Dhaka: Rejuvenated Bangladesh embark on a mission as they face favorite England in the first ODI of the Rocket three-match ODI series scheduled to be held tomorrow (Friday) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka.  

Private satellite channel Gazi TV and Star TV will beam direct from the ground of the day/night match that kicks off at 2:30pm.  

Tigers new mission will be looking for the seventh successive bilateral win as they began the three-match ODI series against England. Surprisingly Bangladesh had a grand success by remaining unbeaten for two years at home.  

Though they had a hiccup in their latest success came against Afghanistan as it was Bangladesh's first ODI series after 10 months. Bangladesh has lost only three matches out of 20 encounters at home since November 2014.

Tamim Iqbal hogged the headlines been their highest scorer during this period while Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar also played their part with full honour.  

Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza have been Bangladesh's best bowlers but the absence of Mustafizur Rahman who is recovering from a shoulder surgery will be a big impact on the serie. Fizz 's participation would have put doubt on English batters with his cutters.

England had a dismal performance in the 2015 World Cup as they sent packing home by Tigers. But this summer they have a rejuvenated look and turned into a different an ODI unit. The absence of Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales will be hard to be filled up but the likes of James Vince and Ben Duckett give hope that the back-up will come good.  

English selectors can now have faith placed on Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler who now have senior roles in the side for at least these three matches. Moeen Ali can provide in-depth knowledge on Bangladeshi cricketers and conditions having played here in two domestic tournaments.  

Bangladesh and England have only played two ODIs, in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, after their last ODI series in 2010, but this is the meeting of two teams on the rise over the last 18 months. Cricket hasn't seen many new rivalries but this ODI series has all the makings of sparking one.  

England's pacers will have to vary their pace and bounce in the subcontinent to test the likes of Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and Musfiqur Rahman. Overall, by no means is this England side weak even without the services of Morgan, Root and Hales.

England still looks favorite and will make host team sweat for another series win at home. On the other hand, Bangladesh will like to take this series seriously and prove a point to the opposition as they are without some key players.  

These two teams have had a history in World Cups with Bangladesh winning the last two encounters in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and 2015.  

Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkar are vying to partner Tamim in the opening slot. But there is unlikely to be any place for Al-Amin Hossain and Nasir Hossain in an otherwise settled Bangladesh XI that beat Afghanistan in the third ODI on October 1.

Bangladesh (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes/Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket keeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Mosharraf Hossain, Shafiul Islam and Taskin Ahmed.  

England (probable): Jason Roy, James Vince, Ben Duckett, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (captain / wicket keeper), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid.