Hyderabad Weather: India will lock horns with Bangladesh in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday (October 12). The Men in Blue have won the first two T20Is of the series implying the final game of the series will be inconsequential as far as the result of the series is concerned. While there will be eyes on the pitch, the weather will also be a factor in the minds of the captain when they sit out to decide their Playing 11s for the final match of the series.
If Google Weather is to be believed, Hyderabad has an 80% chance of precipitation on October 12 which means there is a good probability of the final T20I being a rain-affected match. That also suggests that the captain winning the toss might want to bowl first on this surface despite it proving to a be a good ground for the team batting first in IPL 2024. Forecast on Accuweather also does not depict a good picture with the city expected to be under cloud cover, with chances of rain.
Hello Hyderabad! 👋#TeamIndia have arrived for the Final #INDvBAN T20I and the local lads have a message for you 😎@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/I16G8ZFJjf
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2024
However, with the series in the kitty it could also mean a chance for the captain to try out trhe bench strength of the team. Does that mean a chance for Harshit Rana to make international debut? Only time will tell.
Probable Playing 11s:
India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav/Harshit Rana
Bangladesh: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman