Bangladesh v Pakistan World Cup Warm-up match, Prediction & Betting Tips

Bangladesh commenced One Day Internationals against Pakistan on March 31, 1986, at Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, and they were beaten by seven wickets. They have faced the Green Shirts 30 times, could manage mere one victory and lost rest 29 though a few of them were close ones. The only triumph was registered in the 29^th match of the ICC world Cup, 1999, that was played on May 31, at County Ground, Northampton. The star studded Pakistani squad was led by Wasim Akram while Aminul Islam marshalled the troops of Bengal Tigers and grasped the encounter by 62 runs. Bangladesh have their tails up after beating the visiting Zimbabwe 5-0 in the ODIs whereas Pakistan lost the home series against New Zealand at 2-3 in the recent past.

Players to watch

The batting of the Green Shirts will be guarded by two old war horses, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan while Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, Sarfraz Ahmed will form a strong combination. Shahid Afridi is a renowned world all-rounder and Haris Sohail is emerging into another fine one. Their bowling department will revolve around Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah and Wahab Riaz.

Mushfiqur Rahim, Anamul Haque, Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal were the main scorers in the recently concluded ODI series vs. Zimbabwe whereas Mominul Haque and Nasir Hossain are solid batsmen. Shakib Al Hasan is one of the best all-rounders of the game and they have a balanced bowling attack comprising Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Tiajul Islam, Taskin Ahmed and Sabbir Rahman.

Time & Venue

Monday, February 9, 2015 @ 03:30 GMT, 14:00 local at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney.

Weather

Mostly cloudy with the temperatures around 18-22ᵒC.

Toss

The winning captain will prefer to chase the target.

The Pitch

The wicket will be favouring the pacers under cloudy conditions.

Teams

Bangladesh – (From) Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Arafat Sunny, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed.

Pakistan – (From) Misbah-ul-Haq (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Bilawal Bhatti, Ehsan Adil, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah.

Prediction

Pakistan will be the favourite to clinch the match.