ICC World Cup 2019: Match 12, England vs Bangladesh: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Remember World Cup 2011 and 2015? Bangladesh is known to have a lid over England in the mega ICC event. However, things have changed drastically in the last four years. The dynamics of ODI cricket are completely different and a completely fearless group of players will face the Tigers on Saturday. Mashrafe Mortaza and his men have put up a decent show so far by beating South Africa and almost won against New Zealand before going down by two wickets.

England, on the other hand, is coming off a defeat against Pakistan in a high-scoring encounter at the Trent Bridge. Adil Rashid wasn’t as effective in that encounter and might be left out given the ease with which the Asian team plays the spinners. Liam Plunkett is likely to replace him in the playing XI. As far as Bangladesh is concerned, they have been doing well and might not consider tinkering with the line-up. Though there might be a temptation to bring in Sabbir Rahman at the expense of Mohammad Mithun.

Match Details

The 12th match of the ICC World Cup 2019 will be played between England and Bangladesh at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

The match starts at 10:30 am local time (09:30 am GMT) (3:00 pm IST).

The game will be live on Star Sports. Live streaming available on Hotstar.

Weather Report

The rain gods are spoiling the fun in the ongoing World Cup. Even this game is expected to get interrupted due to intermittent showers. A shower at 10 am is expected which might delay the start of the encounter while it might pour till 1 pm. However, the forecast is much better later in the day according to AccuWeather. The temperature will hover around 14-15 degrees Celsius for the whole day.

Pitch Report

Both the matches at the venue have been low-scoring so far. While Sri Lanka was bowled out for just 136 against New Zealand, Sri Lanka was bundled out for 201 runs against Afghanistan before they defended the total as well in a rain-marred encounter. With the hosts playing, it is likely that the strip will have a lot to offer for the batsmen while the bowlers will have their say under overcast conditions.

Average first innings score: 258 (four matches in the World Cup (including warm-ups))

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 3

Probable Playing XIs

England

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid/Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood.

Bench – Adil Rashid/Liam Plunkett, Liam Dawson, James Vince, Tom Curran.

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun/Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mustafizur Rahman.

Bench – Abu Jayed, Mohammad Mithun/Sabbir Rahman, Liton Das, Rubel Hossain.

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Power Picks:

Mushfiqur Rahim vs England in ODIs

Matches: 11

Runs: 441

Average: 44.10

Best Score: 89

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Shakib Al Hasan.

Vice-Captain Options: Soumya Sarkar,Jason Roy, Tamim Iqbal.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Wicket-Keepers – Mushfiqur Rahim, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow

Batsmen – Soumya Sarkar, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root (C)

All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan (VC), Ben Stokes

Bowlers – Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehdy Hasan, Jofra Archer.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Wicket-Keepers – Mushfiqur Rahim, Jonny Bairstow (C)

Batsmen – Tamim Iqbal (VC), Mohammad Mithun, Joe Root, Jason Roy

All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Moeen Ali

Bowlers – Mustafizur Rahman, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Expert Advice:

Tamim Iqbal is due for a big knock and you can make him captain in big leagues.

Most of the Bangladesh players are playing Jofra Archer for the first time and he might trouble their batsmen.

Probable Winners:

England is expected to win the match.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.