ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan expected to give all in must-win clash against BAN

All but out of semifinal race Pakistan would be desperate to snap their fourmatch losing streak and add some semblance of respect to their floundering campaign when they take on an equally struggling Bangladesh in their doordie World Cup match here on TuesdayPakistan have just four points in their kitty and they can add a maximum of six more to touch 10 by the end of league stageThree teams are already above Pakistan and it would be a miracle of sorts if they make it to the knockout stageThe multiple favourable results are highly unlikely given the fact that Australia have regained their form and New Zealand have also emerged as one of the toughest sides to beat in this tournamentAlso Read ICC World Cup 2023 Steal his boots Akram gives hilarious suggestion to stop BumrahAs of today India and South Africa look certain to make the cut while the TransTasman rivals are looking in good shape to grab the other two spots for the semifinalsPakistan will not have to just win their remaining matches but they need to win with big margins to swell their net run rate currently minus 0205 A defeat against Bangladesh will certainly knock the 1992 champions out of the showpieceIn such a scenario it is expected that Pakistan players will go allout and give their allAt a time when their batters have failed to last the distance in four of their six outings its Pakistans bowling attack that has shone throughOn a seamerfriendly Eden wicket that offered some extra bounce from short of the length during the first match on Saturday the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim will hope to hand Bangladesh the early blowsPakistans biggest positive is sparkling show by Mohammad Wasim junior who made his World Cup debut in place of an indisposed Hasan Ali against South AfricaWasim returned with figures of 262 but the way he created pressure especially at the death overs against Keshav Maharaj was a big plus for the embattled sideWasim is expected to retain his place as Pakistan would look to rattle the Bangladeshi batters who have been struggling in the tournamentPakistans biggest let down has been their batters who have failed to last the full quota of 50 overs on four occasions The buck will certainly stop with skipper Babar Azam their best batter who has not been converting his starts into big scoresBabar has so far struck three fifties and he could be eyeing a big score against BangladeshOn the other hand all is not well in the Shakib Al Hasanled Bangladesh camp Their batters have failed to post big totals In their pervious match against the Netherlands four of their topsix batters failed to score in double digits to be bundled out for 142 in a chase of 230It was their sixth defeat on the trot for the Bangla TigersYou can say that its the worst World Cup without any doubt Shakib had admitted after their 87run loss to the Netherlands here on SaturdayIt is hard to swallow very difficult to digest But these things can happen in cricketBangladesh have just two points from six matches and they are currently at ninth spot in the 10team leagueThe Teams FromPakistan Babar Azam c Shadab Khan Fakhar Zaman ImamulHaq Abdullah Shafique Mohammad Rizwan wk Saud Shakeel Iftikhar Ahmed Salman Ali Agha Mohammad Nawaz Usama Mir Haris Rauf Hasan Ali Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad WasimBangladesh Shakib Al Hasan c Litton Das wk Tanzid Hasan Tamim Najmul Hossain Shanto vc Tawhid Hridoy Mushfiqur Rahim wk Mahmudullah Riyad Mehidy Hasan Miraz Nasum Ahmed Mahedi Hasan Taskin Ahmed Mustafizur Rahman Hasan Mahmud Shoriful Islam Tanzim Hasan SakibMatch starts from 2pm ISTThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever