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Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2021 | World Cup Super League

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SL have named a totally rebuilt squad. Dimuth, Mathews, Chandimal all dropped, with Kusal Perrera and Kusal Mendis being given the reigns. Its a bold move for a side that has struggled the past several years.

Bangladesh with a full strength side, and playing at home. The biggest news being Shanto has been dropped totally from the side, after sitting on the bench during the entire series vs NZ.

Crucial points at stake for both sides.
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hopefully a dope series
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Its expected to be 36-37 degrees (97 Fahrenheit) in Dhaka tomorrow for the 1st ODI :shock:
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No rain in the forecast for today's game. We really need to boss Sri Lanka here. Absolutely no excuses or place to hide if we fail. Even a 2-1 win will be disappointing.

Hoping for the best.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 3:53 am

No rain in the forecast for today's game. We really need to boss Sri Lanka here. Absolutely no excuses or place to hide if we fail. Even a 2-1 win will be disappointing.

Hoping for the best.


why do you say that? SL managed to whitewash last time
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 7:22 am

why do you say that? SL managed to whitewash last time


That series Bangladesh weren't at full strength and were clearly playing well under their capabilities as their World Cup performance would indicate. This series, SL have a completely rebuilt team without Mathews, Chandimal, and Dickwella.

Additionally, Bangladesh need to win convincingly in order to reverse their recent slide in form.

Lastly, Bangladesh are playing at home.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 6:10 am

SL have named a totally rebuilt squad. Dimuth, Mathews, Chandimal all dropped, with Kusal Perrera and Kusal Mendis being given the reigns. Its a bold move for a side that has struggled the past several years.

Bangladesh with a full strength side, and playing at home. The biggest news being Shanto has been dropped totally from the side, after sitting on the bench during the entire series vs NZ.

Crucial points at stake for both sides.


fair enough
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This game underway despite the COVID scare...still a decent chance for this series to be abandoned at any point :(

Bangladesh winning the toss and batting first, which is great. But a slow start to the innings. Perhaps a sluggish pitch. Tamim and Shakib are struggling for timing.
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what will the par score be?
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 7:43 am

what will the par score be?


Before the game I was thinking 300+ but the sloppy way we are batting means we'll probably only get in the vicinity 250-260. That makes it a 50-50 game, IMO.
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Going to be hard to get even 250 now. Very poor batting apart from Mushfiq...too many dots from Mahmudullah and Tamim.

Mahmudullah can only compensate it if he blasts 50 off 25 the rest of the way.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 10:21 am

Going to be hard to get even 250 now. Very poor batting apart from Mushfiq...too many dots from Mahmudullah and Tamim.

Mahmudullah can only compensate it if he blasts 50 off 25 the rest of the way.


dhananjaya is such a bloody good cricketer
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257...subpar total I believe.

50-50 game I reckon.
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Relieved to see we won. Didn't watch the 2nd innings, but the batting looked shoddy to me. Liton should most likely not play the ODI format, and I'm not even gonna talk about Mithun (the supposed greatest batsman currently breathing).

Mohammad Naim should come in for Liton, Mosaddek for Mithun, and Shoriful Islam for Taskin.
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Liton is so wildly inconsistent.
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grant wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 7:56 am

Liton is so wildly inconsistent.


Liton is so wildly overrated. By everyone. Never understood the hype. He's a very good fielder and WK mind you...but his batting is bang average.

His last 7 ODI innings scores are: 0, 21, 0, 19, 0, 22, 14. Very consistent...consistent at NOT scoring that is.

Anyways, Mithun out for Mosaddek and Shoriful makes his debut. Perfect changes! Just need to get Shanto in there.
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Hasaranga is quite a good player, easily one of the best all rounders going around, isn't he?
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sam_ahm wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:38 am

Hasaranga is quite a good player, easily one of the best all rounders going around, isn't he?


Yeah he's quite good. Sri Lanka's problem is that they haven't been able to replace Sanga and Jaya and Dilshan. The two Kusals are talented and can single handedly beat any team on their day, but they aren't consistent enough averaging just low 30s.

Bangladesh could go the same way once Tamim, Mushy, Shakib retire unless the Shantos and Mosaddeks step up. This is why they deserve a long run at the top. Soumya and Liton are proven failures.
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