BAN vs SL Dream11 Prediction 1st Test Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Stats, Dream11 Team

BAN vs SL Dream11 Prediction: The opening Test match between hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin from 15 May, 2022 (Sunday) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Bangladesh did not had the best of forms during their last Test assignment in South Africa where they ended up losing both the matches by comprehensive margins. On the other hand, the visiting Sri Lankan team also lost both of their last two Test matches against India.

BAN vs SL Dream11 Prediction for Today Match

Fixture Name: 1st Test, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

Competition: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test

Date: 15 May

Time: 9:30 AM IST

Ground: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

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BAN vs SL Pitch Report

The pitch at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is expected to have some favourable conditions for the bowlers and batsmen. The conditions will allow the spinners to come into play as the Test match progresses. The captain winning the toss should choose to bat first as batting in the fourth innings is never easy in the Indian conditions. Thus, picking more of spinners and batsmen will be a good option from the fantasy cricket point of view.

Team Form Guide:
BAN (recent last): L L L W L
SL (recent last): L L W W W

BAN Playing 11

Tamim Iqbal
Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Mominul Haque
Mushfiqur Rahim
Liton Das
Mehidy Hasan
Taijul Islam
Shoriful Islam
Ebadot Hossain
Nayeem Hasan

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Shakib Al Hasan will not be available for this match after testing positive for Covid-19.
Mominul Haque will be the captain.
Liton Das will don the wicket-keeping duties.
They will once again depend a lot on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das to take the responsibility with the bat.
The likes of Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan, Shoriful Islam and Ebadot Hossain will form part of the bowling attack.

Tamim Iqbal Stats in Test

For Bangladesh, senior opening batsman Tamim Iqbal will have to take the responsibility especially while playing at home. Tamim Iqbal has composed more than 4800 runs in the longer format of the game while playing in a total of 65 Tests.

Matches	Runs	Average	50/100	Recent Form
65	4848	39.41	31/9	137, 109*, 90, 8, 47, 13

Mushfiqur Rahim Stats in Test

For the Bangladesh side, Mushfiqur Rahim will be a crucial player to watch out for due to his fabulous record in home Test matches. Mushfiqur Rahim has scored as many as 25 half-centuries and 7 hundreds in Test cricket.

Matches	Runs	Average	50/100	Recent Form
80	4932	36	25/7	25, 16, 14, 32, 51, 1

Taijul Islam Stats in Test

Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Taijul Islam has been a consistent wicket-taker for his team in the longest format. Taijul Islam has picked up more than 150 Test scalps from just 36 matches.

Matches	Wickets	Average	Strike-rate	Recent Form
36	153	32.03	62.16	3/50, 0/59, 3/42, 0/33, 2/42

SL Playing 11

Dimuth Karunaratne
Kusal Mendis
Oshada Fernando
Dhananjaya de Silva
Angelo Mathews
Niroshan Dickwella
Ramesh Mendis
Vishwa Fernando/Chamika Karunaratne
Lasith Embuldeniya
Kasun Rajitha
Praveen Jayawickrama/Asitha Fernando

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All the players are available for selection and there are no injury issues in the Sri Lanka camp.
Dimuth Karunaratne will captain the side.
Niroshan Dickwella will be the wicket-keeper.
The likes of Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews will be expected to play a significant role in the batting department.
The trio of Lasith Embuldeniya, Chamika Karunaratne and Kasun Rajitha will have to put up a consistent show with the ball.

Dimuth Karunaratne Stats in Test

Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne will be expected to lead his side from the front due to his brilliant Test record. Dimuth Karunaratne has scored more than 5600 runs from 76 Tests at an average of close to 40.

Matches	Runs	Average	50/100	Recent Form
76	5620	39.58	27/14	2, 36, 4, 13, 36, 9

Dhananjaya de Silva Stats in Test

For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva will be an important performer to watch out for in this first Test against Bangladesh. Dhananjaya de Silva has notched up more than 2500 Test runs that includes 9 fifties and 8 centuries.

Matches	Runs	Average	50/100	Recent Form
40	2517	37.01	9/8	0, 30, 1, 3, 25, 23

Lasith Embuldeniya Stats in Test

For Sri Lanka, left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya has picked up wickets regularly in Test cricket. Lasith Embuldeniya has taken a total of 70 Test wickets at an average of 34.77.

Matches	Wickets	Average	Strike-rate	Recent Form
15	70	34.77	63.9	4/100, 1/118, 3/94, 3/87, 2/188

Who will win Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka today match?

Bangladesh has witnessed as many as 4 defeats and just a single victory in Test cricket during the recent while.
Sri Lanka have managed to win 3 out of their last 5 Test matches.
In the last Test match between these two sides, Sri Lanka registered a massive 209-run win over Bangladesh.

According to the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka today match prediction, Sri Lanka are the favourites to win this match.

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BAN vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Mendis, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das
BATTERS: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Tamim Iqbal
ALL-ROUNDERS: Dhananjaya de Silva, Mehidy Hasan
BOWLERS: Taijul Islam, Lasith Embuldeniya, Chamika Karunaratne

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