The 37th match of the tournament will be of Group D between Bangladesh (BAN) and Nepal (NEP). The match will be live at 05:00 A.M. (IST) and 07:30 P.M. (local).
| Bangladesh’s last match | Won against Netherlands by 25 runs. |
| Nepal’s last match | Lost against South Africa by 1 run. |
Teams Analysis
Bangladesh (BAN):
They are currently in 2nd place with 4 points in 3 matches having won 2 and lost 1. If they win this match, then they will easily qualify for the Super 8, but if they lose the match then their Super 8 journey will be decided from the match between Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Their batting has been decent but their bowling looked more disciplined.
Looking at their batting point of view, Towhid Hridoy has been their leading run scorer with 86 runs to his credit. He showed the destruction against Sri Lanka while against South Africa he got some solid runs. His current strike rate in this tournament is 124.64.
Skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto has been poor with the bat from quite a long time and in this tournament also he only managed 22 runs in 3 matches with a strike rate of 56.41. He needs to step up in this important match. His opening partner Tanzid Hasan also struggled to get some runs on the board and has managed only 47 runs till now.
Team’s most experienced player, Shakib Al Hasan played an important 64 runs innings against Netherlands and took his team to a respectable total. While with the bowl, he is yet to get a wicket and has an economy of 8.12.
Other experienced players, Mahmudullah and Liton Das have not shown any great performances yet. Mahmudullah’s cameo in the end took the match for the team against Sri Lanka.
Looking at their bowling, Rishad Hossain is their highest wicket-taker with 7 wickets to his name till now. His best was against Sri Lanka where he got 3 wickets by giving away only 22 runs in 4 overs. His economy currently is 7.25.
The pacers – Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman got 6,5 and 4 wickets respectively. Taskin;s economy is 6.17, Tanzim’s economy is 5.91 whereas Mustafizur carries the best economy in the team, which is 3.92.
Probable Playing 11 of Bangladesh (BAN):
Nazmul Hossain Shanto ©, Tanzid Hasan, Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Nepal (NEP):
Though they exit from qualifying for the Super 8, after their defeat against South Africa, in that match they showed how they can easily dominate the higher teams with their talent. It was also a win situation for them, but unfortunately they fell at the last moment just by 1 run.
Their batting has not been up to the mark. Wicket-keeper opener Aasif Sheikh is their highest scorer in the tournament with 46 runs to his credit. He has a strike rate of 80.70 and the best was against South Africa where he scored 42 runs in 49 balls and has a strike rate of 4 fours and a six.
Anil Sah is the only top order batter who carries the strike rate above 100. He scored 38 runs and has a strike rate of 105.56. Skipper Rohit Paudel looked a little solid against Netherlands as he managed 35 runs for the team and took the team to 100 par score.
All-rounders Dipendra Singh Airee and Kushal Bhurtel disappointed in their batting. But in the bowling department they looked solidas both grabbed 4 wickets each till now. Bhurtel managed 20 while Airee managed 7 runs in their batting.
Probable Playing 11 of Nepal (NEP):
Rohit Paudel ©, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Kushal Bhurtel, Anil Sah, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kusal Malla, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara.
Pitch Report for the match between Bangladesh (BAN) and Nepal (NEP):
The match will be played at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent. 67m and 61m square boundaries, 76m down the ground. There is a bit of grass, it will assist both the seamers and spinners. 160 should be a good score, the Bengal Tigers quicks should really enjoy bowling on this.
Weather Report:
A partial cloudy weather will be there as there is a 20% chance of rain. Humidity will be close to 75%. The highest temperature during daytime may be close to 31 degree celsius while the lowest may be recorded at night might go down to 27 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between Bangladesh (BAN) and Nepal (NEP):
Liton Das, Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan ©, Dipendra Singh Airee, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman (vc), Sompal Kami, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.