Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Test Series 2021


In the world of cricket, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are considered two important teams in Asian Sub-continent. Both teams will play a series of two test matches for which team Bangladesh will visit Sri Lanka.

The venue of both matches will be the same which is Kandy. Team Bangladesh has got young players to get experience against the experienced players of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has experienced players in this format who can make the team win easily and improve their standings on ICC ranking. Though the Sri Lankan team seems powerful, it will be a big mistake if they underestimate the Bangladesh players.

The first match will be held from April 21 to 25 and the game will start at 10:00 AM local time. Both teams will try to win this match so that they can have the benefit of an early lead. The winning team of this match will have the confidence of not losing this series while the losing team will have to bounce back to stay in the series and end it with 1-1.

The second match of the series will be played from April 29 to May 3 on the same ground. This match can also be a series winner deciding one. Hence both teams will make all efforts to have victory in this match. The host team will have the advantage of playing at home ground and the support of fans. For the guest team, it will be a challenging and learning experience to prove their metal.

If the records are checked, team Sri Lanka has more wins on its name against the Bangladesh team but this time there will be young players and hence this record may be changed also. None of the boards has yet declared the squad or captain of the team. This series is important for both teams to have improved ranking in on ICC point table.

Series Result Sri Lanka Won the 2 Match Test Series By 1-0
Player Of the Series Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne
Start Date 2021-04-21
End Date 2021-05-03
Host Country Sri Lanka

Schedule

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match 2021
Match 1
Start Date- 2021-04-21
Day - Wednesday
Time - 10:00(Local)
End Date- 2021-04-25
Scorecard
Sri Lanka
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Bangladesh Venue
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match 2021
Match 2
Start Date- 2021-04-29
Day - Thursday
Time - 10:00(Local)
End Date- 2021-05-03
Scorecard
Sri Lanka
Player of the Match
Praveen Jayawickrama
Bangladesh Venue
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Teams
Sri Lanka Bangladesh

Squad

Sri Lanka Team Squad
Lahiru Thirimanne Suranga Lakmal Dimuth Karunaratne Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews Dhananjaya de Silva Vishwa Fernando Niroshan Dickwella
Dasun Shanaka Pathum Nissanka Lahiru Kumara Oshada Fernando
Wanindu Hasaranga Roshen Silva Lahiru Madushanka Asitha Fernando
Ramesh Mendis Praveen Jayawickrama

Bangladesh Team Squad
Tamim Iqbal Mominul Haque Mushfiqur Rahim Taskin Ahmed
Taijul Islam Litton Das Nurul Hasan Abu Jayed
Yasir Ali Shadman Islam Nayeem Hasan Ebadat Hossain
Mohammad Mithun Shohidul Islam Mehidy Hasan Miraz Najmul Hossain Shanto
Mukidul Islam Saif Hassan Khaled Ahmed Shoriful Islam