Bangladesh's Predicted XI vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2023: Will Bangladesh Make Any Changes?

Pakistan and Bangladesh will feature against each other in the 31st match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday, October 31, starting at 2:00 PM IST. Pakistan have lost four matches on the bounce for the first time in World Cup history, keeping them sixth on the points table with four points and a net run rate of -0.387. Babar Azam and Co. suffered their latest defeat against South Africa in Chennai as the Proteas chased down 271 with only one wicket to spare.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, are ninth in the World Cup 2023 points table with only one win from their six matches. They beat Afghanistan by six wickets in their tournament opener before suffering five defeats on the trot.

The Shakib Al Hasan-led team lost by 87 runs against the Netherlands in their latest game of the tournament.

The Dutch notched 229 runs after batting field, courtesy of captain Scott Edwards' gritty half-century. Despite chasing a modest target, the Bangladesh batters crumbled to a four-for by Paul van Meekeren, scoring only 142 runs in the chase. Mehidy Hasan Miraz top scored with 35 runs and he was the only batter to score more than 21 runs for the Bangladeshi side.

Bangladesh, meanwhile, will play their second game at the Eden Gardens while Pakistan will feature at the venue for the first time in the tournament. The Bangladesh team have only won five of their 38 ODIs versus Pakistan, the latest by 37 runs in the 2018 Asia Cup.

The Bangla Tigers are expected to field the same playing XI from the Netherlands clash.

Openers: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan

Litton Das has scored 180 runs in six matches this tournament, including half-centuries versus England and India. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batter will be key in