The pitch in Sharjah hasn’t been an overly great one for batting. The spinners have extracted quite a bit from the surface. Batting second should remain the way forward. Average score: 144 (4 T20Is in Sharjah in T20 World Cup 2021) Record of Chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 1, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs

West Indies

Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Hayden Walsh Bench: Hayden Walsh, Ravi Rampaul, Oshane Thomas, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher

Bangladesh

Mohammad Naim, Liton Das/Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman Bench: Taskin Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Soumya Sarkar/Liton Das, Rubel Hossain

Head-to-head

Overall

Matches- 12, West Indies – 6, Bangladesh – 5, N/R- 1

In T20 World Cups

Matches- 2, West Indies – 1, Bangladesh – 1, N/R- 0

Probable best batter of the match

Evin Lewis (West Indies)

Evin Lewis has been excellent for the West Indies in the T20 tournament. The left-hander couldn’t get going in their game against England, but he showed his class against South Africa. The southpaw smashed 56 runs off 35 balls with the help of three fours and six sixes. He will be looking to replicate something similar against the Tigers as well.

Probable best bowler of the match

Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Shakib Al Hasan has been the standout bowler for Bangladesh in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup. The left-arm pacer scored runs and picked up wickets for fun in the Qualifiers. The Magura-born also picked up two wickets against Sri Lanka. Albeit he failed to deliver against England, he is expected to make a comeback against the West Indies.

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