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“Was Bit Confused”, Shakib on Losing Toss Against India in Asia Cup 2023

India and Bangladesh will lock horns to play the final game of the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four round on September 15 in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Shakib on Losing Toss Against India

The Indian cricket team has already qualified for the Asia Cup 2023 Finals while Bangladesh who was eliminated from the Asia Cup 2023 Final race will seek a consolation win in their last game of the tournament.

India will face Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final game scheduled to be played on September 17 in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Highlights:

  • Taskin Ahmed is Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker in 2023 with 21 wickets in 10 innings. He has picked up two or more wickets six times.
  • Rohit Sharma’s last five innings against Bangladesh in multi-national tournaments read 137, 123*, 83*, 48 and 104.

Bangladesh who lost the Asia Cup 2023 Final spot race also lost the toss against India in their last Asia Cup 2023 game. Losing the toss, Shakib Al Hasan said “I was a bit confused to what to do and it’s not a bad thing for us to bat first. The guys haven’t played much and they will get opportunities. Tanzim is making his debut, so very excited for him. This is an eye-opener for us and we want to do our best before the World Cup”.

As expected India made a number of changes in their playing 11 for their game against Bangladesh. Notably, Indian batter Virat Kohli has been rested for the game.

India Playing 11

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna

Bangladesh Playing 11

Litton Das(w), Tanzid Hasan, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

India vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head ODI Stats

Indian cricket team have an upper hand in their head-to-head stats against Bangladesh in ODI format games. Check out the India vs Bangladesh Head to Head ODI Stats below:

India Bangladesh
Matches                           39
Won 31 07
Lost 07 31
NR 01 01
Tied 00 00
Home Won 03 06
Away Won 18 00
Neutral Won 10 01

India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Squad

India

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma

Bangladesh

Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das(w), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Anamul Haque, Afif Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

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