NEW DELHI: With a spot in the final already secured, India will be tempted to put their fringe players to the test when they meet an already eliminated Bangladesh in an Asia Cup Super Four match on Friday.
The Rohit Sharma-led team will deliberate whether to give its first-choice team as much game time as possible or to give some of the fringe players a chance ahead of the World Cup at home next month.
The issue of workload management is especially significant in the case of bowlers.
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For example, Jasprit Bumrah has only bowled 12 overs in the Asia Cup so far, five against Pakistan and seven against Sri Lanka. He did not play in the match against Nepal.
So it may be up to Bumrah to decide if he wants to go on batsmen in one more encounter or stand back and return for the summit battle on September 17.
Here's everything you need to know about the final Super Four clash between India and Bangladesh:
What: India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup, Super 4
When: September 15 (Friday)
Where: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Time: 3 pm (IST)
Where to watch: Live stream/telecast on Disney+Hotstar and Star Sports Network
Where to follow Live: Timesofindia.com/sports
Playing XI (Likely):
India: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli/Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Naim, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud
