Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh, Head to Head: Previous matches, qualification

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh will play against each other in the last group B match of Asia Cup 2022. Who will win? Who would be knocked out? Read this detailed article to know everything

Sri Lanka will be playing Bangladesh in the last group B match of the Asia Cup 2022. Losing against Afghanistan in the first match within 11 overs shattered the Lankan bowling lineup.  On the other hand, Bangladesh lost in an average-scoring match against Afghanistan because of Najibullah Zadran's quickfire innings of 43* off 17 deliveries.

Also read | Asia Cup: Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by 7 wickets, qualify for Super 4s

Bangladesh's Shakib-al Hasan, Mohammad Naim and Mustafizur Rahman are the final hopes for helping Bangladesh cruise into the super fours. Sri Lanka has been in bad form and would need to overcome its fears against Bangladesh. 

Sri Lanka would rely heavily on Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Maheesha Theekshana to score runs and pick wickets.  While predictions say that Sri Lanka has 60 per cent winning chances, T20 is the most unpredictable form of cricket.

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh, Head to Head: International matches

Format	SL Won	BAN Won	N/R, Draw or Tie	Matches played
One Day Internationals	40	9	2	51
T20 Internationals	8	4	0	12
Test	18	1	5	24
Total	66	14	7	87

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh, Head to Head: Sri Lanka's previous five matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
27/02/2022	India	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	India won by 6 wickets
7/6/2022	Australia	R Premadasa Stadium	Australia won by 10 wickets
8/6/2022	Australia	R Premadasa Stadium	Australia won by 3 wickets
11/6/2022	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
27/08/2022	Afghanistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Afghanistan won by 8 wickets

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh, Head to Head: Bangladesh's previous five matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
7/7/2022	West Indies	Providence Stadium	West Indies won by 5 wickets
30/07/2022	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	Zimbabwe won by 17 runs
31/07/2022	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
2/8/2022	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	Zimbabwe won by 10 runs
30/08/2022	Afghanistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	Afghanistan won by 7 wickets

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh, Head to Head: Key players to watch

Bhanuka Rajapaksa: Bhanuka Rajapaksa is a strong middle-order batsman who knows how to convert small singles into better scores. In the last match, he scored 38 off 29 balls to create a defendable total.

Maheesh Theekshana: The Sri-Lankan off-spinner has bagged 16 wickets an economy of 6.56 and has played 19 matches.

Mosaddek Hossain: The middle-order batsman from Bangladesh has been in decent form and can bowl off-spin. Today's match would decide his worth as a middle-order player.

Shakib-Al-Hasan: Bangladesh skipper, Shakib-al-Hasan would be a delight to watch against Sri Lanka. His performance as an all-rounder would be the deciding factor in the match.

How will teams qualify for the next stage?

Two teams, India and Afghanistan have already qualified for the super fours, which is the semi-final of the tournament. Today's winner between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will play against Afghanistan in the next match. Also, whoever loses will be knocked out of the tournament.

The top two teams of Group A and Group B will play against each other for winning the trophy. Super fours will have six matches, and the top performers will play in the final of the Asia Cup on September 11, 2022.


(Written by Zuhair Zaidi)