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Australia vs Bangladesh on June 20

Bangladesh must be oozing with confidence after their resounding seven-wicket victory over the Windies in Taunton courtesy of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s performance. Mashrafe Mortaza’s men comfortably won with 51 balls to spare, and it took them to the fifth position on the points table. The Tigers are next scheduled to lock horns with Australia on Thursday at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. As per head-to-head records, Australia has an 18-1 lead over their opponent in ODIs, having last played in the 2017 Champions Trophy. Over this period, Bangladesh has grown leaps and bounce and a cracker of a game can be expected. The Aaron Finch-captained Aussies, on the other hand, have looked good as well, having won four out of their five matches in the mega event. Their only blemish came against India.

Best economical pick – Liton Das might have sealed his spot in the team at least for now after his knock in the last game. Even though he was batting out of position, he applied himself beautifully and remained unbeaten on 94. Bangladesh will be hoping for more of such exploits from him.

Top captains & vice captains – Shakib Al Hasan is undoubtedly the most successful all-rounder in this World Cup. Having scored 384 runs at an average of 128, he hasn’t put a foot wrong with the bat in hand. Moreover, he has scored those runs at a strike-rate of 103.78, which shows the kind of form he has been in. He has also picked up 5 wickets with an economy rate of 5.84. Aaron Finch is in red-hot form and that can be comprehended from the 343 runs he notched thus far at an average of 68.60. The strike-rate of 110.64 also shows that he hasn’t allowed the bowlers to settle into a rhythm. Last time around, the Victorian tormented the Lankan bowling to notch 153 at the Oval.

Smart pick – David Warner looked subdued when he started his World Cup journey. However, gradually, the Paddington-born is coming into his own. With 281 runs at an average of 70.25, he hasn’t had an indifferent World Cup by any stretch of the imagination. The 107 he got versus Pakistan will give him a lot of confidence.

Cautions Pick – Usman Khawaja got a 42 against India, but apart from that, he has been a tad lacklustre. His batting position has also been changed on a number of instances. He has gotten into the double-digit scores but hasn’t carried on.

My XI – Shakib al Hasan (Captain), Aaron Finch (Vice-Captain), Liton Das, David Warner, Steven Smith, Kane Richardson, Alex Carey, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Starc, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar