a spot in the last four since they have greater run rates. The Australian team will thus be under massive pressure to defeat Afghanistan in Adelaide and advance to the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinals.
Bangladesh vs India T20 world Cup Live Streaming: Where and How to watch live, Playing XI
T20 World Cup 2022, Bangladesh vs India Live Streaming: Check full details on when, where, and how to watch IND vs BAN Live Online and on TV.
Bangladesh and India will be up against each other in their third match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on October 30 at the Adelaide Oval.
India will take on Bangladesh, hoping to get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track, after having lost to South Africa in their last match. So far, India have played three matches, winning two and losing one. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have also won two and lost one from their first three outings. India, who are second in the points table, are above Bangladesh due to a better net run-rate. The Adelaide Oval will host the T20 World Cup Group 2 match between India and Bangladesh. The game will begin at 02:00 pm IST. Both teams are in contention to qualify for the semifinals.
Where and how to watch the live stream of Bnagladesh vs India T20 World Cup live?
Here's how to watch India vs Netherlands live stream online, wherever you are
How to watch the IND vs BAN live stream in Bangladesh?
In Bangladesh, Gazi TV, T Sports, and BTV will broadcast the matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
How to watch the live streaming of the Group 2 match between India and Bangladesh in India?
Live streaming of the match will be available on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Live broadcast of the match will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.
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How to watch the Bangladesh vs India live stream in South Africa?
In South Africa, SuperSport will present a live telecast of the matches between Bangladesh and South Africa. Also various Facebook pages and YouTube Channels The live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hoststar, where fans with subscriptions can enjoy the matches.
Watch Live T20 World Cup: India vs Bangladesh watch live from Pakistan
In Pakistan, PTV Sports and Ten Sports will present the tournament to viewers.
Live Streaming T20 World Cup: India vs Bangladesh watch live from Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, RTA Sports and Ariana TV will broadcast ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
How to watch the India vs Bangladesh live stream in Sri Lanka?
In Sri Lanka, Siyatha RV will present the live-action of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.=
Live T20 world Cup: IND vs BAN watch live from Nepal
In Nepal, Star Sports will broadcast the tournament.
Watch T20 World Cup: Bangladesh vs India watch live from Australia
In Australia, Kayo Sports and Foxtel will present the live telecast and live stream of the tournament.
How to watch the India vs Bangladesh live stream in New Zealand?
Sky Sports will present the live telecast of the tournament.
T20 World Cup: IND vs BAN watch live from South Africa
In South Africa, SuperSport will present the live-action of tournament.
Live Cricket: T20 world Cup: Bangladesh vs India watch live from the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports Cricket will present the live telecast of the tournament.
How to watch the India vs Bangladesh live stream in West Indies?
In the Caribbean region (West Indies), ESPN will present the live-action of tournament.
Watch live T20 World Cup on TV: India vs Bangladesh watch live from the United States
Willow TV and Willow Xtra will present the live streaming and live telecast of the matches of the tournament.
T20 World Cup: India vs Bangladesh watch live from Canada
Willow TV Canada will present the tournament in Canada.
How to watch the India vs Bangladesh live stream in UAE?
In UAE and Middle-east, BeIN Sports will present the live action of the tournament.
T20 world Cup Live: India vs Bangladesh watch live from Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore
Astro Cricket will present the live telecast of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Yupp TV will present the live streaming in Hong Kong while Singtel will present the live streaming in Singapore.
Different Facebook Pages and Youtube channels will also broadcast live Bangladesh vs India T20 world cup 2022 match
Where will the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup match be played?
India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup match will be played at the Adelaide Oval
What time will the India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup match start?
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup match will start at 2:00 PM IST
India vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head Matches Record
India had played 11 matches against Bangladesh where they had won 10 matches while Bangladesh had won just 1 match.
Possible Playing XI of India vs Bangladesh Teams for This Match
IND: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Ashwin/Axar Patel, Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
BAN: Najmul Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Yasir Ali, Affif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mossadek Hossein, Hasan Mahmud
Cute Premier Handball: Menjis KC make good start beating Surjodaya KC by 39-28 goal
Menjis Krira Chakra made a good start in the Cute Premier Division Handball League 2022 beating Surjodaya Krira Chakra by 39-28 goal in the official opening match at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in Paltan here on Tuesday.
