Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs, which will be played on July 26, July 28 and July 31 at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
Out of a total of 31 centuries being scored in this edition, we have picked out the top five centuries, which have stood out.
Shakib Al Hasan, who has been in excellent form throughout the 2019 World Cup, registered his name in the history books.
A win for India will seal their semi-finals berth and knock Bangladesh out of the tournament while a loss for the Men in Blue will mean they have to beat Sri Lanka in their last game to be certain of a last-four spot.
After Bangladesh's dominating win over Afghanistan, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that the Bangla Tigers are ready for India and can create a major upset when the two teams clash on June 2 in Birmingham. India are unbeaten at the moment and face West Indies and heavyweights England before the Men in Blue square off against rivals Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi was in awe of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's phenomenal run in the World Cup and described him as a "legend" of the game
Bangladesh believe they are capable enough to beat India but will have to play their best cricket on July 2 in Edgbaston.
Shakib Al Hasan became only the second player to score a 50 and take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match.
Shakib Al Hasan first scored 51 off 69 balls and then went on to take five wickets for 29 in his 10 overs against Afghanistan to help Bangladesh win by 62 runs.
In Bangladesh's dominating win over Afghanistan, Shakib became only the second cricketer after India's Yuvraj Singh to score a fifty and take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match.
Shakib, who already has two hundreds to his name in the competition, also became the 19th player overall to achieve the feat.
Out of the 22 ODIs played between Australia and Bangladesh, the Bangla Tigers have won just one game -- in Cardiff in 2005
Shakib starred in the comeback with 124 not out, his second successive century in the tournament, and Liton Das added 94 not out in his World Cup debut.
Shakib (124 off 99 balls) produced a batting master class as he led Bangladesh to a famous win, chasing down the target of 322 with 8.3 overs to spare.
Bangladesh made it to the quarter-finals in the last edition of the World Cup and then played the semi-finals in the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.
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Shakib Al Hasan said that while there is no doubt that India and England are ruling world cricket at the moment in ODIs, the favourites tag alone doesn't win any team the coveted title in the 50-over World Cup.
An impressive show in the recently-concluded tri-series benefited Shakib Al Hasan in the all-rounder rankings.
This year, the World Cup will be enriched with top-quality all-rounders who are in devastating form going into the tournament.
With dry surfaces on offer, spinners will have an important role to play in the World Cup in England and Wales this summer.
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