(MENAFN- Kora) aving lost both Twenty20 Internationals to Sri Lanka without Rahim in the side, Bangladesh will hope the return of the 25-year-old wicketkeeper can spark them, while Arafat Sunny has also joined the squad as a replacement for the injured Abdur Razzak
Rahim led Bangladesh in both Tests against Sri Lanka with the tourists winning that series 1-0 with the second match drawn, but the wicketkeeper was left out of the T20Is with a finger injury
Razzak, Bangladesh's leading ODI wicket-taker, will miss the opening contest of the three-match series in Dhaka on Monday with a hamstring strain and will be replaced by a fellow left-arm spinner in Sunny
Sunny made his debut for Bangladesh in the first T20I versus Sri Lanka, taking three wickets
While Rahim's lower-order hitting and leadership will be a significant help for Bangladesh, the hosts will need some of their more recognised batsmen to step up if they are to overcome Sri Lanka in the ODIs
In the two T20Is, Bangladesh's highest individual score was just 58, scored by Anamul Haque, while in the second match Sabbir Rahman top-scored with 26
Shakib Al Hasan, who has five hundreds and 25 half-centuries in ODIs, should be the main man for Bangladesh, while Tamim Iqbal and Haque will also need to score big runs if the hosts are to win
Sri Lanka have dominated their tour of Bangladesh so far and should be confident of maintaining their momentum in Dhaka
All three ODIs will be played in the Bangladeshi capital
Kusal Perera is in fine form with the bat for Sri Lanka having scored a match-winning 64 off just 44 deliveries in the opening T20I, while he added 21 off 18 in the second game
With the ball, Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara both took four wickets across the two T20Is
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