ICC World Cup 2019: Match 23, West Indies vs Bangladesh – Match Prediction

West Indies and Bangladesh made a resounding start to their ICC World Cup 2019 campaign but have failed to build on to that success. They will be desperate to turn things around when both the teams go up against each other on June 17 (Monday) at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton.

West Indies-Bangladesh look to turn things around

Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s success in the tournament so far has revolved around Shakib Al Hasan’s contributions with the bat at No.3. He has done the bulk of the scoring for his side and has struggled for success from his teammates and other senior cricketers. Besides, the bowling has succumbed to the pressure failing to create wicket-taking opportunities. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza will hope for a much-improved performance against a strong West Indies line-up, and lead the efforts himself with the ball, who so far has had a mild World Cup.

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On the other hand, West Indies have mainly struggled due to the lack of application by their batsmen. The bowlers have been aggressive, and the likes of Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell have done an exciting job with the new ball. Jason Holder and Andre Russell have also chipped with useful contributions in the middle overs. However, it is the batsmen who need to raise their game against Bangladesh. The likes of Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer need to show more responsibility and bat longer to help West Indies register good totals on the board.

Date and Venue: West Indies vs Bangladesh, June 17 (Monday), 3:00 PM IST, at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Match Prediction

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Both West Indies and Bangladesh made a thumping start to the World Cup before losing a couple of games. While the team from the Caribbean Islands bowled out Pakistan for a mere 105, Bangladesh pipped South Africa to begin their campaign.

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Meanwhile, coming into this game, West Indies have always dominated the Tigers in the World Cup. So far they have played four games winning three of them. However, Bangladesh recently defeated Jason Holder & Co to win their first tri-series involving Ireland leading to the World Cup. Despite that, West Indies will have a slight advantage over their opponents considering that they have a few match-winners in their ranks.