WC: Rain plays spoilsport again as Bangladesh-Lanka match abandoned
Match called off without even a ball being bowled at Bristol County Ground
Match called off without even a ball being bowled at Bristol County Ground
Match called off without even a ball being bowled at Bristol County Ground
Match called off without even a ball being bowled at Bristol County Ground
The toss at Bristol for the World Cup match against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been delayed due to rain. The pitch inspection, too, has now been postponed as the rain has returned to the Bristol County Ground on Tuesday.
While Sri Lanka has three match points from three games, Bangladesh has only two from three matches. Interestingly, Sri Lanka's last match against Pakistan was also called off due to rains. They had lost to New Zealand by 10 wickets and brought their campaign back with a 34-run victory against Afghanistan.
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Bangladesh, on the other hand, defeated South Africa by 21-runs in their opening match before losing to England by 106 runs and to New Zealand by two wickets.
Squads:
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Abu Jayed, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal.
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c),Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay.