Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep will miss their next Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh in Bristol due to a dislocation and a cut on his bowling-arm finger, the Sri Lankan cricket team said on Sunday.

In the space of just 10 days there have been five instances of the ball hitting the stumps in the 2019 World Cup where the batsman has survived with the bails simply not going off.

Bangladesh played three matches in this World Cup and won against South Africa in their opening before being defeated by New Zealand and England respectively. There were both ups and downs in all the matches with some players performing well while others have not clicked yet. Let us look at the best batsmen and the bowlers in the matches so far.

Bangladesh have shown spirit and determination in this ongoing World Cup and despite losing two matches back-to-back after their opening game win over South Africa, the Tigers are far from broken. Spinner Mehedi Miraz confirmed that Bangladesh are still thinking in positive terms and the England result is not a huge setback.

Bangladesh conceding 386 runs against England yesterday showed the precarious nature of the visitors’ bowling lineup, lacking in any real firepower to really cut down the hosts’ strong batting lineup. Former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar discussed in ESPNCricinfo’s show if captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza should drop himself.

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It was by the fifth ball of the 27th over, being bowled by Mustafizur Rahman, in yesterday’s World Cup encounter between Bangladesh

Bangladesh were on the verge of their second consecutive defeat in the ongoing World Cup when the Tigers were struggling on 186 for four in 35 overs against England in chase of a huge 387-run target.

There was bound to be a time when expectations would meet reality, and for Bangladesh that time was yesterday at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, specifically while England ran up a monstrous 386 for six in their World Cup game. Bangladesh had been riding high, coming into the World Cup

Bangladesh lose against the hosts England by 106 runs at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff today.

Bangladesh are back at the scene of prior conquests, the stadium nestled in the middle of Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Now known as the Cardiff Wales Stadium, it is doubtful whether the former Sophia Gardens -- where they shocked Australia in 2005 and defeated New Zealand

Less than 24 hours after a hard-fought loss to New Zealand at The Oval, the Bangladesh High Commission did their best to ensure that the national team’s spirits were lifted sufficiently for tomorrow’s World Cup match against hosts England at the Cardiff Wales Stadium by welcoming

The gloomy weather yesterday in Cardiff, where it rained heavily until late afternoon, did no favours to Bangladesh ahead of today’s World Cup match against World Cup favourites and hosts England. Tamim Iqbal is feeling the same. In that regard, I think we have been a little unlucky.

On the eve of their first World Cup match against South Africa on June 2, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza talked about the importance of sticking to their own game plan rather than setting a standard set mainly by hosts England of scoring more than 350. They played their own game of building partnerships and accelerating from a solid platform, scored 330 for six and won by 21 runs against South Africa.

England captain Eoin Morgan said that he expected a difficult game against Bangladesh tomorrow and will not be underestimating the Tigers.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza did not reveal whether England will be set a trial by spin in tomorrow’s match at Cardiff -- a seamer’s paradise, where pacers thrive -- but said that the Tigers have the spinners to use the tactic of starting with spin in the Powerplay.

Bangladesh are no longer minnows and losing to them in the World Cup cannot be considered a 'shock' anymore, England fast bowler Liam Plunkett has said ahead of Saturday's match in Cardiff between the two sides.

The Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor talked to the reporters about the fighting spirit of the Bangladesh players and fans in the post-match conference after their two-wicket nail biting win over the Tigers.

While Bangladesh showed tremendous fighting spirit in their two-wicket loss against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday, the defeat was a timely reminder of the old follies that the Tigers can revert to when faced with opposition playing at a higher level than them.

A big talking point surrounding Bangladesh’s two-wicket loss to New Zealand was established long before the result, when wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim negated a sure run out of Kane Williamson by dislodging the bails with his elbows when trying to intercept a throw from Tamim Iqbal at mid on that was heading for the stumps anyway.