Sri Lanka to tour Bangladesh in two-match ICC World Test Championship series
The two Test matches will form part of each team’s ICC World Test Championship campaign, with Bangladesh currently eighth and Sri Lanka mid-table after two wins from four matches.
The Sri Lankan touring party will arrive in Bangladesh on May 8 and play a two-day practice match in Chattogram three days after landing.
The first Test is scheduled to be held in Chattogram between May 15 and May 19.
And the players will move to Dhaka for the second Test, with the first day scheduled for May 23.
Bangladesh will hope to take confidence from an away series in South Africa, with the Tigers currently playing the first Test against the Proteas in Durban.
Bangladesh training at Kingsmead (30 March 2022)#BCB #Cricket pic.twitter.com/c9HsDqf5y4
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) March 30, 2022
Sri Lanka have yet to win away from home in the latest WTC cycle, losing both Tests against India earlier this month.
But Dimuth Karunaratne’s side do have two wins to their name in the WTC thanks to a 2-0 series win at home against West Indies, declaring in both matches before bowling the visitors out for 187 and 164-run victories.
Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh
- May 15-19, First Test - Chattogram
- May 23-37, Second Test - Dhaka