Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Player vs Player
Shakib Al Hasan has dismissed Pathum Nissanka in two of four international meetings, while he has removed Kusal Mendis twice in six ODIs.
Top Wicketkeeper
Mushfiqur Rahim (171 runs and seven dismissals) featured in the Best11 in each of the last five matches.
Top Batters
Dimuth Karunaratne generated the fifty- or hundred-run bonus in six of the 12 matches played this year.
All three tons that Pathum Nissanka has registered have come while chasing. He averages 64 in the second innings and only 26 in the first.
Top All-rounder
Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been doing it all since 2022: 579 runs at 39, 35 wickets, and 13 catches in 28 matches.
Top Bowlers
When these sides clashed during the group stage, Matheesha Pathirana (four wickets) was the captain of the Best11.
Taskin Ahmed has been Bangladesh’s most successful bowler this year, having picked 18 wickets in nine innings.
Maheesh Theekshana has already picked 26 wickets in 12 matches this year, including three four-wicket hauls.
Shoriful Islam has picked 11 wickets – four of which have been either bowled or lbw – in the last five ODIs, while also bowling three maiden overs.
Probable XIs
Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
