Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka – 3rd ODI Betting Tips

Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh will be looking to complete a 3-0 whitewash when they take on struggling Sri Lanka in the last ODI of the three-match series at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.

The home side, after having already won the ODI series on Tuesday, will be looking to produce another good performance in this dead rubber against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh registered a comprehensive win over Sri Lanka via the DLS method in the second match, courtesy excellent contributions from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

On the other hand, batting woes continued for Sri Lanka in the previous game as they failed to put a decent fight against Bangladesh. Captain Kusal Perera will be hoping that the side can show determination as a batting unit and salvage some pride in this dead rubber.

Bangladesh Form and Team News

The home side will be looking to go in with the same playing combination that featured in the previous game against Sri Lanka.

The team management will be hoping that the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das can find form with the bat and produce decent scores in this dead rubber.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mahmudullah Riyad to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the previous game, Wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was the standout player with the bat and notched up his eighth century in one-day internationals. He stitched crucial partnerships with Mahmudullah Riyad and Mohammad Saifuddin to push Bangladesh beyond the 230-run mark. 

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Mehidy Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mustafizur Rahman to pick up wickets with the new ball.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan once again bowled well in the previous game and finished with figures of 3 for 28 in his full quota of overs. Pacer Mustafizur Rahman also showed excellent form and picked up crucial wickets for Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka Form and Team News

The worrying part for Sri Lanka is that they haven’t been able to push Bangladesh in this one-day series. Lack of runs from the premier players in the batting department has been their Achilles heel in this one-day series as well.

In the previous game, the likes of Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilaka failed to capitalize on their good starts. Gunathilaka struggled to get going in his innings and perished in the 14th over after scoring 24 runs off 46 balls. On the other hand, Nissanka gave his wicket at a crucial stage in the game to see Sri Lanka lose their third wicket.

The visitors kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the previous game and could only post 141 for 9 in 40 overs.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on Captain Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, and Danushka Gunathilaka to deliver the bulk of the runs in this series finale.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Dushmantha Chameera, Isuru Udana, and Lakshan Sandakan to make crucial breakthroughs in this dead rubber.

In the second game, pacer Dushmantha Chameera was the standout bowler for Sri Lanka and claimed three wickets in his ten overs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Bangladesh will be clear favorites to win the third and final game of the series at Dhaka. For the final ODI, Bangladesh are placed at 1.58 odds, while Sri Lanka at 2.28 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Host Bangladesh have simply outplayed Sri Lanka in the opening two matches of the one-day series and they will be eager to stamp their authority in this dead rubber as well.

With the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, and Mehidy Hasan delivering the goods with bat and ball in the previous game, the home side will be keen to put in another clinical performance in this series finale.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka have looked out of sorts with the bat so far in this one-day series. Given their abject batting performances in the first two matches, it will require an exceptional effort from Sri Lanka to get a positive result out of this dead rubber.

Therefore, the prediction is for Bangladesh to beat Sri Lanka in the final game of the series.

Tip 1- Bangladesh to continue their winning streak at Shere Bangla National Stadium

Since Jan 2021, Bangladesh has managed to win their last four one-day matches played at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka

Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh have the upper hand going into this dead rubber as they have won their last six one-day matches out of seven played at this venue.

So we are expecting Bangladesh to beat Sri Lanka by a comprehensive margin at [email protected]

Tip 2 – Tamim Iqbal will be aiming for a big score in this dead rubber.

After scoring a fluent half-century in the series opener, Tamim Iqbal perished for a low score in the second game played against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. By his standards, Bangladesh Captain has had a quiet series with the bat and will be looking to deliver a big innings in this dead rubber.

Left-hander will take heart from the fact that he has decent numbers with the bat in the one-day matches played at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. So we are expecting Captain Tamim Iqbal to score 50 runs or more in this dead [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Bangladesh to complete a 3-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka in the ODI series.

1. Bangladesh to beat Sri Lanka by a comprehensive margin at Dhaka- [email protected].
2. Tamim Iqbal to score 50 runs or more in this dead rubber- [email protected].

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