ENG tour of BAN, 2023

BAN vs ENG, 1st ODI

Preview

The first match of the three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and England will be played on Wednesday, March 1. The game will be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. 

Bangladesh are presently placed in the 6th position in the World Championship Super League points table. Their bilateral series’ records at home are impressive and contrary to their records in overseas conditions. They won 2-1 against the mighty Indian side last year and that would surely work as a confidence booster for them.

On the other side, England are sitting in third place on the World Championship Super League Points table. Their ideology of gameplay is powered by the Bazzball theory and this passionate English side have played some really aggressive cricket. Before coming into this fixture, they have fetched some convincing victories against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the other two Asian sides, but their series loss against South Africa will haunt them a fraction till now. 

The Bangla Tigers have had a very good win percentage in their recent matches. They recorded very comfortable wins against Zimbabwe and India at home. Yet when we look at their overall win percentage in ODI cricket, Bangladesh have a gloomy-looking record as they have played 403 matches, winning 146 of them and losing 250 matches with 7 of the matches ending without result. 

England on the other hand, have not seen good days in the recent past as they suffered some major defeats against Australia and South Africa. They will be looking to learn from their mistakes and come back stronger in this match. In overall comparison, England is a more experienced side when compared to Bangladesh, as they have contested in 776 ODI matches and won 390 games, tasted defeat in 347 of them with 30 games ending without any result. 

Match Details

Match: BAN vs ENG, 1st ODI, England tour of Bangladesh, 2023

Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Time: 11:30 AM

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Pitch and Weather Report

The Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka is not the best T20 pitch that short-format cricket lovers may expect but it will surely provide a balance between the batting and the bowling side. The batters can count on their timings and the bowlers can make use of the stickiness of the surface. 

The weather in Dhaka is predicted to be sunny on Saturday with a maximum temperature of 33 and a minimum of 20 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be 10 kmph with a humidity of 43%.

BAN vs ENG Squads

BAN: Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain, Taijul Islam, Towhid Hridoy

ENG: Jos Buttler (c), Tom Abell, Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

BAN vs ENG Probable Playing XIs

BAN: Tamim Iqbal (c), Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (WK), Ebadot Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hasan Mahmud

ENG: Jos Buttler (c), Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (WK), Chris Woakes, Reece Topley

Match Prediction

With depth in both their batting and bowling lineups coupled with the likes of high-potential in-form players, we expect the England team to outscore the Bangla Tigers in an efficient way.

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