Pakistan vs Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

Pakistan face a must-win situation, having secured victory in only two of their six matches in the World Cup so far. Their chances of making the knockouts hinge on the results of their upcoming matches, commencing with Tuesday's face-off against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens. On the other hand, Bangladesh, who are virtually out of the race for a spot in the semi-finals, head into the game on the back of their defeat against the Netherlands.

Weather conditions and pitch report

The pitch at the Eden Gardens favours batters. However, as the match progresses the surface gets slow assisting the spinners. In the last ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match, the Netherlands posted a total of 229 and then bowled out Bangladesh for 142. The average score by the team batting first in the last 10 ODI matches at the venue is 289.

Talking about the weather, the temperature at Eden Gardens is expected to be 30 degrees with 40% humidity.

Predicted playing XI

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

PAK vs BAN Fantasy XI
Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Rizwan

Batters: Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mahmudullah

All-rounders: Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan

Bowlers: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Shoriful Islam

For the wicket-keeper position, Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan is an ideal choice. The wicketkeeper-batter has accumulated 333 runs in six matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, with an