Bangladesh find themselves in a must-win situation against Papua New Guinea to make it to the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup main round. The side is placed third on the points table having lost one of the two games that they have played. They also have a far inferior (+0.50) net run rate than Scotland who have won both their games so far and are sitting at the top of the points table. They have to win by a big margin to their NRR than Scotland and top the table.
The onus is on the big match players of the side to see them through in this must-win game. The likes of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim walked out to bat way late in their last game against Oman which became tight at the end with the Tigers edging the hosts in the final overs.
Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, will not make it to the next round as they lost both their matches against Oman and Scotland. They showed some fight against Scotland in their previous game but lost the match in the end by 17 runs.
Must-Win Game For Bangladesh
Match Details
ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Matchday 🙌
🆚 Papua New Guinea
🏆 ICC T20 World Cup 2021
🏏 Round 1
🏟 Al Amerat Cricket Ground
🕑 4:00 PM (Bangladesh Time)#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/F7Z9vRPQCn— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) October 21, 2021
Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea Match 9, Group B
Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat
Date & Time: 21st October at 3:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
Slow bowlers are expected to play a key role on these wickets and the team winning the toss will look to bat first and set a target.
Predicted Playing XI
Bangladesh
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Naim Sheikh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Musfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Papua New Guinea
Tony Ura, Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Norman Vanua, Simon Atai, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Nosaina Pokana
BAN vs PNG – Fantasy Team Suggestions
Fantasy Suggestion 1- Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Sese Bau, Naim Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Charles Amini, Assad Vala (VC), Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Chad Soper
Fantasy Suggestion 2- Kiplin Doriga, Mahmudullah (C) Tony Ura, Naim Sheikh, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Assad Vala, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman (VC), Kabua Morea, Mohammad Saifuddin
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