Live: Bangladesh bat first, Hridoy comes in for Mahedi
Bangladesh have made one change to their side which lost to Netherlands by 87 runs in the last match at the same ground.

Khan Mutasim Billah LifeEditor
Posted - 2023-10-31T14:12:16+06:00
Updated - 2023-10-31T14:12:16+06:00
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Eden Gardens

Pakistan
205/3 (32.3)

Bangladesh
204/10 (45.1)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Man of the match | Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) |
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in the ICC ODI World Cup on Tuesday (October 31) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Bangladesh have made one change to their side which lost to Netherlands by 87 runs in the last match at the same ground. Towhid Hridoy is back in the team after missing a couple of matches. He replaces all-rounder Mahedi Hasan in the squad.
On the other hand, Pakistan have made three changes to their side which lost to South Africa by 1 wicket in the last match. Opener Imam-ul-Haq who has not been in form lately, is not playing in the match. Fakhar Zaman replaces him. The other two changes are- Agha Salman and Usama Mir have come to the squad in replace of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. Shadab faced a concussion in the last match.
Both the team has not been in good form in the tournament as Bangladesh have only won 1 and Pakistan have won only 2 matches.
Playing XI
Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf.