Match Details
Bangladesh big Sri Lanka
Dallas, June 7, 7:30 PM (local time)
Big picture: new competition in the big game
From sledding and baiting on the field to taunting each other during trophy celebrations, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka did everything possible to dominate the contest. It became a faux-hostility that cricket fans on both sides began to enjoy. Go to India-Pakistan. It would be a big surprise if both players didn’t plan a new way to get under each other’s skin. But on the field, you can’t let your emotions take over. Sri Lanka had just lost to South Africa. Bangladesh are in worst form in T20Is. Now is not the time to be foolish.
Sri Lanka looked like a batting unit with too many ideas against South Africa. Even though it was brief, they didn’t seem troubled by what was coming. Their problem was that they kept finding fielders in the deep. If they had been allowed to try to bat along the ground instead of bringing it all up out of the park, Sri Lanka would have had a better total than 77 on the day. But now they have a chance to do better and face opponents who have had recent success. In particular, Kusal Mendis faces a crisis every time he faces Bangladesh. Sri Lanka won their last bilateral T20I series in March with Mendis scoring a fifty and Nuwan Suchhara scoring a hat-trick in the third game.
Form Instructions
Bangladesh WLLLWW (last 5 completed T20Is, most recent first)
Sri Lanka LWLWL
Spotlight – Najmul Hossain Shanto and Kusal Mendis
Team News: Taskin may return to Bangladesh
Taskin Ahmed has started bowling at full pelt after a hamstring injury, but Shoreful Islam, who injured his hand in the warm-up match against India on June 1, remains a worry. Mustafizur Rahman and Tanzim Hasan are other players from the Bangladesh team.
Bangladesh (Amazon): 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Jaker Ali (wk), 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Rishad Hossain, 10 Tanzim Hasan. /Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, 11
Sri Lanka are likely to field Dushmantha Chamira instead of Nuwan Tushara or Mahishi Tekshana depending on conditions.
Sri Lanka (Amaz): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Mendis (Ltd), 3 Kamindu Mendis, 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Dasun Shanaka, 8 Wanindu Hasaranga (Cap), 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Matheesha Pathirana, 11 Nuwan Tushara
Pitch and Conditions: Better for Scoring
Dallas hosted a high-scoring opening match between the United States and Canada, but Nepal was then bowled out for 106 against the Netherlands. It is still expected to be a good hitting pitch. The weather forecast says the weather is sunny with no rain.
important statistics
- Kusal Mendis had a favorable match-up against Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain in the T20I series between the two teams in March. Against these four bowlers, Mendis recorded a collective strikeout rate of 172.72, including two dismissals.
- Sri Lanka has won the T20 World Cup twice against Bangladesh in 2007 and 2021.
- Bangladesh is the first team to lose 100 T20Is. Sri Lanka has 99 losses in this format.
- Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam are considered as Bangladesh’s leading fast bowlers, but the team has lost 17 of the 22 T20Is in which the two have played together.
quotes
“Personally, I don’t want to look at this game any differently. Of course, it’s a very important game and a game we all know, so it’s very important that we execute the plan we have prepared rather than thinking too much. How do we keep our cool on the day? “What’s important is executing the plan properly.”
Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossein Santo
“I think we have played some good cricket against Bangladesh recently, so we have gained confidence and momentum from this game.”
sri lanka batting coach Tilina Candambi On that side, I regained my confidence.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
