The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 action is heating up after the first round of games and we have two Asian giants going up against each other in Group D in Dallas. Bangladesh will play their first game of the tournament when they take on Sri Lanka in the clash on June 8 in USA. Sri Lanka come off a heavy defeat against South Africa in their opening game and will bank on their star players to beat Bangladesh.
Today we bring you the top parlay picks for the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match, which is set to be played on June 8th at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Group D has some stiff competition with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh joined by South Africa, Netherlands and Nepal. South Africa are at the top of the Group currently. To get through to the next round, Sri Lanka will need a win here to not go well behind in terms of points and net run rate.
Sri Lanka, like Bangladesh, have banked on experience in their squad for the big tournament with the likes of Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka picked for the event in the Caribbean Islands and USA. The duo showed just why experience can be important in the New York fixture against the Proteas, putting up a late fight with the bat.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be a competitive opponent for Sri Lanka on some of these wickets with their spin attack in particular. The Dallas pitch has thrown up two completely contrasting matches with USA beating Canada in a high-scoring game and Netherlands just about edging Nepal in a low-scoring game. Pakistan take on USA at the same venue on Thursday.
If the pitch stays similar to the Netherlands-Nepal game, we should be in for a treat with the spinners from both sides posing a huge threat.
Let’s now go into the bets and take a look at the top parlay picks for the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh clash.
ICC T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Betting Tips
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Sri Lanka to win the match
Sri Lanka to defeat Bangladesh and win the match at odds of 1.50 (Parimatch)
Sri Lanka have a strong record against Bangladesh with 11 wins and five losses in their head-to-head games in men’s T20Is. This includes four wins in their last five matches against the Tigers. But what makes Sri Lanka favourites for this encounter is their exceptional mix of bowlers for the tournament.
Nuwan Thushara and Matheesha Pathirana lead a strong pace attack that also has medium pacers suited for the pitches in this tournament – Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka. Add in the mystery spin of Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga and Sri Lanka’s unit as good as any other team’s for this event.
Bangladesh’s bowling does not quite match up to this variety and with Taskin Ahmed also injured, Sri Lanka are strong favourites to win this game with odds of 1.50 0n Parimatch.
Nuwan Thushara to be the top bowler for Sri Lanka
Nuwan Thushara to be the top bowler for Sri Lanka in the game at odds of 4.33 (Parimatch)
Three months ago in a T20I game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Nuwan Thushara sizzled with a career-best five-wicket haul including a hat-trick. With the batting line-up more or less similar, Thushara will be a strong candidate to be the top bowler for this game.
The slingy pace bowler comes off the back of a good IPL season with Mumbai Indians and was picked ahead of Dilshan Madushanka in the Sri Lankan starting XI for the game against South Africa. He justified the choice with figures of 1/18 in three overs.
Thushara could prove to be a handful for the Bangladesh batters on the low and slow deck in Dallas. Thushara has odds of 4.33 on Parimatch to be the top bowler for Sri Lanka in this Bangladesh clash.
Kusal Mendis to score a fifty
Kusal Mendis to score a fifty at odds of 3.50 (Parimatch)
Kusal Mendis is the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in matches against Bangladesh. The swashbuckling opening batter has 432 runs in eight matches, averaging 54 with the bat and scoring at a rate of 164.25 in T20Is against the Tigers.
Notably, Mendis has six fifties in eight innings against Bangladesh in T20Is. The opener has odds of 3.50 on Parimatch to score a fifty in this game against Bangladesh despite the tough nature of the wicket. Mendis also leads the run-scoring chart in T20Is for Sri Lanka since 2023 with 514 runs in 16 games.
First boundary will be a four
First boundary of the game to be a four at odds of 1.17 (Parimatch)
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh batters aren’t known as big hitters and in the shortest format of the game, prefer to take their time before going for the big hits. In recent games, openers from both sides have preferred going for the safer option in the Powerplay and rely on scoring along the ground rather than over the ropes.
As such, the likelihood of the first boundary of the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh game in the T20 World Cup 2024 being a four is very high. We have odds of 1.07 on Parimatch for this safe bet that you can capitalise on.
Towhid Hridoy to be Bangladesh top batter
Towhid Hridoy to be the top batter for Bangladesh at odds of 4.50 (Parimatch)
Towhid Hridoy has been Bangladesh’s star batter in the months leading up to the T20 World Cup. Hridoy has 263 runs in the last 10 innings, the most among Bangladesh batters in 2024.
Hridoy has two fifties in his last five innings in T20Is and was also the most impressive batter from the team in the bilateral series against USA. The biggest challenge for Hridoy would be that he bats in the middle-order and against the Sri Lankan spinners, which makes someone like Najmul Hossain Shanto the favourite to top the batting charts.
But given the swing that was seen early on, Shanto is a more risky pick that Hridoy, whose chances of topping Bangladesh’s run chart in this game is fairly good. Back Hridoy to be the top batter for Bangladesh at odds of 4.50 on Parimatch.
- Plenty of sports to choose from
- Live streaming is offered on selected sports
- Very competitive odds
- Spectacular welcome bonus
- Plenty of sports to choose from
- Live streaming is offered on selected sports
- Very competitive odds
- Spectacular welcome bonus