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India vs Bangladesh – 4th Asia Cup ODI – Match Preview

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India vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup 4th ODI – Match Preview
On Friday, March 16, 2012, India will face hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the fourth match of the ongoing Asia Cup, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
India have a chance to secure their place in the final of the tournament if they beat Bangladesh in the fixture and being the defending champions, the game holds great significance as the Men in Blue would want a place in the tournament finale before facing arch nemesis http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 on Sunday.
Pakistan, who have already sealed a place in the final after defeating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 in Thursday’s game would now go into the game on Sunday with less pressure against the Indians.
On the other hand, hosts Bangladesh would love to give the home crowd something to cherish by beating the formidable Indian side in today’s clash, and although this win would not get them a place in the final, it will be a morale booster for the minnows who are still winless in the tournament.
India on the other hand, would be going into the clash with high confidence with a victory behind them where they humiliated Sri Lanka by 50 runs in the second game of the tournament.
India exhibited their batting superiority in the tournament against Sri Lanka and would now be looking to repeat the same batting show against the inexperienced Bangladesh bowling attack.
In this fixture, there is the expectation of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th international century, an honour which is long overdue as the batsman has failed time and time against over the past year to score a ton.
However, Bangladesh are aiming to subdue the ace batsman, as all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146 said that a good delivery would get any batsman out.
Talking about the outcome of the game, the all-rounder said, “We are confident about the next game against India and we are looking forward to do something good. It would be good game if we can restrict India within 260 to 265 runs on this wicket and I'm confident that's possible for us."
Pitch Report:
The Mirpur pitches are usually batsmen friendly and the results in this tournament have shown that the team batting first has won the match. Keeping this in mind, the team winning the toss would prefer to bat first and post a mammoth tally on the board.
However, the wicket has a tendency to get slower in the evening which would also be in the mind of both sides, meaning that the team batting first would surely need to post a stiff tally on the board in order to successfully defend it.
Key Players from India:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 are in impeccable form and the way the two batsmen batted in their first Asia Cup fixture, there is no telling what kind of damage they will do against Bangladesh.
In the bowling department http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 has made a remarkable comeback and is looking fierce, a player Bangladesh would need to watch out for.
Key Players from Bangladesh:
Bangladesh have got a staggering opener in the form of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640, and if he gets going he is expected to cause India enough problems.
All-rounder, Shakib Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990, is another threatening player who can cause severe damage to any opposition on a given day.
Expected squads:
India: 1. Gautam Gambhir, 2. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143
Bangladesh: 1. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480
 

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