Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match Prediction

Betting Tips

• Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Mohammad Mithun have all hit scores of over 70 in ODIs this year. Tamim Iqbal with the highest knock of 78 in Christchurch in March. With the ball, Mustafizur Rahman has played in all six ODIs and leads the dismissals with 9 wickets.
• Sri Lanka are also yet to see a batsman make a three figure score in ODIs in 2021. Danushka Gunathilaka got closest with a score of 96 in Antigua, he averaged a healthy 62.33 against West Indies. With the ball, Dusmantha Chameera took 2 wickets against the West Indies but most of the Sri Lanka bowling attack struggled over there.
• This series will pit the captaincy of Tamim Iqbal for Bangladesh, who has done the job in their last nine ODIs, against Kusal Perera who has never done the job before for Sri Lanka.

BD (Batting XI, Fielding XI) : Tamim Iqbal (c) , Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

SL (Batting XI, Fielding XI): Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (c) (wk), Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Ashen Bandara, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Asith Fernando, Shiran Fernando