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So, no reserve day for this game although the weather forecast seems to indicate that we will have a game.
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Preview
It isn't often that seven matches into a tournament, the teams are set to play the rest of the tournament in an all-new venue. After Multan, Pallekele and Lahore, the Asia Cup now moves to Colombo, where the remainder of the matches will be played, including the summit clash on September 17.
Sri Lanka have won both their matches. It's easy to be misled by this statement, until you take into account that they struggled to chase down a paltry total of 165 against Bangladesh, only managing to win it by five wickets. In the next game, they nearly allowed Afghanistan to get away with an improbable heist, only to deny them by 2 runs in the end - partially down to lack of information for the Afghanistan team.
With Afghanistan almost gunning down 292 in 37.1 overs, Sri Lanka's bowling is a concern, with only two bowlers going at less than 7 runs an over in the game against Afghanistan. The solidity of the top order was called into question in the chase against Bangladesh, but the batting, in general, has got the job done as a unit.
Bangladesh have had serious concerns regarding their batting, particularly outside of the experienced pair of Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib al Hasan. Nazmul Shanto, who scored a hundred and an 89, was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring niggle, which has seriously hurt Bangladesh's batting.
The bowling has shown a lot more potency and heart, but at this stage, a complete performance is the call of the hour, with consistency.
When: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Super 4, Match 2, 3:00PM local time/IST
Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
What to expect: If we ignore the 80% chance of showers in Colombo, the track is typically sluggish to start with, before it flattens out and assists batsmen, but offers ample assistance to spinners too. However, with the rain coming into play, and a new venue that will host the next six matches, we might well see a slightly more unusual Colombo track, made to hold up for the last six games of the tournament.
Team watch
Sri Lanka
Despite the two close encounters in the tournament, Sri Lanka haven't lost a match, and are likely to continue with the same XI in Colombo, unless forced by injury.
Bangladesh
Despite the debacle against Pakistan in the Super 4s, Bangladesh is likely to back their XI. Mustafizur potentially returning after sitting out due to a knee niggle may be the only change in the Playing XI.
Squads:
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Binura Fernando, Kusal Perera
Bangladesh Squad: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Anamul Haque
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Preview
It isn't often that seven matches into a tournament, the teams are set to play the rest of the tournament in an all-new venue. After Multan, Pallekele and Lahore, the Asia Cup now moves to Colombo, where the remainder of the matches will be played, including the summit clash on September 17.
Sri Lanka have won both their matches. It's easy to be misled by this statement, until you take into account that they struggled to chase down a paltry total of 165 against Bangladesh, only managing to win it by five wickets. In the next game, they nearly allowed Afghanistan to get away with an improbable heist, only to deny them by 2 runs in the end - partially down to lack of information for the Afghanistan team.
With Afghanistan almost gunning down 292 in 37.1 overs, Sri Lanka's bowling is a concern, with only two bowlers going at less than 7 runs an over in the game against Afghanistan. The solidity of the top order was called into question in the chase against Bangladesh, but the batting, in general, has got the job done as a unit.
Bangladesh have had serious concerns regarding their batting, particularly outside of the experienced pair of Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib al Hasan. Nazmul Shanto, who scored a hundred and an 89, was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring niggle, which has seriously hurt Bangladesh's batting.
The bowling has shown a lot more potency and heart, but at this stage, a complete performance is the call of the hour, with consistency.
When: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Super 4, Match 2, 3:00PM local time/IST
Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
What to expect: If we ignore the 80% chance of showers in Colombo, the track is typically sluggish to start with, before it flattens out and assists batsmen, but offers ample assistance to spinners too. However, with the rain coming into play, and a new venue that will host the next six matches, we might well see a slightly more unusual Colombo track, made to hold up for the last six games of the tournament.
Team watch
Sri Lanka
Despite the two close encounters in the tournament, Sri Lanka haven't lost a match, and are likely to continue with the same XI in Colombo, unless forced by injury.
Bangladesh
Despite the debacle against Pakistan in the Super 4s, Bangladesh is likely to back their XI. Mustafizur potentially returning after sitting out due to a knee niggle may be the only change in the Playing XI.
Squads:
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Binura Fernando, Kusal Perera
Bangladesh Squad: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Anamul Haque
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Shanaka and Rajitha are on fire 
. Mehidy and Naim need to step up their game if they wanna get that scoreboard ticking. 
But man, Naim's gotta pick up the pace, too many dot balls. Rajitha and Shanaka are keeping it tight! What's the plan, BAN?
