Preview:
Partly due to the flat batting track here in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and partly due to the incompetence of the bowlers, the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a pretty bland draw.
While the fans might not have enjoyed that match a great deal, the batsmen from both teams certainly did. Bangladesh scored 541 runs in the first innings, while in the reply, hosts Sri Lanka piled up 648 runs. Not much of a change is expected for this Test.
Match Details:
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Date & Time: April 29th-May 3rd at 10:00 AM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and also on Sonyliv.
Pitch Report:
The wicket here Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will assist the batsmen once again. Anything under 400 will be a poor score here.
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Probable Playing XIs for SRI vs BAN:
Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain
Top Picks for SRI vs BAN 11Wickets Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Dimuth Karunaratne was excellent with the bat for the Lankan Lions in the first Test. The experienced campaigner scored 244 runs.
Mominul Haque proved why he is regarded as one of Bangladesh’s best batsmen in Test cricket by scoring 127 runs in the first innings.
Mushfiqur Rahim gave him commendable support. The middle-order batsman scored an unbeaten 68 and could have scored a century, had it not been for the declaration.
Lahiru Thirimanne is another batsman who had a good time out in the middle in the last Test. The opener scored 58 runs.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SRI vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Niroshan Dickwella, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim (vc), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Mominul Haque, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Vishwa Fernando, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SL vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Liton Das, Lahiru Thirimanne (vc), Dimuth Karunaratne, Mominul Haque (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Taijul Islam, Lahiru Kumara
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Dimuth Karunaratne, Mominul Haque
Vice-Captain Options: Lahiru Thirimanne, Mushfiqur Rahim
