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Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka made resolute fifties after Matheesha Pathirana's hostile bowling as Sri Lanka slayed Bangladesh by five wickets in their Asia Cup opener in Pallekele on Thursday. Pacer Pathirana's 4 for 32 restricted Bangladesh to 164. The home side then rode on Samarawickrama's 54 off 77 balls and Asalanka's unbeaten 62 off 92 balls to overhaul the target in 39 overs. Samarawickrama is going through a career rejuvenation this year after fading from the scene.
The Asia Cup 2023 is already underway, with four teams already playing a match each. While India and Pakistan are the heavyweights and favourites to reach the final, the other teams are no pushovers. Afghanistan cane be the dark horse in the tournament. In the last few years they have shown the capability to shine against more fancied opponents. India cricket team star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin praised their team. To add to that, he compared two of Afghanistan stars with Rajinikanth's character in the movie 'Jailer'
The highly anticipated India vs Pakistan clash at the Asia Cup 2023 faces a tough challenge from the weather in Kandy with Weather.com predicting thunderstorms and a 90% chance of rain on September 2. According to Google Weather, a thundershower is expected to occur with chances of 90 per cent precipitation and 84 per cent humidity in Kandy. The temperature is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius.
Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka in the second match of the Asia Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Over the past few years, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have been involved in some instant classics, with some bitter moments on the field. While Bangladesh head into the tournament on the back of a 2-0 series win over Afghanistan, Sri Lanka look to bounce back after a 0-2 Test series sweep against Pakistan. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B, alongwith Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka have been hit hard by injuries to key players in the run up to the ongoing Asia Cup, and captain Dasun Shanaka on Wednesday said they can't have control over such crisis but are confident of others standing up for the absentees in the continental tournament. Six-time champions Sri Lanka will open their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh here on Thursday, but they will be without four main players in Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madhushanka.
The Asia Cup got underway on Wednesday with a modest opening ceremony at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The opening ceremony featured Pakistani singer Aima Baig and Nepal's Trishala Gurung. Baig has over 6 million followers on Instagram and is a famous singer in Pakistan. As for Trishala, she has also delivered some hit numbers in Nepal, and has a fan following of over 239,000 on Instagram. However, the opening ceremony last nearly 15 minutes, drawing criticism from fans.
The Indian men's cricket team arrived in Colombo on Wednesday ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener against Pakistan on September 2. The Indian team arrived at Colombo airport on Wednesday and after boarding the bus, experienced batter Virat Kohli and allrounder Hardik Pandya were seen having a conversation. While Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami and India head coach Rahul Dravid were seen chatting and sharing laughs while sitting in the bus.