Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play a One-Day International series starting on May 23. Sri Lanka's 18-member team has already arrived in Bangladesh. On the other hand, the BCB declared a 23-member Bangladesh squad for the bilateral series earlier this month. There are some outstanding cricketers on both sides who have the ability to change the flow of a game and lead their side to victory on any given day. Ahead of the three-match bilateral ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, we tried to make a combined ODI XI 2021 between the two sides, which has been discussed in this article. The best combined ODI XI 2021 from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) M: 213 |Runs: 7,452 |HS: 158 |Avg: 36.89 |100s: 13 |SR: 78.36 Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal is one of the best batsmen in the ODI format over the last five years. Tamim has the ability to play till the end of the innings. In 2021, he has scored 250 runs in six matches at an average of 41.66 and made three fifties. Read Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2021: ODI Series Preview   Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) M:34 |Runs:767 |HS:97|Avg:27.39|100s:0|SR:74.39 Seasoned opener DimuthKarunaratne is a reliable batsman. He hasn't played many ODIs as he made a late entry in the Sri Lankan national team. 33-year old Karunaratne has only played 34 One-Day Internationals so far. In 2021, he participated in 3 matches and scored 84 runs at an average of 28. KusalPerera (Sri Lanka) M:101|Runs:2,825|HS:135|Avg:30.71|100s:05|SR:92.62 Sri Lanka's ODI captain KusalPerera is a brilliant batsman. Sri Lanka beat the South African Test team in their own backyard two years ago, thanks to KusalPerera's outstanding innings. Kusal is yet to play an ODI this season. Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) M:224|Runs:6,344|HS:144|Avg:36.25|100s:07|SR:78.74 Mushfiqur Rahim is the most reliable batsman in the middle order of Bangladesh. He is also one of the best batsmen in the history of Bangladesh cricket. This year, he made a total of 170 runs at an average of 42.50. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) M:209|Runs:6,436|HS:134|Avg:37.86|100s:09|SR:82.35 M:209|Wkts:266|BBI:5/29|Avg:29.73|SR:40.04|Econ:4.45 Bangladesh's best-ever cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will feature in this ODI series against Sri Lanka. He was the most prolific all-rounder in the past decade. Shakib has 113 runs and 6 wickets in three matches in 2021. Read India vs New Zealand Final: Who Will Win the ICC Test Championship 2021? KusalMendis (Sri Lanka) M:76|Runs:2,167|HS:119|Avg:30.52|100s:02|SR:84.68 Sri Lankan cricketer KusalMendis is another talented player. He has the potential to be one of Sri Lanka's best weapons in the upcoming series. KusalMendis has yet to appear in an ODI match this year. Mahmudullah Riyad (Bangladesh) M:194|Runs:4,262|HS:128|Avg:34.65|100s:03|SR:77.24 M:194|Wkts:76|BBI:3/4|Avg:47.01|SR:54.53|Econ:5.17 The "Silent Killer" MahmudullahRiyad is a dangerous middle-order batsman. He can be lethal with the bat at the end of an innings.  Riyad has scored 192 runs at an average of 96 in six matches this year. Mohammad Saifuddin (Bangladesh) M:24|Runs:302|HS:51|Avg:33.56|100s:0|SR:88.05 M:24|Wkts:34 |BBI:4/41|Avg:31.35|SR:32.09|Econ:5.86 Mohammad Saifuddin has been dubbed as the next MashrafeMortaza. He is equally competent with the bat and the ball. Saifuddin has already played several effective innings at the international level. He has taken three wickets and scored 12 runs in two matches this year. AkilaDananjaya (Sri Lanka) M:36|Wkts:51|BBI:6/29|Avg:29.53|SR:34.76|Econ:5.10 Right-arm off-spinner, AkilaDananjaya is a potent bowler. He's great at picking up wickets when needed. Dananjaya has already established himself as a key member of Sri Lanka's national team. This year, he hasn't played an ODI match. Read Bangladesh's Predicted XI: If ODI and Test Teams Played on the Same Day  Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) M:64|Wkts:118|BBI:6/43|Avg:23.27|SR:26.61|Econ:5.25 Cutter-master Mustafizur Rahman is the most dependable bowler in the current Bangladesh team. The Fizz bowled well in the postponed IPL 2021 and his bowling prowess is coming back. Mustafiz has got a total of 9 wickets in 6 matches this year. Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh) M:36|Wkts:48|BBI:5/28|Avg:32.81|SR:33.48|Econ:5.88 Taskin Ahmed returned to the national team earlier this year after being sidelined for two years due to injury. He is now much more mature and self-assured than he was before. Taskin has three wickets in four matches in 2021. Bottom Line Finding the best XI from the two teams is always a difficult task. Recent form and experience were considered to select the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Combined ODI XI 2021. Since the Bangladesh squad has much more experience than the current Sri Lankan team, the majority of the players in the XI are Bangladeshis. However, the Sri Lankan team has the talent to stun the opposition in the upcoming series.  Read  Ban vs SL 2021: How Bangladesh can clinch the ODI series against Sri Lanka 

