Tuesday's ICC Cricket World Cup comes from Kolkata where Pakistan take on Bangladesh and both these sides have been really struggling.
Pakistan
Pakistan have won 2 and lost 4 of their matches so far and their hopes of reaching the semi finals look slim.
Last time out Pakistan were involved in a thrilling match with the Proteas and they lost the contest by 1 wicket. Batting first they posted 270 all out in 46.4 overs with Babar Azanm making 50 and Shakeell 52. At 120/2 and then 235/5 South Africa were on course for victory but Afridi and Rauf took quick wickets in the middle and lower order but couldn't get the last stick and the Proteas got over the line in 47.2 overs.
That was a fourth successive defeat for Pakistan who came unstuck against Afghanistan by 8 wickets and lost lost comfortably to India and Australia. Their wins came against the Netherlands by 81 runs and Sri Lanka by 6 wickets at the start of the tournament.
After this Pakistan play New Zealand and then England
Squads and Team News
This was how Pakistan lined up last time out.
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
Did not play: Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman
Bangladesh
Bangladesh are in big trouble with just the 1 win alongside 5 defeats. Their only victory came against Afghanistan in their first outing and since then they went down to England by 137 runs, New Zealand by 8 wickets, India by 7 wickets and South Africa by 149 runs.
In their most recent outing Bangladesh crashed to an 87 run defeat to the Netherlands at this venue. The Dutch made 229 batting first and Bangladesh were all out for just 142 with no batsman making it past 35.
After this Bangladesh play Sri Lanka and Australia
Squads and Team News
This was how Bangladesh lined up last time out.
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
Did not play: Nasum Ahmed , Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Towhid Hridoy
Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 38 times with Pakistan winning 33 to Bangladesh's 5
The teams last met in the Asia Cup in Lahore and September this year and Pakistan won by 7 wickets after bowling Bangladesh out for just 193
The Betting
Pakistan are currently trading at around 3/10 to win the game and Bangladesh can be backed at around 5/2
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
It's hard to see Pakistan getting into the semi finals from this position and Bangladesh have also been poor.
Haris Rauf took 4 wickets for 19 runs in just 6 overs when these teams met in September and Imam-ul-Haq top scored with 78 in the chase if you are looking for form choices but to be honest I'm struggling to find anything that really stands out.
I'll nibble at Babar Azam to lead from the front and walk off with the MoM award.
Bets: Man of the Match Babar Azam at 13/2 with BetXchange
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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