BAN vs SL, Asia Cup 2023 Live Score: Tanzid Hasan dismissed for ...

Dhananjaya De Silva into the attack. Full and straight from the offie, driven to long-off for a single. Wicket!! Naim looks to to come down the track and go big, edges it to fine leg. Two fielders going for the same catch but no damage done. Shakib at 4.

Naim c Nissanka b Dhananjaya 16(23) [4s-3]

BAN 25/2 in 8 overs

Rajitha with his fourth over on the trot. No real swing so he has switched to bowling back of a length angling into the left hander. Four!! Slightly full and wide, driven through the covers for a boundary. Five from the over.

Theekshana with his third over. Excellent lines from the spinner, spinning it both ways coming round the wicket. Four! Slightly over-pitched and Shanto sweeps it to the leg side for a boundary. Six from the over.

Rajitha again. Chance at mid on!! Shanto looks to drive a fuller one, hits it straight to mid-on but the fielder can’t hold on. Was the captain himself who dropped it. A quick single to mid off in the last ball.

Back-of-a-length from Theekshana, inside edged wide of short fine leg for a single by Shanto. Full, straight and driven to long off for a single. Last ball pulled to deep mid wicket, three from the over.

Rajitha continues. Slightly short and angling into the left hander, hits him on the body. Fuller outside off, driven beautifully but straight at the mid-off fielder. Four!! Full again, driven down the ground for a boundary.

Spin from the other end. Theekshana in. Wicket!! Hasan is dismissed for a duck on debut. Had no clue about that one and is struck in front of the stumps. Shanto in at 3.

Tanzid Hasan lbw b Theekshana 0(2)

Theekshana almost trips trying to stop the ball with his ankle. Another injury is the last thing Sri Lanka want.

Another appeal for LBW. Not given. Shanaka goes for the review. Pitching outside leg and SL lose its review.

BAN 4/1 in 2 overs

Mohammad Naim and debutant Tanzid Hasan open for Bangladesh. Rajitha with the new ball. Four!! First runs through a boundary. Over-pitched and driven through the covers for four.

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Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Bangladesh wins the toss and Shakib choses to bat first

Shakib: “Dry wicket, hope to put runs on the board. We have to be at our best because Sri Lanka are very good especially at home. Three spinners and three seamers.”

Shanaka: It is a good toss to lose with rain around the corner. Our main players are injured but we have all areas covered. Six batters, two allrounders, and three bowlers. Pathirana and Wellalage is playing.”

Marvan Atapattu calling it a batting paradise. He says the ball might spin in the first innings, but not as much in the second. Teams will look to bat second he reckons.

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Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vc), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

What time will the BAN vs SL Asia Cup match start?

The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup will start at 3:00 PM IST on Thursday, August 31.

Where can I watch the BAN vs SL match today?

The Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match will be telecast live on the Star Sports network and will be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app.

While rain clouds hang heavy over the much-anticipated India versus Pakistan match on Saturday, another intense rivalry, set to unfold at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, shows that the winds of change are blowing.

Signalling a multipolar cricketing world order, the Asia Cup is set to add another chapter to an increasingly storied tussle between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Taking a cue from the platitudes that typically precede a slugfest, captains Dasun Shanaka and Shakib Al Hasan sought to downplay the non-cricketing excitement surrounding the event.

“I don’t think it’s a rivalry, it’s just that we play very good cricket whenever these two countries meet. It’s good for the crowd and the broadcasters,” Shakib said on the eve of the match.

“It’s the noise outside. Between the players, the relations are good. We have a good brotherhood,” Shanaka chimed in.

- Dhruva Prasad

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