Asia Cup 2025: Predicting Bangladesh playing XI vs Sri Lanka, Match 5

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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will clash in match 5 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 tournament. The Group B match will be played on September 13, 2025, at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh is coming off a game against Hong Kong, while this will be the first game for Sri Lanka.

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While Bangladesh has reached the Asia Cup tournament finals twice, in 2012 and 2016, they are yet to win a title. Sri Lanka has won the Asia Cup six times, including the 2022 edition that was played in the UAE in T20 format.

Here is the predicted Bangladesh playing XI vs. Sri Lanka, Match 5 of the Asia Cup 2025:

Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan are likely to open for Bangladesh. Emon has 411 runs in 19 games with one century and two fifties with a strike rate of 137.45. Hasan, on the other hand, has 738 runs in 31 T20Is with six fifties with a strike rate of 129.02.

Captain Litton Das, Saif Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, and Jaker Ali are likely to be the Bangladesh middle order. Litton Das is the third-highest run-getter for Bangladesh in T20Is with 2437 runs in 110 games with 14 fifties and a strike rate of 126.46. Saif Hasan has played eight games, scoring 100 runs and taking two wickets. Towhid Hridoy has made 909 runs in 46 games with three fifties and is a reliable hitter down the order.

Jaker Ali has 591 runs in 36 games with a strike rate of 127.09, while Mahedi Hasan has 401 runs in 63 T20Is and has taken 57 wickets with a best of 4/11. Nasum Ahmed has 39 wickets in 38 games.

Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib will form the pace department of the Bangladesh team. Taskin has 94 wickets in 78 T20Is with a best of 4/10, while Rahman has 142 wickets, with a best of 6/10. Sakib, on the other hand, has 36 wickets in 30 games with a best of 4/7.

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Predicted Bangladesh playing XI: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (C/WK), Saif Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

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