SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka has last chance for semi-final qualification, have not lost to Bangladesh

SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka has last chance for semi-final qualification, have not lost to Bangladesh

The 38th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 will be played today on 6th November between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The match will start at 2:00 pm. The toss will take place half an hour before the match at 1:30 pm.

Bangladesh, which is out of the race for the semi-finals, would like to win and qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in 2025. To remain in the race for the semi-finals, Sri Lanka needs to win at any cost. In case of defeat, the team will be out of the World Cup. Sri Lanka is at seventh position in the points table with 4 points with two wins from seven matches. At the same time, Bangladesh has 2 points with one win in seven matches and is at number 9.

Sri Lanka was dominant in head-to-head. A total of four matches have been played between the two in the ODI World Cup so far. Sri Lanka won three. Whereas one match also remained inconclusive due to rain. 53 matches were played between the two teams in ODI. Sri Lanka won 42 and Bangladesh won 9. Two matches also remained no result. The two last clashed in Sri Lanka during the Asia Cup in September this year. Sri Lanka won this match by 21 runs.

Mahmudullah Riyad scored the most runs

Mahmudullah Riyad has scored the most runs for Bangladesh in this World Cup. He has scored 274 runs in six matches. He has a century and a half-century to his name. Whereas in bowling, Mehdi Hasan Miraj has taken maximum 9 wickets.

Sadira Samarawickrama team's top run scorer

Sadira Samarawickrama has scored the highest 331 runs for the team. He is the team's top run scorer of the tournament. He has a century in his name in 7 matches. Dilshan Madushanka is the top bowler of the team with 18 wickets.

Both teams did not practice due to pollution

Sri Lanka decided not to practice in Delhi on Saturday, November 4 due to air pollution. Earlier on Friday, Bangladesh also did not do net practice due to pollution.

pitch report

The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi proves to be helpful for spinners. However, in the World Cup, the batsmen are getting a lot of help on the black soil pitches. Four matches of this World Cup have been played here so far, the fifth and last match will be played today.

So far 30 ODI matches have been played in Delhi, out of which the team batting first has won 15 and the team batting later has won 14 matches. The average score of the first innings here is 245 runs.

weather forecast

The weather will be clear in Delhi on Monday. There is no chance of rain. During this period the wind speed will be 4 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 17 to 30 degrees Celsius. There will be difficulty in seeing due to pollution but there will be no problem after around 10:00 in the morning.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain and wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemanth, Mahish Teekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mahmudullah Riyad, Tauheed Hridoy, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman.