Bangladesh are favorites to win
Pakistan and Bangladesh will both want to end their 2019 Cricket World Cup campaign on a high when they meet at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Ground, in their final group game. The match takes place on July 5 and the live action begins at 10:30 local time.
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Pakistan’s unlikely hopes of reaching the semi-finals depend on them batting first, though – with their progress unlikely – they may just choose to field first given how Lord’s has played so far.
London is going to get hot by Friday, with temperatures up and the chance of rain null.
With its iconic slope, Lord’s has given the bowlers something to work with so far in this World Cup.
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Pakistan have stumbled upon a winning line-up and have stuck with it since, with Haris Sohail back in the middle-order and Shaheen Afridi part of the bowling attack in place of Hasan Ali.
Babar Azam’s unbeaten century led Pakistan to victory against New Zealand and makes him comfortably his side’s top run scorer so far – with 378 from seven innings. He also has two half-centuries and hit 45 in the win against Afghanistan.
Mohammad Hafeez is their next highest scorer, with 226 from seven innings, while Imam-ul-Haq has 205 and Haris Sohail has hit 192 from just four innings, including two half-centuries.
With the ball, Mohammad Amir has been their stand-out bowler, claiming 16 wickets so far, and he has history at Lord’s too. Wahab Riaz has taken ten wickets in his seven games, while Shaheen Afridi has reached the milestone in three games place.
Pakistan’s defeat to India left them staring into the World Cup mire but they have come back strongly with three straight wins.
They bounced back by posting 308/7 on their way to a 49-run win against South Africa, with Haris Sohail leading the way with a quick-fire 89.
Pakistan followed that up against New Zealand, as Babar Azam’s unbeaten century helped them to a six-wicket win chasing 238. They then left it late to see off Afghanistan but eventually sealed a three-wicket win with two balls to spare.
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi
Bangladesh have been very consistent with their line-up at this World Cup 2019 and, though they could be tempted to change things up with nothing riding on this match other than pride, the Tigers will want to finish as high as possible and stick with their winning line-up.
Shakib Al Hasan has been one of the stand-out performers of this World Cup, hitting 542 runs in seven innings including two centuries and four 50s. The world’s leading ODI all-rounder has also taken 11 wickets with his left-arm spin.
Second on the batting list is Mushfiqur Rahim, who has scored 351 runs, including two 50s and one unbeaten century.
On the bowling front, Mustafizur Rahman has taken 15 wickets from seven games and Mohammad Saifuddin ahs ten from six. Both have been more expensive than Shakib, however.
Defeat to India last time out spelled the end of Bangladesh’s top-four hopes, as they fell to 286 all out in reply to 314/9.
The Tigers had needed to win their final two games, having set themselves up by bowling Afghanistan out for 200 in a 62-run win.
Performances against the bigger teams has cost them, however, including conceding 381/5 in a 48-run loss to Australia.
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mossadek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan have a dominant overall record in this fixture, winning 31 of the 36 matches between the two, but lately it has been all Bangladesh. The Tigers won 3-0 in their most recent bilateral series against Pakistan and also beat them during last year’s Asia Cup.
On their way to the final, Bangladesh posted 239 thanks to Mushfiqur Rahim’s 99 from 116 balls, before Mustafizur Rahman claimed 4-43 as Bangladesh restricted Pakistan to 202/9.
Matches Played | PAK Won | BAN Won | Tie | No Result |
36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan are favourites to beat Bangladesh as they look to continue the good form they have showed towards the end of this World Cup campaign.
Babar Azam to score over 40.5 runs, Shakib Al Hasan to score over 36.5 runs and Mohammad Amir to take over 1.5 wickets, with all three in top form, is 5.50 with Betway’s #betyourway.
Babar Azam to be Pakistan’s top team batsman and Pakistan to win is 4.50 with Betway.
Azam and Shakib to each be their team’s top batsman will return 10.00.
The difficulty with this match is balancing the top players from each side, with several very expensive – but very tempting – options.
Wicket-keeper
Mushfiqur Rahim starred when these teams last met and is also in good form at this World Cup too. He is worth selecting ahead of Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Batsmen
Babar Azam, despite his cost, is a must-pick, having been Pakistan’s stand-out batsman in the tournament. This is where credits can be saved, however – Haris Sohail is in good form but costs just 8.5 credits, while Soumya Sarkar is the same price.
All-rounders
He may cost 11 credits, but Shakib Al Hasan has simply been too good not to pick. Again, however, there is money to be saved. Imad Wasim was vital to Pakistan’s win against Afghanistan. Mossadek Hossain is a cut-price option too, at just eight credits.
Bowlers
Mohammad Amir, like Rahim, Azam and Shakib, is a must-pick despite being more expensive. Mustafizur Rahman has been Bangladesh’s star bowler, meanwhile. To balance the books, in-form Shaheen Afridi is worth picking at 8.5 credits. That leaves eight credits – just enough for Mehidy Hasan Miraz or Mashrafe Mortaza.
Captain/Vice-captain
Shakib Al Hasan has contributed plenty with bat and ball and simply has to be picked as captain. Babar Azam’s batting form is good, meanwhile, and his consistency could make him worth selecting as vice-captain.
BATSMEN | ALL ROUNDER | WICKET KEEPER | BOWLER |
---|---|---|---|
Babar Azam (vc) | Shakib Al Hasan (c) | Mushfiqur Rahim | Mustafizur Rahman |
Haris Sohail | Mossadek Hossain | Mohammad Amir | |
Soumya Sarkar | Imad Wasim | Shaheen Afridi | |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz |
Pakistan are finishing this World Cup in good form with wins in their last three matches. But it is probably too late for them to seal a top-four spot as they would have to win this match by such a margin which is highly unlikely. Though Pakistan are carrying plenty of momentum with them, we feel Bangladesh will dash whatever hope there is left for their opponents and finish their campaign on a high.
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