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The 1st Test match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be played from the 15th of May at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. This game is scheduled to start at 9:30 AM IST and live score and commentary can be seen on FanCode and CricketAddictor website.

Sri Lanka is on a tour of Bangladesh for a 2-match Test series, beginning with the 1st Test match from the 15th of May at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. The second Test match is scheduled to be played on the 23rd of May at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Bangladesh is coming off a 2-0 defeat against the Proteas in April while Sri Lanka is coming off a 2-0 defeat against India in March. Both the teams would be desperate to get back on the winning ways. Sri Lanka is currently positioned seventh on the ICC Men’s Test Championship rankings while Bangladesh is standing ninth on the table.

Bangladesh Cricket Team
Bangladesh Cricket Team (Image Credits: Twitter)

Dimuth Karunaratne will be leading the Lankan side while Mominul Haque will be leading the Bangladeshi boys. A few of the experienced players from both camps will be missing out due to injuries.

Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, and Ebadot Hossain are among the crucial players from the home side while Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, and Lasith Embuldeniya are some of the important players from the Lankan squad.

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Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have faced each other in 22 Test matches so far. Out of these 22 games, Sri Lanka has won 17 whereas Bangladesh has come out victorious on only 1 occasion. Another exciting contest is anticipated here between two similar-looking sides.

The temperature is expected to hover around 30°C on the matchday with 86% humidity and 16 km/hr wind speed. There are 42% chances of precipitation during the game.

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Sri Lanka (Image: Twitter)

The pitch at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium provides a neutral wicket where both the departments are expected to receive a decent amount of assistance from the surface. Spinners can come lethal in the game from Day 2 onwards.

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Fans can catch live action on the FanCode App and website in India.

India: FanCode

Bangladesh: Gazi TV