Bangladesh wins toss, decides to bat against Pakistan

Kolkata: In the 31st match of International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2023, Bangladesh Tuesday won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan.

The match between the two teams is being played at the Eden Garden Cricket Stadium in the Indian city of Kolkata, where the command of the national team is entrusted to Babar Azam, while the Bengal Tigers are led by Shakib-ul-Hasan.

The Green Shirts need to beat the Bengal Tigers to stay in the race for the final four, with Pakistan having their last chance to join the race for the semi-finals today.

In the World Cup 2023, Pakistani team have played six matches, winning only two of them. While Bangladesh team has also won only one of the six matches.

Green Shirts are at the 7th position on the table with four points. While Bengal Tigers are at the 9th position on the table with two points.

It is pertinent to note that the teams of Pakistan and Bangladesh competed in 38 ODI matches, out of which the national team won 33 and the Bengali team won only five matches.