The winner led the first half by 21-12 goal.
Earlier, State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell inaugurated the league, organized by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF), Tuesday afternoon as the chief guest.
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Chairman of the meet's sponsor Mousumi Industries Ltd (Cute) Kazi Razibddin Ahmed Chapal was also present as special guest. BHF general secretary Asaduzzaman Kohinoor was also present.
Earlier, Jurain Janata Club beat Arambagh KS by 42-29 goals while Flame Boys Club defeated Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 29-23 goal at the same venue Tuesday afternoon.
Bangladesh vs India T20 World Cup 2022: Match Preview, Head-to-Head Record, Venue Stats, Expected Playing XI
Bangladesh will play against India in a vital Super 12 fixture on November 2 (Wednesday). Both teams have the same 4 points and have two more fixtures in the Super 12 round. But India have an advantage with better run rates and their last match is against Zimbabwe, with whom they are expected to win. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will face off against Pakistan in their final Group 2 fixture. Let’s have a look at the match preview, h2h record, venue stats, and predicted playing XI of Bangladesh vs India T20 World Cup 2022.
BAN vs IND Twenty20 World Cup 2022: Match Preview
The Bangladesh campaign has seen ups and downs in the ongoing T20 World Cup event. They have registered two appreciable wins over the Netherlands and Zimbabwe thanks to very good work by the pace bowlers. But at the same time, they suffered a record-breaking defeat to South Africa in their second encounter. Therefore, Bangladesh must perform admirably against the might of India in order to have a good chance of winning the contest.
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India, on the other hand, started off their campaign with two consecutive victories against Pakistan and Zimbabwe, respectively. But they fell to South Africa by 5 wickets in a closely-contested affair in Perth and moved down to the second spot. The Indian batters struggled to cope with the Proteas pace attacks on Perth’s bouncy wicket. They will hope to make a strong comeback against the Tigers. Indian bowlers, on the other hand, have performed brilliantly in this competition so far. Batting against them will be a real challenge for the Bangladesh batters.
Overall, the odds are favouring India to seal the contest, but Bangladesh have the capability to upset any opposition in the world on any given day.
India vs Bangladesh head-to-head T20I Record
India and Bangladesh have played against each other in 11 T20Is. The Indian side has dominated the head-to-head contest with 10 wins, where Bangladesh have only one win. The last time both sides met against each other was in November 2019.
Bangladesh vs India T20 World Cup 2022 match schedule
The Bangladesh vs India Twenty20 World Cup 2022 contest will be held at the Adelaide Oval on November 2. As per schedule, the match will begin at 2 p.m. (Bangladesh Standard Time), which is 1.30 p.m. Indian Standard Time.
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BAN vs IND ICC T20 World Cup 2022 match venue: Adelaide Oval Stadium’s T20I stats
The Adelaide Oval cricket ground will host the T20 World Cup 2022’s Group 1 contest between Bangladesh and India. Five T20Is have been staged at this venue so far. Here are some important Twenty20 International stats for the ground.
Matches Played (T20I): 5 | Bat First Won: 3 | Bat Second Won: 2 | Highest Team Innings: 233/2 | Lowest Team Innings: 146 | Highest Run Chased: 158/9 | Highest Individual Innings: 100* | Best Bowling Figure: 4/15
Adelaide’s pitch and weather report
There is a strong chance of rain on Wednesday evening in Adelaide, which could halt briefly the contest between Bangladesh and India. The oval ground is ideal for the batters, so plenty of runs are expected from this contest.
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India vs Bangladesh Twenty20 World Cup 2022: Predicted playing XI
Both Bangladesh and India might opt to go with the same playing XI in this contest that they took part in their respective previous matches. However, India may give spinner Yuzvendra Chahal a chance in this game.
India (probable playing XI)Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep SinghBangladesh (probable playing XI) Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wicket-keeper), Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
Top performers for Bangladesh and India in the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup
The majority of the Indian players have the ability to single-handedly win any match. So, they have more match winners than their opposition. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have struggled to perform in T20 cricket in recent series, indicating their lack of quality players in the format. Therefore, the Bangladeshi players need to raise their performance level to put in a good performance against India. Here are the stats of the top three players of each side in the T20 World Cup 2022.
