A look at the head-to-head statistics
The two Asian sides have met in 38 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), with Pakistan holding a significant advantage.
In comparison, Bangladesh has five victories to the Men in Green’s 33.
The two teams have met twice in the ICC Cricket World Cup, with each winning once.
Pakistan won the most recent ODI World Cup match.
Here are some statistics about the stadium.
The iconic Eden Gardens has hosted 36 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), with teams batting first winning 21 of them.
The average score when batting first at this venue is 241. The highest recorded ODI total is India’s 404/5 against Sri Lanka in 2014.
Pakistan has a strong record at Eden Gardens, having won five of the six One-Day Internationals played there. Bangladesh, on the other hand, has lost both of their matches here.
Mohammad Rizwan has an ODI average of 64.06 this year.
Mohammad Rizwan has been one of Pakistan’s standout performers in One-Day Internationals this year.
With 961 runs at impressive average of 64.06, he is their leading run-scorer in this format.
Rizwan has seven fifties and a single ton to help Pakistan chase down Sri Lanka’s massive total.
In four matches against Bangladesh, he scored 147 runs, including two fifties.
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Pakistan batters’ top stats
With 952 runs at 45.33, Babar Azam is Pakistan’s second-highest ODI run-scorer this year. He has two centuries and nine fifties to his name. He has 681 WC runs to his credit.
In three One-Day Internationals against Bangladesh, Imam-ul-Haq has scored 261 runs. The opener has a ton and two fifties.
Shakib Al Hasan is on his way to 7,500 ODI runs.
Shakib Al Hasan only needs 55 more ODI runs to reach 7,500. After Tamim Iqbal (8,357) and Mushfiqur Rahim (7,571), he will be the third Bangladeshi batter to reach the milestone.
This year, the southpaw has 610 runs at 32.10 in ODI cricket. In this stage, the veteran all-rounder has five fifties.
He is Bangladesh’s third-highest ODI run-scorer this season.
Bangladesh batters’ top stats
With 781 runs at 41.10, Najmul Shanto is their highest run-getter in ODIs this year. In 2023, he has two centuries and six fifties.
Mushfiqur Rahim isn’t far behind, having scored 761 runs in 2023. He has smashed a ton in addition to six fifties.
Mahmudullah has 834 runs at 55.60 in the ODI World Cup. He scored 218 runs in the 2023 World Cup.
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A look at the bowlers from Bangladesh
With 23 wickets this year, Taskin Ahmed is Bangladesh’s most successful bowler.
Shakib and Mustafizur Rahman have 41 and 24 wickets respectively in the ODI World Cup.
With 21 ODI wickets from 17 matches, Shakib is Bangladesh’s most successful bowler against Pakistan.
Bangladesh’s most successful bowler has been Shoriful Islam.
A look at the available milestones
Shaheen and Hasan Ali each need a wicket to reach 100 ODI wickets.
Litton Das needs 20 more runs in this format to reach 2,500. Shanto is nine runs away from 1,000 ODI runs.
Mohammad Nawaz needs 94 more runs in ODIs to reach 500.
Mehidy Hasan needs three more ODI wickets to reach 100, while Taskin needs six to reach the same mark.