Litton Das Prepares for Dhaka Challenges in T20I Series

As Pakistan and Bangladesh gear up for their three-match T20I series, Pakistan captain Salman Agha has emphasized his team’s commitment to maintaining a fearless approach, especially if the conditions in Bangladesh favor aggressive play. However, conditions in Dhaka are not always ideal for high-scoring games. Over the past ten night T20Is, the average first-innings score has been below 125, partly due to turning pitches used in the 2021 series against New Zealand and Australia, which helped Bangladesh dominate both series.

Conditions and Team Strategies

Bangladesh’s T20I captain Litton Das acknowledged the difficulties batters faced in those earlier matches, but he is optimistic about this series.

“𝑰 π’‚π’ˆπ’“π’†π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 (2021 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’”) 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔,” π‘³π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’ π’”π’‚π’Šπ’…. “𝑰𝒕 π’˜π’‚π’” π’•π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’•π’‰π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π‘©π’‚π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’…π’†π’”π’‰ π’˜π’π’ 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’”. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’Œ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏 π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†. 𝑰 π’”π’‚π’˜ 𝒂 π’ˆπ’π’π’… π’˜π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’• π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’†.”

Pakistan had recently swept Bangladesh 3-0 in a T20I series earlier this year, consistently posting 200+ totals and chasing down a target of 197 comfortably in the final match. Head coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Agha are pushing the team to adapt to modern T20 trends by maximizing runs in the first six overs.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’š π’˜π’† π’‘π’π’‚π’š, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 π’‰π’π’˜ π’˜π’† π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’π’‚π’š,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… π‘¨π’ˆπ’‰π’‚. β€œπ‘©π’–π’• π’‚π’”π’”π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’π’…π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’π’” π’Šπ’” π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’Œπ’†π’š. 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’Šπ’•π’„π’‰ π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’”, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‘π’π’‚π’š π’‚π’ˆπ’ˆπ’“π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’—π’†π’π’š. 𝑰𝒇 𝒏𝒐𝒕, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕 π’‚π’„π’„π’π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’π’š.”

Pitch Conditions and Match Outlook

While Pakistan opted to skip training before the series opener, Bangladesh held an optional session with Litton Das closely inspecting the pitch alongside curator Gamini Silva. Litton believes Mirpur can offer balanced conditions for both batsmen and bowlers, contrasting with the challenging surfaces seen in 2021.

“π‘΄π’Šπ’“π’‘π’–π’“ π’Šπ’”π’β€™π’• π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’•π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’‘π’π’‚π’Šπ’π’†π’…. “𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 π’”π’‘π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒔 π’ƒπ’†π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅. 𝑰 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒂 π’”π’‘π’π’“π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•.”

He also noted the impact of dew and bowling quality seen in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), where scores tended to be higher due to dew and less potent bowling attacks.

“At international level, we face at least five quality bowlers,” Litton added. “Even if the match isn’t high scoring, it will be exciting.”

With both teams ready and conditions to be judged carefully, the upcoming T20I series promises competitive cricket and strategic battles in Dhaka.

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