SL vs BAN Match Preview- 3rd T20I, Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025
Published - 16 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM
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Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the third of the three-match T20I series. The SL vs BAN Match Preview provides today's match details for the 3rd T20I of the Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025.
SL vs BAN Match Preview- 3rd T20I, Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025:
Date and Venue:
The SL vs BAN match will be played on July 16 at the R.Premadasa Stadium. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squads:
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando, and Eshan Malinga
Bangladesh
Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin
SL vs BAN Key battles:
Kusal Mendis vs Shoriful Islam
Experienced Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis, who has been in tremendous form in the white ball series against Bangladesh, failed to make a significant contribution in the last match.
The wicketkeeper-batter will look to take the responsibility and guide his team to a win in the third game. Mendis will be up against fast bowler Shoriful Islam, who picked up two wickets in the last match.
Charith Asalanka vs Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Sri Lanka's captain Charith Asalanka would also like to lead from the front in the decider and score valuable runs for his team.
The left-hander will face the challenge of Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who picked up the important wicket of former Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka in the last game.
Parvez Hossain Emon vs Nuwan Thushara
Bangladesh's young opening batter Parvez Hossain Emon, who was dismissed for a duck in the second match of the series, would hope to put on a strong performance in the upcoming game.
Emon will have to tackle the bowling of Nuwan Thushara, who bowled economically and picked up a wicket in the previous game.
Tanzid Hasan vs Maheesh Theekshana
Tanzid Hasan, the other Bangladeshi opener, will also look to get things right after getting out early in the second match.
Tanzid will go head-to-head against Maheesh Theekshana, who has picked up wickets in the middle overs for Sri Lanka in the series.
SL vs BAN Key Players:
SL- Kusal Mendis, Pathun Nisanka, Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara
BAN- Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam
SL vs BAN Weather Report:
There are 93% chances of rain during the game in Colombo with a maximum temperature of 31°C and a minimum of 27°C.
Conclusion
Sri Lanka would like to get back to winning ways after an embarrassing loss in the second game and win the T20I series against Bangladesh.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, the team has a bright chance of winning the series virtue of a win in the final game of the tour, which will be their first series win in Sri Lanka
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