ICC World Cup 2019 – Match 23: WI vs BAN – Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI

After a brief hiatus, Bangladesh will be back on the field to face Windies in their next game. Their last game against Sri Lanka was washed out without a ball bowled. Before that, the team suffered a 106-run loss to England in a completely one-sided encounter. Though, in the first two games, the side fought hard for a victory.

They stunned South Africa in their tournament opener and kept New Zealand on the edge of their seat. In the end, what has materialised is that they won only one game out of four. Bangladesh team has got some tough calls to make before the upcoming encounter and we might witness a few changes in their playing eleven.

Here is the Predicted Playing XI for Bangladesh

Openers (Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar)

Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar have had a quiet tournament thus far. They haven’t really gone on to get the big scores despite getting off to decent starts in almost every game. However, there aren’t many options for the management to look beyond them.

Liton Das could be a possibility but they wouldn’t want him in the eleven as yet. Thus, these two openers should look to take the onus upon themselves and should begin to deliver. Tamim Iqbal, being one of the most senior members in this squad, has got a massive responsibility on his shoulders and should look to execute his plans better.

Middle Order (Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Sabbir Rahman)

Shakib Al Hasan has been the best batsman for Bangladesh thus far in the tournament. In the three opportunities where he got to bat, he scored two half-centuries and a century. In the next game as well, Bangladesh will have a lot of hopes on their most experienced player. Mushfiqur Rahim will also have a big role to fulfil.

The wicketkeeper-batsman has got off to starts on most occasions but that wouldn’t be sufficient. He should look to stick around for longer and get a large score. Instead of Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman is likely to get a go in this match. Sabbir is quite reliable with the bat and can also bowl a bit of leg-spin which adds up to the balance of the team.

All Rounders (Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan)

Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain have done a decent job. But they’ve got to improve in two areas with the bat. Firstly, they should look to score at a better pace on a consistent basis. Secondly, this duo has got to get big scores regularly and should make some quickfire contributions down the order. With the ball, they have done a decent job whenever they were given the job.

Though, maintaining a decent economy will help the team. Mehidy Hasan did a good job in the high-scoring encounter against England. He was the most economical bowler in that game and even picked up two wickets. Hasan continues to be an important part of this team and is a must in the playing eleven.

Bowlers (Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mustafizur Rahman)

Instead of Mohammad Saifuddin, Bangladesh might explore the chance of fielding Rubel Hossain. While Saifuddin has picked up a few wickets, he didn’t live up to the expectations in the crucial junctures of the game. He has leaked a lot of runs towards the death and thus Bangladesh will want to try out something different for this game.

Mashrafe Mortaza is yet to pick himself up in the tournament. He’s hardly been amongst the wickets and has even been very expensive. Being the skipper of the side, Mortaza must do better and lead his troops from the front. Mustafizur Rahman will complete this eleven.