Before the T20 World Cup, the condition of the Bangladesh team is like a boat caught in a storm. The team has no performance. Batters are washing for runs. Bowlers are not in rhythm. A series loss to a team like USA. Could not fight against India. Now the Bangladesh team is in a bad state on and off the field. And in that situation, the Tigers are entering the field in the final phase of the World Cup today. Opponent Sri Lanka. Despite winning three consecutive series before the World Cup, the Lankans have started the World Cup in a very bad way. Sri Lankans were bowled out for just 77 runs by South Africa. In comparison, the situation of the two parties is almost the same. Tomorrow, Saturday, at 6:30 am Bangladesh time, the two teams will enter the field at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Bangladesh has not tested the wicket of this stadium. Because the warm-up match against the host USA at this ground was abandoned due to bad weather. So the Tigers have to enter the field under difficult conditions.
The condition of Bangladesh before the World Cup, Bangladesh is not a team to qualify for the next round of T20 World Cup. But the Bangladesh team can be optimistic in one place. And that is Sri Lanka's poor performance in the first match against South Africa in the World Cup. Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 77 runs as they failed to cope with the slow wicket in that match. The main problem in the Bangladesh team is batting. However, the bowling performance can cause headaches for the opposing batsmen. That is why the slow wicket is giving Bangladesh confidence. Mirpur Shere Bangla Stadium wickets match Dallas and New York. Bangladesh will depend on wickets to catch Sri Lanka. But it is true that Bangladesh has to rewrite history. Bangladesh started its journey to the T20 World Cup with the first season of 2007. The Tigers won a historic victory against the West Indies in their first match in South Africa. The West Indies win is Bangladesh's only win against a major team so far. The Tigers have won three matches in the last T20 World Cup in Australia. That is Bangladesh's highest win record in a tournament. But the Tigers got all three wins against smaller teams.
In this short version of cricket, Sri Lanka are far ahead in the face-to-face battle between the two teams. The Lankans have won 11 out of 16 matches. However, Tiger captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto does not want to think about all these statistics. He says we don't think about what happened before. We know what we are capable of. We have to be bold and execute the plan. Although the Bangladesh team always plans. But it is not implemented in the field. In the team's top order, Soumya, Liton, Shanta are all off form. So winning has become the most important thing now. According to Mahmudullah, it is very important to be able to start a tournament with a win. It increases confidence. And it goes without saying that the self-confidence of the Bangladesh team is now at the bottom. Although the Bangladesh team suffered quite a shock at the beginning of the World Cup. Pacer Shariful is not in this match due to injury. But there is a ray of hope on the other side. That is, Taskin can be in the eleven of the first match.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will be under pressure after the embarrassing loss in the first match. Because if they can't beat Bangladesh then it will be very difficult for the Lankans to go to the next round. In that case they have to rely on many ifs. Sri Lankan captain Hasaranga De Silva believes that the team will overcome the pressure of losing Bangladesh in their most important match. However, the goal of both teams is to win. Where the Lankans need the win more than Bangladesh. Because they already lost the first match. But that was the group's strongest opponent. The next three matches are relatively easy for the Lankans. But both the teams are realizing very well that they have to give their best on the field. Batters have to take the bulk of the responsibility.
So Bangladesh is still looking at Soumya, Liton, Shanto's runs with the bat. Tigers practiced at the match venue yesterday. They will have one more session before the match to prepare themselves. The body language of the cricketers is also very lively. So now Tigers fans are looking forward to the fight on the field.
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