Sri Lanka cricket team led by Wanindu Hasaranga will come up with new plans in their must win game against Bangladesh which will be played today at Grand Prairie Stadium ,Dallas ,USA commencing at 6 a.m ( Sri Lanka time ) .After losing low scoring game against South Africa victory against Bangladesh is vital to enter super eight round while the next two matches against Nepal and Netherlands also important as only top two teams qualify for the Super eight round.

This is going to be Bangladesh first T -20 world cup game and they come to this game after losing to USA 2-1 in their three match series while Sri Lanka have advantage as they beat Bangladesh 2-1 in their last series at Bangladesh.

The same ground at Dallas USA defeated Pakistan in super over with thrilling finish on Thursday and now attention will be on Sri Lanka – Bangladesh game on this same pitch deciding game .USA won two of their matches in this same venue against Canada and Pakistan and both occasions host team chased the targets and batsmen of the two teams get advantage.

..After ten days time Sri Lanka team got good batting practice at the Dallas ground on Thursday while more then four and half hours successful training session gave big boost for Wanindu Hasaranga ‘ s team.

Senior all rounder Angelo Mathews always said no excuses after defeat in their first match.We had logistics issues such as long traveling,flight delays , accommodation but these are not excuses for the match result . .Sri Lanka team had this type of obstructions in previous occasions but we as a team want to play with good commitment to win the match.We have to go match by match and all players have to do their best said Mathews the most experienced player of the side .

The battle between Sri Lanka bowlers and Bangladesh batters at this big game while the team which makes less mistakes will win this T – 20 game .

Sri Lanka team has not been finalised while they are not having idea to make big changes .They might include a paceman for spinner and it could be Dushmantha Chameera for Maheesh Theekshana while all rounder Dhananjaya de Silva also in line to replace Sadeera Samarawickrama who was out for a first ball duck at the last game

Kusal Mendis who couldn’t get momentum at the first game but he rises to the occasion every time he faces Bangladesh having hit two fifties in their last Bangladesh series .

The Bangladesh warm up match against India further exposed their lack of form and energy .The skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is not in good form and he hit single fifty in his last ten T 20 innings but he has shown he can fight back from difficult situations and Bangladesh team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe would love to see his players fighting spirit. Taskin Ahmed has started bowling at full pace after his hamstring injury but Shoriful Islam who injured his hand during last warm up game against India remains a concern .However Mustafizur Rahman and Tanzim Hasan are the other seamers of the Bangladesh side while experienced spinner Shakib Al Hasan and Mehedi Hasan strengthen the spin department.

Towhid Hridoy and Tanzid Hasan are two inform batters and Sri Lanka looking to get their early wickets .The last Bangladesh T – 20 game Sri Lanka paceman Nuwan Thushara had five wickets haul while promising paceman Matheesha Pathirana having successful IPL could be dangerous at death overs and Bangladesh batters have to face this challenge but on the day who can perform well with decent bowling could win the game.

Dallas pitch is still expected to be a good batting pitch while weather will be fair with no rain forecast.

ICC message on Nassau wicket Meanwhile ICC media released issued yesterday with the condition of Nassau County Stadium wicket In New York.The release stated that T20 Inc and the ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted.

The world-class grounds team have been working hard since the conclusion of India – Ireland game to remedy the situation and deliver the best possible surfaces for the remaining matches stated ICC release