He BAN vs. SL The series continues with the ODI series in Chittagong. Bangladesh won the first ODI on March 13 and the second ODI will be played on March 15. Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 255 and chased down the score in 45 overs and won the match with six wickets to spare. This was Bangladesh’s 11th ODI victory over Sri Lanka in 55 matches. Seven of those wins came at home.

Team analysis

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is led by Kusal Mendis in ODIs. He won his first ODI series against Afghanistan, but started this ODI series with a loss. Mendis had a good outing with the bat as he scored 59 and contributed to his team’s total. Bangladesh as a country will now have pitches that help the spinners.

Meanwhile, the Lanksn found trouble keeping pace with the trio of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Tanzim Hasan Sakib. The bowling attack could also come back to haunt them in the second ODI. Their batsmen will also need to have a better outing in the next game.

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto leads the team in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan. He was disappointed by the batting of him in the T20I series and led with the bat in the first ODI with an unbeaten knock of 122. He also made very good use of his bowlers in the first ODI to challenge the Lankan batsmen. The important thing for Bangladesh is to continue the form they have shown in the next two matches.

Key factors

Field conditions

18 of the 29 matches played at this venue have been won by the chasing team. Chasing is the easiest way to win matches, as Bangladesh showed in the first match. They managed to nullify the threat of the Lankan spinners and score over 100 runs off them in almost 20 overs, leaving them no wickets either. Thus, Bangladesh were tactically brilliant in the first ODI.

Form and fitness

Nissanka returned to the ODI side and scored 36 in the first game after missing the T20I series with a hamstring injury. Kusal Perera is not part of the ODI team after missing the T20I also due to a respiratory infection. Shakib Al Hasan is not part of the Bangladesh team for the World Cup where he played with a visual defect. The current Tigers team has no injury problems.

Tactical insight

Bangladesh took advantage in the chase and took advantage of better batting conditions after Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first in Chattogram. The place is known to be a chasing ground and Mendis should learn from the mistakes he made in the first ODI. Captains should prefer to chase in this place.

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Score prediction

Recent venue records (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram)

STATISTICS – ODI

Total matches 29

Matches won by hitting the first 11

Bowling matches won first 18

Average score for 1st Inns 224

Average score for 2nd Inns 186

Highest recorded total 409/8 (50 Ov) by IND vs BAN

Lowest total on record 44/10 (24.5 Ov) by ZIM vs BAN

Highest score pursued 288/3 (42.1 Ov) by BAN vs ZIM

Lowest score defended 169/9 (43 Ov) by BAN vs AFG

Who will score the most runs for Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendia / Janith Liyanage

Who will take the most wickets for Sri Lanka: Dilshan Madushanka / Maheesh Theekshana

Who will score the most runs for Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim

Who will take the most wickets for Bangladesh: Tanzim Hasan Sakib / Taskin Ahmed

BAN vs SL Today’s Match Prediction: Second ODI, Who Will Win Today’s ODI Match? 2024

Bangladesh, who won the first ODI, will head into the second ODI with confidence. However, a reaction from Sri Lanka under more friendly conditions is always expected.

Conclusion

Bangladesh have a chance to win the series if they win the second ODI on Friday. Sri Lanka must win the remaining two games to win the series.