Large image: An opportunity to check bench power
India have already certified for the ultimate of Asia Cup 2023. Bangladesh are not in rivalry. And which means Friday’s match between these two sides is a useless rubber. Nevertheless, with the ODI World Cup lower than a month away, it is an opportunity for each groups to check their bench power and check out any new mixture they need to.
Issues could not have gone in a extra other way for Bangladesh. Aside from registering only one win within the event to date, they’ve additionally had robust luck with accidents.
Can Bangladesh end the event on a constructive observe?
India WWWWL (final 5 accomplished ODIs, most up-to-date first)
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Within the highlight: Axar Patel and Mohammad Naim
On Thursday, Iyer batted within the nets throughout India’s non-obligatory follow session. If 100% match, he may are available for both Kishan or Rahul. Bumrah may be rested with Mohammed Shami changing him. The pitch may as soon as once more resolve if India go together with Shardul Thakur or Axar Patel.
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer/KL Rahul, 5 Ishan Kishan (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur/Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Mohammed Shami/Jasprit Bumrah
Bangladesh may take into account bringing in Tanzid Hasan for Naim and Afif Hossain for Mushfiqur. Litton may don the wicketkeeping gloves.
Bangladesh (possible): 1 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 2 Tanzid Hasan/Mohammad Naim, 3 Litton Das (wk), 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Afif Hossain, 7 Shamim Hossain, 8 Nasum Ahmed, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Hasan Mahmud
With Colombo having hosted 4 video games in six days, anticipate the pitch to be on the slower aspect. There is a slight likelihood of rain all through the length of the match.
“Personally very pleased with the best way Hardik [the bowler] has formed up, one thing that we labored for a very long time. We’ve got been planning on this, managing his workload, ensuring he’s match first and is ready to obtain what we anticipate out of him. That you could possibly see within the final sport. He has been doing that constantly – hitting that 140kph mark. As soon as he does that, he’s a special bowler. From the group’s perspective, he’s a wicket-taking possibility that now we have.”
India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on Hardik Pandya
