Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Women Match Preview & Prediction
Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in the 1st game of this 3 match T20I series. This will be the 10th 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 1st 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 1st 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 3rd 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 2nd 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 2nd 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