Three weeks after the Test series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ends, the ODI series between the two teams will begin. The schedule for this three-match One-Day International series has been released, and BCB has already announced their preliminary squad. All the matches will take place at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh have a chance to finish first in the current ICC Cricket World Cup Super League points table if they win this series. But in that case, Bangladesh have to do something extraordinary in this series. This article discusses, how Bangladesh Can Rank Top in ICC ODI Super League? How Bangladesh can reach top of ICC ODI Super League The 3-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will begin on May 23. The rest of the two matches will be played on May 25 and May 27 respectively. Match Venue Time (Bangladesh Standard Time) 1st ODI SBNCS, Mirpur 9 AM 2nd ODI SBNCS, Mirpur 9 AM 3rd ODI SBNCS, Mirpur 9 AM Read Also: Bangladesh’s Greatest XI in Test cricket based only on Stats After losing the Test series by a 1-0 margin against the host Sri Lanka, Bangladesh have a chance to take avengewhen the Lankans ODI side visits Bangladesh this May to play a 3-match limited over series. Bangladesh will focus entirely on the One-Day International series against Sri Lanka. In fact, Bangladesh will have a chance to leapfrog every team in the ICC ODI World Cup Super League points table and take the top spot. The Tigers can also narrow the gap with Pakistan, which is ranked sixth in the ICC ODI rankings. If Bangladesh completes a 3-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka, the team Tigers' will occupy the top spot of the CWC Super League. Thus, the Tamim Iqbal-led team will have a golden opportunity to climb to the top of the ICC CWC ODI Super League points table. Meanwhile, if Sri Lanka wins by the same 3-0 margin against Bangladesh, then they will open their account in the Super League as well as move into the top eight in the points table. The Sri Lankan team will also close the gap with Bangladesh in the ICC One-Day International rankings. Read Also: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test 2021: The specific roles to perform by Bangladeshi players Bangladesh fell to sixth place in the CWC Super League after losing the New Zealand series 3-0. Bangladesh came close to defeating New Zealand in the second One-Day International but ultimately fell short. They would have advanced into the top three positions in the current standings if they had won a game in New Zealand. However, it is a fact that the Bangladesh team will not have a smooth task ahead of them, as Sri Lanka is still a competitive ODI side. But their recent ODI record is poor. Sri Lanka's last limited-overs series against the Windies ended in a 3-0 loss. In that case, they will undoubtedly be anxious heading into the Bangladesh series. On the other side, Bangladesh are in excellent form in the One-Day International format. They thrashed the Windies in their last one-day international series at home. Besides that, two main players of Bangladesh, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman will be available for the series. They were unable to play the Test series against the Lankans due to their involvement in the ongoing IPL. The series will feature a full-strength Bangladesh team.For that reason, Bangladesh will be the favorite to win the contest and the hosts can even hand a 3-0 clean sweep to Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series. The BCB has named a preliminary squad of 23 players for the Sri Lanka series, and the players who didn't take part in the Test series have already begun training in Mirpur. Read Also: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Series 2021: First Test Player Ratings Bangladesh's preliminary squad for the Sri Lanka series Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naim, ImrulKayes, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, MahediHasan, MehidyHasanMiraz, Taijul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Shohidul Islam. Verdict Bangladesh Can Rank Top in ICC ODI Super League for the first time if they can whitewash Sri Lanka in the ODI series. But Bangladesh must first focus on winning the series against Sri Lanka in order to improve their place in the ICC Super League for the direct 2023 World Cup berth. In addition, Bangladesh need to treat every Super League match equally because each is worth ten points. Read Also: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Five Times When Bangladesh Stun Sri Lanka