Survival will probably be foremost in Bangladesh’s thoughts whereas Sri Lanka will intention for a profitable begin after they cross swords within the second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup right here on Saturday.
A seven-wicket towelling by the hands of Pakistan within the Super 4 opener in Lahore has made a victory obligatory for Bangladesh in opposition to the Lankans, assuming that the climate stays dry sufficient for the match to happen.
A defeat will virtually definitely put an finish to their Asia Cup marketing campaign. Batting is their predominant concern, and so they must deal with it instantly.
What: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup Super Four
When: September 8, 2023
Where: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Time: 3 PM IST
They did make 334 for five in opposition to Afghanistan driving on tons of by Najmal Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz within the league part.
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But they got here a cropper in opposition to extra succesful bowling models of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, making meagre totals of 164 and 193 respectively.
That propensity to go flat in opposition to top-class opponents will fear them going into the match in opposition to Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankans have a set of bowlers like Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana and so forth who can inflict excessive harm, and Bangladesh understand it first-hand.
The pace-spin mixture of Pathirana and Theekshana had taken six wickets amongst them to limit Bangladesh to a sub-200 complete in a Group B league match at Pallekele on August 31.
Sri Lanka are higher positioned in that division and pacer Kasun Rajitha had additionally performed a useful function of their slender win over Afghanistan within the final league match of the Asia Cup in Lahore on September 5.
Even although he went for lots of runs, Rajitha’s four-wicket haul helped Lanka rating a slender 2-run victory in that match, together with the Afghans’ unawareness of the run equation.
But the hosts too have their very own worries.
The approach Afghan batters piled up 289 runs in simply 37.4 overs will function a well timed reminder to the Lankan bowlers about the necessity to keep targeted on the duty.
Hence, Bangladesh will probably be desperate to see their frontline batters rising to the event.
But they won’t have the companies of Shanto, who has been dominated out of the Asia Cup with a hamstring harm as Litton Das joined the aspect forward of their match in opposition to Pakistan however failed to attain too many.
Das couldn’t play the primary match of the event because of viral fever.
So, they are going to require heavier runs from captain Shakib Al Hasan, who made an 18-ball 32 in opposition to Afghanistan however scored half-century in a shedding trigger in opposition to Pakistan.
In flip, Sri Lanka will hope that their captain Dasun Shanaka will be capable to ship on the morrow.
Shanaka could be a useful buyer with each bat and ball, however he has been going by means of a modest run the entire of this 12 months. While their batters have been properly below-par on most events, Bangladesh bowlers too do not need a lot to rejoice about.
They by no means actually threatened each Pakistan and Lanka, whereas it was Afghanistan’s urge to attain rapidly spelt their doom than any actual expert spell by Bangladesh bowlers.
The likes of Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam could be nagging prospects, however then it has not proven on this event but.
So, it may flip right into a fascinatingly tight contest between two groups who’ve their very own little perturbations.
Full Squads
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vice-captain), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan.
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