Bangladesh's won only one match out of their ten T20Is games. However, team India's defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the opening game of Nidahas trophy. India will look to bounce back in the series after stunning lose suffered against the Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma undefeated streak as a captain end in the previous game.

The last time these two teams (Bangladesh and India) met it was probably overconfidence that got the better of Bangladesh after they had swiped off 9 balls off the 11 required runs, off the first three balls of the final over of the 2016 World T20. Mahmudullah, who was one of the crucial wickets to fall in that fateful over, knows how even a little bit of complacency could come back to haunt them. They are without Shakib Al Hasan and for starters, which robs Bangladesh off four miserly overs. His batting at a time when Bangladesh are struggling to sustain momentum through the middle order will be missed. However, opener Tamim Iqbal, before hopping onto the flight to Colombo, urged his teammates to not panic.

Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony, Liton Das.