IND vs BAN, World Cup 2023: Upbeat India face Bangladesh with eye fourth consecutive win; LIVE streaming and more

Team India will be aiming to collect four wins in as many outings and inch closer to a place in the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-finals when they face Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.

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The upcoming fixture will be the 17th match of the ongoing tournament, as well as the first to take place at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

India head into the fixture on the back of victories over five-time world champions Australia as well as against Afghanistan and Pakistan, making them one of only two teams — the other being New Zealand — to remain unbeaten so far in the tournament.

The Men in Blue had bossed arch-rivals Pakistan in all departments on Saturday at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Pakistan suffered a batting collapse of epic proportions to get bowled out for 191 before India chased the target down with seven wickets and nearly 20 overs to spare.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, have suffered one-sided losses in their last two outings after starting their campaign with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Dharamsala.

They would suffer a 137-run hiding against defending champions England at the same venue after being set 365 to win, and would suffer an eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand in Chennai after posting 245 on the board.

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A victory over neighbours Bangladesh should keep the Rohit Sharma-led side on top of the World Cup points table, though it would also depend on the result of the New Zealand-Afghanistan match in Chennai on Wednesday.

Men in Blue look to preserve winning combination

India have largely stuck to their winning combination so far in the ongoing World Cup, making only a couple of changes along the way, one of which was a forced one.

Ravichandran Ashwin had featured in the opening game against Australia on a turning track at Chepauk and made way for seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur for the next two games. Opener Shubman Gill, meanwhile, had missed the first two matches due to dengue, and his spot as Rohit’s opening partner was taken up by Ishan Kishan

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