SL vs BAN Match Preview- 2nd Test, Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025

Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the second of the two-match Test series. The SL vs BAN Match Preview provides today's match details for the 2nd Test of the Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025.

SL vs BAN Match Preview- 2nd Test, Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025:

Date and Venue:

The SL vs BAN match will be played from June 25-29 at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. The game will start at 10:00 AM IST.

Squads:

Sri Lanka

Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Pawan Rathnayake, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Akila Dananjaya, Tharindu Rathnayake, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Milan Rathnayake

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Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Kumer Das, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed

SL vs BAN Key battles:

Pathum Nissanka vs Hasan Mahmud

Pathum Nissanka, who scored 187 runs in the first innings of the first Test in Galle, will look to convert that into a double hundred in the decider in Colombo.

Nisanka will be up against Hasan Mahmud, who was the pick of the fast bowlers from both teams, and would like to keep up the good work.

Kamindu Mendis vs Nayeem Hasan

Left-handed batter Kamindu Mendis, who scored a crucial fifty batting at number five and former crucial partnership for the seventh wicket with Milan Rathnayake, will hope to get a big score in the second match.

Kamindu will face the challenge of young Bangladeshi off-spinner Nayeem Hasan, who bowled well and created pressure on the baters along with Taijul.

Najmul Hossain Shanto vs Asitha Fernando

Bangladesh's Test skipper Najmul Hossain Shant would like to build on the centuries he got in the first game and guide Bangladesh to a memorable series win.

Shanto will go head-to-head against fast bowler Asitha Fernando, who bowled his heart out in the first Test and was rewarded with four wickets.

Litton Das vs Prabath Jayasuriya

Litton Das scored a much-needed fifty while batting in the middle order and formed a vital partnership to take Bangladesh to an above-par total. The wicketkeeper batter will look to do the same in Colombo.

Litton will have to tackle the spin bowling of Prabath Jayasuriya, who is the senior spinner in the side and has a good record in the longest format of the game.

SL vs BAN Key Players:

SL- Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathun Nisanka Dinesh Chandimal, Prabath Jaisuriya, Asitha Fernando

BAN- Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Mominul Haque, Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam

SL vs BAN Weather Report:

There are 91% chances of rain during the game in Colombo with a maximum temperature of 31°C and a minimum of 26°C.

Conclusion

Sri Lanka would like to win the second Test against Bangladesh to win the first series of the new World Test Championship cycle.

As far as Bangladesh is concerned, the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side would hope to register a memorable series win over the island nation like they did against Pakistan last year.

Also Read: SL vs BAN Match Prediction: Who Will Win 2nd Test? Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025