Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal urged his team to give the maximum as they bid to maintain their home dominance against Sri Lanka in the one-day series starting on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh have totted up a strong record at home, winning all but one of their 12 matches since October 2018, though all of the victories were struggling Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, they lost 3-0 to Sri Lanka the last time they met in a one-day series, in Colombo in 2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We have played with most of the Sri Lanka players. We know that they are a quality side," Tamim told a virtual press conference on Friday, ahead of the three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We won't have anything easy, and we have to give more than 100 percent to win games against them."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh have welcomed Shakib Al Hasan back after the all-rounder missed their previous series against New Zealand for the birth of his third child.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shakib was also absent from the Test tour of Sri Lanka in April as he was playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tamim confirmed the all-rounder would bat in his favourite number three slot after Bangladesh jettisoned batsman Najmul Hossain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shakib starred at one-down in World Cup 2019, scoring 606 runs, the third-highest in the tournament after Rohit Sharma's 648 and David Warner's 647. He also took 11 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Shakib will bat at number three. There will be expectations but we also have to remember what Shakib did at the World Cup –- scoring 600-plus runs in nine matches -– is not always possible," said Tamim.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I would love for him to bat like that every day but it is a very rare performance. If it doesn't happen, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. I won't panic in that case."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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