Bangladesh Cricket Team New after 20 years, Parvez-Tanvir debut. Bangladesh is entering the field against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series with the hope of a fresh start. However, the toss did not favor the visitors in the first match of the series. Sri Lanka captain Charita Asalanka won the toss and decided to bat first. The match will start at 3 pm Bangladesh time at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Parvez and Tanvir are making their ODI debuts with this match. In addition, Bangladesh will field three pacers.
Tanvir has 4 wickets in 8 economy in 6 T20Is so far. On the other hand, Emon has played 12 T20Is for Bangladesh. He has scored 200 runs at an average of 22.16 at a strike rate of 140. He also has a century and a fifty.
Like Bangladesh, the Sri Lankan team will also play three pacers. Pace all-rounder Milan Ratnayake is making his ODI debut.
Meanwhile, the five most talked-about stars in the history of Bangladesh cricket—Mashrafi Bin Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad—are having to watch an ODI match after a long 20 years without these five Pandavas.
In the last two decades, one or the other of these five has always been in the Bangladesh team’s ODI squad. The last time an ODI match was played without the five Pandavas was in 2005, and the interesting thing is—that match was also played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
After two decades, Bangladesh once again took the field on Premadasa’s soil, this time under a completely new leadership. This new era began under the leadership of Mehedi Hasan Miraj, where none of the five Pandavas are present.
Bangladesh XI: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Towhid Hridoy, Mehedi Hasan Miraj (captain), Zaker Ali, Tanjim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam and Mostafizur Rahman.
Sri Lanka XI: Nishan Maduska, Patum Nishanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Charit Asalanka (captain), Janith Liyanage, Milan Ratnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahish Tikshan, Ishan Malinga and Asita Fernando.