India vs Bangladesh Playing 11: The last match of India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 Super-4 will be played today at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Finalist Rohit Sharma and the brigade can make big changes in the playing XI today. India have booked their place in the title match with impressive wins in their first two Super-4 matches. Team India first beat Pakistan by a huge margin of 228 runs and then beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs. India will be eyeing a hat-trick of wins in the Super-4, but apart from that, they will want to give chances to the likes of Mohammed Shami and Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI, whose role could be crucial in the next world. Cup 2023.
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Shreyas Iyer was part of Bharti’s 11-run squad at the start of the tournament, but after the first two matches, he suffered back pain again which forced him to sit out. Let us tell you that due to this back injury, Iyer has been out of the team for a long time, recently he has returned to the Indian team after undergoing surgery.
Ahead of the match against Bangladesh, Iyer was seen in a practice session with the Indian team, so it is being speculated that Iyer could play today’s match. If Iyer is fully fit then Rohit Sharma can replace Ishan Kishan or KL Rahul in this formal match.
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To handle the workload of the fast bowlers, Mohammed Shami may get a chance in the playing XI. Shami got a chance to play the match when Jasprit Bumrah returned home before the match against Nepal. But he had to sit out after Bumrah’s return. India have played two consecutive matches on September 11 and 12. In such a situation, India does not want to take any risk with the fast bowlers. Today, Team India may opt for Shami instead of Bumrah or Siraj.
Apart from this, a strategic change can be seen. In the last match against Sri Lanka, Akshar Patel was dropped due to a bad pitch. If the spin bowlers get less help in today’s pitch, Shardul Thakur may return to the team instead.
India Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer/Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami / Mohammad Siraj
Bangladesh 11 vs India- Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mohammad Naeem/Tanjeed Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Tauheed Hardoy, Afif Hussain, Shamim Hussain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskeen Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmood.