India vs Bangladesh 2019-20 3rd T20I, statistical preview: Chahal eyes 50th wicket

Bangladesh defeated India for the first time in T20Is, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, by 7 wickets. India then levelled the series at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, by 8 wickets. The teams will now meet at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur. Ahead of the match, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 wicket needed by Yuzvendra Chahal (49) to become the 3rd Indian and 31st overall to take 50 T20I wickets. In fact, Chahal has a chance of going past Jasprit Bumrah (51) and R Ashwin (52), the only Indians ahead of him, in this series.

3 men have played all 10 matches between India and Bangladesh – Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Rohit Sharma. All three are likely to retain the 100% record.

7 wickets for Al-Amin Hossain against India, the joint-most for Bangladesh. He needs 1 more to go past Rubel Hossain (7).

9 win-loss ratio of India against Bangladesh (9 wins, 1 defeat), their best against any side against whom they have played 3 or more matches. Bangladesh’s ratio of 0.111 is their worst for as many matches, though they have lost all 7 of their T20Is against New Zealand and all 6 against South Africa.

11 T20Is played at Rajkot till date. India have played only 3 of these: they lost to Sri Lanka by 29 runs in 2009-10 and to New Zealand by 47 runs in the 2016 World T20 before they beat England by 5 runs in 2016-17. Bangladesh have never played here.

15 runs needed by Shikhar Dhawan (1,485) to become the 5th Indian and 28th overall to score 1,500 T20I runs.

36 catches for Rohit. He needs 1 more to go past Virat Kohli (36) and secure 2nd spot among Indians on the list of non-wicketkeepers. Only Suresh Raina (42) has more.

58 dismissals for Mushfiqur Rahim (30 catches, 28 stumpings) as wicketkeeper. One more will take him past Denesh Ramdin (38 and 20). Only MS Dhoni (57 and 34) and Kamran Akmal (28 and 32) have more. Mushfiqur has also held 1 catch as a non-wicketkeeper.

78 runs needed by Mahmudullah (1,422) to become the 3rd Bangladeshi and 28th overall to score 1,500 T20I runs.

78 runs needed by KL Rahul (922) to become the 8th Indian and 57th overall to score 1,000 T20I runs.

79 T20Is on Indian soil till date, the joint 2nd-most in any country. Bangladesh and South Africa have also hosted 79 matches each. However, the record lies with the UAE, who have hosted a whopping 160 T20Is.

229 runs for Mushfiqur against India, the 2nd-most for Bangladesh. He needs 8 more to go past Sabbir Rahman (236).