World Cup 2023: IND vs BAN; India has a chance for a fourth victory

World Cup 2023: IND vs BAN; India has a chance for a fourth victory

India will face Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup 2023 today, on Thursday, 19 October. The match will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune from 2 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 1:30 pm. By winning today's match, Team India can win its fourth consecutive match, the team also has a chance to surpass New Zealand and come on top in the points table.

If Team India captain Rohit Sharma scores a century today, it will be his third consecutive century against Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup. Rohit had earlier played innings of 137 runs in 2015 (Melbourne) and 104 runs in 2019 (Birmingham).

 

Fourth match between both teams

This will be the fourth match in this World Cup for both teams. India has won its first three matches. The team defeated Australia in the first match, Afghanistan in the second and Pakistan in the third. The team is currently at second place in the points table with 6 points.

On the other hand, Bangladesh has been able to win only one match out of three and lost 2. The team defeated Afghanistan in its first match. Whereas the team lost against England and New Zealand.

 

India has a chance for a fourth consecutive win

If we talk about ODI World Cup, four matches have been played between the two teams. India won three and Bangladesh won one. The first match between the two was played in the 2007 World Cup, which was won by Bangladesh. After this, Team India won 3 consecutive matches. By winning today's match, Team India will ensure victory over Bangladesh in the World Cup.

 

Head-to-head and recent records

Talking about overall head-to-head, a total of 40 ODIs have been played between India and Bangladesh so far. India has won 31 and Bangladesh has won 8. One match remained inconclusive.

India: The team won 4 out of the last 5. While faced defeat in one.

Bangladesh: The team has won only one of the last 5 matches, while losing 4.

 

Rohit is in great form

Team India captain Rohit Sharma is looking in great form in this World Cup. He has scored one century and one half-century in the 3 matches played so far in the World Cup. He is the top scorer of the team. Whereas in bowling, the team's pacer Jasprit Bumrah has taken the most wickets.

Mohammed Shami may get a chance in place of Shardul Thakur in the team against Bangladesh. Apart from this, there does not seem to be any other change in the team.

 

Doubt over Shakib's play

There is doubt over Bangladesh team captain Shakib Al Hasan playing against India. He suffered a thigh injury while batting in the match against New Zealand. However, his reports have not come yet, so he can play today's match.

Mushfiqur Rahim has scored the most runs for Bangladesh in this World Cup. He has two half-centuries to his name. Team captain Shakib Al Hasan is the top wicket-taker.

 

pitch report

The wicket of Pune Stadium is batting friendly. High scoring matches take place here. A total of 7 One Day Internationals have been played in this stadium so far. The team batting first has won four matches, while the team chasing has won three matches. The average score of the team batting in the first innings has been 307. In such a situation, the team winning the toss may prefer to bat first.

 

weather forecast

According to Accuweather, the temperature in Pune on Thursday will be around 22 to 33 degrees Celsius. It will be sunny, but there will also be some clouds. There is a 1% chance of rain. Let us tell you, there was a little drizzle here on Wednesday evening before the match, but today the forecast is sunny.

 

Possible playing 11 of both teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Tauheed Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman.