Australia would be facing off with Bangladesh in Nottingham on Thursday. The Bangla Tigers enter the game after a fantastic chase the other day against West Indies. Meanwhile, Australia too enter the game after comfortable wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Australia enter the match as favourites, but for Bangladesh this game is more about survival in the tournament and odds to reach the semi finals.
Bangladesh will most likely play their winning squad, while Australia could bring in Marcus Stoinis into the playing 11.
Australia Squad :
David Warner, Aaron Finch (C), Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Jason Behrendorff, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shaun Marsh.
Playing XI :
David Warner, Aaron Finch (C), Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon.
Bangladesh Squad :
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Mithun, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed.
Playing XI :
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman
Dream 11 Suggestion :
Wicket Keeper – Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das
Batsmen – David Warner, Aaron Finch, Soumya Sarkar
All rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers – Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Mohammad Saifuddin
Captain – David Warner or Mushfiqur Rahim
Vice Captain – Shakib Al Hasan or Aaron Finch
Match 26: Australia vs Bangladesh (AUS vs BAN)
Venue : Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Time : 10:30 am local time (3 pm IST)
Weather : Showers and thunderstorms are expected during the start of the play, but the conditions should improve towards the evenings.
Pitch : The pitch is a batting surface, but the rains could play spoilsport.