India vs Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2023: Expected lineups, head-to-head, toss, predictions and betting odds
After securing three consecutive victories in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India are all set to face Bangladesh on 19 October at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
Notably, it will be the first World Cup 2023 match to be played in Pune. The Rohit Sharma-led team is riding the wave, having scored comprehensive wins over Australia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
On the other hand, Bangladesh have won just one game out of three they have played so far in the tournament. The Bangla Tigers have appeared lackluster against quality sides and are currently placed at the seventh position on the points table with two points.
However, Bangladeshi fans must be delighted with a development related to their captain Shakib Al Hasan, who got injured in the last match against New Zealand. He batted for 45 minutes in the nets on Tuesday. So, it is likely that the he will be seen in the playing XI leading the team, aiming to get the campaign back on track.
India vs Bangladesh: Predicted line-up
PredictedXIforIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
PredictedXIforBangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
India vs Bangladesh: Head-to-head in ODIs
India and Bangladesh have faced each other in 40 ODI matches, with the former leading the charts with 31 wins. Bangladesh have won just eight times. On one occasion, the match ended in no-result.
India vs Bangladesh: Toss
Toss will happen at 1:30 PM IST.
India vs Bangladesh: Weather forecast in Pune
The weather forecast for Thursday in Pune suggests a high of 33 degrees in the afternoon and a low of 28 degrees in the evening. There is no rain predicted, but a small layer of clouds could form above the stadium.
India vs Bangladesh: Prediction for CWC 2023 match
If we talk about the last four ODI matches between these two Asian sides, Bangladesh have shown their dominance by securing three victories, while India only have managed to win once. However, the pitch in Pune will assist both spinners and pacers, unlike the pitches in Bangladesh where there is no help for the pacers.
India's record at the Pune stadium is somewhat decent, having won three out of four ODIs played here. Nevertheless, considering the form of the hosts, it can easily be said that they are miles ahead than Bangladesh. But this the World Cup of upsets. Who knows, we may get to see Bangladesh pulling off another heist.
India vs Bangladesh: Betting odds for CWC 2023 match
The Dafabet odds show that India are the clear favourites to win the match.
