BAN vs SL Dream11 Prediction: 3rd T20I of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2024 Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Dream11 Team

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, March 9 from 2:30 PM IST. The series is levelled 1-1, and the winner in the third match will clinch the trophy. Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I of Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2024

9 March, 2:30 PM IST

Sylhet International Stadium, Bangladesh

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BAN vs SL Preview

Hosts Bangladesh bounced back with an eight-wicket victory in the second T20I to draw level and take the series to the decider. Sri Lanka won the first game by three runs.

Batting first in the second game, Sri Lanka mustered a total of 165/5. Kusal Mendis (36), Kamindu Mendis (37), Charith Asalanka (28) got starts but could not convert into big scores. However, Angelo Mathews (32*) and Dasun Shanaka (20*) put up an important partnership towards the end of the innings.

In reply, Bangladesh made light work of the chase, scaling the target down in just 18.1 overs with eight wickets to spare. Openers Litton Das (36) and Soumya Sarkar (26) made decent starts. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (53*) and Towhid Hridoy (32*) then ensured that they finished the game for the hosts comfortably to come back and level the series 1-1.

Form Guide

Bangladesh – WLLAW
Sri Lanka – LWLWW

Sylhet International Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is slow. The spinners will get plenty of assistance from the surface and the batters will have to work hard for their runs while batting here. Anything above 160 will be a competitive total at this venue.

Last T20I result at the venue (Feb 6, 2024)

Sri Lanka – 165/6 (Pacers – 3w, Spinners – 1w)

Bangladesh – 170/2 (18.1) (Pacers – 2w, Spinners – 0w)

Bangladesh won by 8 wickets.

BAN Playing 11

Soumya Sarkar
Litton Das (wk)
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c)
Towhid Hridoy
Mahmudullah
Jaker Ali
Seikh Mahedi Hasan
Rishad Hossain
Taskin Ahmed
Shoriful Islam
Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh Team News

Bangladesh should continue with the winning combination.
Batting order should remain the same.

BAN Key Player

Najmul Hossain Shanto Stats vs Sri Lanka in T20I

Last 5 Scores in T20s	Runs against SL in T20I	Batting Average against SL in T20I	T20I Scores at Sylhet	Vice captain choice
53*, 20, 39, 12, 0	73 runs	36.5	53*, 20, 4, 14	❌

Taskin Ahmed Stats vs Sri Lanka in T20I

Last 5 bowling figures in T20s	Wickets against SL in T20I	T20I Stats at Sylhet	Vice captain choice
1/38, 1/40, 2/38, 2/27, 2/30	6 wickets in 6 matches	6 wickets in 4 matches	❌

SL Playing 11

Avishka Fernando/ Niroshan Dickwella
Kusal Mendis (wk)
Kamindu Mendis
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Charith Asalanka
Wanindu Hasaranga (c)
Angelo Mathews
Dasun Shanaka
Maheesh Theekshana
Matheesha Pathirana
Binura Fernando

Sri Lanka Team News

Wanindu Hasaranga will be available now and he will lead the team. He will straightforwardly replace Akila Danajaya.
Due to Fernando’s recent form Sri Lanka might replace him with Niroshan Dickwella at the top.
Batting order should remain the same.

SL Key Players

Kusal Mendis vs Bangladesh in T20I

Last 5 Scores in T20s	Runs against BAN in T20I	T20I Batting average vs BAN	T20I Batting Stats at Sylhet	Captain or Vice captain choice
36, 59, 16, 23, 10	346 Runs	49.42	165 runs in 2 matches	✅

Angelo Mathews Stats vs Bangladesh in T20I

Last 5 Scores in T20s	Last 4 bowling figures in T20s	Runs against BAN in T20I	Wickets against BAN in T20I	T20I Stats at Sylhet	Vice captain choice
32, DNB, 4, 42, 6	0/22, 2/17, 0/21, 2/9, 1/16	87 runs in 5 innings	5 wickets with an average of 18.6	32 runs in 1 innings & 2 wickets in 2 innings	✅

Who will win today match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (3rd T20I of Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh 2024)?

In the last 5 years, a total of 4 matches have taken place between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the T20I format. Sri Lanka has won 3 of them while Bangladesh has won 1.
In the last 5 T20I matches, Sri Lanka has a lead of 3-2 over Afghanistan.

It is expected that Sri Lanka will win this match. If BCB plans to offer a slow pitch, Bangladeshi spinners will come along and we can see some twist in that case.

BAN vs SL Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: K Mendis, S Samarawickrama

Batsmen: C Asalanka, N Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah

All-rounders: A Mathews, S Sarkar, M Hasan, W Hasaranga

Bowlers: M Pathirana, T Ahmed

Alternative: D Shanaka for S Sarkar

Who are the Best Captain Options for BAN vs SL Dream11 Team?

For Small League, Head to Head contest: K Mendis, A Mathews

For Grand League, Mega Contest: W Hasaranga, M Pathirana

What are BAN vs SL Fantasy Tips?

There might be a slow pitch to see. Spinners might come into play in the last match.
Hasaranga is coming back. But Bangladeshi batters tackle him pretty well. His record against Bangladesh is not as good as he is known for.
C Asalanka already has an unbeaten 80 against Bangladesh in this format. He is going to fire if he gets a good amount of deliveries.
Samaraweekrama is an out-of-the-box pick.
This is a risky game to play in small leagues.