Last Update on: September 9th, 2023 at 01:55 pm
Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs Bangladesh – Super 4 Match 2, Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in the second Super 4 game of Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo on Saturday, July 9. The match starts from 3 pm IST and is the first match for the Lankans in the Super 4s. They won their previous match against Afghanistan by just two runs.
Sri Lanka’s win against Afghanistan was a narrow escape for the co-hosts of Asia Cup 2023. In the absence of key bowlers like Wanindu Hasaranga, Dusmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka, the Lankans were tested against Afghanistan.
However, their batters had a good outing with the bat led by Kusal Mendis who scored a brilliant 92. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne also got starts and their middle-order also got runs.
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. Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at Sri Lanka’s predicted playing XI against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka Playing 11 vs Bangladesh – Super 4 Match 2, Asia Cup 2023
Pathum Nissanka
Nissanka will open the batting. He scored 41 off 40 balls against Afghanistan in the previous match. He has scored the most ODI runs for Sri Lanka since making his debut in 2021.
