India and Bangladesh will take on each other in the 40th game of the CWC 2019. The last time the two teams met was in the finals of Asia Cup 2018 where Rohit Sharma and men walked away with the last laugh. A win here and the Men in Blue seal a spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019. On the other hand, this is a must win the game for Bangladesh as this will help them stay in the contention of the semi-finals. India enters the game with a loss against England, whereas, Bangladesh pulled off a comprehensive win against Afghanistan by 62 runs. For now, the news from the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham is that India won the toss and elected to bat first. Bangladesh vs India Cricket Score 40th ODI Match.

The Men in Blue have been marred with injuries. First Shikhar Dhawan, then Bhuvneshwar Kumar and now Vijay Shankar has joined the list of injured people. Mayank Agarwal has been named as the replacement for Shankar. Bangladesh, on the other hand, has no injury concerns and would look up to Shakib-Al-Hasan and Mashrafe Mushfiqur to fire. For the Men in Blue, a lot of hopes would be pinned on MS Dhoni who drew flak for his slow batting in the last game against England. IND vs BAN, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Key Players: Rohit Sharma, Shakib Al Hasan and Other Cricketers to Watch Out for in Birmingham.

The weather is quite sunny and the pitch also is expected to support the batsmen. For now, let’s have a look at the playing XI of both sides.

India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

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