There will be 13 matches overall in the tournament. India is the current event champion after defeating Bangladesh in the championship match in 2018.
Digital Desk: Sri Lanka is all set to play against Bangladesh in the fifth and final game of the Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai on September 1, Thursday. Both teams from Group A are playing in their second match in the group. In the first game of the season against Afghanistan, the Lankans lost their first group match. The Afghans defeated Bangladesh in addition, and they also became the first team to make it to the Super 4 by winning two straight contests. Group B is comprised of India, Pakistan, and Hong Kong.
There will be 13 matches overall in the tournament. India is the current event champion after defeating Bangladesh in the championship match in 2018. India has also won the most Asia Cup championships, with seven.
Pakistan has won two titles, while Sri Lanka has won five.
Each team will face the other teams in their group once during the group stage. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the final four. Each team will compete against the other in one match during the Super 4 round. The top two teams will earn a spot in the September 11 championship game. Both the last two times Bangladesh reached the Asia Cup final, India defeated them both.
Sri Lanka was completely destroyed when Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the first game. The opposition's batsmen took only 105 off the batsmen, which they chased down in 11 overs. They were let down by their batters in their first game, and now it's up to them to save them. The game will be played on a larger field in Dubai. To include their bowlers in the match, the batsmen must score between 160 and 170 runs. The team absolutely must win this game. Their Asia Cup campaign would be over if they lost to Bangladesh.
Here is the Sri Lanka Squad
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thusara, Dinesh Chandimal
Shakib Al Hasan will act as the captain of the team. He is being scrutinised for not representing the team with consistent cricket. Shakib was not the team's captain in the two bilateral series against Afghanistan and Zimbabwe that the team lost this year.
He has been selected to lead the team in the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. Shakib is eager to take the team's helm throughout this competition and in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup.
"I have no aims. These are the preparations for the (T20) World Cup, and my only goal is for us to perform well there. We are living in a fool's kingdom if someone believes they can change something in one or two days or that someone else will come and fix it. "
Regarding his captaincy, Shakib stated, "If you are able to think logically, our actual improvement will be visible when the squad really does well in the World Cup in three months."
Take a look at the Bangladesh Squad
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mohammad Naim.
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