Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Women Fantasy Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, Playing XI for Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka T20I Series 2023

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Match Preview & Prediction

Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in the 1^st game of this 3 match T20I series. This will be the 10^th H2H meeting between the 2 teams, with SL emerging victorious on 7 occasions and Bangladesh emerging twice. Sri Lanka have tasted victories in each of the previous 7 H2H fixtures and will head into this game looking to make it 8 in a row, whereas Bangladesh will be hoping to break the losing streak on their way to their 1^st win of this tour.

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Match Details:

Match: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh (SL Vs BAN) Match 1, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka T20I Series, 2023

Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Date & Time: Tuesday, May 09, 2023, 10:00 AM IST

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Pitch Report:

Spinners had a great time at this venue during the ODIs, and it’s likely to stay the same way throughout the T20Is. Average 1^st innings total here across the last 3 T20Is is only 100 runs

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Weather Forecast:

Rain is expected to make its presence felt yet again, with constant showers predicted throughout the day

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Top Performers H2H:

Chamari Atapattu (SL), All Rounder- LHB/OS:

Inns- 8 | Runs- 168 | Avg- 21 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 9

Inoka Ranaweera (SL), Bowler- LAO:

Inn- 6 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 8 | SR- 13

Nigar Sultana (BAN), Batter- RHB:

Inns- 6 | Runs- 129 | Avg- 22

Jahanara Alam (BAN), Bowler- RAM:

Inns- 7 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 16 | SR- 17

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Top Picks:

Fahima Khatun (BAN), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:

• She’s picked 5 wickets at an average of 26.6 since the start of last year

• She’s accounted for 35 wickets at a strike rate of 28 in her T20I career

• She was amongst the wickets in both the ODIs

Nigar Sultana (BAN), Batter- RHB:

• She was the 2^nd highest scorer for Bangladesh in the previous H2H game with 28 runs

• She’s Bangladesh’s leading run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 20 | Runs- 490 | Avg- 29

• She’s the 2^nd highest run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 6 | Runs- 129 | Avg- 22

Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL), Batter- LHB:

• She was the POTM in the previous H2H game for her knock of 69*

• She’s SL’s 2^nd highest run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 23 | Runs- 508 | Avg- 24

• She’s been phenomenal in H2H games: Inns- 3 | Runs- 106 | Avg- 53

Kavisha Dilhari (SL), All Rounder- RHB/OS:

• She batted with great intent during the ODIs, expect her to go a notch higher during the T20Is

• She scored 25 runs off just the 15 balls in the last ODI

• She’s picked 16 wickets at a strike rate of 31.1 in T20Is

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Differential Picks:

Rabeya Khan (BAN), Bowler- RALB:

• She wasn’t a part of the ODI series, but will be a regular member of the T20I XI

• She registered impressive figures of 4-0-27-1 in her last T20I outing

• She’s picked 5 wickets at an average of 7.2 in her short T20I career so far

Jahanara Alam (BAN), Bowler- RAM:

• She’s Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 7 | Wkts- 8 | Avg- 17 | SR- 16

• She was amongst the wickets in both the games during the ODI series

• She’s picked 4 wickets at an average of 14.25 in her last 3 H2H outings

Vishmi Rajapaksha Gunarathne (SL), Batter- RHB:

• She opened the batting during the ODIs, but is likely to slot in at 3 in the T20Is

• She was part of both the U19 WC & the T20 WC held earlier this year

• Her highest T20I score of 45 came against India last year

Nilakshi de Silva (SL), Batter- RHB:

• She has the highest batting average in H2H games: Inns- 5 | Runs- 111 | Avg- 56

• She’s SL’s 3^rd highest run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 24 | Runs- 445 | Avg- 25

• She finished unbeaten on 41* in the previous H2H game

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Safe Captaincy Picks:

Chamari Atapattu (SL), All Rounder- LHB/OS:

• She’s the leading run-getter in H2H games: Inns- 8 | Runs- 168 | Avg- 21

• She’s also the joint leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 5 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 9 | SR- 11

• She’s SL’s leading run-getter since the start of last year: Inns- 25 | Runs- 653 | Avg- 27

Oshadi Ranasinghe (SL), All Rounder- LHB/OS:

• She’s SL’s 2^nd highest wicket-taker since the start of last year: Inns- 21 | Wkts- 28 | Avg- 16 | SR- 14

• She had the best bowling figures in the previous H2H game: 4-0-23-3

• She has a brilliant record in H2H games: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 8 | SR- 12

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Differential Captaincy Picks:

Inoka Ranaweera (SL), Bowler- LAO:

• She’s the joint leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 6 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 8 | SR- 13

• She’s SL’s leading wicket-taker since the start of last year: Inns- 23 | Wkts- 32 | Avg- 14 | SR- 15

• She’s gone wicketless just once across her last 11 T20Is

Nahida Akter (BAN), Bowler- LAO:

• She’s Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker since the start of last year: Inns- 20 | Wkts- 22 | Avg- 20 | SR- 18

• She’s just 4 wickets short of becoming Bangladesh’s 2^nd highest wicket-taker in T20Is

• She’s picked 3 wickets at an average of 22 across her last 3 H2H outings

Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Base Team:

WK: Nigar Sultana

BAT: Harshitha Samarwickrama, Nilakshi de Silva

AR: Chamari Atapattu, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Nahida Akter

BOWL: Inoka Ranaweera, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun

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