BAN vs SL Dream11 Match Prediction | 1st ODI | Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2019

Colombo, July 25 at 02:30 PM IST

The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh begins tomorrow when both the teams will square off in Colombo for the first ODI.

The visitors secured five wickets win over Sri Lanka Board President’s XI in the warm-up game and will look to get underway with a win.

Bangladesh is touring with a 15-man squad led by Tamim Iqbal.  Regular skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is unavailable for the tour along with M Saifuddin and Shakib Al Hasan.

The clash will begin at 03:30 PM IST.

BCB XI squad pose for a photo after their victory against KSCA Secretary's XI. pic.twitter.com/s2vzQZUaTb

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 24, 2019

BAN vs SL Team News: 

• Bangladesh has announced a 15-man squad
• Mashrafe Mortaza and Saifuddin are ruled out of contention with a hamstring and back injury respectively
• Taskin Ahmed and Shaiful Hasan have been called up as a replacement
• Bangladesh will also miss Shakib Al Hasan
• Mahmudullah has been cleared to bowl again and will feature
• This is farewell game for L Malinga
• One of N Pradeep and L Kumara will play

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BAN vs SL Probable playing 11: 

Bangladesh –

Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Tamim Iqbal (C), Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam/Taijul Islam

Sri Lanka –

Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (WK), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga, Lahiru Kumara/Nuwan Pradeep

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Squad: 

Bangladesh:

Tamim Iqbal(c),Mohammad Saifuddin, Farhad Reza, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Anamul Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed,Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Rubel Hossain, Taijul Islam

Pace bowler Shafiul Islam has been added to the Bangladesh squad for the three-match ODI Series in Sri Lanka.#RiseOfTheTigers#BCB #BANvSL pic.twitter.com/ypOS9Ppywf

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) July 24, 2019

Sri Lanka:

Dimuth Karunaratne(c),Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando,Dhananjaya de Silva, Lasith Malinga, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Shehan Jayasuriya, Wanidu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Isuru Udana, Lahiru Kumara

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