England and Bangladesh will play the seventh match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The English and Tigers are currently fifth and eighth respectively in the International Cricket Council's ODI team rankings.
England and Bangladesh will meet in the seventh match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Dharamsala on Tuesday afternoon. 2019 World Champions England had a terrible start to the tournament as they were beaten by 2019 runners-up New Zealand in Game 1 by 9 wickets with 82 balls remaining. Bangladesh got off to an excellent start with a convincing victory over Afghanistan by 6 wickets with 92 balls remaining in the third match in Dharamsala on Saturday. Read on as we preview this match which will be held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
England will have been hugely disappointed by Thursday's heavy defeat to New Zealand and have already lost half as many games as they did in the entire 2019 tournament. We expect Jos Buttler's side to show big improvement in this clash.
Since Bangladesh had not won any of their previous four ODIs before defeating Afghanistan, the victory was necessary to boost the group's confidence and get the tournament underway. They will be competitive in this game but will be against a team that has a point to prove
Match Preview
England and Bangladesh will meet in the 7th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday (October 10) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. It is the second game in this tournament for both teams.
England played their first game against New Zealand, the opening game of the tournament. New Zealand won the toss here and elected to bowl. England managed 282 runs, losing nine wickets in 50 overs. Joe Root was the leading run-scorer for England with 77 runs and 86 deliveries. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra made a mockery of the England bowlers and helped New Zealand reach the target of 283 runs in 36.2 overs with nine wickets in hand.
Bangladesh played their first game of the tournament against Afghanistan where they won the toss and elected to bowl. Afghanistan were bundled out for 156 runs in 37.2 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets each for Bangladesh. Bangladesh reached the target of 157 runs in 34.4 overs and won the game by six wickets.
Pitch Report
The pitch will likely provide excellent support for the batters in this game. The average first innings total in the last five ODI games has been 250 runs. The team that wins the toss will likely opt to bowl.
Toss Prediction
The second-placed teams have won four of the five matches played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium, including the previous match played here in the tournament between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It is almost certain that the team that wins the toss in this game will try to field first.
Weather Report
Humidity will slowly increase in this game, but will never rise above 60% in Dharamsala. At the start of the game it gets warm, but no hotter than 26 degrees before dropping to 20 degrees.
Head to Head
England have four wins and Bangladesh one in their last five ODI meetings. However, this solitary win for Bangladesh is the most recent result between the two teams. That was only in March 2023. In total, England have beaten Bangladesh 19 times in ODI cricket - and Bangladesh have beaten England five times.
Match Prediction
It looks like a very exciting game between Bangladesh, who have looked a much better ODI team in recent years, and England, who were very poor in the first game of their World Cup defense. We expect England to bat their first 50 overs in this game and post a much stronger total, although Bangladesh's bowlers won't make it easy for them. England's bowling is their weak point at the moment but we expect their batters to score enough runs to put them in a winning position in Dharamsala. We support England to win.
England to beat Bangladesh
Venue Details
The average first innings score at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium is 204. It is not exactly a high-scoring venue and teams batting first here have scored under 200 three times in just five games completed. The team batting first should try to set a target of around 260-270 runs.
Betting Tips
Yes, England lost to New Zealand and lacks the momentum that Bangladesh mustered in their win over Afghanistan. But beating the defending champions is probably too far for Bangladesh. England's dominant batting department may prove too much for the opposition bowlers, especially with Stokes back.
England are 1.20 percent favorites to win this game. Bangladesh is offered as a 4.85 favorite. It's riskier to bet on them to win this game, but at these high odds it could bring good value.
Probable Playing XI
England
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Joe Root – with over 6000 ODI runs to his name, a series of poor results would never be enough to bother the former England Test captain. Root has scored 16 ODI centuries in this format.
Dawid Malan – the left-handed opener came into the tournament in excellent form but was a disappointment against New Zealand. He has bounced back from poor results on many occasions and we expect the same in this game.
Jos Buttler - the England captain had to rebuild with Joe Root in Game 1 but he will not consider his contribution of 43 from 42 balls to be anywhere near enough. He is one of the best ODI batters in the world.
Mark Wood - the veteran fast bowler had not been seen in an international match since the end of the Men's Ashes before his appearance on Thursday. He will try to blow up the Bangladesh batsmen with his pace alone.
Bangladesh Key Players
Najmul Hossain Shanto – the 25-year-old had not scored a half-century in ODI cricket before the start of this year. However, he comes into this game with two centuries and six fifties already in this format in 2023.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz - The all-rounder has emerged as a key player with both bat and ball for Bangladesh this calendar year, winning the Player of the Match award after hitting a half-century and taking three wickets against Afghanistan.
Shakib Al Hasan – The captain has been winning games for his country with either the bat or the ball and sometimes both for over a decade. He fired Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shaha and Najibullah Zadran on Saturday.
Shoriful Islam – the left arm player plays the ball with good pace and lets it swing through the air. Expect him to throw the ball up and try to encourage the England batsmen to drive at the start of their innings.
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