IN THE 28th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and asked England to bat first. The English team is one victory away from the quarterfinals of the tournament.
England captain Andrew Strauss has made three changes in the playing XI against Bangladesh. Left-handed batsman Eoin Morgan replaced Kevin Pietersen, who has been ruled out because of hernia pain.
Ajmal Shahzad replaced Stuart Broad, who was ruled out from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 due to a side strain and Paul Collingwood returned to the side in place of Michael Yardy.
Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan has made one change in the playing XI from the last match against West Indies. He picked all-rounder Mahmudullah in place of Mohammad Ashraful. In the last match on March 4, the Bangladeshis were all out for 58 runs in just 18.5 overs at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
In the 14 encounters between England and Bangladesh in the past, England has won 13 times ngladesh has won only once in July 2010 in Bristol by five runs. Both the teams have met only once in the World Cup.
The English captain Andrew Strauss is the leading run getter in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 so far. He has scored 280 runs in four innings including a 158-runs inning against India, whereas top-order batsman Jonathan Trott has scored 222 runs so far in the tournament.
Here is the playing XI of both the sides in the 27th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between England and Bangladesh:
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Matt Prior (wk), Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Ajmal Shahzad, James Anderson.
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain.
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