Who will win Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI?
After a washed out second one-day international at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh now head to the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo for the third and the final ODI game of the series. With the visitors leading 1-0, the hosts can, at best, draw the series by winning this one. The match will be played on April 1 with live telecast scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time.
SL vs Ban 3rd ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Ten Sports, Channel 9
Live streaming: Sky Sports, Bet365
Toss Prediction
The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground sports a strip that is known for its high scores. It has been a good batting wicket on which the sides batting first have won six of the last nine one-day internationals. Although the teams winning the toss in the past few games here have elected to bowl first, we expect a break in this trend when Sri Lanka face Bangladesh on Saturday. The hosts have won 8 of their last 9 ODIs at this ground while batting first which is why we strongly suggest betting on them in this match if they bat first.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI....
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
No changes are expected to take place in the Sri Lankan line up for this upcoming match. The team is in good physical condition with all the players match-fit.
Key Players
There will be plenty of expectations from Upul Tharanga who scored 65 in the second ODI and has one century and a fifty from four innings at the SSC. Kusal Mendis shone with the bat with an outstanding hundred and he too will be the key together with Dinesh Chandimal. Thisara Perera has taken three wickets in the only game he has played at this ground and he is going to be Sri Lanka's best chance with the ball.
Recent Form
Leaving aside their last game that resulted in a washout, Sri Lanka have lost their last six one-day internationals on the trot. They suffered a 0-5 whitewash at the hands of South Africa before being outdone by Bangladesh in the first ODI. However, they batted well to post 311 in the last game and they will be taking quite a few positives from that performance.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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MD Gunathilaka, WU Tharanga (c), BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal (wk), DAS Gunaratne, TAM Siriwardana, NLTC Perera, MDK Perera, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, N Pradeep.
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Bangladeshi selectors will be happy to retain the same combination that took on Sri Lanka in the second one-dayer. None of the players are reported to have been injured.
Key Players
Tamim Iqbal is the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in ODIs. He smashed a century in the first game and the onus will be on him to provide his team a solid start with the bat. Shakib Al Hasan is a key asset in the team who often contributes with both the bat and the ball. He will be handy in the middle-order as a batsman and could do a decent job as a bowler with conditions likely to suit his style of bowling.
Recent Form
Bangladesh, after losing four one-day internationals in a row, finally ended their losing streak by beating Sri Lanka in the first game of the ongoing series. While they did a fantastic job with the ball in that game, they will be disappointed that their bowlers did not show the same discipline the other day.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
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Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: L L L L L
Bangladesh: W L L L L
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Head to Head
With 33 wins from 38 matches, Sri Lanka are way ahead of Bangladesh in ODIs in terms of head-to-head statistics. And they also have five wins over the visitors in their last six completed fixtures. The two teams have faced each other in this format four times at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground with the hosts emerging winners on all occasions.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI Betting Odds
Sri Lanka would have felt gutted after rain ruined the last game, and with that, their chances of levelling the series. It was a very good batting performance from them as they piled up a challenging 311 on the board and bookmakers are expecting them to come back again on Saturday with the same intensity. While Betfair is offering the best odds of 1.76 on the hosts to win this game, Bet365 and Betway are offering 1.66. Bangladesh are up at 2.28 with 1xbet and 2.20 each with bet365 and betway.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI Prediction
Bangladesh know that they cannot possibly lose the series from here and the pressure is all going to be on Sri Lanka who will have to win at any cost in order to prevent a series loss in front of their home crowd. So this will certainly give the tourists an advantage going into this final game.
The hosts will try to shrug off their Dambulla defeat and will take a few positives from their effort with the bat in the last game. If Sri Lanka are able to put up a similar batting display on Saturday, the game will be all but theirs to win. We expect them to come out with a strong performance and thus predict them to win this match and draw the series level.
Final Verdict: Back Sri Lanka to beat Bangladesh in the third ODI at 1.76 with 1xbet and 1.66 with both bet365 and betway.
Apr 01, 2017
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Sinhalese Sports Club - Colombo, Sri Lanka
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