Sri Lanka And Bangladesh Set For T20 World Cup Clash In Dallas
Asian cricket rivals Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are set to clash in Group D of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, June 7. This match marks the 15th game of the tournament.
Led by Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka aims to recover from a heavy defeat to South Africa. Meanwhile, Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bangladesh looks to kick off their group stage campaign with a victory.
Both teams are vying for a spot in the Super 8 stage from Group D, which also includes Nepal and the Netherlands. Sri Lanka is particularly eager to improve after being bowled out for just 77 runs in their opening match against South Africa in New York.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have participated in every edition of the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007. Sri Lanka won the title in 2014 and finished as runners-up in 2009 and 2012. Bangladesh's best performance was reaching the Super 8 stage once.
In their 16 T20I encounters, Sri Lanka has dominated with 11 wins, while Bangladesh has secured victory in five matches. In their last five meetings, Sri Lanka leads 4-1 and has won both T20 World Cup encounters against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Head To Head Stats in IPL
| STAT | For Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | For Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka |
| Wins Batting 1st | 6 | 2 |
| Wins Chasing | 5 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 214 | 215 |
| Lowest Total | 124 | 83 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 194 | 215 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 123 | 147 |
| Most Runs | Kusal Mendis (432 runs) | Mahmudullah (352 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Charith Asalanka (80*) | Sabbir Rahman (80) |
| Most Sixes | Kusal Mendis (25 sixes) | Mahmudullah (14 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Kusal Perera (40 fours) | Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim & Soumya Sarkar (24 fours each) |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (11 wickets)Mustafizur Rahman (14 wickets)||
| Nuwan Thushara (5/20) | Mustafizur Rahman (4/21)
This will be the first time Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face off at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. The venue has been converted from a baseball field to host T20 World Cup matches.
The two T20Is held at this venue so far have seen the chasing team win on both occasions. The USA chased down 195 against Canada, while another match ended in a super over finish favouring the United States against Pakistan.
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