India
Virat Kohli: Inn: 3 | Runs: 156 | Ave: 156.00 | SR: 144.44 | 50s: 2Suryakumar Yadav: Inn: 3 | Runs: 134 | Ave: 67.00 | SR: 178.66 | 50s: 2Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Inn: 3 | Wkts: 3 | Ave: 17.33 | Econ: 4.87 | BBI: 2/9
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Inn: 3 | Runs: 105 | Ave: 35.00 | SR: 125.00 | 50s: 1Taskin Ahmed: Inn: 3 | Wkts: 8 | Ave: 11.25 | Econ: 8.18 | BBI: 4/25Mustafizur Rahman: Inn: 3 | Wkts: 2 | Ave: 30.00 | Econ: 5.00 | BBI: 2/15
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Verdict
The winner of the fixture will move to the top of the Group 2 point standings and remain in a strong position in their quest for a semifinal berth in the eighth edition of the tournament. The Bangladesh vs India T20 World Cup 2022 match venue is Adelaide’s oval, which is known as a high-scoring ground, promising players to enjoy batting here. The h2h record and current form favour India to win the Super 12 Round fixture against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
T20 World Cup 2022: Will Bangladesh strengthen bowling attack vs India?
For many fans, it was heart-stopping to see Mosaddek Hossain come in to bowl the last over against Zimbabwe when Bangladesh had only 16 to defend. But luckily, Mosaddek did that, and Bangladesh recorded their second win in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Now, a question is surfacing — will Bangladesh strengthen their bowling attack by incorporating another specialist bowler into the playing XI ahead of an important clash against India?
While addressing the media on Tuesday in Adelaide, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan did not disclose anything about the combination he is planning against India. He said that it’s important for Bangladesh to make the most of the resources they already have.
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“We are yet to conduct a team meeting regarding the combination,” Shakib said. “It would be wrong if you think Mosaddek is not a regular bowler. He has a five-for in T20Is, and he bowls regularly in the domestic T20s. "
In the three matches of the ongoing World Cup, Bangladesh played four specialist bowlers. So Shakib had no choice other than to give the ball to a part-timer in the death overs.
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“I don’t think we lack a bowler,” the Bangladesh captain added. “If we lacked a bowler, we couldn't have completed 20 overs. We can think of a few different combinations. But we are yet to give it a thought. "
Shakib also didn't disclose if they wanted to take the field with a four-pacer attack against India under possibly overcast conditions. Along with Taskin Ahmed, Msutafizur Rahman, and Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh also have Ebadot Hossain and Shoriful Islam in the squad.
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As the left-arm spinners have a great record against Indian batters, Bangladesh may find a place for Nasum Ahmed, who has played 27 T20Is so far and bagged 31 wickets with the best figures of taking four for 10 runs.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, and Hardik Pandya have better career strike rates than their strike rates against the left-arm spinners. This stat could encourage the Bangladesh team to add another bowler to the playing XI for their T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Round match against India in order to bolster their bowling attack.
If we can beat India and Pakistan, it’ll be considered ‘an upset’: Shakib
Ahead of the important T20 World Cup clashes against the South Asian giants India and Pakistan, Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan said it would be “an upset” if they beat any of these two teams in their last two matches in the Super 12 phase.
Bangladesh won two of their first three matches so far while India also recorded two wins. But riding on a better run rate, India are at number two on the points table right after South Africa who have secured five points. Now a win in Wednesday’s match can help the winners to get one step closer to the semifinals.
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In 2018, Bangladesh played two finals — Asia Cup and Nidahas Trophy — against India and lost both of them. On both occasions, Bangladesh got close but failed to finish the match.
But ahead of another clash against the neighboring country, Bangladesh captain seemed to not be bothered about the past.
“We just want to play good cricket — no matter who the opponents are,” Shakib said. “In the last match, we played very good cricket. The spectators were happy. We hope we can play another match like that against India.”
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If Bangladesh can beat India, they will have a great chance to qualify for the semifinals. If Bangladesh suffer a defeat, they will still have a good chance if they can beat Pakistan in the last match.
“Both the teams are better than us. They have been playing good cricket for years,” Shakib said. “If we can beat them, it will be counted as an upset and we are really eager to do that.”
India have always been a tough opponent for Bangladesh. To date, Bangladesh took on India in 11 matches and won only one. This stat is enough to prove the difference between these two teams. Still, when Bangladesh take on India, the expectation from Bangladesh climbs. To the fans, a win against India gets a massive celebration in Bangladesh. So does the team feel the same way? Shakib says no!
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“As I’ve said before the beginning of the T20 World Cup, we take every team in the same manner,” Shakib said in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday in Adelaide. “We will take on every team with the same approach. We don’t want to ponder much about who the opponents are.”
Along with India, the weather also became an opponent in Adelaide. The Tigers had to cancel their practice session on Tuesday due to bad weather which can disrupt the match as well. And at the same time, the cold weather in Adelaide can also daunt the Tigers. But Shakib said this is not something they should be bothered by.
“We have to adjust to the condition, and I think this is the best and only way,” he added.
The match will begin at 2 pm (Bangladesh time) on Wednesday, and this is the first day-night match for Bangladesh in this World Cup.
Cricketer Al-Amin gets permanent bail
The High Court on Tuesday granted Bangladesh national cricket team pacer Al-Amin Hossain permanent bail in a domestic violence case filed by his wife.
Judge Begum Mafroza Parvin of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-8 of Dhaka passed the order after he surrendered before the court.
Al-Amin surrendered before the court in the morning and sought bail.
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On September 6, a HC bench granted the cricketer an eight-week anticipatory bail and ordered him to surrender after expiry of the bail period.
On September 1, cricketer Al-Amin's wife Israt Jahan lodged a complaint with Mirpur Model police station against him over torturing her for dowry. Later, police registered a case.
According to the case statement, Al-Amin married Israt on December 26, 2012, and his wife gave birth to two sons.
Israt also claimed that Al-Amin did not provide her maintenance and educational expenses for the two sons for many days, it said.
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Al-Amin demanded Tk 20 lakh as dowry from his wife and used to beat her as she had refused to pay the amount. He also drove her out of the house with their two children on August 25, it added.
On September 3, Al Amin sent a message to Israt that he will not provide her maintenance and divorced her.
T20 World Cup: How Group 2 is shaping up ahead of Wednesday’s crunch game
Following Sunday’s matches at the ongoing T20 World Cup, the equations staring at each team in Group 2 – containing three of the 4 Asian teams in the competition, including Bangladesh – have become much clearer. The dynamic of this group's point standings could take on a new twist when Bangladesh take on India on Wednesday (November 2) in a crucial Super 12 game.
All six teams were in action and all three matches produced results, giving a much more definite shape to the group than is the case with Group 1, which has been ravaged by rain.
Pakistan, the last edition’s semifinalists, were the day’s big winners as they steamrolled the Netherlands, yet they remain rooted to fifth in the Group 2 standings as of Monday morning. The two close defeats they suffered to start the tournament left them with all to do in the three remaining games, and even if they were to win all three, it would still take some handouts from the other teams for Pakistan to at least match their 2021 performance.
Sunday’s victory against the Dutch was merely the first of those three results that they must ensure, to have any hope.
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The Netherlands are the first team to get knocked out of the tournament after three consecutive losses in the Super 12s. But, mathematically, 5 teams are still in with a chance to qualify.
The key to qualification that has emerged following three rounds of fixtures in the group is that 7 points gives you a very good shot at qualification. 8 points more or less guarantees it, while 9 is the maximum anyone (only South Africa) can get from here on.
Get to 7 and you can at least qualify in second place. Six points may leave you in with a chance, but it’s likely to be very, very dicey, and most likely in a net run rate situation. Anything less will simply not do.
South Africa's 5-wicket win over India in Perth in Sunday’s late fixture puts them in prime position to qualify, with 5 points from their three games. Despite being robbed of the opportunity for 2 points against Zimbabwe, the Proteas have not allowed that to haunt their campaign. To go with the points, they have also ensured an extremely healthy net run rate till now.
With 7 points pretty much guaranteeing qualification, they now need to win just one of their remaining two fixtures to book their place in the semis. One of those fixtures is against the hapless Dutch.
