Probable XI –
Bangladesh –
Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka –
Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Perera (c), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshen Dickwella, Dasun Shanaka, Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mushfiqur Rahim
2. Kusal Perera(VC)
3. Mahmudullah
4. Tamim Iqbal
5. Kusal Mendis
6. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
7. Dasun Shanaka
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Akila Dananjaya
10. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
11. Mustafizur Rahman
– Shakib looks safest captain pick considering his two down batting order & full overs with the bowl. He also have phenomenal record at both venue and H2H matches.
– Kusal Perera might be a good VC pick considering his averages of 38 and 41 in more than 8 venue & H2H matches respectively.
– Taking punt on Kusal Mendis as he has scored runs at an average of 43 in 10 H2H innings.
– Dropped Gunathilaka as he has continues failures in the last five matches against the opponent.
– Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga can give good fantasy points as they’re expected to perform with both bat and ball.
– Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya are must picks considering their good venue & H2H matches numbers.
– Mehidy Hasan Miraz might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl at least 6-7 overs at this spin favoured surface.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Kusal Perera
2. Tamim Iqbal/Mahmudullah
3. Soumya Sarkar
4. Kusal Mendis
5. Shakib Al Hasan(C)
6. Wanindu Hasaranga(VC)
7. Dasun Shanaka
8. Mahedi Hasan
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Akila Dananjaya
11. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
– Wanindu Hasaranga looks another safe VC as he can easily take a couple of wickets at this spin favoured surface and score some decent runs too.
– Mahedi Hasan might be a good punt in place of Mushfiqur as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl some overs too.
– Soumya Sarkar might be another good pick as he has averaged 36 & 28 at venue and H2H games respectively.
– Going heavy on spinners as pitch is expected to be favorable for them.
– You can take Mahmudullah in place of Tamim especially while chasing as he has failed to cross even 10 runs margin while batting second in H2H matches.
Grand League Combination –
1. Niroshan Dickwella
2. Mahmudullah
3. Soumya Sarkar(VC)
4. Kusal Mendis
5. Ashen Bandara
6. Shakib Al Hasan
7. Mahedi Hasan
8. Wanindu Hasaranga(C)
9. Akila Dananjaya
10. Lakshan Sandakan
11. Mehidu Hasan Miraz
– Soumya Sarkar might be a good VC choice in GL as he’s expected to bat at one down & bowl some overs too.
– Dickwella and Bandara might be decent GL picks as they did well by scoring 80+ runs during the practice match.
– Mahedi Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Mirza can easily give good fantasy points with the help of both bat and ball.
– Going with five spin bowling all-rounders who might be crucial at this surface.
– Mahmudullah & Soumya both will be important picks if Tamim departs early.
