World Cup 2019: 3 teams which might finish last on the points table

The beginning of the World Cup 2019 has failed to meet the standards that one would have expected ahead of the tournament. The mega-event which was welcomed with quite a buzz has so far failed to live up to the expectations of the fans and the cricket experts. Four one-sided games, to begin with, have added a pale flavor to all the excitement in the build-up to the World Cup.

The major reason for such a poor show has been the mismatch among the teams which have failed to turn up against a more dominant side on the day. If it was South Africa in the opening encounter against England, then it was Pakistan's inability to make an impression that handed an easy victory to West Indies on the second day. Even the two encounters on Saturday also didn't offer any reasons for the fans to talk much about them.

It is time that this edition of Cricket World Cup gets a fiercely competitive game between any of the two evenly matches sides to get the interests of the people back and talking about the tournament. Some of the teams have underperformed and though it is too early in the competition, there is not much to talk about thus far.

Here is a look at three teams which might finish last in the points table this edition:

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#3 Sri Lanka

SL will have a lot of thinking to do ahead of their next fixture

One of the underdogs in the tournament, the Islanders have everything to gain as very less is expected from them going ahead into the tournament. This Sri Lankan team appears a pale shadow of the great Sri Lankan side which made it to the five finals in the ICC events between 2007-2014. Coming into the World Cup, Sri Lanka registered only a solitary win in their last fifteen ODIs to account for the lowest win percentage in ODIs in 2019.

The turmoil in Sri Lankan cricket can be estimated by the fact that their skipper Dimuth Karunaratne last represented Sri Lanka in ODI cricket in 2015. The team has struggled to fill in the shoes of some of the greats with not enough youngsters stepping up to make a mark for themselves at the international level.

The start to the World Cup hasn't been too promising either, with their 10-wicket thrashing against New Zealand at Cardiff bringing forth the issues needed to be addressed. With a poor show to start with, it will be no surprise if Sri Lanka have a poor World Cup.

#2 Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket team

The most experienced team in this World Cup, Bangladesh enter the World Cup with a dream to better their performances from the last edition in 2015. In World Cup 2015, the Tigers knocked out the England team to qualify for their first ever quarterfinal in the history of their cricket.

However, with a kind of format and their recent run outside the sub continent against the top teams in the past few years, Bangladesh might witness an early exit from the tournament. Despite securing their first tri-series win involving West Indies and Ireland, Bangladesh might fail to leave any mark in the tournament. Even in their warm-up game against India, they were beaten comprehensively which might cause a major blow to their confidence ahead of the long tournament.

Injuries to some of their key players don't even augur well for their chance to go any far in the tournament. The team might win a match or two, but will be exposed against any stronger opposition.

#1 Pakistan

Pakistan Cricket Team

One of the mercurial teams in this World Cup, predicting the fate of this team is close to impossible. The 'Men in Green' have been under the radar for their poor run in the white-ball cricket. In the lead-up to the World Cup, Pakistan came into the tournament at the back of two consecutive series losses against Australia and England.

Sarfaraz Ahmed and his team have been scrutinized for their inability to put up a collective effort as a team in the past ten games. If their batting was any positive on flat decks in England, the bowling, which has been their strength in their heydays, has been taken apart with the pace and seam unable to make an impact.

In their opening encounter against West Indies, the Asian giants received yet another setback after a batting collapse once again saw them in the firing line for not playing according to the conditions as they suffered a harsh defeat at the hands of the West Indies.

If this is the template for Pakistan in the rest of the tournament, it will only make matters worse for them in their quest to move up the ladder.