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Today there will be double-headers with Pat Cummins-led Australia facing Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh in the first match followed by Jos Buttler-led England going up against Babar Azam-led Pakistan in World Cup 2023
ausTeam Australia has Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell as some of its key players. Bangladesh has Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman among its top players
Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow & Mark Wood are some big players from Team England to watch out for. On the other hand, Pakistan’s key players include Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shaheen Afridi
The Australia vs Bangladesh match will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The pitch here offers a great advantage to batsmen and the team winning the toss can be expected to field first
The England vs Pakistan match will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Usually, the pitch here favours batters but as the match goes on, spinners may be able to gain advantage as well bowlers
The Australia vs Bangladesh match will begin at 10:30 am. The toss will take place at 10 am. The second match of the day, i.e. England vs Australia, will start at 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm
Google predicts that Australia has a whopping 87% chance of beating Bangladesh while the odds are slightly in England’s favour as there is 52% probability of them winning against Pakistan
Both matches can be live streamed for free on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The Australia vs Bangladesh and England vs Australia matches will be telecast on Star Sports Network channels
After New Zealand’s resounding win against Sri Lanka, chances of Pakistan qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals seem bleak. Two scenarios can play out as per a report by India Today. If Pakistan bats first and scores 300, they need to restrict England to 13. They need to maintain a margin of 287 runs if they score more than 300 runs in Kolkata. If Pakistan bowls first, their chances diminish further still. Even if they shoot out England for 100, they need to chase down the total in 2.5 overs, meaning win with 283 balls to spare
India will take on Netherlands in the World Cup match that is set to take place on Sunday. The India vs Netherlands match will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru