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Bangladesh VS Nepal - Preview

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Bangladesh is on the verge of securing a place in the Super 8 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They will face off against Nepal tonight at Arnos Vale Stadium,...

Bangladesh VS Nepal - Preview

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Bangladesh is on the verge of securing a place in the Super 8 in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They will face off against Nepal tonight at Arnos Vale Stadium, where a win will take Bangladesh into the Super 8 in this competition. Bangladesh stand in second with four points after winning two of their three matches in Group D. Although they lost to South Africa, Bangladesh managed to win against Sri Lanka and the Netherlands to get closer to the last eight. Meanwhile, Nepal had A great opportunity to qualify for the next round. But there was a heartbreak for Nepal as they lost to South Africa only by one run, which ensured their elimination from the group round. Although Nepal failed to progress into the next round, they showed their skills and hunger against the Proteas. Nepal's captain Rohit Paudel Believes That his team will do better if they have enough chances to play against big teams. He said, "We didn't do well in the crunch moments but We fought very well. We'll be on the other side next time if we play teams like this more often." On the other hand, Bangladeshi pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib stated that Bangladesh will play aggressive cricket regardless of the threat of Nepal. He said, "We are playing our aggressive cricket. Nepal played well, we appreciate that. But we are playing our best cricket. We will try to play our best cricket and we will be aggressive."

Team News

Bangladesh is not likely to break the winning combination. But Shoriful Islam, who picked up an injury during the warm-up match against India, has recovered and pushing hard to get back to the squad. If he is 100% fit, he Is likely to replace Tanzim Hasan Shakib. As for Nepal, they do not have any fresh injury concerns. They will also play with an unchanged squad. Possible XI for Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam/Tanzid Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman Possible XI for Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(wk), Rohit Paudel(c), Anil Sah, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara

Players to Watch

Shakib Al Hasan: One of the best players in the history of Bangladesh Cricket. He has been struggling with bat, but the former No.1 all-rounder did a brilliant job against Netherlands and scored an unbeaten 64 runs. Rishad Hossain: Leg spinners are very rare in Bangladesh. But Rishad Hossain is making himself an important part of the Bangladesh cricket team. He has already got seven wickets from the first three matches. Aasif Sheikh: As a new coming nation, Nepal have not produced a superstar yet. But opener Aasif Sheikh made a great impact for Nepal during the match against South Africa. He scored an important 42 runs against the aggressive Proteas bowling lineup.

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