Pat Cummins has gained the toss towards Bangladesh and elected to bowl in Pune.
Sean Abbott will make his World Cup debut whereas Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc are each rested for Australia’s closing league stage match.
Abbott and Steve Smith are the 2 inclusions into the Aussie XI, with Maxwell given a spell after his heroics towards Afghanistan and Starc placed on ice forward of a semi-final towards South Africa.
Smith has been cleared to play after lacking the final match by vertigo.
Abbott’s inclusion means all 15 gamers within the Australian squad could have been used within the event.
Cummins mentioned the Australians have been “all nonetheless on a excessive” after Maxwell’s double hundred heroics towards Afghanistan.
He mentioned Maxwell and Starc had been managed to make sure they have been 100 per cent for the semi-final and added on the choice to bowl first: “Early morning, looks like there could be some swing within the air.”
BANGLADESH INNINGS
5.40PM: PONTING’S DUAL CONCERN FOR AUSSIES
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has pinpointed two areas of concern for Australia which may jeopardise its hopes of World Cup glory.
Ponting mentioned Australia’s powerplay bowling — which was an issue towards Bangladesh at present — continued to threaten its hopes of going all the way in which.
He mentioned solely two nations had taken much less wickets within the powerplay overs than Australia on the event.
The opposite space is Australia’s middle-order batting, which in a number of video games has been unable to capitalise on blistering begins.
“I feel there’s additionally just a few worries with their batting. Their middle-order batting hasn’t clicked in addition to it may both, to date within the event,” Ponting mentioned.
Shane Watson questioned why extra brief balls weren’t bowled within the first 10 overs, particularly to Tanzid Hasan who has been inclined when pushed onto the again foot.
In the meantime, Bangladesh remains to be going at higher than six an over after being despatched in.
5.20PM: ZAMPA TAKES ANOTHER WICKET
Nicely that was a wierd one.
Bangladesh has performed with a lot power and intent within the first 16 overs, however Liton Das has gone and thown his wicket away with a tame shot.
He tried to tackle Adam Zampa down the bottom, however as a substitute chipped a shot straight to Marnus Labuschagne at long-on.
“There was no power, no energy in his physique to have the ability to clear the fence,” Shane Watson says.
“Catching apply for Marnus Labuschagne.”
Zampa has 21 wickets on this World Cup, equal to Brad Hogg (2006/07) for essentially the most wickets in a World Cup by a spin bowler.
The file is Mitch Starc with 27.
5PM: ABBOTT STRIKES
Australia can breathe a momentary sigh of reduction after World Cup debutant Sean Abbott removes Tanzid Hasan.
The Bangladesh opener goes caught and bowled for 36 off 34 balls, ending a 76-run opening partnership.
4.40PM: TIGERS FEAST ON ‘PREDICTABLE’ BOWLING
Bangladesh has charged by the opening eight overs of its innings after requested to bat by Pat Cummins.
The Tigers are 0-48 and World Cup debutant Sean Abbott’s first over value 13 runs.
Earlier, Matthew Hayden questioned whether or not Australia’s seamers had sufficient selection, saying they’d been “predictable” with the brand new ball.
He additionally mentioned Bangladesh had been capable of assault “with out concern, realizing that’s precisely the place Hazlewood goes to pitch it.”
Ricky Ponting agreed, including: “Little or no motion to date for the Australian seamers.”
4.25PM: THE BIG SEMI-FINAL QUESTION
Marcus Stoinis or Marnus Labuschagne?
One of many hard-hitting all-rounder and craft batter loom because the hardluck story of Australia’s semi-final choice assembly in coming days.
Mitch Starc will come again into the facet after being rested for the ultimate group match towards Bangladesh, as will Glenn Maxwell after his double hundred towards Afghanistan.
Former Aussie wicketkeeper Brad Haddin mentioned the Eden Gardens pitch would possible decide whether or not Labuschagne or Stoinis made approach.
