The Asia Cup 2023 Super Four stage is set to come to an exciting end with India and Bangladesh looking to put up a show at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 13. The Men in Blue have already secured a place in the final of the competition and would await the winner of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match. Bangladesh in sharp contrast, will look to end their campaign on a high after losing two matches in the Super Four stage. With India already having qualified for the final, they can afford to give rest to some of their players in order to keep them fresh for the summit clash and also to try out few other options for some positions. IND vs BAN Asia Cup 2023 Super Four Preview: Likely Playing XIs, Key Battles, Head-to-Head and More You Need to Know About India vs Bangladesh Cricket Match in Colombo.
India have been the most dominant outfit in this tournament so far and deservedly find themselves in the final. The Men in Blue were handed a reality shock when their famed top-order was blown away by Pakistan in their first match. Since then, the batting has considerably improved with the exception being the match against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh on the other hand, have struggled with the bat, with both their defeats in the Super Four stage coming due to batting failures. India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super Four Colombo Weather Report: Check Out Rain Forecast and Pitch Report at R Premadasa Stadium.
Openers, Top-Order:
The opening combination is unlikely to be tampered with, with Shubman Gill starting off proceedings with captain Rohit Sharma. Both batters have shown good form this competition and would like to gear up for the final. Virat Kohli, who had an off day after that century against Pakistan, will also like to get back into the groove with a solid performance in this contest. KL Rahul will come in at four. The team management can have Shreyas Iyer return at four in case he is available while Tilak Varma can also be given a look-in.
Middle-Order: Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel would comprise the middle and lower-middle-order in this match. The
Kishan and Rahul were once again amongst the runs in the low-scoring match against Sri Lanka and the team management will look to have them continue in the same way. If both Rahul and Kishan play, the former would don the gloves, as has been happening so far.
Bowlers: India will, in all likelihood, will prefer a spin-heavy attack once again. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will shoulder the burden of fast bowling and the management can rest either one of these two to have Mohammed Shami back in the XI.
India's Likely XI vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2023 Super Four
Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami/Mohammed Siraj
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