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Bangladesh and Scotland face off in the curtain-raiser of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday, October 3, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh are a bit of dark horses heading into the tournament, and they certainly have the bowling arsenal to trouble the best of teams. But they'll want their batting unit to step up and deliver to give themselves a chance at launching a serious bid for a place in the semi-finals.
Scotland is a team with immense potential and led by the in-form Kathryn Bryce. They have plenty of dangerous players who could pose a real threat to any opponent.
This should make for an enticing opening contest, and on that note, let's look at the top three Dream11 captaincy picks for this match.
#3 Nahida Akter (BOWL) (BAN)
Left-arm spinner Nahida Akter will be one of the vital cogs in Bangladesh's bowling unit. This will be the 34-year-old's fifth T20 World Cup, and her experience will definitely come in handy for Nigar Sultana and Co.
Nahida usually opens the bowling for Bangladesh, and against an aggressive Scotland batting unit in the powerplay, she definitely has what it takes to pick up wickets and add to her Dream11 points tally.
Bangladesh are still the official hosts of the tournament, and while they may not be too familiar with the conditions in the UAE, the Sharjah wicket is sure to assist the spinners. Nahida Akter is someone who you can entrust with your captain or vice-captain's armband in Dream11.
#2 Rabeya Khan (BOWL) (BAN)
Ranked 10th in the ICC T20I bowler's rankings, leg-spinner and bowling all-rounder Rabeya Khan will be crucial to Bangladesh's chances at this World Cup.
She primarily operates in the middle and death overs, often bowling two of them in the last four overs of the innings. That increases her odds of picking up wickets massively. Given the fact that she's likely to be up against an inexperienced Scotland middle and lower order, she's definite to cause problems for them with her variations and accuracy.
Along with Nahida Akter, Rabeya is the only other Bangladesh bowler who's almost assured of completing her full quota of overs. She's someone you can back to deliver Dream11 points as your captain or vice-captain.
#1 Kathryn Bryce (ALL) (SCO)
Kathryn Bryce is arguably one of the best fantasy cricket options in the tournament. The Scotland skipper is a true all-rounder, batting at No.3 and almost always completing her full set of overs with the ball.
The 26-year-old has stellar stats in her international career, scoring nearly 1200 runs in 45 matches at an average of close to 40, while also picking up 46 wickets with her medium pace. She is the rock and talisman of this Scotland side and backs herself to deliver in crucial situations.
Scotland showed their potential in a crunching eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the warm-up match, with Bryce playing a starring role with the ball and contributing a valuable cameo with the bat. She's likely to be the most-captained Dream11 player for this fixture, and rightly so, given her very high potential for points.
