3 Reasons why Bangladesh can make it to the semifinal of ODI World Cup 2023

The buzz around the ODI World Cup 2023 is starting to increase as the wait enters the last two months for the commencement of the tournament. The World Cup this time around will serve as a great opportunity for all the Asian teams as the conditions in this particular World Cup as the World Cup will be happing in India. 

Bangladesh throughout their run in the history of the World Cup have been among the team who have gone from strength to strength after every World Cup be it the team defeating India in the 2007 World Cup or defeating the England team in the 2015 World Cup. Entering this edition of the World Cup, the Bangladesh team will be confident considering the condition, and will also be looking to make it to the next round of this World Cup. Let’s look at three reasons why Bangladesh can make it to the semifinal of the ODI World Cup 2023;

1. World Cup happening in subcontinent conditions.

One of the major changes for the Bangladesh team will be that the World Cup will be happening in India and unlike the other Asian team, their chances for qualifying into the semi-final are huge as they will be playing in similar conditions to that in their own backyard.

The Bangladesh team can qualify for the semifinal if they take good advantage of the conditions and make adaptable changes in their squad.

2. Shakib Al Hasan form 

Another great decisive factor for the Bangladesh team will be the form of their recently announced captain for the marquee event, Shakib Al Hasan. The veteran all-rounder has been in brilliant form lately and also the team would be desperately needing his services. In the previous edition of the World Cup, Shakib was in the form of his life and also ended the tournament as the third highest run-getter.

In the 2019 edition of the World Cup, Shakib went on to score 606 runs in the eight innings that he batted with an impeccable average of 86.57 with two centuries and five fifty-plus scores. The nation will be looking for a similar tournament from the skipper if Bangladesh were to qualify for the Semi-Final.

3. Balanced team combination

The team combination will be another crucial aspect of the Bangladesh team that needs to make it through to the next stage in the competition. The likes of the senior players, Litton Das, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, and skipper Shakib will have to take the responsibility of scoring maximum combination.

Similarly, the bowling department well led by Mustafizur Rahman has to adapt to the situation and then provide the team with a sustainable total for the batting department.