Series Name: | Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023–24 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of Bangladesh.svg |
Team1 Name: | Bangladesh |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
Team2 Name: | Sri Lanka |
From Date: | 4 March |
To Date: | 3 April 2024 |
Team1 Captain: | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
Team2 Captain: | Dhananjaya de Silva (Tests) Kusal Mendis (ODIs) Wanindu Hasaranga[1] (T20Is) |
No Of Tests: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Kamindu Mendis (361) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Mominul Haque (175) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Lahiru Kumara (11) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Khaled Ahmed (7) |
Player Of Test Series: | Kamindu Mendis (SL) |
No Of Odis: | 3 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 2 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (163) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Janith Liyanage (177) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Taskin Ahmed (8) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Wanindu Hasaranga (6) |
Player Of Odi Series: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Ban) |
No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 2 |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (74) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Kusal Mendis (181) |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Taskin Ahmed (4) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Nuwan Thushara (5) |
Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Kusal Mendis (SL) |
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Bangladesh in March and April 2024 to play two Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[2] [3] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in February 2024.[5]
Ahead of the series, Najmul Hossain Shanto was named captain of Bangladesh in all three formats.[12] On 1st March 2024, Niroshan Dickwella was added to Sri Lanka's T20I squad as a replacement for Kusal Perera who was withdrawn due to respiratory infection.[13]
On 2 March 2024, Jaker Ali was added to Bangladesh's T20I squad as a replacement for Aliss Islam who was ruled out due to finger injury.[14] [15] On 16 March 2024, Jaker Ali was added to Bangladesh's ODI squad as a replacement for Litton Das who was released from the squad.[16] On 17 March 2024, Tanzim Hasan Sakib was ruled out of the squad ahead of the third ODI due to hamstring injury, and was replaced by Hasan Mahmud.[17]
On 19 March 2024, both Mushfiqur Rahim and Wanindu Hasaranga were ruled out the Test series. While Rahim was ruled out due to thumb injury, [18] Hasaranga was suspended for the Test series for breaching of ICC code of conduct.[19] On 20 March 2024, Towhid Hridoy was added to Bangladesh's Test squad as a replacement for Mushfiqur Rahim.[20]
For the second Test, Shakib Al Hasan and Hasan Mahmud replaced Hridoy and Musfik Hasan in Bangladesh's squad.[21]
On 27 March 2024, Asitha Fernando replaced injured Kasun Rajitha in Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test.[22]