Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2023: Defending champions Sri Lanka to take on Bangladesh in Pallekele | Cricket News
Which Asian cricketing rivalry is the spiciest? India-Pakan, Afghanan-Pakan or Bangladesh-Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, usually regarded on par with New Zealand as a nice friendly cricketing nation, get into simmering battles with Bangladesh.
In some ways, it would have been understandable had the politics centred on the birth of a nation had spilled over to the cricket field when Pakan and Bangladesh face each other. Instead, Bangladesh’s fiercest rivalry is with Sri Lanka, notwithstanding ‘mauka-mauka’ taunts amongst their fans and India’s. Sri Lanka, usually regarded on par with New Zealand as a nice friendly cricketing nation, get into simmering battles with Bangladesh. (READ MORE)
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Predicted XIs
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh tip-off XI: (Left) Mustafizur Rahman, Anamul Haque and Dushan Hemantha during the practice session. (AP Photos)
Sri Lanka Predicted XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Kasun Rajitha
Sri Lanka Predicted XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Kasun Rajitha (READ MORE)
