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COLOMBO: Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the eighth match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

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

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shamim Hossain Patwary, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Matches-52,Sri Lanka-41, Bangladesh-9, NR-2

Asia Cup ODI: Matches-16,Sri Lanka-13, Bangladesh-3

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LAHORE: Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the seventh match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shamim Hossain Patwary, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Asia Cup ODI: Matches-14,Pakistan-12, Bangladesh-2

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Bangladesh’s top-order batter Najmul Hossain Shanto has been ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup 2023 on Tuesday with a hamstring injury and faces a race to be fit for the World Cup 2023 in India next month.

Najmul Hossain Shanto is the leading scorer at the Asia Cup with 89 and 104 against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan respectively to help Bangladesh into the last four.

Najmul felt some discomfort in his left hamstring during his innings against Afghanistan in Lahore on Sunday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said.

“The player had complained of hamstring pain during batting and could not field. We had an MRI scan done confirming a muscle tear,” team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said.

“As a precaution, Shanto will not take any further part in the tournament and will be returning home to start rehab and prepare for the World Cup.”

The ODI Cricket World 2023 will kick off on October 5, with defending champions England facing runners-up of the 2019 World Cup New Zealand in the curtain raiser at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Najmul Hossain Shanto is Bangladesh’s top run-scorer in 2023 across all formats with 1,078 runs, including four hundreds and five fifties.

News of his injury came a day after batsman Litton Das was declared fit to join the Asia Cup 2023 squad having recovered from a fever that forced him to miss the Asia Cup group-stage matches.

Bangladesh have also lost frontline seamer Ebadot Hossain while all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz retired hurt against Afghanistan after making a career-best 112.

Bangladesh will face Pakistan in Lahore on Wednesday in the Super Four Stage match of Asia Cup 2023.

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DHAKA: Bangladesh received a boost to their Asia Cup 2023 campaign when batsman Litton Das was declared fit to play Monday and was immediately drafted into the squad, the chief selector said.

“Litton is fit now, he will travel to Pakistan tonight to join the squad,” Minhajul Abedin told AFP.

Litton Das missed Bangladesh’s two group matches of Asia Cup 2023 due to a fever and was replaced by Anamul Haque.

Bangladesh lost their opening match against Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday but bounced back strongly on Sunday to beat Afghanistan by 89 runs.

The big win against Afghanistan took Bangladesh’s run rate ahead of Sri Lanka, meaning they were assured of a place in the Super Four.

Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday for the remaining Super Four slot from the group.

Litton’s return to fitness came as a relief for Bangladesh, who also lost frontline seamer Ebadot Hossain to injury.

Batsmen Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz both struggled with fitness on their way to a 194-run third-wicket stand against Afghanistan in Lahore.

Miraz retired hurt after making a career-best 112, while Shanto, who batted cramp for a long time, slipped on the crease and was run out after making 104.

Bangladesh will open their campaign in the Super Four against Pakistan, who have already qualified from Group A, in Lahore on Wednesday.

India and Nepal are playing in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on Monday to qualify for the Super Four as the other team from Group A.

Five Asian Test-playing nations and Nepal are playing in the biannual tournament jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, with the final set for September 17.

The tournament is a tune-up for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.

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Bangladesh’s wicket-keeper batter Litton Das has been ruled out of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023 with a viral fever and has been replaced by 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque.

Litton Das failed to recover from the viral fever and was unable to travel with the team to Sri Lanka for their opening game against co-hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy on Thursday.

Litton Das has been the highest run-getter for Bangladesh in ODIs since the start of 2022, amassing 878 runs in 25 innings at an average of 41.80.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s National Selection Panel called up Anamul Haque, who will join the squad in Sri Lanka today.

Anamul Haque has played 44 one-day internationals for Bangladesh and scored 1,254 runs, including three centuries.

“He [Anamul Haque] has been in the runs in domestic cricket and we have continued to monitor him in the Bangladesh Tigers programme. He was always in our consideration,” Minhajul Abedin, Chairman of the national selection panel, said.

“Due to Litton’s unavailability, we needed a top-order batter who could keep wicket and Anamul got the nod.”

Previously, Bangladesh’s fast bowler Ebadot Hossain was also been ruled out of the Asia Cup with a knee injury and was replaced by uncapped fast bowler Tanzim Hasan.

Bangladesh will kick off their Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka in Kandy on August 31.

Bangladesh squad for Asia Cup

Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan

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DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday, announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023, featuring two uncapped players Tanzid Hasan and Shamim Hossain.

Tanzid, who scored three half-centuries in the recently-concluded Emerging Men’s Asia Cup got the reward of his consistent performances as he was picked in the contingent as a cover for injured opener Tamim Iqbal.

Meanwhile, Shamim, who has been a regular part of Bangladesh’s side in T20Is since making his debut in July 2021 was also picked to showcase his skills in the longer format.

All-rounder Mahedi Hasan made his way back into the Bangladesh squad, having been out of the ODI set-up since March 2021.

On the contrary, veteran batter Mahmudullah, alongside Taijul Islam and Rony Talukdar, who were part of Bangladesh’s ODI series against Afghanistan last month, remained out of contention.

Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh squad in the upcoming Asia Cup and this year’s ICC Men’s World Cup in India after he was given the leadership role on Friday.

Shakib’s appointment came after Tamim Iqbal announced to step down as Bangladesh’s ODI captain after he was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup due to his recurring back injury, unlikely to heal in time.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan made the announcement in a surprise media briefing at his residence in Dhaka.

“Shakib Al Hasan is the captain for the Asia Cup, New Zealand series and World Cup,” he said.

“We will speak more to him when he returns to Bangladesh [from Lanka Premier League]. We have to know his long-term plan.

“I spoke to him on the phone yesterday. But it is better if we talk to him in person since he is busy with a franchise league currently. We will also talk about which format he will keep leading, whether it is all three formats or one or two of them.

“There was never any confusion. I told you before. He is the obvious choice. Who else can lead? But we had to talk to him before appointing him. Nobody should think anything else. Shakib is the captain. He was always the main choice.”

The two-time finalists Bangladesh will start their Asia Cup 2023 campaign on August 31, taking on defending champions Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mamhud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim

Standby: Taijul Islam, Saif Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

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