Sri Lanka is set to begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh in Galle on Tuesday that will mark the end of Angelo Mathews’s “dream run” in the game’s longest format, as the cricket season resumed following South Africa’s World Test Championship triumph at Lord’s. The red-ball matches between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be followed … Read more
Sri Lanka has named an 18-member squad for the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle, which begins on Tuesday. The series marks the beginning of Sri Lanka’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. Led by skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, the squad features a host of new names. Sri Lanka squad: Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Pathum Nissanka, … Read more
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead a 16-man Bangladesh squad named Thursday for two Tests in Sri Lanka this month as the next World Test Championship cycle begins. Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das returns from injury, while right-arm pace bowler Nahid Rana and left-arm spinner Hasan Murad are also recalled. Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain earns his first … Read more
Sri Lanka will host Bangladesh for a bilateral series involving two Tests and three each of one-day internationals and T20s from mid-June, the cricket board said Monday. The tour will start with the first Test from June 17 in Galle, and the second from June 25 at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds in Colombo, Sri … Read more