ICC World Cup Cricket: Tigers take on Lanka today

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Sports Desk :Spirited Bangladesh team will take on Sri Lanka today in their Group A match of the ICC World Cup Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. The match begins at 9.30 am BST (Bangladesh Standard Time).Captain of Bangladesh Cricket team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said, “It looks to me to be a good wicket. We have seen the India-South Africa match as well. Looks like it will be a good batting track. It will be fine. It will be nice.”He said, “We have defeated Sri Lanka in recent times and can do so again if we play to our potential. We are familiar with their players, who have a lot of experience. But it takes just one ball to get a batsman out. The important thing is to stick to our plans.”Captain of Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews said, “If we click as a group, I think we can do wonders. We just need to click.”He said, “It will certainly be a tough game. Bangladesh have performed well in the recent past. They have a good set of players and we have to take all their batsmen and bowlers seriously. Whoever plays the best cricket will win and we hope we can play our best cricket tomorrow.”Teams:Bangladesh (possible): Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Sabbir Rahman, Mominul Haque, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain.Sri Lanka (possible): Lahiru Thirimanne, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper), Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews (Captain), Thisara Perera, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal.

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