West Indies, Bangladesh eye resurgence as competition stiffens

West Indies and Bangladesh both teams currently locked
at three points each, there’s little room for complacency in the all-important fixture
in Taunton on Monday
Both teams announced themselves at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019
with convincing victories, but have failed to build on to that success.
While aggression with the ball has paid rich dividends for West Indies, their
batsmen’s shot selection has offset some of that and cost them games. Against
England on June 14, West Indies collapsed from 144/3 in the 30th over to 212
all out in the 45th.
Adding to the woes are injuries to their key players, as Andre Russell and
Sheldon Cottrell could bowl only five overs between them before leaving the
field on Friday.
Bangladesh’s success in the tournament so far has revolved around Shakib
Al Hasan’s contributions with the bat at No.3.
The bowling succumbed to the pressure created by England in Cardiff and
failed to create enough wicket-taking opportunities, conceding 386/6 in the
allotted 50 overs.
Mashrafe Mortaza will hope for a much-improved performance against a
powerful Windies line-up, and lead the efforts himself.
While playing conditions in Taunton favour West Indies more, Bangladesh
would draw confidence from their success over Jason Holder’s men in recent
times.
Squads:
West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shannon Gabriel,
Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Carlos
Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope (wk), Ashley Nurse,
Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Abu Jayed, Liton Das (wk), Mahmudullah,
Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek
Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir
Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal.