Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh betting tips

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – 2nd Test Betting Tips

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will lock horns in the second and final game of the Test series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

The home side would be hoping that the curator can prepare a better wicket for the series decider. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will be looking to make one or two changes to their playing XI for this contest.

On the other hand, Bangladesh put in a commendable batting performance in the opening game of the series. The visitors will be confident of doing well against Sri Lanka in this series finale.

Sri Lanka Form and Team News

Host Sri Lanka had to be content with a draw in the opening Test of the two-match series played at Pallekele. The home side would be happy with their bowling performance in the third innings when after leading by 107 runs after their first innings.

For Sri Lanka, Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led from the front with the bat. Left-hander produced his career-best batting performance in Test cricket for the Islanders.

In the first game, Karunaratne played exceedingly well and finished the innings with the top score of 244 runs off 437 balls with the help of twenty-six boundaries. He stitched a mammoth partnership of 345 runs with all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, who scored 166 runs off 291 balls with the help of twenty-two fours.

Due to splendid performances from Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka posted a mammoth 648 runs in their first innings.

For this series decider, the side will be hoping that in-form players like Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva can deliver the bulk of the runs.

The home side might make changes in their bowling department as uncapped spinner Praveen Jayawickrama could come in place of Lahiru Kumara, who suffered from a hamstring injury during the first Test.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, and Wanindu Hasaranga to make crucial breakthroughs in this contest.

Bangladesh Form and Team News

In the absence of premier players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman, the visitors showed a lot of character and determination to score more than 500 runs in their first innings of the opening Test.

With a splendid batting performance in the first Test, Bangladesh will be confident of putting in another strong display in this series finale.

Najmul Hossain Shanto was the star of the show for Bangladesh in the first Test. The 22-year-old notched up his maiden half-century for the side in Test cricket.

The left-hander played exceedingly well and finished the innings with the top-score of 163 runs off 378 balls with the help of seventeen boundaries. He was well supported by skipper Mominul Haque, who notched up his eleventh century in Test cricket.

In the first Test, Veteran opener Tamim Iqbal managed to break his run drought by producing excellent scores of 90 and 74 not out respectively.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mominul Haque, and Najmul Hossain Shanto to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the bowling department, pacer Shoriful Islam could make his debut and come in place of either Ebadot Hossain or Abu Jayed. The visitors will be relying heavily on the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan, and Taijul Islam to make crucial breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Sri Lanka will be favorites to win this second and final game played at Pallekele. For the series decider, Sri Lanka are at 1.98 odds, while Bangladesh at 5.40 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The opening game of the Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a draw. With the wicket being so flat, the home side will be hoping for some assistance for the bowlers in this series decider.

Sri Lanka will take heart from the fact that the likes of Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Vishwa Fernando put in excellent performances in the first game. The home side will certainly make changes to their bowling department in a bid to win the series decider.

On the other hand, Bangladesh will be looking to maintain their standards with bat and ball for this final game of the series.

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

Tip 1: Dhananjaya de Silva’s incredible consistency with the bat in the five-day format

Middle-order batsman once again delivered excellent batting performance for Sri Lanka in the opening game of the Test series played at Pallekele. The 29-year old has been a bankable performer for Sri Lanka in the past 18 months.

Since August 2019, Dhananjaya de Silva has accumulated 715 runs in 10 Tests at an excellent average of 65.00 with three centuries and three half-centuries to his name

Given his rich vein of form in red-ball cricket, we are expecting Dhananjaya de Silva to score 50 runs or more in this series [email protected].

Tip 2- Mominul Haque to continue his excellent form in the series decider

In the first game, Mominul Haque led from the front with the bat and scored an excellent century for Bangladesh. The 29-year old has consistently produced big scores for the side in the past 15 months.

Since Jan 2020, Mominul Haque has topped the batting charts for Bangladesh in Test cricket. In five matches played, Mominul Haque has scored 541 runs at an average of 67.62 with three half-centuries to his name.

Given his consistency with the bat in Test cricket, we expect Mominul Haque to score 40 runs or more in this series [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Sri Lanka to register a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the series decider.

  1. Dhananjaya de Silva to score 50 runs or more in this series finale- Sri [email protected]
  2. Mominul Haque to score 40 runs or more in this series decider – [email protected]

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