With the capabilities these two sides possess, the Bangladesh v Sri Lanka game could be interesting. It’s desirable that Bangladesh should win this match with their yet another strong effort. They did so against South Africa and had won that interesting battle. Time has come for Bangladesh to be regarded as among the best sides of cricket world. Sri Lanka on the other hand nothing could do with their bowling attack. Also their middle order is miserable.
A good start for Sri Lanka might not mean that they can pile up a good score or achieve a target of above 280. Bangladesh lost to England and New Zealand out of their tough three matches with three top teams. It was good that in all the three matches Bangladesh played good cricket. Their win against South Africa made them a formidable unit and looks like they can defeat any team.
Sri Lanka needs to play this 16th match of the world cup against Bangladesh as they keep hopes alive. The Lankan team gained an extra (Bonus) point from the abandoned match played against Pakistan. They need to play even better against Bangladesh to gain two more points. The other one against Afghanistan was a close battle and Sri Lanka played better only at the end and won incredibly. Sri Lanka now has 3 points and looking forward to make it 5.
Two players from both these teams will be keen to play better today, Shakib Al Hassan and Lasith Malinga. The latter can only bowl better for Sri Lanka while the former will play better both with bat and ball. This Bangladesh v Sri Lanka match as told earlier might be interesting to watch. At Bristol weather could play a key role and it seems some overs might be reduced due to rain.
Khalid M Raza
