Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea will take on each other in the ninth match of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

The Tigers were able to get the much-needed win as they won against Oman while Papua New Guinea has lost both their matches and they are all but ruled out of the tournament.

We have got Match Prediction on the basis of current form, head-to-head, stats, and players to watch out for in the upcoming match.

Current form for Bangladesh: L L L L W

Bangladesh was able to win against Oman by 26 runs to get the crucial points under their belt. The Mahmudullah-led team came up with a collective effort and reaped rewards for the same. Shakib Al Hasan came up with all-around performance as he scored 42 runs and also scalped three wickets and thus was awarded the Player of the match.

Current form for Papua New Guinea: L L L L L

Papua New Guinea hasn’t been able to come up with a good performance and has struggled to get going. They have lost all their last five matches and are on the verge of getting knocked out of the tournament. PNG will look to come up with better performance but they will have their work cut out against Bangladesh.

Head to Head: Both of these teams have not faced each other in T20 cricket and will lock horns for the first time.

Players to watch out for: Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah and Mustafizur Rahim will be the players to look out for from Bangladesh.

Assad Vala, Charles Amini, and Nosaina Pokana will be the crucial players for Papua New Guinea.

Match Prediction: Bangladesh will clearly hold the advantage against depleted Papua New Guinea.