Bangladesh vs India, Match 40 Prediction 02 Jul 2019

India will take on Bangladesh in the 40th match of 2019 World Cup at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday. Regarded as one of the favorites to lift the trophy, India has performed extremely well in the ICC World Cup 2019. In the previous game, men in blue lost the lone game in the tournament against Host England by a margin of 31 runs. However, the Indian side would be very happy with their performances as they fought hard chasing the big score on 337. Rohit Sharma’s superb world cup form continues, he smashed his third century of the tournament while Virat Kohli scored fourth fifty in a row against England. Mohammed Shami was excellent with the ball, he took a five-wicket haul. The ICC ODI top two ranked batsman – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma provides great stability in the Indian batting and have the great potential to build a big partnership. The batting duo is the biggest threat for any opponent in the tournament. India just needs another win in their next two-game including this one to seal the position in the top four. So, Men in blue will be hoping for clinical performance to get their sixth win in the tournament.

On the other hand, eager to keep the semi-final hopes alive, a desperate Bangladesh will have their work cut out when they take on a formidable India in a do-or-die World Cup. The Mashrafe Mortaza led-team back in the winning ways after defeating Afghanistan by 62 runs in the previous game. Once again the star performer was the veteran Shakib Al Hasan. He is in the best form of his carrier in the tournament. He dished out another all-round show – 61 from 69 balls, followed by five-wicket haul. Former skipper, Mushfiqur Rahim too contributed an 83-run knock to put Bangladesh on the right path in the first inning. In the event, men in green are playing top-class cricket in all aspects of the game and they would be looking to put strong battle against the tough Indian side. Their batsmen comprising Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Liton Das showed great temperament and skills versus a fire-power team like New Zealand, South Africa, and West Indies. Furthermore, the bowling unit was also collectively able to defend a score on two occasions. Although Bangladesh doesn't have a good ODI record against India, have possessed the required skills needed to beat the opponent.

The weather forecast for the day is partly sunny with a gentle breeze blowing across. There isn’t any chance of precipitation. Though, typically Edgbaston is a not a high scoring venue, in the previous game witnessed both the side scored 300+. In the last 10 games, 319 is the highest batting score at this venue, while 244 is the average. Short boundaries at one side will make things difficult for the spinners. Bowlers need to use variety and sharp bouncers very precisely to put a lid on the runs.

The records are in favor of batting first, out of last 29 completed ODI, 15 games won by the team batting first. We expect the team winning toss will definitely wish to bat first at this venue.