World Cup 2023: India vs Bangladesh, Game 17 – Dafanews Match Preview

India will lock horns against Bangladesh in the 17th game of the ongoing World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on Thursday. Bangladesh had recently beaten India in the Asia Cup clash and thus the Rohit Sharma-led team would not want any complacency.

India has won all of their three matches whereas the Tigers have managed a solitary win out of their three games in the ongoing showpiece. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for India: W W W L W

India has come up with a collective effort so far in all three matches and these are positive signs for the team. The bowling has done a magnificent job whereas the top and middle order are consistently delivering. Rohit Sharma is also leading from the front and he is getting support from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.

Current form for Bangladesh: L L W L L

Bangladesh will have to come up with a better batting show as they could only score 245 runs in the previous match against New Zealand. The youngsters need to grab their opportunities to put enough runs on the board. They have a quality spin battery, which can trouble the opposition.

Head to Head: Matches: 40, Won by India: 31, Won by Bangladesh: 8, NR: 1.

India clearly holds the advantage against Bangladesh in the H2H battle.

Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj will hold the key for Team India.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, and Mustafizur Rahman will hold the key for the Tigers.

Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.