A fresh tour is about to begin as Bangladesh visits Sri Lanka. The tour will consist of 3 ODIs. The first ODI will be hosted by R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Friday. Keep reading to find out Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2019 SL vs BAN 1st ODI Match Prediction.

Sri Lanka had a disappointing campaign in the World Cup. They managed to win just 3 games out of 9 and missed out on a semifinal berth. However, the highlight of the tournament for them was the victory against England who ended up being the champions. For this series, the selectors have made a lot of changes in the squad. Plenty of old horses have been brought back into the side. It’s time for Sri Lankan cricket to get back on track after a string of losses.

Bangladesh also managed to win just 3 games in the World Cup. However, their campaign was spirited. The batting was always on the money but somehow, they found themselves on the losing end more often than not. But going into this series, they will have the upper hand given their recent record against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh even won the warm-up match before this series quite comprehensively. Let’s find out who will win between Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh today match prediction.

Here is our SL vs BAN 1st ODI Prediction

Case1: If Sri Lanka bats first

First Innings score prediction: Sri Lanka will score 260-270

Result prediction: Bangladesh will win the match by 5 wickets

Case2: If Bangladesh bats first

First Innings score prediction: Bangladesh will score 290-300

Result prediction: Bangladesh will win the match by 25-35 runs

SL vs BAN Predicted XIs

Sri Lanka Predicted XI:

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

Bangladesh Predicted XI:

Tamim Iqbal (C), Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam

BAN vs SL head to head in ODI’s

BAN vs SL Total Matches: 46

Bangladesh Won: 7

Sri Lanka Won: 36

No result/Cancelled/Abandoned/Tied: 3

Venue Stats

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo ODI Matches Stats Total Matches 128 Matches won batting first 69 Matches won bowling first 49 Average 1st Inns scores 234 Average 2nd Inns scores 194 Highest total recorded 375/5 (50 Ov) by IND vs SL Lowest total recorded 86/10 (29.3 Ov) by NED vs SL Highest score chased 288/5 (49.4 Ov) by IND vs SL Lowest score defended 204/7 (50 Ov) by SL vs IND

SL vs BAN Match Prediction: On current form, Bangladesh looks stronger. But expect a fight from the hosts too.

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