Who will win Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd T20?
The second T20 match scheduled to be played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be played on April 6, 2017. The match will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the live action will begin at 19:00 local time.
Read ahead for our prediction for the second T20 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on April 6, 2017.
SL vs Ban 1st T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports, Channel 9
Live streaming: Sky Sports, Bet365
Toss Prediction
The pitch at the R Premadasa Stadium is good for scoring runs, and moreover, most of the matches played on this ground have been won by the team that has batted first. So, the team that wins the toss is recommended to bat first.
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Regular captain Angelo Mathews is still out due to injury so Upul Tharanga will be leading the Sri Lankan side in this match as well.
Key Players
Kusal Perera batted well in the first T20 and put up the highest score of 77. This is an important series for the batsman to prove his worth in the national team. Upul Tharanga and Seekkuge Prasanna also put up decent scores to contribute to the total chase. Chamara Kapugedera and Asela Gunaratne too have scored well in the past T20 series and will be expected to put up a big score on the board for the team. The bowling side lead by Lasith Malinga is also doing well and are in a good form. Nuwan Kulasekara and Seekkuge Prasanna will hopefully continue their form and bag a few important wickets.
Recent Form
Sri Lanka may not have done too well in the bilateral series against Sri lanka but have been performing well in the T20 format recently. A hard-hitting performance is expected out of the team to win in this format against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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EMDY Munaweera, WU Tharanga (c/wk), Thisara Perera, DAS Gunaratne, TAM Siriwardana, CK Kapugedera, Kusal Perera, S Prasanna, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, JRMVB Sanjaya.
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The team is set to play against Sri lanka with the players from the previous match, and no injuries to any of the players have been reported. This match will be the last one for skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as he has announced his retirement after this series.
Key Players
The Bangladeshi batsmen contributed on an equal level in the first T20 against Sri Lanka - mainly Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain and Mahmudullah. Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan have batted well in the previous ODI matches against Sri Lanka so a good score will be expected from them. The bowling side will be looking up to Taskin Ahmed and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as they have been performing very well for the team recently and are expected to take up important wickets.
Recent Form
T20 is not the best format for Bangladesh currently and the team has not been winning matches off late. The team may have given a little competition in the other two formats on this tour but will have to play hard to win this last match.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
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Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Taskin Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: W L W W W
Bangladesh: L L L L L
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Head to Head
The first T20 match played in this series was won by Sri Lanka. Out of the total 6 T20 matches the teams have played against each other so far, Sri Lanka have won 5 of them.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd T20 Betting Odds
Sri Lanka are in a good form and have a very good track record in T20 against Bangladesh, and their odds to win this match are 1.61 with betfair and 1.53 with bet365. Bangladesh on the other hand, may have performed well against Sri Lanka on this tour in the other two formats but have been struggling consistently in T20, their odds to win this match being 2.52 with 1xbet and 2.50 with bet365.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd T20 Prediction
The past records in this format clearly indicate that Sri Lanka have an upper hand over Bangladesh as they have lost just one match against them. Bangladesh have been struggling in this format for a while now and will be hard for them to switch gears and defeat Sri Lanka on their home ground.
Final Verdict: Sri Lanka appear to be at a stronger position in this match against Bangladesh, and we predict them to win this match with their odds being 1.61 with 1xbet and 1.53 with bet365.
Apr 06, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
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