Asia Cup 2023: Likely playing Xi of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match

 Thursday, August 31, 2023

As Sri Lanka and Bangladesh set to clash in the main Gathering B match of Asia Cup 2023 today (Thursday) at the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Arena, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the two groups have some terrible news.

Sri Lanka will go into the competition with a physical issue baffled crew and a few central participants — like all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, pacers Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara — will be feeling the loss of the Asian occasion.

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Then again, Bangladesh experienced a huge blow on Wednesday as wicketkeeper-hitter Liton Das was precluded after he couldn't recuperate from a viral fever and couldn't make a trip to Sri Lanka for Bangladesh's initial match.

Bangladesh are driven by the accomplished Shakib Al Hasan and have veterans like Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Mehedi Hassan.

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The Sri Lankan group is driven by Dasun Shanaka and have encountered work force like Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Maheesh Theekshana and Dhanajaya de Silva.

Pitch report

The surface at Pallekele is great for hitters as it gives almost no assistance to the bowlers in the beginning phases of the game. Exploiting this, the players will without a doubt anticipate getting a high ground before the ball turns old and begins to incline toward the spinners.

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Reasonable Setups

Bangladesh: Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim Sheik, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mehedi Hassan

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Matheesha Pathirana

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It should be noticed that the Asia Cup 2023 is being held in Pakistan, who are the hosts, and Sri Lanka between August 30 and September 17.

All the matches of the Asia Cup won't be played in Pakistan in light of the fact that the Leading body of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would not send their group to Pakistan because of safety concerns.

Four matches will be played in Pakistan, while nine, including the last, will be played in Sri Lanka.