BAN vs SL Super 4, Asia Cup 2023: Date, Time, Venue, Pitch Report, Probable Playing 11 And Squads: In the second match of the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours, Sri Lanka will face Bangladesh on September 9, 2023. The match will begin at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.
Bangladesh is coming off a disappointing loss to Pakistan in their first Super Four encounter. In that match, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first, but they collapsed in the face of Pakistan’s pace attack. They are only able to score 193 runs. Though Pakistan lost two wickets in the chase, they comfortably chased down the total and went ahead in the race for the finals.
In contrast, Sri Lanka will play their first Super Four match. Lanka’s most recent encounter was against Afghanistan, and they won that close match by only two runs. There was a period in the game when everyone thought Afghanistan would win the match and qualify. However, Sri Lanka won the match and qualified as the table-topper from Group B.
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SL vs BAN Super 4 Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Date: Saturday, 9th September
Time: 03:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Colombo
Broadcast: Star Sports, DD Sports
Live stream: Disney+Hotstar
Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium, Pitch Report
The R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo has helped both batsmen and bowlers. Spinners have an edge on this track due to the nature of the surface. As the game progresses, scoring runs at this location becomes increasingly difficult, and the team that wins the toss will choose to bowl first. It should be noted that the side that has played first has won 13 of the 26 games. Overall, a high-scoring game is expected at this arena.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Head-To-Head
Out of the 16 games both teams have played in the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka won 13 matches, while Bangladesh came out victorious in three. In the last encounter, Sri Lanka completely outplayed Bangladesh. The Green Army chose to bat first and collapsed for just 164 runs, which Lanka chased down in just 39 overs.
SL vs BAN Super 4 Probable Playing 11
SL: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana
BAN: Mohammad Naim, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Hasan Mahmud
BAN vs SL Squad
SL: Kusal Perera, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemanth, Binura Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana
BAN: Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzid Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib , Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naim, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Hasan Mahmud
