Bangladesh opted to bowl in the Match 7 of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, against England at Dharamsala on October 10. Here are the playing XIs for the ENG vs BAN CWC 2023 match.
England vs Bangladesh, World Cup 2023 Match 10: Toss
Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and was selected to bowl at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. He believes Bangladeshi seafarers will be able to cope well in such situations.
Bangladesh brought in spin bowling all-rounder Mahedi Hasan in place of batting all-rounder Mahmudullah, while England brought in fast bowler Reece Topley in place of spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali.
ENG vs BAN, CWC 2023 Match 10: Team updates and XIs
England:Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Bangladesh:Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (Week), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Twid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Takin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam . , Mustafizur Rahman.
Ben Stokes has not yet recovered from his hip problem. England also left out Moeen Ali, who batted number five against New Zealand. They decided to strengthen their pace attack with Reece Topley.
Perhaps that was because England’s three fast bowlers, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran and Mark Wood, had a combined record of 17-2-137-1 against New Zealand. And the new ball usually performs well in the hilly Dharamsala. It was decided that he would be one less all-rounder.
Bangladesh also compromised in terms of batting, bringing in Mahedi Hasan in place of Mahmudullah. Both are off-spin bowling all-rounders, but while Mahmudullah’s strength is batting, Mahedi is a batting bowler.
This match is Jonny Bairstow’s 100th ODI. He became the 27th British cricketer to achieve this milestone in men’s cricket.
These teams have participated in the World Cup four times. England won it in 2007 and 2019 and Bangladesh won it in 2011 and 2015.
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