Windies look to seal series in Lauderhill

Overview

Windies v Bangladesh
Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill
2nd T20I
Saturday, 4 August, 00:00 GMT (+1d), 20:00 Local

While the Windies are keen on continuing their winning form, Bangladesh will look to level the series in Florida on Saturday. Shakib Al Hasan and his men, who clinched the ODI series 2-1, will want a similar result in the T20Is as well.

Both sides rely heavily on their specialists in the format, and the result will come down to which line-up clicks better on the day.

As pointed out by their skipper after the game, Bangladesh lacked a finishing impetus in the first match. While their middle order tried to mitigate the quick fall of wickets at the top of the order, they couldn't accelerate in the crunch moments of the innings.

Openers Tanim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar, who were both dismissed for golden ducks on the day, will want to turn things around.

The Windies, meanwhile, will want another strong all-round performance. Andre Russell was the star in the first game, with figures of 1/27 and 35* off 21 deliveries in the rain-hit chase. His contribution, along with that of all-rounders like Braithwaite and Ashley Nurse, will be key.

Bangladesh are tenth in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings, while the Windies sit seventh on the list.

Key players

**Andre Russell (Windies):**The swashbuckling Jamaican continues to add value to his team almost every time he takes the field in the format. If the 30-year-old can follow through on his destructive innings in the first game on Saturday, it will be very difficult for Shakib and his bowlers to control the onslaught.

Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh): The right-arm pacer missed the ODI leg of the tour due to injury, but made a strong return to the side in the T20I. The only time Windies looked uncertain in the first match was when Rahman scalped two quick wickets with the new ball at the start of the chase. He will be crucial in reigning in the brute force and power of the hosts' batting line-up.

Conditions

The action shifts from the West Indies to the US. But like in the first T20I, this game might also be affected by rain. The forecast is cloudy with 73% humidity. The temperature at the toss will be in the region of 29°C.

Squads

Windies: Carlos Brathwaite (c), Samuel Badree, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Chadwick Walton, Kesrick Williams

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Nazmul Islam Apu, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider, Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque