BAN vs SL Match Preview
Bangladesh will not be too keen to change their current playing eleven. Although they lost the first match, the team will be mightily pleased with its performance. The team management is likely to back their players to do well in this second game of the series. Towhid Hridoy did not make too many runs in the first game. However, he was in terrific form lately and managed to hit 450 runs in BPL. He is a vital member of the Bangladesh team and will have to fire in this 2nd game of the series.
Jaker Ali impressed one and all. He appears to have a bright future in the shortest format of the game. He has played just four games for Bangladesh, has an excellent average, and has a decent strike rate. He remained not out in three of his four games, indicating his finishing capabilities. He almost took the Bangladesh team to win the first game. Shoriful Islam made a good start with the ball for Bangladesh, picking up Avishka Fernando's crucial wicket. He was in good shape in the BPL, also picking up 22 wickets there.
Sri Lankans will be mighty pleased to record a win at the end of the first game of the T20I series. They are also unlikely to make too many changes to their playing eleven. The Lankans will be looking to seal a series win here. Kusal Mendis made an excellent start to the series with a blistering 59 from just 36 balls. This allowed the Lankans to start their innings on a positive note. Keep in mind that Kusal Mendis is a high-quality batter and will be looking to have a good series before the T20I World Cup starts.
Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 61 from 48 balls to take the Sri Lankans across 200 runs while batting first. Maheesh Theekshana will be the bowler to watch out for here. In the absence of Hasaranga, the slinger will be entrusted to pick up crucial wickets in this game. He picked up one wicket in the first match, giving away 32 runs. Lankans beat Afghanistan in the last series they played, and they will be keen to record another series victory here.
Weather Report
We are likely to get clear skies for this game in the evening in Sylhet. The temperatures during the game will remain close to 24 degrees, and the relative humidity will be low, indicating dry weather. There is no chance of having rain interruptions for this contest, though.
Pitch Report
The wicket on offer at the Sylhet venue for this game is likely to favor the batters mostly, as indicated by the scores from the first game. However, the track might also assist the bowlers, especially the spinners. However, the pitch will remain valid for the entire game duration.
Notable stats
Shoriful Islam has an excellent strike rate for Bangladesh with the ball.
Shoriful Islam has picked up nine wickets from his last six games for Bangladesh with a strike rate of 12.44.
Jaker Ali has an incredible average in recent games for Bangladesh.
Jaker Ali has had three not-outs in his last four outings. As a result, he is currently averaging over 100 runs.
Team News
Both teams have not recorded any injury updates thus far. So, we assume that we will have the entire team up for selection tomorrow.
BAN vs SL Probable 11
BAN Playing 11
- Soumya Sarkar
- Litton Das (Wk)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mahmudullah
- Jaker Ali
- Mahedi Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Shoriful Islam
- Rishad Hossain
- Mustafizur Rahman
SL Playing 11
- Avishka Fernando
- Kusal Mendis (Wk)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Kamindu Mendis
- Charith Asalanka (C)
- Angelo Mathews
- Dasun Shanaka
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Akila Dananjaya
- Dilshan Madhushanka
- Nuwan Thushara
Dream11 Prediction
The Bangladesh batters made a stirring effort to chase down a massive total in the first game. The second game is likely to be another tense game of cricket. The Sri Lankans will be looking to sort out some chinks in their armor, such as the bowling in middle overs. But they will also hope to register a series win right here rather than going into a tense decider. We will bet with Sri Lanka to win this contest.
Top Picks
Jaker Ali: Jaker Ali was in terrific form in his last appearance for Bangladesh. You can bet on him to do well again in this game.
Shoriful Islam: Shoriful Islam has nine wickets from his last six games and a strike rate of 12.44.
Maheesh Theekshana: Maheesh Theekshana has collected ten wickets from his last eight games, with a strike rate of 18.7.
Taskin Ahmed: Ahmed didn’t bowl well in the first game but is a class bowler for Bangladesh, and you can rely on him to do well here.
BAN vs SL Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: K Mendis (VC), S Samarawickrama
Batters: J Ali, Mahmadullah, N Hossain Shanto, C Asalanka
All-rounders: A Matthews (C), D Shanaka, S Sarkar
Bowlers: S Islam, M Pathirana
