Will the batsmen have a field day in Antigua or will the bowlers do their magic?

New Delhi. Riding on the victory chariot, the Indian cricket team will clash with Bangladesh in its second match of Super 8 on Saturday. The 47th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. This will be the seventh match in Antigua in this World Cup. Earlier, 6 matches of the current World Cup have been played here. The highest score in the last 6 matches at this venue has been 194 runs, which South Africa has scored against the USA for the loss of 4 wickets. England had scored 122 runs in 10 overs against Namibia. There is a lot for the batsmen on this wicket. Rain may disrupt this match.

The average score in the first innings on the Antigua ground is 132 runs. But there is a lot of difference in this due to the low scoring matches between the associate countries here. So far 19 T20 International matches have been played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua where the team batting first has won 11 matches while the team batting in the second innings has been victorious in 8 matches. The lowest score at this venue has been 47 runs. In this World Cup, Oman’s team, batting first, was all out in 13.2 overs against England.

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India vs Bangladesh Pitch Report
The high scores of the teams indicate difficult conditions for the bowlers. But in the 6 matches of this World Cup, the run rate at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has been 8.32 and runs have been scored in more than 22 overs per wicket. Wickets also fall a lot on this wicket. In the 19 matches played here, fast bowlers have taken 131 wickets. They have taken wickets here every 16 balls. Spinners have taken 85 wickets. Pacers and spinners have conceded runs at about 7 runs per over. In the matches played here in 2024, pacers have taken 37 wickets while spinners have taken 21 wickets.

The toss factor
The toss does not have much effect on this ground. Out of 19 matches, the teams winning the toss have won 9 matches while the teams losing the toss have won 10 matches. In 11 matches, the captains have decided to bat first after winning the toss. 6 times out of 11, the teams batting first have been successful in registering victory. The winning percentage of the teams winning the toss and fielding first here has been low. The teams have been successful in registering victory only 3 times in 8 matches. India and Bangladesh have faced each other 13 times in T20 International matches where India has won 12 matches.

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