BAN vs SL Live Score, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Live Score Updates, BAN vs SL Playing XI’s

Date:                              23rd May,  2021

Time:                             7:30 PM IST

Venue:                          Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Match Preview

On Sunday, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play the first Test of the two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Sri Lanka will be making a fresh under new coach Chris Silverwood. They have also included a number of young players in the squad and a few would are likely to make their debut in this match. Sri Lanka last played a Test series against India earlier this year and suffered a whitewash.

Sri Lanka has defeated Bangladesh in 17 out of 22 Test matches and has lost only 1. However, this series might not be the same for them as they would be up against a confident Bangladesh at their home. Bangladesh won a Test match against mighty New Zealand at the start of this year and then suffered a whitewash at the hands of South Africa. Bangladeshi batters completely surrendered against the South African bowling attack. Bangladesh would be hoping for a better performance from the batting unit in both the matches of the series.

BAN vs SL Squads:

Bangladesh:

Mahmudullah (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Kumar Das, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Aminul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.

Sri Lanka:

Wanindu Hasaranga, Ahsen Bandara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Pulina Tharanga, Ramesh Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Minod Bhanuka, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Mahesh Theekshana, Nuwan Pradeep, Praveen Jayawickrama

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

The pitch is a good one for batting, and the ball will come on to the bat nicely. The batsmen can score runs if they can get their eye in on this pitch.

The pitch at Cartama Oval in Cartama is expected to be a balanced surface offering assistance to both batters and bowlers. Anything above 90 will be a good competitive score while batting first by winning the toss might be a decent choice.

BAN vs SL Lineup

Keepers – Kusal Perera (VC)

Batsmen – Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Liton Das (C)

All-rounders – Dasun Shanaka, Mahmudullah, Dhananjaya de Silva, Soumya Sarkar

Bowlers – Chamika Karunaratne, Mohammad Saifuddin, Lahiru Kumara