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Bangladesh v 
Sri Lanka
Key match-ups
Sat 03 Oct, 00:00 UTC
Sri Lanka
full squad
(14) — XI not yet named
Bangladesh
full squad
(11) — XI not yet named
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
For the batter
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Overall
Not comparable until both XIs are named
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 38 9 Towhid Hridoy · 6 players | 54 15 Mustafizur Rahman · 8 players | 92 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 7 N Dickwella · 5 players | 28 5 B Fernando · 10 players | 50 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Batting side
Sri Lanka batting v Bangladesh bowling
22 for Sri Lanka
54 for Bangladesh
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Fernando RHB | rarely bats here | Hasan Mahmud -13% Shoriful Islam Rishad Hossain Mustafizur Rahman 5 not readable | Mustafizur Rahman -15% Nasum Ahmed -16% Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud Rishad Hossain 4 not readable |
| C Karunaratne RHB | rarely bats here | Saif Hassan +20% Mosaddek Hossain +18% Liton Das, Towhid Hridoy +14% Shoriful Islam +13% Nasum Ahmed -16% Hasan Mahmud Rishad Hossain Mustafizur Rahman | Mosaddek Hossain -12% Saif Hassan -12% Rishad Hossain -18% Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud Mustafizur Rahman Towhid Hridoy Nasum Ahmed 1 not readable |
| G Sanketh LHB | rarely bats here | Mosaddek Hossain -10% Saif Hassan -13% Towhid Hridoy -14% 6 not readable | Mustafizur Rahman -10% Hasan Mahmud -19% Shoriful Islam 6 not readable |
| KNA Bandara RHB | Mustafizur Rahman -11% Nasum Ahmed -15% Hasan Mahmud -18% Shoriful Islam 5 not readable | Saif Hassan +13% Mosaddek Hossain +11% Mustafizur Rahman -13% Nasum Ahmed -14% Liton Das, Towhid Hridoy Hasan Mahmud Rishad Hossain Shoriful Islam | Mustafizur Rahman -11% Nasum Ahmed -12% Hasan Mahmud Towhid Hridoy Shoriful Islam Rishad Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Saif Hassan 1 not readable |
| KTH Ratnayake LHB | rarely bats here | Hasan Mahmud -16% Nasum Ahmed Mosaddek Hossain Saif Hassan Towhid Hridoy Rishad Hossain 3 not readable | Mustafizur Rahman -15% Hasan Mahmud -18% Mosaddek Hossain Rishad Hossain Saif Hassan Shoriful Islam 3 not readable |
| L Croospulle RHB | Mosaddek Hossain +19% Liton Das, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy +15% Hasan Mahmud +14% Nasum Ahmed -16% Shoriful Islam Rishad Hossain Mustafizur Rahman | Saif Hassan +11% Mosaddek Hossain Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud Rishad Hossain Mustafizur Rahman Nasum Ahmed 2 not readable | Hasan Mahmud -13% Shoriful Islam Mustafizur Rahman 6 not readable |
| MADI Hemantha RHB | rarely bats here | Nasum Ahmed -15% Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud Saif Hassan Rishad Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Mustafizur Rahman 2 not readable | Saif Hassan -11% Hasan Mahmud -12% Mustafizur Rahman -16% Rishad Hossain Towhid Hridoy Shoriful Islam Nasum Ahmed Mosaddek Hossain 1 not readable |
| MNK Fernando RHB | Mustafizur Rahman -10% Hasan Mahmud Mosaddek Hossain Shoriful Islam Saif Hassan Rishad Hossain 3 not readable | Hasan Mahmud +11% Nasum Ahmed -10% Mustafizur Rahman -14% Saif Hassan Mosaddek Hossain Liton Das Shoriful Islam Towhid Hridoy Rishad Hossain | Towhid Hridoy +15% Mustafizur Rahman -13% Mosaddek Hossain Saif Hassan Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud 3 not readable |
| N Dickwella LHB | Mosaddek Hossain +13% Nasum Ahmed +11% Hasan Mahmud +11% Liton Das, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy +11% Rishad Hossain -10% Mustafizur Rahman Shoriful Islam | Rishad Hossain +12% Nasum Ahmed Liton Das, Towhid Hridoy Hasan Mahmud Mosaddek Hossain Shoriful Islam Saif Hassan Mustafizur Rahman | rarely bats here |
| N Thushara RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | Mosaddek Hossain -12% Shoriful Islam -12% Saif Hassan -13% Nasum Ahmed -15% Rishad Hossain -18% Mustafizur Rahman -21% Hasan Mahmud -22% Towhid Hridoy 1 not readable |
| S de Livera LHB | Saif Hassan -12% Nasum Ahmed Mosaddek Hossain Towhid Hridoy 5 not readable | Rishad Hossain Shoriful Islam Mustafizur Rahman 6 not readable | rarely bats here |
| SSD Arachchige LHB | Mustafizur Rahman -11% Shoriful Islam -11% Saif Hassan -15% Hasan Mahmud -18% Nasum Ahmed Mosaddek Hossain Towhid Hridoy 2 not readable | Saif Hassan -13% Nasum Ahmed Hasan Mahmud Shoriful Islam Mustafizur Rahman Rishad Hossain Liton Das, Towhid Hridoy Mosaddek Hossain | Hasan Mahmud -10% Mosaddek Hossain Nasum Ahmed Shoriful Islam Rishad Hossain Saif Hassan Mustafizur Rahman 2 not readable |
| V Viyaskanth RHB | rarely bats here | Nasum Ahmed -10% Mustafizur Rahman -12% Shoriful Islam Rishad Hossain Hasan Mahmud 4 not readable | Saif Hassan -10% Rishad Hossain -11% Hasan Mahmud -14% Mustafizur Rahman -19% Towhid Hridoy Mosaddek Hossain Shoriful Islam 2 not readable |
| W Sahan LHB | rarely bats here | Rishad Hossain Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud Mustafizur Rahman 5 not readable | Mustafizur Rahman -12% Nasum Ahmed Shoriful Islam Hasan Mahmud 5 not readable |
Bangladesh batting v Sri Lanka bowling
38 for Bangladesh
28 for Sri Lanka
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Mahmud RHB | rarely bats here | MNK Fernando -13% N Thushara -16% B Fernando KTH Ratnayake W Sahan G Sanketh C Karunaratne SSD Arachchige 4 not readable | B Fernando -24% C Karunaratne SSD Arachchige N Thushara G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake W Sahan 5 not readable |
| Liton Das RHB | KTH Ratnayake +15% C Karunaratne +10% N Thushara KNA Bandara, MADI Hemantha L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth G Sanketh B Fernando W Sahan | G Sanketh +15% B Fernando +14% SSD Arachchige +11% C Karunaratne +11% L Croospulle, MNK Fernando MADI Hemantha KTH Ratnayake V Viyaskanth N Thushara KNA Bandara W Sahan | rarely bats here |
| Mosaddek Hossain RHB | rarely bats here | MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth G Sanketh B Fernando KNA Bandara C Karunaratne SSD Arachchige KTH Ratnayake L Croospulle, MNK Fernando N Thushara W Sahan | V Viyaskanth -11% MADI Hemantha -14% C Karunaratne L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige N Thushara G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake W Sahan B Fernando 1 not readable |
| Mustafizur Rahman LHB | rarely bats here | N Thushara -10% KTH Ratnayake -11% SSD Arachchige -14% G Sanketh MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth C Karunaratne MNK Fernando W Sahan B Fernando 2 not readable | C Karunaratne -14% N Thushara -18% B Fernando -18% G Sanketh -19% W Sahan KTH Ratnayake MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth 4 not readable |
| Nasum Ahmed LHB | rarely bats here | W Sahan -10% KTH Ratnayake -14% MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth MNK Fernando C Karunaratne G Sanketh N Thushara SSD Arachchige 3 not readable | W Sahan -10% KTH Ratnayake -12% B Fernando -21% MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh 4 not readable |
| Parvez Hossain Emon LHB | W Sahan +17% L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige C Karunaratne KTH Ratnayake G Sanketh V Viyaskanth N Thushara B Fernando 2 not readable | MADI Hemantha +19% V Viyaskanth +17% KNA Bandara +14% W Sahan +13% C Karunaratne +12% B Fernando -11% G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake N Thushara L Croospulle, MNK Fernando SSD Arachchige | rarely bats here |
