Daily Times

TAUNTON: Bangladesh won the toss and put West Indies to bat first for the 23rd match of the ICC World Cup 2019 at the County Ground in Taunton.

Both teams announced themselves at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 with convincing victories, but have failed to build on to that success.

While aggression with the ball has paid rich dividends for West Indies, their batsmen’s shot selection has offset some of that and cost them games. Against England on Friday, 14 June, West Indies collapsed from 144/3 in the 30th over to 212 all out in the 45th. Adding to the woes are injuries to their key players, as Andre Russell and Sheldon Cottrell could bowl only five overs between them before leaving the field on Friday.

Bangladesh’s success in the tournament so far has revolved around Shakib Al Hasan’s contributions with the bat at No.3. The bowling succumbed to the pressure created by England in Cardiff and failed to create enough wicket-taking opportunities, conceding 386/6 in the allotted 50 overs. Mashrafe Mortaza will hope for a much-improved performance against a powerful Windies line-up, and lead the efforts himself.

Bangladesh vs West Indies ODI stats:

Head to head ODI matches: 37

Bangladesh won: 14

West Indies won: 21

Tied: 0

No result: 2

Highest total: 338/7 by West Indies in 2014

Lowest total: 58 by Bangladesh in 2011

Most runs: 885 runs in 25 matches by Tamim Iqbal (BDESH) including 6 fifties and 2 centuries

Most wickets: 30 wickets by Mashrafe Mortaza (BDESH) in 18 matches played

Bangladesh’s squad for World Cup 2019: Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Sabbir Rahman, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi and Mosaddek Hossain

West Indies squad for World Cup 2019: Jason Holder (capt), Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas.