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The first Super-4 match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh today. Both teams finished first in Group B. The match will begin at 8:00 pm at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Both teams will clash for the second time in this Asia Cup. Sri Lanka won the match by 6 wickets in the group stage.
T20 will face 22nd time Sri Lanka and Bangladesh’s clash at T20 International have been exciting many times in the last few years. So far, a total of 21 matches have been played between the two teams, in which Sri Lanka won 13 times, while Bangladesh won 8 matches. Sri Lanka’s hand looks a bit heavy in terms of statistics, but in the last few years, Bangladesh has also given a tough challenge and has proved his strength by defeating Sri Lanka in big matches many times. Both teams came face to face three times in the T20 format of the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka won twice and Bangladesh once won.
Nisanka tournament top scorer Sri Lanka’s top order batter Pathum Nisanka is the highest run -scorer in the tournament. He has scored 124 runs in 3 matches. These include two half -centuries. The team consists of experienced players like captain Charith Asanka, all -rounder Vanindu Hasranga and Nuwan Thushara. Thushara has taken the most wickets for the team.
Litton Das hit a half -century Litton Das is captaining Bangladesh. He is also the top scorer of the team in this tournament. He recently performed well in the T20 series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The team will still expect good performance from them. Rishad Hussain is the top bowler of the team. He has taken 4 wickets.
Doubt on Dunith Vellalage playing Sri Lankan all -rounder Dunith Vellalage is difficult to play in today’s match. Dunith’s father Suranga Vellalage died on Thursday, 18 September. The same day Dunith was playing the Asia Cup Group-B match against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. The 22 -year -old Dunith came to know about the news of his father’s death only after the match. Soon after the match was over, he left for home. However, he is going to join the team soon.
Possible playing-11 of both teams
- Sri Lanka: Charith Asanka (captain), Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanka, Vanindu Hasranga, Dushmantha Chamera, Mahish Tishra and Nuwan Thushara.
- Bangladesh: Litton Das (Captain), Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Mohammad Saif Hasan, Tauheed Hridayay, Shamim Hussain, Zakir Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed.
Both teams can bowl first by winning the toss Dubai pitch is slow for batting, but due to dew at night, it becomes easy to bat in the second innings. In such a situation, both teams can like to bowl first by winning the toss.
98 T20 International matches have been played here so far. In 48 matches, the teams who batting first and 50 won. Sri Lanka has won all three matches in the tournament, so the team can win the toss and choose the first bowling.