Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are set to clash in the first Super 4 game for the ongoing Asia Cup today. The much-anticipated game will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai and is set to kick off at 8 pm IST.
Fresh off their recent victory over Afghanistan, Sri Lanka entered the Super Four stage after making a dazzling unbeaten run in the group stage. Sri Lanka won all three of their matches, including a six-wicket win over Bangladesh earlier in the tournament.
Bangladesh, after a mixed group stage, secured their spot by defeating Afghanistan by eight runs, helped by Sri Lanka’s win against Afghanistan. This opening Super Four clash will be an important match for both teams. Bangladesh will be seeking revenge for their earlier loss. Sri Lanka will be looking to continue their dominant form.
BAN vs SL: AI predicts match winner
Ahead of the match, Artificial Intelligence (AI) bots, ChatGPT and Perplexity were asked to predict the winner of the upcoming final. Based on the analysis of their past encounters, GPT and Perplexity gave out the following prediction.
Both ChatGPT and Perplexity strongly favoured Sri Lanka to take the game in light of their unbeaten run and recent win over both Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the earlier stages of the tournament.
Perplexity posted a win probability of 60-40 in favour of Sri Lanka. The bot built by OpenAI presented similar reasons for backing the Lankan side as Perplexity. However, the AI bot also took Sri Lanka’s superior bowling capabilities into account and forecasted Nuwan Thushara, Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka to play a key role in the upcoming fixture.
Ban vs SL, Asia Cup 2025: Predicted XIs
Sri Lanka playing (Predicted XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara
Bangladesh playing 11 (Predicted XI):Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (c & wk), Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed