SL vs BAN Match Prediction Today Match 2025: Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates– 3rd T20I Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025

SL vs BAN Prediction for Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 3rd T20I Preview: The Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 kicked off on July 2 with the Modern Bangladesh squad taking on the home side Sri Lanka, marking it as their first ODI series after the Champions Trophy exit of the team. The series between the two started at Pallekele International stadium, and now for the third T20 match, it has shifted the logistics to the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo for 3rd T20I.
So far on this bilateral tour Sri Lanka have clearly been the stronger side, they won the test Series 1-0 after drawing the first match and dominating the second. In the ODI series, Sri Lanka also came out on the top winning 2-1, Now they entered the Twenty 20 series with a big win too. In the second T20 or last match between the two, Sri Lanka started strong with a comfortable 7-wicket win in the first match, but Bangladesh hit back in the second game with a dominant performance. Led by Litton Das’s 76 and Shamim Hossain’s 48, they scored 177 and then bowled Sri Lanka out for 94. Shoriful Islam and Rishad Hossain’s aggressive bowling helped set up an exciting series decider.Heading into the upcoming match the pressure would be there for both the teams as the winner will be the ultimate winner of the bilateral series between the two teams. So with the spot of the final to take on, Fans can expect to see an intense and competitive opener between the two. The SL vs BAN match is scheduled at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday 16th July starting at 7:00 PM IST.
SL vs BAN Match Details, 3rd T20I Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025
League | Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 |
Match | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I |
Time | 7:00 PM IST, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 |
Venue | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
SL vs BAN Today Match Prediction: Today Team Captain And Vice Captain Choices
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 is one of the popular domestic T20 cricket leagues among the fans and fantasy platform. As the tournament has already started, fans are trying to find out the best possible combination on fantasy platforms. Hence, we have made an easy Captain and vice captain choice for you that would help you to earn points for your today teams for small and grand leagues.
- Charith Asalanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
SL vs BAN Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025, Where to Watch 3rd T20I
Where to Watch | |
Live Telecast | Star Sports Networks |
Live Stream | FanCode |
SL vs BAN Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 Weather & Pitch Report
Temperature | 28°C |
Weather Forecast | 77% Humidity and 35% rain chances |
Pitch Behavior | Batting |
Best Suited To | Pacers |
Average 1st innings score | 152 |
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Pitch Report
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo has a comparative batting friendly pitch that favors batters especially. When the pitch is new and fresh, batsmen can take the most out of it. However, batting second on this ground has been the favorable option on this ground as the team batting second have won 24 out of 43 matches. Looking at the average first score, the team batting second has a higher chance of winning the game.
SL vs BAN 3rd T20I Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 Ground Stats
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Ground Stats | |
Total | 43 |
Team Bat 1st | 19 |
Team Bat 2nd | 24 |
Tie/ No Result | 00 |
Average First Innings Score | 152 |
Highest Score | Sri Lanka 214/6 |
Lowest Score | Afghanistan 80/10 |
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Head to Head Records
Total Matches | 08 |
Sri Lanka | 05 |
Bangladesh | 03 |
No Result | 00 |
SL vs BAN Prediction Today Match: Probable 11
Sri Lanka Playing XI: 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 Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c & wk), Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed
Who will win the SL vs BAN 3rd T20I of the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025
As per our analysis and game stats and recent matches and squad of these two teams there is a high probability of SL to win this match. Although the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and its records. So as per the ground stats the chances of team batting second are high, so the chasing team will likely win the 3rd T20I of the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 League. However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and BAN’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.
SL vs BAN Prediction Today Match: Injury Updates
Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
No Injury Update. | No Injury Update. |