Nidahas Trophy, 2018: India's predicted XI to take on Bangladesh

After losing the first match to Sri Lanka, the Rohit Sharma led Indian side bounced back extremely well to win their next two matches.

They are now on top of the table with one match go, against Bangladesh, who are coming off a spectacular win against Sri Lanka.

With one foot into the final, the Men in Blue will hope to guarantee their spot on top of the table with a win against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma's men already defeated the Tigers in the tournament and will hope to get another win under their belt on March 14.

Let's take a look at their predicted XI:

Openers:

Rohit Sharma:

Despite taking India to victory in the last two matches, the stand-in India captain has performed extremely poorly with the bat. He has not scored a single half-century in the last seven T20Is. With scores of 21, 0, 11, 0, 17, and 11, Rohit is due for a big score.

He has been severely criticised for his batting performances in this series and will hope to turn things around in the match against Bangladesh.

Rishabh Pant:

The talented youngster has not been able to get going in the series so far. He scored 23 runs in the first match, but he looked quite uncomfortable against the opposition bowlers.

He failed to make an impact in the second T20I against Bangladesh as well and was hence dropped for India's third T20I. However, with India almost through to the final, the team management should give him another chance to prove himself.

Shikhar Dhawan has been playing a lot of matches off late and he could be rested for the match against Bangladesh.

Middle-order:

Suresh Raina:

After making a comeback to the Indian side, the enigmatic left-hander has looked a different batsman. He looks to attack from the very first ball and take on all the bowlers. However, he has not been able to convert his good starts into big scores in the past few matches.

He will look to get a big score under his belt in the upcoming match against Bangladesh and cement his place in the side for the future.

KL Rahul:

The 25-year-old, who played his first T20I against Sri Lanka on Monday, was dismissed in bizarre fashion when he hit the wicket with his foot after getting off to a good start.

He has not been given a lot of chances off late and will hope to impress the selectors in the match against Bangladesh.

Manish Pandey:

The 28-year-old lad from Karnataka has been one of India's most consistent batsmen in the shortest format of the game over the past few months or so.

He guided India to victory in the last two T20Is and will hope to do much of the same in the next T20I against Bangladesh.

If he continues to perform well, he could be the long-term solution to India's middle order problem.

Dinesh Karthik:

In the absence of MS Dhoni, the wicketkeeper-batsman has performed really well. He hardly got a chance to make an impact in the first two T20Is, but stepped it up when it mattered most in the previous T20I against Sri Lanka.

He guided India to victory with a 39 run knock and put on a vital partnership with Manish Pandey.

He could surely cement his place in the side if he continues to perform well.

Vijay Shankar:

After not having much of a say in the first T20I, the fast bowling all-rounder, who was brought into the side in place of Hardik Pandya, performed exceptionally well in the second T20I against Bangladesh and grabbed the man of the match award.

He performed decently well in the previous T20I as well, with one wicket to his name. He will look to perform well in the next match and cement his place in the side for the long run.

Washington Sundar:

The 18-year-old youngster has been one of the finds for the Indian cricket team in this series. He has performed exceptionally well with the ball, hardly giving away any runs and picking up wickets at regular intervals as well.

He is certainly one for the future and will hope to make a mark for himself in the next match against Bangladesh as well.

Yuzvendra Chahal:

The 27-year-old wrist spinner, who has been one of India's best T20I bowlers over the past few years, has been quite expensive in the tournament so far.

However, he continues to pick up wickets at regular intervals, and this is what makes him so potent.

Fast bowlers:

Jaydev Unadkat:

The 26-year-old has been quite expensive with the ball but has picked up quite a few wickets to make up for that.

He will hope to cut down on the mistakes he has made in the previous matches and be a little more economical in the future.

He has done well in the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah and will hope to continue performing well in the next few matches.

Shardul Thakur:

After being smashed all over the park in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, the 26-year-old Mumbaikar bounced back really well in the next two matches and led the Indian pace attack with aplomb.

He was India's best bowler in the previous match against Sri Lanka and will hope to spearhead the Indian attack in the next match as well.