Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the 38th match of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on Monday (06).
The teams are set to take each other on at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, at 2.00 p.m. today amidst the rising levels of air pollution in India’s national capital.
Sri Lanka remain in the 7th position on the points table with 4 points from 7 matches, while Bangladesh is in the 9th position with 2 points from 7 matches.
Almost out of the 2023 World Cup, Sri Lanka's progression to the semifinals hangs by a thread as they face Bangladesh in their second-last league stage fixture. Sri Lanka don’t only need to win their remaining two matches, they also need other results to go their way to finish in the fourth spot.
For both teams, the match will also be about pride, after poor campaigns.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam
