Bangladesh, after winning a thrilling game against India, in the 1st ODI match at Mirpur, Dhaka will be pumped up to play against the same Indian side at the same venue on December 7. India will be looking to make a comeback into this three-match ODI series by winning the next match.
Speedster Umran Malik could be given a chance in the Playing XI for this match. With ODI World Cup 2023 being just around 10 months away a lot of questions would be raised on the Indian team's batting combination and their bench strength thus this series might be a good chance for them to experiment and get better as a better side in the upcoming ICC event.
Here in this article, we will have a look at some of the stats and numbers before the start of this game.
0 - Rohit Sharma hasn't lost an ODI series as captain so far.
2 - Virat Kohli needs 21 more runs to become the 2nd visiting batsman after Kumar Sangakkara to complete 1000 ODI runs on Bangladesh soil.
Most runs by a visiting batsman in ODIs on Bangladesh soil:
Kumar Sangakkara - 1045 (21 inns)
Virat Kohli - 979 (16 inns)
Brendan Taylor - 874 (33 inns)
3 - Rohit Sharma needs 3 more sixes to complete 500 sixes in international cricket. So far only the universal boss Chris Gayle has more than 500 sixes in international cricket.
Most sixes in international cricket:
Chris Gayle - 553
Rohit Sharma - 497
Shahid Afridi - 476
6 - Bangladesh have won all their last six ODI home series since 2018. The last time they lost a home ODI series was against England in 2016.
Bangladesh men's team in home ODI series since 2018:
Won 3-0 vs ZIM in 2018
Won 2-1 vs WI in 2018
Won 3-0 vs ZIM in 2020
Won 3-0 vs WI in 2021
Won 2-1 vs SL in 2021
Won 2-1 vs AFG in 2022.
Notably, Bangladesh's men's team has won 3 out of the last 5 ODI matches against India on Bangladesh soil with 1 game being No Result.
43 - Virat Kohli needs 43 more runs to become the highest run-scorer for India against Bangladesh in international cricket.
Most runs for India vs Bangladesh in international cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar - 1316 (20 inns)
Virat Kohli - 1274 (23 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 1174 (29 inns)
45 - Shakib Al Hasan needs 45 more runs to complete 1000 runs against India in international cricket.
Most runs vs India in international cricket:
Mushfiqur Rahim - 1393 (44 inns)
Tamim Iqbal - 1018 (33 inns)
Shakib Al Hasan - 955 (35 inns)
50 - If Bangladesh win this 2nd ODI match against India then Bangladesh's men's team will have 50 ODI wins on Mirpur, Dhaka ground alone.
2000 - Mehidy Hasan needs 42 more runs to complete 2000 runs in international cricket.
3000 - Shreyas Iyer needs 83 more runs to complete 3000 runs in international cricket.