If they get to 7 points, they will qualify in at least second place, since the remaining fixtures mean only one of Bangladesh or India can get to 8 points – not both.
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India thus missed the chance to go clear with six points from three games, something no other team has managed in the tournament in either group.
Instead, with 4 points from three games, India will need to win both their remaining games to make sure of qualification. One win may still be enough, but then they will need other results to go their way. Their remaining fixtures are against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Pretty much the same equation applies to Bangladesh, who are currently third in Group 2, tied with India on points but behind by a long way on net run rate. Following Sunday’s thrilling last-over victory against Zimbabwe, the Tigers enter the last two games at least with their destiny in their own hands: beat India and Pakistan, and nothing or no one can stop them from playing the semifinals in Australia.
Win just one, and you’ll be praying during the other fixtures for things to go your way. If they were to win just one, though, is there one that might be preferred over the other? It’s impossible to say really, since both India and Pakistan are in the running with Bangladesh, but it might be more important to stop India first.
In fact, that is the next game up for both teams, on Wednesday in Adelaide. And guess what? The weather forecast at the moment shows a 70 percent chance of showers on gameday. It’s a reminder that all our calculations can come a cropper if the weather gods decide to intervene. And they just don’t seem to look away from this tournament.
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Finally, we come to Zimbabwe, currently 4th in the group with 3 points. Needless to say, they need to win both their remaining matches to give themselves a chance. Unlike South Africa, though, their neighbours can’t be sure of qualification even with 7 points. Were they to get there, India would most likely be out, but Bangladesh and South Africa could still finish ahead of them. But if they are able to pull off the two wins, you get the feeling other things will fall into place too, to take them through.
All things considered, including form and remaining fixtures, we believe the group will end exactly as it is now, with South Africa and India qualifying as the top two.
However, the T20 World Cup 2022 appears to be the most unpredictable one so far. The ongoing event has regularly seen upsets by the associated nations, and games have been postponed due to incelement weather. The outcome of Bangladesh's match against India on November 2 could change the direction of the Group 2 point standings yet again. Therefore, no team should take their remaining Super 12s fixtures lightly.
Hockey Champs Trophy: Walton Dhaka taste first victory beating Rupayan City Cumilla 4-3
Walton Dhaka tasted the first victory in their 2nd match of the first-ever franchise-based Champions Trophy Hockey Bangladesh 2022 beating Rupayan City Cumilla by 4-3 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Monday.
In their previous matches, Walton Dhaka conceded a 1-2 goals defeat against Mettro Express Barisal while Rupayan City Cumilla beat Monarch Padma by 3-2 goals.
In the day's match, captain Ashraful Islam two successive goals in the 7th and 19th minutes, both from penalty corners while Indonesian player Alfandy Aly Surya scored a field goal, the 3rd goal for Dhaka, in the 20th minute (3-0).
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Captain Sohanur Rahman Sobuj reduced the Cumilla margin in the 21st minute from a penalty corner (3-1) while Indonesian Alfandy Aly again widened the Dhaka margin in the 24th minute from a penalty corner (4-1).
Malaysian player Kim Sung Yeob scored twice for Dhaka, first from penalty stroke in the 32nd minute while another from penalty corner in the 39th minute to reduce the margin (4-3), but failed to avoid the defeat.
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Six franchise teams--Acme Chattogram, Mettro Express Barisal, Monarch Padma, Rupayan City Cumilla, Saif Power Group Khulna and Walton Dhaka--are taking part in the new look inaugural hockey meet.
Asian Continental Chess: GM Razib of Bangladesh beats Indian IM Dinesh
Grand Master Enamul Hossain Razib of Bangladesh beat Indian International Master Dinesh Kumar Sharma in the 6th round open section match of the Asian Continental Chess Championships held in the Indian capital New Delhi on Monday.
In the day's 6th round, GM Razib played with white pieces to choose the Ruy-Lopez opening system and beat his opponent after 39 moves.
In the Women’s section, Bangladeshi WCM Jannatul Ferdous received bye in the day's 6th round match.
After the day's 6th round, GM Enamul Hossain Razib earned 2.5 points while WCM Jannat bagged 2 points.