Bangladesh Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka - Super 4 Match 2, Asia Cup 2023

Bangladesh Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka – Super 4 Match 2, Asia Cup 2023. Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in the second Super 4 game of Asia Cup 2023 on Saturday, September 9. The match starts from 3 pm IST in Colombo with rain expected to play spoilsport. The Lankans have already beaten Bangladesh earlier in the tournament.

The ACC after deciding to shift the Super 4 matches to Hambantota made a U-turn on their decision by keeping Colombo as the hosts of the remaining games of the tournament including the final. All the remaining matches in Colombo is under rain threat.

The SL vs BAN match is also under rain threat. There are 80 percent chance of rain during the day on Saturday which increases to 85 percent in the evening. Thus there is a high possibility of the match being a shortened encounter.

Bangladesh will be missing the services of Najmul Hossain Shanto for the rest of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. He is the highest scorer of the tournament so far with 193 runs at an average of 96.50. Litton Das played the previous match for Bangladesh and is available for selection in this match as well.

The Bangladeshi batting line-up has not stood up against the top quality of Pakistan and Sri Lanka previously. They were bowled out for just 164 in their previous match against Sri Lanka and against Pakistan in their previous Super 4 match, they managed to score just 194. Their batters need to give the bowlers a respectable target to defend. In this article, we take a look at Bangladesh’s predicted playing XI against Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka – Super 4 Match 2, Asia Cup 2023

Litton Das

Litton Das will open the batting in the absence of Najmul Hossain Shanto. The experienced batter will need to provide his team a good start. There has been a lot of drama associated with Das Off late who returned back to the side after nearly being ruled out of the tournament.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Bangladesh’s experiment to open with Miraz sis not work last match. He was out for a first-ball duck. It will be interesting to see if they persist with him. He picked 1/51 with the ball.He is 10 wickets shy of getting 100 ODI wickets.

Shakib Al Hasan (C)

Shakib should ideally bat and three and control the innings for his side. He scored 53 in a losing cause for his side and went wicketless with the ball. The Bangladesh skipper is his team’s highest wicket-taker in ODIs and T20Is. He has picked up just two wickets in the tournament so far.

Mushfiqur Rahim (WK)

Rahim should bat at four as Bangladesh needs the experience of Shakib and Rahim in the middle-order. The keeper-batter top-scored for his side in the last match with 64.

Towhid Hridoy / Anamul Haque

Bangladesh can replace Anamul Haque with Hridoy in this must-win match. Hridooy who made his ODI debut earlier this year scored 20, 0 and 2 in his last three innings for Bangladesh.

Afif Hossain

Hossain can slot in at six. He has played 30 ODIs for Bangladesh but yet to score a century for his side. He is one of the many talented youngsters in the side who came through U-19 cricket.

Shamim Hossain

Shamim Hossain is another Bangladesh all-rounder who is yet to prove his potential. He made his debut in this Asia Cup and will bat at seven. He scored 16 off 23 in the game against Pakistan. He has just played two ODIs so far in his international career.

Taskin Ahmed

Taskin can bat at eight. He can use the long handle down the order and is the leader of the Bangladesh attack. He has picked up six wickets from three games so far.

Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman played the first game against Sri Lanka but went wicketless. Since then he has been dropped but should be called back in this must-win game for his side. His experience will be invaluable in the death overs.

Shoriful Islam

Shoriful is the other left-arm seamer in this Bangladesh Xi. He has picked five wickets from three games in the tournament so far. Against Pakistan, he bowled just four overs and picked up 1 for 23.

Hasan Mahmud

Hasan Mahmud concludes Bangladesh’s likely XI against Sri Lanka. He went wicketless against Pakistan but bowled well. He was unlucky not to get a wicket.

Also Read: BPL 2024: Babar Azam Set To Play For Rangpur Riders In Upcoming Bangladesh Premier League 2024