| Rishad Hossain RHB | rarely bats here | G Sanketh +24% C Karunaratne +19% N Thushara +11% W Sahan -13% B Fernando MADI Hemantha SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth KNA Bandara MNK Fernando KTH Ratnayake 1 not readable | V Viyaskanth -12% MADI Hemantha -15% C Karunaratne SSD Arachchige N Thushara G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake W Sahan B Fernando 3 not readable |
| Saif Hassan RHB | C Karunaratne +11% N Thushara +11% W Sahan -27% G Sanketh L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth B Fernando KTH Ratnayake 2 not readable | G Sanketh +23% C Karunaratne +19% B Fernando +15% N Thushara +11% KTH Ratnayake MADI Hemantha SSD Arachchige V Viyaskanth W Sahan L Croospulle, MNK Fernando KNA Bandara | rarely bats here |
| Shoriful Islam LHB | rarely bats here | C Karunaratne -11% KTH Ratnayake -13% N Thushara -15% G Sanketh MNK Fernando MADI Hemantha V Viyaskanth SSD Arachchige W Sahan 3 not readable | MADI Hemantha -11% V Viyaskanth -11% B Fernando -18% C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh W Sahan KTH Ratnayake 4 not readable |
| Tanzid Hasan LHB | W Sahan +15% L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige C Karunaratne G Sanketh KTH Ratnayake V Viyaskanth N Thushara B Fernando 2 not readable | MADI Hemantha +21% V Viyaskanth +19% KNA Bandara +16% W Sahan +16% B Fernando +13% KTH Ratnayake +11% C Karunaratne G Sanketh L Croospulle, MNK Fernando N Thushara SSD Arachchige | C Karunaratne +11% N Thushara G Sanketh W Sahan KTH Ratnayake B Fernando 6 not readable |
| Towhid Hridoy RHB | KTH Ratnayake +22% C Karunaratne N Thushara G Sanketh B Fernando L Croospulle, MNK Fernando, SSD Arachchige W Sahan V Viyaskanth 2 not readable | G Sanketh +17% B Fernando +16% C Karunaratne +13% MADI Hemantha +11% SSD Arachchige +11% KTH Ratnayake L Croospulle, MNK Fernando V Viyaskanth KNA Bandara N Thushara W Sahan | C Karunaratne +18% SSD Arachchige +12% N Thushara +11% G Sanketh V Viyaskanth KTH Ratnayake W Sahan MADI Hemantha B Fernando 3 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
The two totals
- Bangladesh hold 92 — 38 while they bat, 54 from their bowlers.
- Sri Lanka hold 50 — 22 while they bat, 28 from their bowlers.
- These two counts are not comparable yet, because a longer list of names holds more match-ups on size alone. A like-for-like comparison follows once both XIs are in.
Who holds them
- Towhid Hridoy (Bangladesh) is the best set up with the bat — 9 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- Tanzid Hasan (Bangladesh) is the best set up with the bat — 8 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- N Dickwella (Sri Lanka) is the best set up with the bat — 7 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- KNA Bandara (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 7 against him, 2 in his favour.
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) is the one to bowl at — 7 against him, 0 in his favour.
- N Thushara (Sri Lanka) is the one to bowl at — 7 against him, 0 in his favour.
- Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) holds the most with the ball — 15 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- Hasan Mahmud (Bangladesh) holds the most with the ball — 11 in his favour, 3 batters the other way.
- Nasum Ahmed (Bangladesh) holds the most with the ball — 10 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
In short
- No call on the head-to-head until Bangladesh and Sri Lanka name an XI.
- What does hold either way: each side's own shape above, which is about who holds the match-ups rather than how many there are.