Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will face off in the second Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2023 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday, September 9. Match start time is 3:00 PM IST.
Sri Lanka are the favorites going into the match, having won their last 12 ODIs. Dimuth Karunaratne leads the team, who has scored 514 runs at an average of 51.40 in ODIs this year. Pathum Nissanka has also been in good form, scoring 427 runs at an average of 42.70.
The Sri Lankan bowling attack is also in good shape, led by the pace duo of Dushmantha Chameera and Mahesh Theekshana. The spin of Wanindu Hasaranga and Praveen Jayawickrama has complemented them.
On the other hand, Bangladesh is coming off a loss to Pakistan in their first Super Four match. They must improve their batting if they want to challenge Sri Lanka. Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim are their key batsmen, but they will need support from the middle order.
The Bangladesh bowling attack led by Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan needs to be at their best if they want to stop the Sri Lankan batting.
Asia Cup 2023 Super Four schedule
According to the latest schedule released, India and Pakistan will clash on Sunday. The two teams played last week, but the match was abandoned due to rain after India won the toss and batted first to score 262 runs.
TV telecast and live streaming details
The Asia Cup 2023 will be broadcast live in India on the Star Sports Network. The matches will also be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
TV channels and live streaming details in participating countries:
- Pakistan: PTV Sports and Ten Sports
- Bangladesh: Gazi TV
- Sri Lanka: Siyatha TV
- Afghanistan: RTA Sports
- United Arab Emirates: Etisalat Sports
- Nepal: Nepal Television
- Oman: Oman Sports Channel
- Hong Kong: Now TV
- Singapore: StarHub
- Malaysia: Astro Cricket
- Indonesia: Nex Parabola
Colombo Pitch/Wheather report
The pitch at R. Premadasa Stadium is a batting-friendly surface and is expected to assist the batters again here. Pacers might get some help toward the latter half of the match, while spinners will be dominant in the middle overs.
The average first innings score at this venue in ODIs is 250 runs. The highest score was 348/5 by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 2018, and the lowest score was 134 by Bangladesh against Pakistan in 2019.
The weather forecast for Saturday is not good. There is an 80% chance of rain, so the match could be interrupted.
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