Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the all-important toss and elected to field in the ODI World Cup fixture against Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on November 6 (Monday). Bangladesh made one change to the playing XI with Tanzim Hasan Sakib replacing Mustafizur Rahman. Sri Lanka made two changes to their playing XI with Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Perera replacing Dimuth Karunaratne and Dushan Hemantha.
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
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
Sri Lanka's path to the World Cup knockout stages demands a commanding victory over Bangladesh. Injuries to key players have posed challenges for Sri Lanka, but they retain a chance to reach the semi-finals by securing wins against Bangladesh and New Zealand in the coming week. However, they also depend on several other results going their way to advance.
For now, their sole focus is on clinching their third tournament win by outperforming fellow Asian side Bangladesh. Bangladesh, on the other hand, has had a disappointing World Cup campaign with a solitary victory against Afghanistan in their opening match, followed by six consecutive losses. While their hopes of semi-final qualification are dashed, they aim to disrupt Sri Lanka's chances by securing another win in the tournament.
Squads
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
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