NEW DELHI: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bowl against Sri Lanka in the 38th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday.
Bangladesh replaced an unfit Mustafizur Rahman with Tanzim Hasan.
Sri Lanka made two changes - bringing in Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Perera for Dimuth Karunaratne and Dushan Hemantha.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said, "We would field first, looks like a very good surface. There was a lot of dew when we practiced. There are a lot of expectations but we couldn't fill up. We have two more games and we would like to do well. We have to be technically sound and also mentally sound. We have one change - Mustafiz is not fit enough and Tanzim Shakib in place."
After losing the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis said, "Looks like a good wicket, I don't mind batting first. We want to put up a good score on this pitch, I think 300 plus would be good. We have two changes. Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya come in and Karunaratne and Hemantha are out."
"When you look at the weather for today, it's promising, high of 30 and low of 17. There's a breeze blowing across and humidity is 40 percent, so good conditions for playing cricket. 63 square boundaries on both sides, and 72m straight down the ground. The grass has been cut, it's live grass and it's very low. I'm assuming the ball will continue to come onto the bat nicely. Faster bowlers have to hit the ball into the surface. There might be a bit of swing on offer with the new ball. There won't be much spin. Win the toss and bat first," Sanjay Manjrekar and Ian Bishop said in their pitch report.
Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam
Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
