#CWC23 | INDvBAN: Four WINS in FOUR in sight! Bring it on, Bangladesh
Three games. Three WINS. The World Cup 2023 caravan touches down in Pune for the first time since 1996 as a red-hot India welcomes Bangladesh for their fifth World Cup matchup in history on Thursday (October 19).
While hosts India are coming off a morale-boosting triumph over Pakistan, Bangladesh are reaching the must-win-everything zone here after their defeat to the Kiwis.
Although the teams have made indifferent starts to their CWC campaigns, the sheer tenacity and memory of the last five INDvBAN battles - with our opponents having a 3-2 lead - make the upcoming encounter important and something not to turn a blind eye to.
Our very own Hitman has two centuries in the last two World Cup matches against Bangladesh, and given the solid form he is in right now, you know the third is more than likely!
What: India vs Bangladesh, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
When: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Where: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
What to expect: Remember Virat Kohli’s 27th ODI ton that aided India’s highest successful run-chase against England on this ground in 2017? Guess what! The Master of Chases will look to reprise that form as he chases his 48th ODI ton. Also, the record-breaker is just 77 runs shy of 26,000 runs in international matches, so be ready to witness some Kohli-ty cricket.
What you need to do: Recharge your cheering batteries, get extra reserves of water, juice and anything that will hydrate and motivate you to BLEED BLUE against Bangladesh.
India vs Bangladesh: Numbers Talk
| Head-to-head record (ODIs) | ||
| India | Metrics | Bangladesh |
| 40 | Matches played | 40 |
| 31 | Won | 8 |
| 8 | Lost | 31 |
| 1 | NR | 1 |
| 0 | Tied | 0 |
| Highest run-scorers | |
| India | Virat Kohli - 807 Runs |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan - 751 Runs |
| Highest wicket-takers | |
| India | Ajit Agarkar - 16 Wickets |
| Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan - 29 Wickets |
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav
Afghanistan: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Litton Das (wicket-keeper), Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vice-captain), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
