Bangladesh vs England ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A Match 33 Preview: Bangladesh, England clash in crucial pre quarter-final
Bangladesh vs England ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Preview: Bangladesh, England clash in crucial pre quarter-final
England take on Bangladesh in the 33rd match in Pool A in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, in match which will push the winning side to the quarter-final stage of this ongoing tournament. In all likeliness, the winner of this match between England and Bangladesh will play India in the quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup. LIVE BLOG: BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND
With three big losses in four games, one feels that England do not deserve to advance to the knock out round of this World Cup as they have just not been up to the mark. England have struggled in all departments and it seems that they are miles behind the other top sides in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, as far as playing competitive one-day cricket. There has been a lot of furore over their performances and the kind of cricket which they have played, and when pitted against the top sides in this World Cup such as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka, England seem to be far off from where they ideally should be. Top 10 batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
England posted a total in excess of 300 in their last match against Sri Lanka, but suffered nine-wicket trouncing. England bowlers were simply off the mark as they presented absolutely no challenge to the Sri Lanka’s, who romped home with a big win. England have won only one match in this tournament and that too against a lowly Scotland, which they won by big margin of 119 runs. Top 10 bowlers in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
As far as the Points Table in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is concerned, England are at the fifth spot with one win in four games and a net run rate of -1.20. After four ODIs, England have only two points. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will feel that they have done much better in this regards as they are placed at the fourth spot in the points table, with two wins in four matches and one wash out. Bangladesh are much comfortable compared to England as they have five points from four matches, and a net run rate of +0.18. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS
Bangladesh’s unpredictability will be an important factor in this match. Bangladesh registered their biggest win while chasing in their cricket history and the second biggest ever, against Scotland in their last match. Bangladesh chased down a stiff target of 319 runs and coming off such a big win, the ‘tigers’ will be confident to exploit a struggling England. Top 10 fielders in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
England certainly have a better fast bowling attack with the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad at their disposal, but Bangladesh have had a good run with the bat in this tournament and they will certainly be enticed with the possibility of defeating England and advance to the next round. Top 10 wicketkeepers in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Tamim Iqbal scored runs in the previous match, and he was unfortunate to not have completed a century. Shakib al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will be their key batsmen as well. But a lot will depend on how the Bangladeshi bowlers perform against England, who have the potential of notching up a big total. Bangladesh will have to bowl really well and try and not let England post a target in excess of 300, in case England bat first. And similarly, Bangladesh will have to post a target of 300 plus if they have to challenge England. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Pool-wise Team Standings
England will be hoping that Joe Root and Jos Buttler continue the good work for them. Ian Bell looked good in the last match and England will be hoping that he drops the anchor and provides stability to their batting. The bowling department is certainly a notch above Bangladesh. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
Interestingly, Bangladesh had defeated England the last time they had clashed in a World Cup match — in the 2011 edition and that win will certainly be fresh in the minds of the Bangladeshi cricketers. Certainly, Bangladesh can pull off a win in this clash as well — given the fact that they have done much better than England in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
Squads:
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Taijul Islam, and Arafat Sunny.
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Taylor, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.
Time: 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT
(Devarchit Varma is a reporter with CricketCountry. He can be followed on Twitter @Devarchit)