Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC World Cup match in Delhi: Najmul, Shakib star as BAN eliminate SL

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match summary: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in their Cricket World Cup match in Delhi on Monday, knocking the former champions out of the tournament.

Sri Lanka rode on Charith Asalanka’s century to post 279 on board. In reply, Najmul Hossain Shanto (90) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan (82) scored fifties to help Bangladesh chase down 280 in 41.1 overs.

Preview: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka square off at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday in the latest fixture of the ongoing ICC World Cup.

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The build-up to the fifth World Cup meeting between the two subcontinental teams however, has been dominated with discussions surrounding air quality in New Delhi.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital region has reached critical levels after crossing the 400-mark, with the Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi teams cancelling a training session each in the build-up, doubts persisted over the possibility of the match even going ahead.

Sri Lanka, however, have since clarified they have not asked for a venue change, and the ICC, who have consulted renowned pulmonologist Randeep Guleria for conducting a match in such dire conditions, have insisted the match will go ahead as scheduled.

Bangladesh have already been eliminated from the race to the semi-finals. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are only mathematically alive in that race but will need a series of extraordinary results for them to qualify for for the knockouts.

Sri Lanka had beaten Bangladesh in each of their first three World Cup meetings in 2003, 2007 and 2015. The fourth meeting in the 2019 edition in Bristol was rained off without a ball bowled.

Squads:

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Tanzim Hasan Sakib