Pakistan vs Bangladesh – Champions Trophy: Match begin time, groups, stream – INA NEWS

Who: Pakistan vs Bangladesh
What: ICC Champions Trophy Group A match
When: Thursday, February 27 at 2pm (09:00 GMT)
The place: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Observe Al Jazeera’s dwell textual content and picture commentary stream from 05:00 GMT.

Pakistan’s hurting gamers will likely be motivated by satisfaction of their lifeless rubber in opposition to Bangladesh, head coach Aaqib Javed stated, after the hosts have been dumped out of the Champions Trophy within the group stage.

The defending champions’ hopes of reaching the semifinals have been ended after defeats to New Zealand and India, leaving their ultimate Group A recreation in Rawalpindi inconsequential.

Rain washed out the Australia-South Africa Group B match on Tuesday and extra is predicted on Thursday, leaving Pakistan in peril of ending fourth and final on internet run-rate.

No matter occurs, will probably be a disappointing conclusion to Pakistan’s first internet hosting of a serious worldwide cricket competitors in three a long time.

“There are not any excuses, there shouldn’t be any in life, however I can guarantee you that the gamers are extra damage than the followers and wish to go away a mark within the final recreation,” stated Aaqib on Wednesday.

“The gamers will not be glad, nobody is glad after dropping, however everybody tries exhausting to win, and by doing so, we’ve got lately gained a collection in Australia and South Africa.”

Pakistan beat Australia 2-1 in November – their first ODI collection win there for 22 years – earlier than whitewashing South Africa 3-0 within the build-up to the Champions Trophy.

“That is the Champions Trophy, the place the eight greatest groups are enjoying, so after two defeats we’ve got to start out from zero,” stated Aaqib.

“Each recreation is performed for satisfaction, so we wish to go away a mark on Thursday,” stated Aaqib.

Their Champions Trophy flop left former Pakistan gamers and followers indignant over the continual failure of the staff, having additionally crashed out of the 2023 World Cup and Twenty20 World Cup final 12 months, each within the first spherical.

Aaqib admitted dropping to archrivals India left followers emotional.

“Individuals are extra concerned in an India-Pakistan match and they don’t settle for a defeat in opposition to India and that defeat in Dubai has left them extra dejected,” stated Aaqib.

Pakistan have been beneath par in opposition to a formidable India in Dubai on Sunday, dropping by six wickets.

“We managed simply 241 in batting and when going through a powerful batting line-up, you assault with the intention to get wickets, and within the course of, you bowl on each side,” stated Aaqib.

A quick bowler himself, who performed 22 Exams and 163 ODIs for Pakistan, Aaqib backed his struggling tempo trio.

“Folks blamed two, three gamers, which isn’t right,” stated Aaqib. “If you happen to assess Shaheen [Afridi]Naseem [Shah] and Haris [Rauf]they’re nonetheless the very best bowlers on this planet.”

Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Head-to-head file

By way of match outcomes, Pakistan maintain an higher hand over their South Asian opponents in all codecs of the sport.

In ODIs, the hosts have overwhelmed Bangladesh in 34 of their 39 encounters with the final one coming on the World Cup 2023 in India.

Bangladesh’s first of 5 wins got here on the World Cup 1999 in England, the place they famously beat the mighty Pakistan aspect of the Nineteen Nineties within the group stage.

The groups have by no means confronted one another within the Champions Trophy’s eight earlier editions.

Type information: Pakistan

The hosts got here into the match on the again of three ODI collection wins however swiftly left the shape behind to lose their first two group matches. From their misfiring batting lineup to poor fielding and below-par bowling, not a lot has gone Pakistan’s approach within the match.

Final 5 ODIs: L W L L L

Discussion board Information: Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s kind in ODI cricket has been abysmal of late, with the Tigers dropping all three matches away to West Indies in December on the again of a 2-1 collection loss in opposition to Afghanistan in November.

Final 5 ODIs: Lllll

Crew information: Pakistan

Pakistan may decide to make a few adjustments of their lineup for his or her final group match as it’s inconsequential to their destiny within the match. Center-order batter Tayyab Tahir may lose his spot to Ka.an Ghulam, whereas the hosts may be tempted to fit in Usman Khan for Imam-ul-Haq.

Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain, Wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha (Vice Captain), Babar Azam, Imam-Hul-HAQ, Ka.an Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Khushdil Shaharf Abrar ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Crew information: Bangladesh

Bangladesh are anticipated to subject the identical XI that confronted New Zealand on Monday.

Squad: Najmul Hossain Shaanto (Captain), Mushfique Rahim (Wickeetkeeper), Towhid HRIDOY, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmoudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rashhad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Nahid Rana