The semifinal league commences with the game for India against Bangladesh on Saturday.
India will surely walk into the National Stadium with added confidence thanks to their comprehensive Group B victories over Hong Kong and Pakistan. After playing Bangladesh, India will take on Pakistan and Sri Lanka on July 2 and 3. Meanwhile, Bangladesh, after riding high on skipper Mohammad Ashraful’s 109 to defeat UAE in its Group A match at Lahore, scraped terra firma after a 131-run defeat against Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Stats and Trivia
India have scored 144 against Hong Kong and 151 against Pakistan in the Powerplay overs in the Asia Cup.
India have hit 26 sixes in their two matches so far, while Sri Lanka hit five and Pakistan and Bangladesh three each.
The teams
India: M.S. Dhoni (captain), Yuvraj Singh (vice-captain), V. Sehwag, G. Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, R.P. Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony and Pragyan Ojha.
Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), M. Mortaza, A. Razzak, Alok Kapali, D. Mahmud, Farhad Reza, M. Mahmudullah, Mehrab Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mosharraf Hossain, Nazimuddin, Raqibul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Nafees Ahmed and Iqbal Khan.
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Brian Jerling; Third umpire: Gamini Silva. Match referee: Alan Hurst.
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