“When you’ve obtained a floor that appears prefer it’s going to show, and take a variety of flip, I feel Marnus will play,” he mentioned.
“However when you’ve obtained a flat wicket the place Marcus Stoinis’ bowling choice will likely be of massive profit, and his energy sport additionally on a flat floor. They’re the one two I reckon (who) are competing for a spot for the semi-final.”
Brendon Julian mentioned Stoinis wanted to stake a declare towards Bangladesh or would possible be the person omitted.
“I’m considering Marcus Stoinis has obtained a possibility right here to get himself into the semi-final, as a result of I feel it’s touch-and-go,” he mentioned.
“Maxwell comes again into the facet, I feel Marcus Stoinis would be the one that will transfer out.”
SOUTH AFRICAN FEARS RAISED AS SEMI-FINAL LOOMS
Robert Craddock
When South Africa have been storming undefeated by the early rounds of cricket’s World Cup, their pleasure was diluted by the sight of a gold capped grim reaper lurking within the shadows.
“Everybody was considering ‘you possibly can inform the place that is heading – bloody Australia within the bloody semi-finals,’’ mentioned South Africa’s most skilled cricket scribe Neil Manthorp.
The prophets of gloom have been on the cash for Australia, after winding up its preliminary matches towards Bangladesh, will meet South Africa within the second semi-final subsequent Thursday.
“I feel South Africa would have most popular to play some other crew – India included – than Australia.
“There may be a variety of painful historical past which is burnt so deeply it’s virtually as if gamers carry it round like branded cattle.’’
A few of the present squad weren’t even born when that painful historical past was written within the 1999 World Cup – however they’ve seen the highlights extra instances than the primary moon touchdown.
The primary blow got here in a Tremendous Sixes match at Leeds the place Australia appeared all however eradicated from closing competition at 3-48 chasing South Africa’s 7-271 below grim, gray skies earlier than Steve Waugh’s epic 120, aided by the notorious Herschelle Gibbs dropped likelihood, noticed them house.
4 days later they met once more in Birmingham and have been each bowled out for 213 earlier than a euphoric Australia superior through a superior event run fee to the ultimate (which they gained) towards Pakistan.
It was sporting agony of the purest sort and it left South Africa in a gap from which they’re nonetheless making an attempt to flee 24 years later. One bogey created one other.
Nearly 1 / 4 of a century after the torture of 1999, South Africa are nonetheless but to win a T20 or 50 over World Cup.
The nearer they get it appears the larger the ultimate stumble. They hate being referred to as chokers however they know till the curse is cracked they should reside with that moniker.
“Each points (the Australia factor and World Cup drought) are big,’’ Manthorp mentioned. “When South Africa attain the semi-finals of a World Cup individuals at house begin considering “how will they break our hearts this time? They anticipate the worst.’’
In rugby union, South Africa, as they proved final month, are the crew who can win from anyplace, however in cricket it’s the opposite approach round.
In making an attempt to the crack the Australian Cup curse South Africa have tried some unusual ways.
When the 2 sides met in a semi-final of the 2007 World Cup in St Lucia South Africa determined they have been those who would do the bullying, however the grand plan exploded on the tarmac.
The usually restrained Jacques Kallis – in a shot he would by no means have contemplated below regular circumstances – charged the good Glenn McGrath and was bowled.
Batsman Rassie Van der Dussen says the important thing in conquering the bogey subsequent week is staring it down not pretending it’s not there.
“I suppose it’s about simply acknowledging and accepting it. You realise that there’s individuals at house and followers which have been actually scarred by the earlier performances of South Africa at World Cups.
“You’ll be able to’t actually criticise them for feeling that approach, for the criticism to come back from, I suppose, a spot of harm the place they’ve seen that film earlier than.
“However personally, and I feel it goes for in all probability most people in our squad and administration crew, that we haven’t lived that.
“So, it’s not likely relevant to us.”
We’ll see.
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