Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Toss Updates & Playing 11: Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025, 1st T20I- Sri Lanka Opt To Field First

Sri Lanka takes on Bangladesh in the first T20I in Pallekele after winning the Test and the ODI series. They won the Test series 1-0 and cleanswept the Tigers in the ODIs.

Charith Asalanka will continue to lead Sri Lanka in the T20I series while Litton Das steps in as the T20I skipper. Mehidy Hasan Miraz led in the ODIs but failed to win a single game as captain.

Bangladesh are yet to win a match in the series and will be eager to turn things around in the T20I series. Meanwhile, what comes as a blow for Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga is ruled out of the T20I series with a hamstring injury.

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SL vs BAN 1st T20I: Where To Watch

SL vs BAN, 1st T20I Pitch Report: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 

Pallekele hosted the third ODI between the two sides, with Sri Lanka posting 285 runs and winning the match by 99 runs. The venue has hosted 26 T20Is, with 170 being the average first innings score. Given that the venue will host the first T20I, both teams might prefer chasing, as is the norm in T20Is in the modern game.

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SL vs BAN 1st T20I Toss Update 

Sri Lanka opt to field first.

SL vs BAN 1st T20I Playing XIs 

Sri Lanka- Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara

Bangladesh- Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w/c), Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin

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