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[kro55]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh is playing against Sri Lanka in today's Asia Cup match. After winning the toss, Bangladesh's captain decided to field. Bangladesh team batted very badly against Sri Lanka in the previous match. And they lost the match. Bangladesh will definitely want to win today. I think Fielding's decision is correct. Now the match will be under the control of Bangladesh only if the bowlers perform well.

Sri Lanka lost 1 wicket after 6 overs and they collected 35 runs. Karunaratne returned to the dressing room with 18 off 17 balls. Now Kushal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are at the crease. Hasan Mahmud picked up the wicket of Karunaratne.Bangladesh prioritized their pace bowlers today on this spin friendly pitch.

Bangladesh will face a crisis if they do not pick up quick wickets. If Sri Lanka don't lose too many wickets, the team has the potential to set a big target. They have several good batsmen in their squad.
Bangladeshi bowlers are not able to take much advantage. They managed to take only one wicket in 17 overs. Sri Lanka managed to collect 80 runs in 17 overs. Sri Lankan batsmen are collecting an average of 4.7 runs per over. Nissanka collected 35 runs and Kushal collected 21 runs. Although the bat is spin friendly, spin bowlers are not able to do much.

[HelliumZ]

Today's match is very important for Bangladesh because if Bangladesh is defeated in today's match then there will be no possibility of Bangladesh's semi-final final in Asia Cup. Although there is no chance of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal becoming champions in this year's Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have been considered as favorites to become champions in the finals. However, even if Sri Lanka is not considered as the favorite in this year's Asia Cup, there is a possibility of playing in the semi-finals. Even if we win against Bangladesh in today's match, there is no chance of winning against India and Pakistan.

[Cheema02]

Today's match is very important for Bangladesh because if Bangladesh is defeated in today's match then there will be no possibility of Bangladesh's semi-final final in Asia Cup. Although there is no chance of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal becoming champions in this year's Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have been considered as favorites to become champions in the finals. However, even if Sri Lanka is not considered as the favorite in this year's Asia Cup, there is a possibility of playing in the semi-finals.

Sirlanka current score is 82 runs in la ost of 1 wicket in 18 overs. Dimuth Karunaratne out by scoring 18 runs in 17 balls. Hasan Mahmud is the only Bangladeshi bowler that picks 1 wicket. Pathum Nissanka is playing at 36 runs in 50 balls with Kusal Mendis 23 runs in 42 balls that partnership is very important for Sri Lanka to set a big total on board. The partnership between Nissanka and Mendis is 50 runs if this partnership is more than 100 runs then Sirlinka will go to 300 plus total which is very difficult to chase down such a big target for Bangladesh.

[MusaPk]

Today's match is very important for Bangladesh because if Bangladesh is defeated in today's match then there will be no possibility of Bangladesh's semi-final final in Asia Cup. Although there is no chance of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal becoming champions in this year's Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have been considered as favorites to become champions in the finals. However, even if Sri Lanka is not considered as the favorite in this year's Asia Cup, there is a possibility of playing in the semi-finals.

Sirlanka current score is 82 runs in la ost of 1 wicket in 18 overs. Dimuth Karunaratne out by scoring 18 runs in 17 balls. Hasan Mahmud is the only Bangladeshi bowler that picks 1 wicket. Pathum Nissanka is playing at 36 runs in 50 balls with Kusal Mendis 23 runs in 42 balls that partnership is very important for Sri Lanka to set a big total on board. The partnership between Nissanka and Mendis is 50 runs if this partnership is more than 100 runs then Sirlinka will go to 300 plus total which is very difficult to chase down such a big target for Bangladesh.

SL so far are stable after 29 overs as they have lost only 3 wickets on net score of 126 runs. My guess is that SL can give a target of 280 to 290 runs and that won't be easy to chase. But we have seen a tight contest between SL and Afghanistan where Afghanistan lost only by 2 runs. So SL need to remain vigilant in bowling also.

[Z_MBFM]

Today's match is very important for Bangladesh because if Bangladesh is defeated in today's match then there will be no possibility of Bangladesh's semi-final final in Asia Cup. Although there is no chance of Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal becoming champions in this year's Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have been considered as favorites to become champions in the finals. However, even if Sri Lanka is not considered as the favorite in this year's Asia Cup, there is a possibility of playing in the semi-finals.

Sirlanka current score is 82 runs in la ost of 1 wicket in 18 overs. Dimuth Karunaratne out by scoring 18 runs in 17 balls. Hasan Mahmud is the only Bangladeshi bowler that picks 1 wicket. Pathum Nissanka is playing at 36 runs in 50 balls with Kusal Mendis 23 runs in 42 balls that partnership is very important for Sri Lanka to set a big total on board. The partnership between Nissanka and Mendis is 50 runs if this partnership is more than 100 runs then Sirlinka will go to 300 plus total which is very difficult to chase down such a big target for Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka scored 131 runs in 30 overs but they still have plenty of wickets left. So they still have a chance to collect high runs and give Bangladesh a big run target. Bangladesh's bowling performance is not bad but they are not able to take wickets. If they fail to take wickets, no matter how well they bowl, a big run target will be waiting for Bangladesh at the last moment. So today is going to be a tough game for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. as Sri Lanka still have 7 wickets left they might be able to target 250+ runs. as a Bengali, it is very sad to see Bangladesh lose like this

[JSRAW]

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The selling point for the Asia Cup is the matches between India and Pakistan and therefore, they have made decisions, only for this match.

Well, to be honest, that's the reason why the Asia Cup exists atm. However, it seems to have turned into a bilateral series between India and Pakistan, with a guaranteed minimum of two matches and possibly a final as well. The group system also gives us an idea of how broadcasters are dictating their terms, but we can't really blame them either since they are paying millions of dollars for the rights.

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Guess, Australia forgot that it's an ODI series. So far they are treating this as a T-20 match and ofc not taking no prisoners. 

[TheSpiral]

SL so far are stable after 29 overs as they have lost only 3 wickets on net score of 126 runs. My guess is that SL can give a target of 280 to 290 runs and that won't be easy to chase. But we have seen a tight contest between SL and Afghanistan where Afghanistan lost only by 2 runs. So SL need to remain vigilant in bowling also.

Current runs of Sri Lanka are 145 in 33 over and 4 players are out so the position of match is tough and attaining the target of 280 and 290 is very hard to accomplish. If the current players make a good partnership then they can give the target of upto 250 runs.

If they attain the achievement of less than 250 then Sri Lanka will have to perform better balling to win the match easily.

[MusaPk]

Sri Lanka scored 131 runs in 30 overs but they still have plenty of wickets left. So they still have a chance to collect high runs and give Bangladesh a big run target. Bangladesh's bowling performance is not bad but they are not able to take wickets. If they fail to take wickets, no matter how well they bowl, a big run target will be waiting for Bangladesh at the last moment. So today is going to be a tough game for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. as Sri Lanka still have 7 wickets left they might be able to target 250+ runs. as a Bengali, it is very sad to see Bangladesh lose like this

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

[hafiztalha]

What a amazing batting performance of Australia Team
2nd ODI match between Australia and South Africa already started. South Africa won the toss and chose to batting first. Australia team already 1-0 lead to South Africa team. In today match Australian team batting performance was unbeleivable because Australia Team scored 190 runs in only half overs fantastic performance and losing 2 wickets. Performance of M. Marsh was so badly and he scored 0 runs. But players like D. Warner and M. Labuschgne. I think that today Australia give huge target like almost 350 and above runs.

[Sithara007]

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sri Lanka may end up with a total of 250-260. That should be enough to get full points from this match. Bangladeshi batting attack is looking very brittle, and Sri Lankan bowlers are in good form. So the probability is that Sri Lanka will win this one. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting beautifully at this point, but the problem for Sri Lanka is that tailenders are at the other end. If Bangladesh can keep Sadeera out of strike, then they can restrict Sri Lanka to a smaller total and then build up some pressure on them. Anyway, I am just glad that there have been no rain interruptions till now.

[JSRAW]

Have to give the credit to Marnus Labuschagne. This guy entered into Test cricket as a concussion replacement for Smith and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

In the ODI, he didn't fire up much and due to this reason he wasn't regular in the ODI setup but here he comes again as a concussion substitute and won the last match and today also proving his worth.

[Sithara007]

Have to give the credit to Marnus Labuschagne. This guy entered into Test cricket as a concussion replacement for Smith and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

In the ODI, he didn't fire up much and due to this reason he wasn't regular in the ODI setup but here he comes again as a concussion substitute and won the last match and today also proving his worth.

The partnership between David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne has so far added 138 runs at 7.5 runs per over. Anrich Nortje went for almost 12 per over. Don't know what is going on with the South African bowlers. Quality pacers like Nortje and Rabada are getting hammered all around the park. And also don't forget the fact that this is a home series for South Africa. Looking at the form of the Australian batsmen, I would say that they will be the favorites to lift the trophy during ODI World Cup in 2023, followed at some distance by Pakistan.

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SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sri Lanka may end up with a total of 250-260. That should be enough to get full points from this match. Bangladeshi batting attack is looking very brittle, and Sri Lankan bowlers are in good form. So the probability is that Sri Lanka will win this one. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting beautifully at this point, but the problem for Sri Lanka is that tailenders are at the other end. If Bangladesh can keep Sadeera out of strike, then they can restrict Sri Lanka to a smaller total and then build up some pressure on them. Anyway, I am just glad that there have been no rain interruptions till now.

Sadeera Samarawickrama alone scored 93 runs out of 257 runs. 258 Is not a huge target and not a small target either. The run rate is 5.14, which is challenging I am surprised to see that Bangladesh did not give a chance to their wicketkeeper batter Anamul Haque Bijoy in this match as well. Opener Mohammad Naim failed in the last three ODIs, and yet he is getting another chance here. They take spinner Nasum Ahmed in this match considering the pitch will be spin-friendly. The spinners were economical but all the wickets were taken by the pace unit. The Pace bowling revolution started by their pace bowling coach Alan Donald.

[Patrol69]

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sri Lanka may end up with a total of 250-260. That should be enough to get full points from this match. Bangladeshi batting attack is looking very brittle, and Sri Lankan bowlers are in good form. So the probability is that Sri Lanka will win this one. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting beautifully at this point, but the problem for Sri Lanka is that tailenders are at the other end. If Bangladesh can keep Sadeera out of strike, then they can restrict Sri Lanka to a smaller total and then build up some pressure on them. Anyway, I am just glad that there have been no rain interruptions till now.

Sri Lanka lost 9 wickets in the first innings against Bangladesh and managed to score 257 runs in the allotted fifty overs. It must be said that Sri Lanka scored more runs in the second match against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup than Bangladesh scored in the first match.

I don't trust the batting line-up of Bangladesh, they can be defeated by 257 runs. Sri Lanka will definitely want to bowl under control in this match. If wickets can fall at regular intervals along with controlled bowling then it will not be too difficult for Sri Lanka to win this match. 

Three spinners of Bangladesh bowled in today's match but none of the spinners could take a wicket today. 8 out of nine wickets were taken by fast bowlers. In the first match against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka's spinners changed the course of the match a lot. Since Sri Lanka has relied heavily on spinners even today, Bangladesh can take some advantage in this regard.

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SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sri Lanka may end up with a total of 250-260. That should be enough to get full points from this match. Bangladeshi batting attack is looking very brittle, and Sri Lankan bowlers are in good form. So the probability is that Sri Lanka will win this one. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting beautifully at this point, but the problem for Sri Lanka is that tailenders are at the other end. If Bangladesh can keep Sadeera out of strike, then they can restrict Sri Lanka to a smaller total and then build up some pressure on them. Anyway, I am just glad that there have been no rain interruptions till now.

Shakib Al Hasan's team lost to Pakistan by 7 wickets and is a bit behind in the final fight. However, in the fight to survive in the finals in Colombo and Premadasa Stadium, the Tigers held the host Sri Lanka very firmly. The innings of the Lankans stopped before 260 runs in the face of the cannon of the red-green bowlers. Although the Lankans had a great start in this match of Bachamara. Dasun Shanaka's team was wicketless till five overs of the match. However, Hasan Mahmud gave Bangladesh the first break-through in the sixth over. By that time Sri Lanka had picked up 34 runs. After that, the Lankans were gradually settling down at the crease. In 25 overs, the Lankans scored 113 runs for two wickets. But before that, Sri Lanka was in control of the match. Samarawickrama pulled Sri Lanka who stumbled at the end. His impeccable innings of 93 runs, at the end of the scheduled 50 overs, the collection of the Lankans stands at 257 runs for 9 wickets.

[Vaskiy]

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sri Lanka may end up with a total of 250-260. That should be enough to get full points from this match. Bangladeshi batting attack is looking very brittle, and Sri Lankan bowlers are in good form. So the probability is that Sri Lanka will win this one. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting beautifully at this point, but the problem for Sri Lanka is that tailenders are at the other end. If Bangladesh can keep Sadeera out of strike, then they can restrict Sri Lanka to a smaller total and then build up some pressure on them. Anyway, I am just glad that there have been no rain interruptions till now.

Sadeera Samarawickrama alone scored 93 runs out of 257 runs. 258 Is not a huge target and not a small target either. The run rate is 5.14, which is challenging I am surprised to see that Bangladesh did not give a chance to their wicketkeeper batter Anamul Haque Bijoy in this match as well. Opener Mohammad Naim failed in the last three ODIs, and yet he is getting another chance here. They take spinner Nasum Ahmed in this match considering the pitch will be spin-friendly. The spinners were economical but all the wickets were taken by the pace unit. The Pace bowling revolution started by their pace bowling coach Alan Donald.

Solid runs from Sadeera helped Sri Lanka team to be score 257 runs. Bangladesh team have good batting order, and making good partnership at the beginning will increase pressure on the Sri Lanka bowlers. This could ease Bangladesh to reach the target. If Najmul Hossain Shanto have been in the squad, it could've been an added support to the Bangladesh batting line-up. Lets see how Bangladesh team battles against Sri Lanka.

