Asia Cup 2022: Match 5, Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Stats Preview, Player Stats and Approaching Milestones
The Lions and the Tigers will play out a virtual knock-out match and both would look to qualify.
After losing their respective opening encounters with Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will face each other in Match 5 of Asia Cup 2022 on Thursday, September 01, 2022, at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Both teams were thumped by Afghanistan as they look to secure a victory in a virtual knock-out match that will take them into the next stage of Super 4. With two wins out of two, Afghanistan have already progressed into the next round from this group.
Talking about the two teams, Sri Lanka were humiliated by the Afghans as the Island nation got bundled out for just 105 in the opening fixture of the tournament. Fazalhaq Farooqi and the spinners were the wreckers in chief for Mohammad Nabi’s side as they sealed a convincing victory over Dasun Shanaka’s side by eight wickets. Against Bangladesh, the spin duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan were the star performers as they both took six wickets for just 38 runs in between them in eight overs.
Najibullah Zadran then showcased his power-hitting to smash 43 unbeaten off just 17 which included six maximums to clinch a seven-wicket victory for his side and a place in Super 4. Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will look to quickly forget their opening games and win this clash to avoid elimination. They last met in a T20 international in the T20 World Cup last year when the Lankan Lions sealed a five-wicket victory over the Bangla Tigers in Sharjah.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 5 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2022:
Head-to-Head: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have met each other in 12 T20Is so far with Sri Laka emerging victorious on eight occasions and Bangladesh on just four. At a neutral venue, the teams have clashed in two matches with the Lankan Lions winning both of them.
1 – Shakib Al Hasan (99) is one innings away from batting in 100 T20I innings.
5 – Afif Hossain (95) is five fours away from reaching 100 fours across formats in international cricket.
1 – Dasun Shanaka (49) requires one six to get to 50 maximums in the T20I format.
55 – Anamul Haque (445) needs 55 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
3 – Charith Asalanka (47) requires three fours to reach 50 fours in T20I cricket.
4 – Anamul Haque (46) needs four fours to reach 50 fours in T20 internationals.
4 – Mushfiqur Rahim (1496) requires four runs to get to 1500 runs in T20Is.
54 – Sabbir Rahman (946) is 54 runs short of reaching 1000 runs in the shortest international format.
1 – Sabbir Rahman (299) needs just one four to get to 300 fours in T20 internationals.
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