Bangladesh and Pakistan will face off in the 43rd match of the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in London on Friday. The game is nearly a dead-rubber one now as both teams are pretty much out of the competition after England's triumph over New Zealand.
For Bangladesh, the game is all about playing for pride as they have no chance of making it to the last-four after having just seven points from eight matches. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of veteran opener Tamim Iqbal, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Saifuddin to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the match knowing mathematically they are still alive in the tournament, but practically it's all but over. The Men in Green need to win their final round-robin game by at least 316 margin if they manage to score 400 while batting first, whereas there is no chance for them making to the next stage if they bat second. In the batting department, the Green Shirts will be relying on the likes of Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam and Haris Sohail to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim to produce timely breakthroughs.
Lord's
Bangladesh and Pakistan will face off in the 43rd match of the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in London on Friday. The game is nearly a dead-rubber one now as both teams are pretty much out of the competition after England's triumph over New Zealand.
For Bangladesh, the game is all about playing for pride as they have no chance of making it to the last-four after having just seven points from eight matches. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of veteran opener Tamim Iqbal, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Saifuddin to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the match knowing mathematically they are still alive in the tournament, but practically it's all but over. The Men in Green need to win their final round-robin game by at least 316 margin if they manage to score 400 while batting first, whereas there is no chance for them making to the next stage if they bat second. In the batting department, the Green Shirts will be relying on the likes of Imam Ul-Haq, Babar Azam and Haris Sohail to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim to produce timely breakthroughs.
Lord's will be used as the venue for the match. Traditionally, the ground is famous for its nature—extremely contrary to English conditions. Pakistan have already played a match at the ground in the competition where they comfortably defeated South Africa after posting 300 plus runs on the board. Traditionally, teams batting first have had an advantage at the ground in a 50-over contest, therefore, both captain will be looking to win the toss and opt to bat first on Friday.
Player Recommendations:
Batsman: Babar Azam (10.5 Cr)
Babar Azam is Pakistan's best batsman in white-ball cricket. The right-hander is having a great tournament with the bat in hand as he is the leading run-scorer for his team with 378 runs in seven innings at an impressive average of 63 and with a strike-rate of 85.52, which includes one century and two fifties.
Wicketkeeper: Mushfiqur Rahim (10 Cr)
Mushfiqur Rahim is one of the best wicketkeeper-batsman across all formats currently in the game. The 32-year-old is having an impressive tournament with the bat in hand where he has scored 351 runs at an average of 58.50, which included one century two half-centuries.
All-rounder: Shakib Al Hasan (11 Cr)
Shakib Al Hasan is by far the best player of the tournament so far. The 32-year-old is the team's leading run-getter with 542 runs at an outstanding average of 90.33 and with a strike-rate of 97.83, which included two centuries and four fifties. That's not all, as he also has 11 wickets to his name.
Bowler: Mohammad Amir (9.5 Cr)
Mohammad Amir is having an impressive tournament with the ball in hand. The left-arm pacer is the leading wicket-taker for the team with 16 scalps in seven matches at an impressive strike-rate of 24.7 and with an economy-rate of 4.95.
Predicted Playing XI:
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan: Imam Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain & wicketkeeper), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi
