Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the third T20I of the five-match series on July 16. This will be the final game of the all-format tour.
The Lankans won the T20I series opener by seven wickets with Kusal Mendis starring with a 73-run knock to chase down 155.
Bangladesh bounced back comprehensively by securing an 83-run victory, courtesy of Litton Das’ 76 followed by a couple of catches and stumpings each.
Match Details
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025 |
| Venue | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| Date & Time | Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 pm (IST) |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | FanCode (App & Website) |
Pitch Report
The side batting first in night games has lost nine out of the last ten T20Is at this venue. The team winning the toss will be looking on bowling first.
Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 16 |
| Won By Sri Lanka | 10 |
| Won By Bangladesh | 6 |
| No Result | 0 |
| First-ever Fixture | September 17, 2007 |
| Most-recent Fixture | June 13, 2025 |
SL vs BAN Predicted Playing 11
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara
Bangladesh
Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c & wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Probable Best Performers of the Match
Probable Best Batter: Kusal Mendis
The previous match was the first instance of Kusal Mendis registering a single-digit score in the five white-ball matches which have been played so far. He would be to finish on a high note.
Probable Best Bowler: Maheesh Theekshana
Maheesh Theeshana has not had the best of forms against Bangladesh up until now. It could be expected that he delivers his best performance of the series in this match.
