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Bangladesh (BAN) will face West Indies (WI) in the third T20I of their three-match series on Friday, October 31. The match will be hosted by the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram and the action will commence from 5:30 PM IST onwards.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh will be aiming to avoid a series whitewash at home after sustaining two demoralizing defeats in the first two games over the past one week. Bangladesh’s batting line-up is yet to come up clutch this series, considering only one half-century has been recorded from their end so far in the form of Tanzid Hasan’s 61 a couple of days ago.
West Indies
After suffering a shock series defeat by Nepal, and getting obliterated 0-5 by Australia at home, the West Indies team seems to have found its groove by clinch its three-match away T20I series against Bangladesh with a game to spare. With one eye on next year’s 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, Shai Hope and co. will be aiming to use the impending dead-rubber to test their bench strength and by trying out new combinations.
BAN vs WI head-to-head overview
Bangladesh and West Indies teams have faced each other a total of 21 times in T20I cricket ever since their first meeting in the format back in 2007. While West Indies holds head-to-head superiority with 11 wins, the Bangladesh team has secured eight wins so far in this 18-year-old rivalry. Two of those 21 games have ended up as no results.
Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram pitch report
The surface at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram tends to have something for everyone. While fast bowlers can extract movement and bounce to trouble the batters with the new ball, batting is expected to become easier once the surface settles. Spinners can also take charge, albeit in the second half of the game, as has been the case here off late. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first, considering the chasing teams have lost both matches in this series so far.
Bangladesh and West Indies probable playing XI
Bangladesh
Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (c and wk), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman
West Indies
Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (c and wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Khary Pierre, Akeal Hosein and Jayden Seales
Top run scorers in BAN vs WI T20Is
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Litton Das – 347 runs
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has minted 347 runs in 15 T20I innings against the West Indies at an average of 23.13. The cricketer has listed two half-centuries in his career against them, and has maintained a strike rate of 127.10.
Rovman Powell – 331 runs
West Indies batter Rovman Powell has charted 331 runs against Bangladesh in T20Is, including 47 in the ongoing series so far. Powell has aggregated his runs in just 12 innings to maintain a healthy batting average of 36.77 and with an astonishing strike rate of 137.34.
Shai Hope – 215 runs
West Indies captain and wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope has tallied 215 runs in just five innings against Bangladesh in T20Is at a prolific average of 53.75. Hope also strikes at 182.20 against them, and has already listed over 100 runs in the ongoing series so far, which included a match-winning fifty a couple of days ago.
Top wicket-takers in BAN vs WI T20Is
We are considering only the players from the current squad.
Mustafizur Rahman – 18 wickets
Seasoned Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has clipped 18 wickets against West Indies in T20Is in just 11 innings. Among active players in both squads, Rahman holds the most distinguished bowling record, all with an impressive average of 19.38 and with a strike rate of 12.05.
Romario Shepherd – 13 wickets
West Indies bowling all-rounder Romario Shepherd has taken 13 Bangladeshi wickets in just eight innings. His bowling average of 16.53 against Bangladesh marks significantly better than his career T20I bowling average of 28.41.
Mahedi Hasan – 12 wickets
Bangladesh off-spinner Mahedi Hasan has picked up 12 wickets against West Indies in just six T20I innings. Despite holding an astonishing bowling average of just 10.41 against West Indies, he is yet to feature in the Bangladeshi playing XI so far in the series.
BAN vs WI key stats
Bangladesh key records
- Among players from Test playing nations, Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan has emerged as the second highest run-getter in T20Is in the year 2025 so far with 622 runs.
- Rishad Hossain is the joint-highest wicket-taker among all bowlers from Test playing nations in the year 2025 with 26 wickets in just 21 innings.
- In last nine matches for Bangladesh, Saif Hassan has scored the most runs with 273 runs at a prolific batting average of 34.13.
- Nurul Hasan has been averaging a prolific 59.50 after playing seven T20I innings over the past 10 months, marking one of the best averages among all players this year.
- At Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Bangladesh have played 15 T20Is, winning nine while losing six games.
West Indies key records
- Captain Shai Hope has emerged as the most successful West Indies batter in the year 2025 so far with 464 runs in 14 innings at an average of 38.66.
- No bowler among any Test-playing nation has picked up more T20I wickets this year than West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder. While Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossain has matched Holder’s tally of 26 wickets, the West Indies veteran is holding a better bowling average, that of 21.
- Akeal Hosein will easily start out as West Indies’ most successful spin bowler heading into the game. In the 16 T20I matches he has played this year, Akeal has nabbed 21 wickets.
- A win for West Indies will help them clinch a rare 3-0 T20I series victory away from home, that too, against an opponent that thrashed them last year in the Caribbean with a similar margin.
Records that can be broken in BAN vs WI 3rd T20I
- Litton Das needs just one more run to surpass Shakib Al Hasan (347 runs) to become the leading run-maker in Bangladesh vs West Indies T20I matches.
- Rishad Hossain and Jason Holder, with 26 wickets each, will be in a race with each other to become the highest wicket-taker of the calendar year 2025 so far.
- Nasum Ahmed needs just two more wickets to complete 50 T20I wickets in his career.
- Roston Chase needs just two fours to complete 50 fours in his T20I profile.
- Rovman Powell requires another 28 runs to complete 2,000 T20I runs.
