da leao： Sri Lanka have gone to the brink of elimination while two struggling teams meet in Kolkata
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Harmison: Afghanistan’s batters are mirroring Jonathan Trott’s game
–Fixtures | Squads | Points table | Tournament IndexTop Story: Fazalhaq Farooqi and Co bring more glory to Afghanistan2:55
Harmison: Afghanistan similar to Sri Lanka of the early 90s
News headlines Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned as Pakistan chief selector with immediate effect after meeting PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in Lahore today after uncomfortable questions around a potential conflict of interest were raised. Pakistan’s coach Grant Bradburn stopped short of calling them an isolated team in international cricket, but did point out the lack of experience against big teams and in India as they fight to stay alive and hope for other results to go their way in the World Cup.Match previewBangladesh vs Pakistan, Kolkata (2pm IST; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEDT)3:40
Arthur: ‘Unfair to start a witch-hunt on Babar’
This is as much a misery derby as it is a subcontinental one. But for England’s doomed title defence, Bangladesh and Pakistan are the two sides at the bottom of the form table, having combined to lose their last nine matches in this competition. In a sequence of events that has become wearily predictable, off-field drama has overshadowed the lack of on-field accomplishment.Shakib Al Hasan bizarrely flew back home to Bangladesh to work on his batting technique after their game against South Africa, while in Pakistan, accusations of unpaid salaries, player power, and PCB incompetence and malfeasance have already relegated World Cup performances to a sideshow.Team newsPakistan (possible) 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Salman Ali Agha, 8 Usama Mir, 9 Mohammad Wasim/Hasan Ali, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 11 Haris RaufBangladesh (possible) 1 Litton Das, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 4 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Shoriful IslamComment: Why middling scores make for the best kind of ODIThere is, of course, the vicarious thrill of a low score being defended – like Netherlands did against Bangladesh on the same day as the Australia-New Zealand runfest, and India did against England a day later – but it’s the ODIs that produce middling scores, on pitches that don’t reduce bowlers to run-servers, that appeal the most to me. Cue the other thriller from last week: South Africa’s stuttering, nervy chase against Pakistan, where the No. 11 stoutly blocked out a few thunderbolts before the No. 9 secured the win with a deft shot.Texture makes ODIs richer and that’s what the format has over T20s, which can become monochromatic. And of course, when the bowlers are in the game, the match usually stays a contest for longer.Read the full piece from Sambit BalScenarios: Can Sri Lanka and Pakistan still make the semi-finals?Keep up to date with the qualification permutations in the run to the knockout stage
