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CWC 2019 Match 23: Bangladesh v West Indies Preview Dream11. BAN vs WI Dream11 Prediction

Rivalry. It is a hot word in the cricketing world with India and Pakistan taking centre stage on Sunday.

Monday sees a rivalry, too. Sure, it is nowhere near the magnitude of an India-Pakistan battle, but these two sides have had their fair share of battles over the past few years, culminating in a number of tight battles in the ODI format.

Bangladesh have enjoyed success against West Indies in recent times. They enter this meeting against Jason Holder’s men on the back of series wins both home and away in 2018, as well as three wins in the recent Ireland Tri-Series. West Indies, who were mighty disappointing against England, join Bangladesh in must-win territory as both these sides look to keep their Semi Final hopes alive.

Who will step up?

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Key to a Bangladesh win

Bangladesh are favourites in the eyes of Tamim Iqbal, who himself has enjoyed success against the Windies. In Bangladesh’s two 2-1 series wins (home and away) last year, Tamim scored a total of 430 runs in six innings at 107.50. After a slow start to his CWC 2019 campaign, Tamim has to lead the way in overcoming the Windies’ short-ball onslaught, and then helping set a platform with the in-form Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmdullah and co. to follow. Can Bangladesh, via Soumya Sarkar also, make a strong start and carry on with the job against a wounded Windies? How well will they play the short ball?

Also, will Bangladesh’s bowlers be ready to tackle a Windies’ batting onslaught after an extended break? The Windies’ batting effort against England suggested that it is going to be an all-or-nothing approach with boundaries, dots and pretty much nothing in-between. So, can the Tigers limit the boundaries? Who can help see the back of Chris Gayle early? Will it be Mehidy Hasan Miraz, given that Gayle can struggle early vs off-spin bowling? Another thorn in the Bangladesh side is Shai Hope, so how well the seamers can bowl to a plan that is backed up by the spinners in limiting the Windies’ power game will be interesting to see.

Key to a West Indies win

Can the Windies blow Bangladesh away with effective use of the short ball? Bangladesh know what’s coming, but so did Australia and South Africa, who joined Pakistan in losing a number of powerplay wickets. West Indies have taken a total of nine in this period, with their only bad day coming against England last time out. Can the likes of Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas get the Windies off to a flyer, getting the better of Bangladesh’s experienced players? Then, who will back it up?

Also, West Indies need to have a better day out with the bat. They did not properly take into account the big boundaries in Southampton, but the smaller boundaries in Taunton might be to their liking. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis have the potential to push Bangladesh right onto the back foot like England managed to do in Cardiff. Indeed, Shai Hope, who averages a huge 94.57 in nine ODIs vs Bangladesh, will be tasked with holding things together, along with the impressive Nicholas Pooran, as teammates look to go big. Andre Russell might not be fit for this game, but can the Windies get the really big score their batting lineup is capable of?

Pitch and conditions

Overcast conditions are expected in Taunton on Monday. Rain should hopefully stay away, with a good batting wicket expected.

Possible Playing 11

Liton Das could be preferred to Mohammad Mithun for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 1. Tamim Iqbal, 2. Soumya Sarkar, 3. Shakib Al Hasan, 4. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5. Liton Das/Mohammad Mithun, 6. Mahmudullah, 7. Mossadek Hossain, 8. Mohammad Shaifuddin, 9. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 10. Mashrafe Mortaza (c), 11. Mustafizur Rahman

Andre Russell is struggling with multiple injuries. His knee and left-wrist gave way just a few days ago against England, which surely puts him in big doubt for this game. If he is out, Darren Bravo could come in and bat up the order. Also, West Indies could look to a full pace attack again to target Bangladesh.

West Indies: 1. Chris Gayle, 2. Evin Lewis, 3. Shai Hope, 4. Nicholas Pooran, 5. Shimron Hetmyer, 6. Jason Holder, 7. Andre Russell/Darren Bravo, 8. Carlos Brathwaite, 9. Shannon Gabriel, 10. Oshane Thomas, 11. Sheldon Cottrell

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Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head in World Cups: Matches 4, Bangladesh 0, West Indies 3, NR 1.
• Bangladesh have won seven of their last nine ODIs against West Indies.
• Shai Hope’s last six scores against Bangladesh: 43, 146*, 108*, 109, 87, 74.
• Shakib Al Hasan is fifth in the CWC 2019 top run-scorers list with 260.
• Both teams sit on three points after four matches, which makes this a must-win.

Match Prediction

Really difficult match to predict.

Much depends on how well Bangladesh handle the short ball from the Windies, as well as how well the Windies can power-hit with the bat.

I predict a tight Bangladesh win given the number of experienced players in their team, as well as their good record of late vs West Indies.

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