Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will face off in a do-or-die game at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. Both the teams have already lost their first match to Afghanistan and the team that loses this fixture will be out of contention for a place in the Super 4s. The winner, meanwhile, will join Afghanistan in the next round where the top two teams from Group A will also secure qualification.
With both teams desperate for a win and a place in the next round of Asia Cup 2022, this promises to be another exciting match. Before the match gets underway., here is a look at match prediction, toss prediction, powerplay score and more of this match number 5 of the continental tournament.
1. T oss Prediction
Taking only Asia Cup 2022 stats into consideration, while Bangladesh won the toss in their previous match, Sri Lanka lost the toss in their opening game. Going by that stat, Bangladesh should win this toss.
2. Win Possibility
This is a tough one to crack. Even though Sri Lanka have traditionally had a superior record against Bangladesh in this format, they are far from the World Champion team that they were. Yet backing the official hosts to win this match. They have won 8 out of the 12 T20Is that have been played between the two teams.
3. Team of the Day
Backing Sri Lanka to play the brand of cricket one has come to associate with them over the years. They would have to put on a better show both with the bat and ball and would want to flush the game against Afghanistan out of their system. They are predicted to be the Team of the Day.
4. Powerplay Score
Sri Lanka's average powerplay score in the last 3 T20Is is 35. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's average score in the first six overs in their last 3 T20Is is 42. So predicting both teams to score in the range of 35-50 when the fielding restrictions are on.
126 has been the average first innings score in Asia Cup 2022 across two venues. This does not include score of the India vs Hong Kong fixture. Going by this trend, it could be another one of those low-scoring matches.
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