Both teams have played 32 ODIs against each other with the Indians comprehensively leading the scoreline 27-5.

In their most recent ODI clash, India outplayed Bangladesh by nine wickets. It was the semi-final game of the ICC Champions Trophy played at Birmingham in 2017. Bangladesh were put into bat first and went on to score 264/7 in 50 overs before India cantered to their target inside 41 overs

India

After a not so convincing performance against Hong Kong in their first game of the tournament, India silenced their critics with a flawless victory over Pakistan on Wednesday. They outclassed their opponent in all departments of the game and will now go into this match riding high on confidence. They also have the benefit of having played their previous two matches at Dubai International Stadium. This means that India won’t be needing much time to adjust to the conditions and will have a much better idea about the nature of the pitch.

Batting : Shikhar Dhawan has been in good form in Asian conditions. The left-handed batsman cracked a ton against Hong Kong and then followed that up with a decent 46 against Pakistan, while his opening partner and skipper Rohit Sharma too made a valuable contribution of 52 and both these batsmen will once again hold the key to India’s batting.

Among others, Ambati Rayudu has hit 91 runs in two matches while Dinesh Karthik has also looked promising in his respective knocks of 33 and 31. Both these batsmen along with MS Dhoni form a formidable middle order and are capable to making the opposition bowlers surrender.

Bowling : Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav were the star performers with the ball against Pakistan. Both snared three wickets apiece and the team will want these two to continue to crack some wickets upfront.

Jasprit Bumrah too finished with impressive figures of 2-23 against the arch-rivals and he could hurt the Tigers with the new ball. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, the team will also bank on the the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal to fill up his duties and demolish the opposition with their variations.

Expected Playing XI : Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav.

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Bangladesh

Without Tamim, the Tigers failed to transfer their momentum from their previous game and suffered a humiliating defeat against Afghanistan in their second game. They were outplayed in all three facets of the game and were not able to push the Afghans at all. They will have a lot of things to look after and sort out in a span of a few hours to get ready for the ultimate clash.

Batting : With no Tamim at the top, Bangladesh will have to rely on the middle-order to do the bulk of the scoring. Their veterans Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah will have to step up to this occasion and they will rely heavily on Mohammad Mithun and Mahmudullah.

Mushfiqur Rahim (144) and Mithun (63) played a key role in the tournament opener against Sri Lanka and the team will need these two to replicate that performance.

Bowling : Mashrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman are the main threats in Bangladesh’s pace attack. These two have been among the most successful bowlers in ODIs for their nation and it will be up to them to provide the early breakthroughs and set platforms for others to follow.

Shakib Al Hasan and debutant Abu Hider were the only positives for the Tigers against the Afghans. Shakib was the pick of the lot with 4/42 while Hider also impressed everyone with his variations and ended up with figures of 2/50 in his maiden outing and the skipper will need these two to replicate it against India.

Expected Playing XI : Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Abu Hider Rony, Mustafizur Rahman, Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto or Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain and Mehidy Hasan.

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Asked to field first, three-wicket hauls from pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and part-time off-spinner Kedar Jadhav enabled India to restrict Pakistan to a paltry 162. Bhuvneshwar returned figures of 3/15 while Jadhav got 3/23.

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In reply, a quickfire half-century by Rohit Sharma and his 86-run opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan saw India overhaul the target with a whopping 21 overs to spare.

Rohit plundered 52 runs off 39 deliveries, hitting six boundaries and three sixes along the way.

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Brief scores:

Pakistan: 162 in 43.1 overs (Babar Azam 47, Shoaib Malik 43; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 47, Kedar Jadhav 3/23) lost to India: 164/2 in 29 overs (Rohit Sharma 52, Shikhar Dhawan 46) by eight wickets.

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Hong Kong, who lost their one-day international status this year, were 174-0 off 34 overs, chasing 286 to win.

But captain Anshy Rath (73) and Nizakat Khan (92) fell in quick succession as India took four wickets for 25 runs.

Kinchit Shah and Aizaz Khan kept their side in contention but after both were removed in the 45th over, Hong Kong could only reach 259-8.

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India opener Shikhar Dhawan had earlier hit 127 off 120 balls, with Ambati Rayudu making 60 from 70 balls.

Yet Hong Kong conceded only 48 runs from the last 10 overs, also taking five wickets to limit the world number two ODI side – who have rested several players for this tournament, including captain Virat Kohli – to 285-7.

A weakened India bowling attack struggled for long periods before debutant left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets each to stifle Hong Kong’s chase.

Defeat means qualifiers Hong Kong are eliminated from the competition, while India face Pakistan at the same venue on Wednesday to determine the winner of Group A – although the arch rivals are now guaranteed to meet again in the Super Four stage.

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Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup due to a finger injury he sustained during one of the SLC T20 League matches last week.

While the Sri Lankan batting mainstay was provisionally included in the 16-member squad, a medical assessment now states that his broken middle finger will need more time to heal. Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, who was already in the standby list, has now been named as his replacement.

Chandimal, who was ignored for the South Africa series at home, owing to his six-match ban for ball tampering charges and bringing the game into disrepute, last took part in the solitary T20I against Proteas. His full-fledged return though was slated to be during the team’s Asia Cup campaign in the UAE.

Sri Lanka will also miss the services of their offspinner Akila Dananjaya for some part of the tournament as he’s expecting the birth of his first child.The tournament begins on September 15, with Sri Lanka on Bangladesh in Dubai.

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The tournament will see Hong Kong as the only participating team without an ODI status. Hong Kong defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the final of the qualifiers to book their place in the prestigious tournament. They will face Pakistan and India on September 16 and 18 in their first-round matches.

“To grant ODI status to all matches in the Asia Cup is a positive step taken by the ICC Board as we continue to take an in-depth look at international cricket structures in relation to our long-term ambition of growing the game and adding to the one billion fans who already follow the sport,” ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said in a media release.

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“This decision was informed by our review of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier earlier this year where there was a mix of games with and without international status which proved to be confusing for fans.”

“The fact that these events are open to teams beyond the existing 16 teams that currently have ODI status is important and, accordingly, ensuring all matches are granted ODI status is befitting of the events and just reward for the teams that have qualified.”

“Of course all T20 matches between ICC Members now have T20I status and we are in the midst of reviewing the whole issue of ODI status, which should be completed in the next few months,” he concluded.

The Asia Cup will take place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 15 and it will run till September 18. The tournament will see participation from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

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