World Cup 2019, Match 43: Pakistan vs Bangladesh – Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

It’s all happening out here at World Cup 2019. England defeated New Zealand by a massive 119-run margin. The home team is now on the third spot with a fantastic NRR of +1.1520. Pakistan is now in deeper trouble. Not only do they have to defeat Bangladesh but they have to defeat the team by a ridiculously huge margin.

A lot depends on the toss as well. If Bangladesh wins the toss and elects to bat first, Pakistan is ruled out of the tournament even before the first ball is bowled. Here is all you need to read about both the teams before picking your Fantain XI.

Team News:

Pakistan

Do not depend on others. That is Pakistan’s take away from this tournament. Had New Zealand defeated England, Pakistan would have had a brighter chance. Or if the team had played consistently from the start.

Now it all boils down to some miraculous numbers.

• Pakistan has to beat Bangladesh by 311 runs after posting 350
• Pakistan has to beat Bangladesh by 316 runs after scoring 400
• Pakistan has to beat Bangladesh by 321 runs after scoring 450

Everything depends on veteran Babar Azam, and fellow teammates Hafeez, Sohail and Zaman. Bowlers Amir and Riaz need a miracle as well.

Don’t forget Pakistan almost losing to Afghanistan. But then, so did India.

Predicted XI: Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi

Bangladesh

In the bigger picture, Bangladesh’s campaign for the Ultimate Cricket Trophy was not a complete disaster. They won three out of eight matches. They had the potential to defeat Sri Lanka ( thanks to the rain, now we will never know).  The match against Pakistan can be tricky. Pakistan is known to tumble under pressure and Bangladesh could take advantage of this flaw.

Moreover, Bangladesh has played spoilers for many teams in many tournaments and they are very much in their element in this aspect. The fact that they are under no pressure to win is the icing on the cake.

Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan and M Rahim have had a good time and will go home not completely disappointed.

Predicted XI: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin

Top Picks

Shakib Al Hasan:  Afghanistan’s man-with-the-golden-arm has been fantastic this season. He is key to your Fantain Fantasy Lineup, contributing with both the bat and the ball.

Babar Azam:  Pakistan’s only hope of making it to the semi-finals depends on this man hitting a century and a half.

Mhd Amir:  Pakistan Pacer Amir needs to get early breakthroughs to give his team that chance.

Haris Sohail: The dark horse of the team, Haris Sohail suddenly sprinted forward to make his presence felt loud and clear.

Fantain Fantasy XI:

Batsmen: Babar Azam, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, F Zaman, Haris Sohail

Bowlers: Mhd.Amir, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Afridi

All-Rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, M Saifuddin

WK: Mushfiqur Rahim

This is our Fantain Fantasy XI but you’re the real expert.