Cricket World Cup 2023 PAK vs BAN Playing 11, toss result, live streaming

Pakistan have made three changes in their Playing 11. Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Nawaz have been dropped while Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman and Usama Mir got the chance to end Pak's 4-match losing streak

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Pakistan were the No. 1 ODI side briefly in the lead-up to the World Cup and currently are No. 3 behind India and Australia.

 

But Bradburn believed that the ranking-system was skewed as Pakistan don't get to play India and many top-ranked countries don't play them at home of late.

 

He did not agree that Pakistan were the pre-tournament favourites.

 

"I'm not sure where you get favourites from because there are 10 teams in this tournament, there's 150 cricketers who are the best on the planet," Bradburn said.

 

"In terms of the ICC rankings, we know they are skewed because we don't get to play India, we don't get to play a lot of the top nations who haven't been to Pakistan of late," he said.

 

"But we're realistic. We have not been the best in the world as yet, so which highlights where we are in this tournament right now. We have no divine right to beat anyone in this tournament."

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Pakistan are hurt by their woeful World Cup show and their head coach Grant Bradburn on Monday blamed it on "foreign" Indian conditions and their lack of familiarity with the venues.

 

Four defeats on the trot have virtually dashed Pakistan's semifinal hopes. They have to win their remaining three matches by big margins and hope that other teams' results also favoured them to have any chance of making it to the last-four stage.

 

"We are in a position that we didn't want to be. We are determined at this stage of the tournament to be in control of our destiny but we're not. That hurts the group," said the Pakistani coach on the eve of their match against Bangladesh here on Tuesday.

 

"This tournament is on foreign conditions for us. None of our players have played here before. Every venue is a new one, including this one," he added.

 

Bradburn said his side have done their homework meticulously.

 

"We've done our homework meticulously on our opposition, on our venues that we're playing at, and we're prepared very, very well for each and every encounter.

 

"But the reality is that each and every venue is a new one for us and we don't feel disadvantaged at all in terms of the knowledge, the quality, the skill, the backing that we have for this team of cricketers," he said.

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All is not well in the Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh camp. Their batters have failed to post big totals. In their pervious match against the Netherlands, four of their top-six batters failed to score in double digits to be bundled out for 142 in a chase of 230.

 

It was their sixth defeat on the trot for the Bangla Tigers.

 

"You can say that it's the worst World Cup without any doubt," Shakib had admitted after their 87-run loss to the Netherlands here on Saturday.

 

"It is hard to swallow, very difficult to digest. But these things can happen in cricket."

 

Bangladesh have just two points from six matches and they are currently at ninth spot in the 10-team league.

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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh Playing 11 live updates

All is not well in the Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh camp. Their batters have failed to post big totals. In their pervious match against the Netherlands, four of their top-six batters failed to score in double digits to be bundled out for 142 in a chase of 230.

 

It was their sixth defeat on the trot for the Bangla Tigers.

 

"You can say that it's the worst World Cup without any doubt," Shakib had admitted after their 87-run loss to the Netherlands here on Saturday.

 

"It is hard to swallow, very difficult to digest. But these things can happen in cricket."

 

Bangladesh have just two points from six matches and they are currently at ninth spot in the 10-team league.

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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh Playing 11 live updates

On a seamer-friendly Eden wicket that offered some extra bounce from short of the length during the first match on Saturday, the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim will hope to hand Bangladesh the early blows.

 

Pakistan's biggest positive is sparkling show by Mohammad Wasim junior who made his World Cup debut in place of an indisposed Hasan Ali against South Africa.

 

Wasim returned with figures of 2/62 but the way he created pressure, especially at the death overs against Keshav Maharaj, was a big plus for the embattled side.

 

Wasim is expected to retain his place as Pakistan would look to rattle the Bangladeshi batters who have been struggling in the tournament.

Shaheen Afridi one of the three members of Pakistan pace trio of Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and himself. Photo: ANI

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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh Playing 11 live updates

Pakistan will not have to just win their remaining matches but they need to win with big margins to swell their net run rate (currently minus 0.205). A defeat against Bangladesh will certainly knock the 1992 champions out of the showpiece.

 

In such a scenario, it is expected that Pakistan players will go all-out and give their all.

 

At a time when their batters have failed to last the distance in four of their six outings, it's Pakistan's bowling attack that has shone through.

Pakistan's Babar Azam (Photo: Reuters)

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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh Playing 11 live updates

All but out of semifinal race, Pakistan would be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and add some semblance of respect to their floundering campaign when they take on an equally struggling Bangladesh in their do-or-die World Cup match here on Tuesday.

 

Pakistan have just four points in their kitty and they can add a maximum of six more to touch 10 by the end of league stage.

 

Three teams are already above Pakistan and it would be a miracle of sorts if they make it to the knockout stage.

 

The multiple favourable results are highly unlikely given the fact that Australia have regained their form and New Zealand have also emerged as one of the toughest sides to beat in this tournament.

 

As of today India and South Africa look certain to make the cut while the Trans-Tasman rivals are looking in good shape to grab the other two spots for the semifinals.

Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan

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