Australia vs Bangladesh - 5 things to look forward to

Australia and Bangladesh, after registering comprehensive wins over England and Afghanistan respectively, meet at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday for their second league match of the World Cup. While Australia has been bolstered by the return of Michael Clarke from injury, Bangladesh would look to be party spoilers for the hosts.Here are 5 things to look forward to as the two teams meet for game number 11 of the 43 day event.

#5 Key players

Tamim Iqbal- Other than the already mentioned Mortaza and Shakib, the left-handed opener will have the responsibility of seeing off the new ball bowling duo of Mitchell Starc and Johnson. The hero of the memorable 2007 win against India with a match winning 51, Iqbal has 3990 runs in 136 games and the Bangladeshi fans who have arrived in huge numbers Down under will be hoping for an encore.

Mitchell Starc- With 63 wickets in 34 games, Starc has emerged as the ideal bowling partner to Johnson, generating pace and bounce along with the ability to bring the ball back into the right hander. Touted as the most promising fast bowler, Starc is one of the key men who have the responsibility of guiding the hosts to their 5th WC title.

Teams- Bangladesh: Masrafe Bin Mortaza (c), Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Hoque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Nasir Hossain, Shabbir Rahaman, Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al Amin Hossain, Taijul Islam, Arafat Sunny.

Australia: Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, Shane Watson, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner.