The bilateral series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka cannot be taken lightly since this ODI series will have a direct effect on the ICC ODI Super League points table. Every match in this series carries equal importance. Bangladesh would be in a strong position in the ICC ODI Super League if the series is won 3-0. Even after winning the contest, Bangladeshi players would have to play more energetically in order to complete the series with a total of 30 points. The significance of Sri Lanka series for Bangladesh's 2023 World Cup Berth is discussed in this article.  Importance of the Sri Lanka series for Bangladesh Apart from the ICC One-Day International Super League, the Sri Lanka series is crucial for Bangladesh for a number of reasons, this includes the following: Tamim Iqbal should use the series to further his development as a captain and to assess the team's strength in order to build a strong squad for the next World Cup. The result of the series could help improve Bangladesh's position in the One-Day International format, and will give them a genuine chance to win an ODI series against Sri Lanka for the first time. The series will also be a litmus test for Coach Russell Domingo, who is currently dealing with a lot of pressure.  Bangladesh will have the opportunity to overtake each team in the ICC ODI CWC Super League points table and take the no.1 position. Team tigers' will be the CWC Super League's topside for the first time if they simply win the contest against the Lankans. Bangladesh can also close the gap with sixth-ranked Pakistan in the ICC One-Day International team rankings. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will enter into the CWC Super League points table if they win a match against Bangladesh. The Lankan national side will also narrow the gap with seventh-place Bangladesh in the ICC One-Day International team rankings. Read: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka all set to face off in an ODI Series Required points for Bangladesh ensure 2023 World Cup Each competing team will play a total of 8 series, both at home and abroad, with every series consisting of three matches. As a result, each team will play a total of 24 matches, giving them the opportunity to win a total of 240 points. Apart from host India, the top eight teams in the league will be guaranteed a place in the World Cup 2023. Many believe that if a team gets at least 150 points, they can easily make the top eight, but some believe that each team would require 170 points to qualify for the World Cup directly. If Bangladesh win the series 3-0 against Sri Lanka, they will have 60 points. In other words, Bangladesh will be guaranteed a place in the 2023 World Cup if they win 9/10 of the 15 matches in the next five series. Bangladesh have six scheduled matches against England and South Africa in the remaining ODI Super League series. On the other hand, nine matches will be played against Afghanistan, Ireland, and Zimbabwe. The schedule indicates the significance of the series against Sri Lanka for Bangladesh.  Read: Babar, Boult, and Shakib Lead ICC ODI Player Rankings in May 2021 Top 8 teams of ICC ODI CWC Super League (as of May 22) Position Team Pld W L Pts 1 England 9 4 5 40 2 Pakistan 6 4 2 40 3 Australia 6 4 2 40 4 New Zealand 3 3 0 30 5 Afghanistan 3 3 0 30 6 Bangladesh 6 3 3 30 7 West Indies 6 3 3 30 8 India 6 3 3 29  Bottom Line The Sri Lanka series is important in order to build a strong position in the ICC ODI Super League for Bangladesh's 2023 World Cup Berth. Furthermore, winning this series would propel Bangladesh to the top of the ICC One-Day International Super League for the first time, which would be an amazing achievement. So, this contest between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is crucially significant.  Read: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Five Memorable Match-Winning ODI Performances

The ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has sparked the interest of tiger cricket fans as for the first time Bangladesh can reach the top in the ICC ODI World Cup Super League if they can whitewash Sri Lanka. Bangladesh will not face a significant challenge in facing Sri Lanka at home, and the expectation is that the Tamim-led team will sweep the Lankans in the series. The series result will have an impact on the ICC rankings as well. This article elaborates on the ODI ranking prediction of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the end of the series. Ranking Scenario: BAN vs SL ODI Series 2021 Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play a three-match One-Day International series starting from May 23. The remaining two matches are scheduled for May 25 and May 28, respectively.  Match Venue Time (Bangladesh Standard Time) 1st ODI Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka 2.30 pm 2nd ODI Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka 2.30 pm 3rd ODI Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka 2.30 pm Sri Lanka lost their last ODI series against the Windies away from home. The host Windies whitewashed the Lankans in that series. So, Sri Lanka will be under pressure to show some effort in the upcoming series which will be really difficult as Bangladesh are a very competitive side in their own backyard.  Interestingly Bangladesh whitewashed the Windies in their last ODI series at home despite the fact that they were humiliated by the Kiwis in an ODI series in New Zealand last March.  Read: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Key ODI Records  The bilateral One-Day International series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be crucial for both teams since the points from each match will be added to the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup super league. The outcome of the series would have an effect on the ICC rankings, especially in the bottom half of the first ten. Sri Lanka will go up to seventh place in the rankings if they win all of their matches against Bangladesh.  According to the latest ICC rankings updates, Sri Lanka is ranked 9th with 79 points, while Bangladesh is ranked 7th with 90 points. If Sri Lanka do well in the series, they will be able to step up in the ICC rankings, while Bangladesh's rankings will not change even if they win all of the matches. However, if the tigers show poor performance against Sri Lanka, they could suffer a drop in the rankings.  It is true that Bangladesh's ranking will not improve if they win the series against Sri Lanka, but they will earn some rating points. Let’s take a look at ICC’s rankings prediction at the end of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka bilateral ODI series 2021. Read: Shakib Al HasanvsMustafizur Rahman: Who is the most successful player in IPL?  Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's likely ICC One-Day International rankings Bangladesh win by 3-0 Bangladesh will gain four points and their total would be 94, three points behind Pakistan and 12 points ahead of the Windies, who are currently in eighth place. Bangladesh will remain in seventh place. While Sri Lanka's position will remain unchanged, with the exception of a five-point deduction from their rating points.  Bangladesh win by 2-0 Bangladesh's ranking will remain unaffected, but they will gain three rating points. On the other side, Sri Lanka's ranking will remain unchanged but they will lose four important rating points. Bangladesh win by 2-1 Bangladesh's ranking and ratings will remain unchanged. On the other hand, Sri Lanka's ranking will stay intact, but one rating point will be deducted. Series draw 1-1 If the series ends 1-1, there will be no change in the rankings of the two teams. However, one rating point of Bangladesh would be deducted and one point will be added to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka win by 3-0 Sri Lanka's ICC ODI ranking will improve if they whitewash Bangladesh in the series. Leaving Bangladesh and the West Indies behind, they will move up two places and rise to the seventh position with 86 rating points. On the other hand, Bangladesh would drop to the eighth position after losing seven points.  Sri Lanka win by 2-0 Sri Lanka will leapfrog the Windies into eighth place if they win the series 2-0 against Bangladesh. While Bangladesh will lose 5 valuable rating points. Sri Lanka win by 2-1 The ranking of the two teams will not change. However, Bangladesh will lose 3 points and Sri Lanka will get 3 rating points. Read: Who will host the T20 World Cup and the rest of IPL 2021? Bottom Line While this ICC ODI ranking prediction may not bring joy to Bangladesh cricket fans but a Banglawash against the Lankans will ensure the top spot in ICC ODI World Cup Super League points table. In that sense, this limited-over contest will be crucial for the team tigers' and they must give it their all to win the series.   

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