[JSRAW]

Have to give the credit to Marnus Labuschagne. This guy entered into Test cricket as a concussion replacement for Smith and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

In the ODI, he didn't fire up much and due to this reason he wasn't regular in the ODI setup but here he comes again as a concussion substitute and won the last match and today also proving his worth.

The partnership between David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne has so far added 138 runs at 7.5 runs per over. Anrich Nortje went for almost 12 per over. Don't know what is going on with the South African bowlers. Quality pacers like Nortje and Rabada are getting hammered all around the park. And also don't forget the fact that this is a home series for South Africa. Looking at the form of the Australian batsmen, I would say that they will be the favorites to lift the trophy during ODI World Cup in 2023, followed at some distance by Pakistan.

It's a white ball cricket and the deck is flat so i won't blame bowlers much.

We can only blame them for, not balling enough hard length balls to Aussie but it happens in white ball cricket. The pitch does look a bit favorable to spinners but again you need quality spin bowlers for some success. For me, England and Australia are fav because they have almost all the ingredients and their batting looks scary.

[Cheema02]

Sri Lanka scored 131 runs in 30 overs but they still have plenty of wickets left. So they still have a chance to collect high runs and give Bangladesh a big run target. Bangladesh's bowling performance is not bad but they are not able to take wickets. If they fail to take wickets, no matter how well they bowl, a big run target will be waiting for Bangladesh at the last moment. So today is going to be a tough game for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. as Sri Lanka still have 7 wickets left they might be able to target 250+ runs. as a Bengali, it is very sad to see Bangladesh lose like this

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sirlanka set a target of 158 runs for Bangladesh in must win match. Sirlanka batsman struggled to score runs and regular wicket has fallen but Sadeera Samarawickrama inning helped Sirlanka post a decent total. Sadeera Samarawickrama played an amazing inning of 93 runs in just 72 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixs. Bangladesh bowler bowled well and put srilanka batsmen under pressure Taskin Ahmed picked 3 wickets and Shoriful Islam picked 2 wickets by just giving 48 runs in 8 overs. Hasan Mahmud also picked up 3 early wickets and restricted Sirlanka to scoring under 260 runs. I think 258 runs total is chaseable on this pitch if Bangladesh didn't lose early wickets.

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Australian batsmen are in great batting form in Australia vs South Africa second ODI match. Australia's batsmen's style of play today is excellent due to which they still score good runs with enough wickets in hand. Australia's batsmen batted brilliantly today which is why they scored so many runs especially in the first over David Warner batted brilliantly and scored a century. David Warner's batting performance was excellent and he scored 106 runs off 93 balls before he was dismissed for Australia. Another batsman at the crease at the moment whose batting performance has been excellent and he has already scored a century is Marnus Labuschagne, scoring 109 runs off 90 balls which was truly remarkable. If Australia can keep playing like this till the end of the game today, there will definitely be a chance of 400 runs. Australia can be expected to win the second match against South Africa in the same way as their first match.

[onecall123]

Sri Lanka scored 131 runs in 30 overs but they still have plenty of wickets left. So they still have a chance to collect high runs and give Bangladesh a big run target. Bangladesh's bowling performance is not bad but they are not able to take wickets. If they fail to take wickets, no matter how well they bowl, a big run target will be waiting for Bangladesh at the last moment. So today is going to be a tough game for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka. as Sri Lanka still have 7 wickets left they might be able to target 250+ runs. as a Bengali, it is very sad to see Bangladesh lose like this

SL has lost 4 wickets and scored 150 runs after 34 runs. If Bangladesh can get few more wickets then there is a chance that they may restrict SL to 250 or less. At the moment Bangladesh focus must be to restrict SL to lowest possible target. If SL can give a target of over 250 runs then it won't be easy to chase against strong SL bowling lineup.

Sirlanka set a target of 158 runs for Bangladesh in must win match. Sirlanka batsman struggled to score runs and regular wicket has fallen but Sadeera Samarawickrama inning helped Sirlanka post a decent total. Sadeera Samarawickrama played an amazing inning of 93 runs in just 72 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixs. Bangladesh bowler bowled well and put srilanka batsmen under pressure Taskin Ahmed picked 3 wickets and Shoriful Islam picked 2 wickets by just giving 48 runs in 8 overs. Hasan Mahmud also picked up 3 early wickets and restricted Sirlanka to scoring under 260 runs. I think 258 runs total is chaseable on this pitch if Bangladesh didn't lose early wickets.

Sadeera played sensationally to guide Sri Lanka to a total of 257. Although Bangladesh bowled well, Sri Lanka managed to score 20-25 runs more due to dropped catches and fielding lapses. Bangladesh struggled to contain the runs in the slog overs, which allowed Sri Lanka to set a good target. Restricting them to under 240 would have been better for their chasing prospects, but now Bangladesh will need responsible batting to chase down this score successfully.