Bangladesh Women vs Sri Lanka Women, BAN-W vs SL-W 2026, Today Match Prediction

BANW vs SLW Match Prediction & Analysis

Bangladesh Women will come out to play for pride in a dead-rubber game. The visitors have convincingly defeated them in both matches so far. In the ODI series, Sri Lanka Women bounced back after the first defeat and won the series 2-1.

The winning margins in both T20Is were over 20 runs, a convincing victory for Sri Lanka. Kavisha Dilhari was the only wicket-taker in the 2nd T20I for the visitors, while the rest of the 3 wickets were runouts. The captain Chamari Athapaththu has been economical and will be a key player in this bowling attack.

Bangladesh Women have struggled with the bat and will need their key players like Dilara Akter at the top and skipper Nigar Sultana in the middle to step up and lead a comeback with impactful knocks. Shorna Akter is another promising player lower down the order and can be handy at the death.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

BANW

L L W W W

BANW

133/5 in 20.0 6.65

BAN-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat Bangladesh Women by 21 runs 30 Apr 2026

SLW

154/4 in 20.0 7.7

BANW

136/7 in 20.0 6.8

BAN-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat Bangladesh Women by 25 runs 28 Apr 2026

SLW

161/4 in 20.0 8.05

THA-W

126/8 in 20.0 6.3

ICCWT20_WCQ

Bangladesh Women beat Thailand Women by 39 runs 28 Jan 2026

BANW

165/8 in 20.0 8.25

BANW

153/7 in 20.0 7.65

ICCWT20_WCQ

Bangladesh Women beat Ireland Women by 9 runs 24 Jan 2026

IREW

144/4 in 20.0 7.2

BANW

144/7 in 20.0 7.2

ICCWT20_WCQ

Bangladesh Women beat Namibia Women by 80 runs 22 Jan 2026

NAM-W

64/10 in 17.5 3.59

SLW

W W W W L

BANW

133/5 in 20.0 6.65

BAN-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat Bangladesh Women by 21 runs 30 Apr 2026

SLW

154/4 in 20.0 7.7

BANW

136/7 in 20.0 6.8

BAN-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat Bangladesh Women by 25 runs 28 Apr 2026

SLW

161/4 in 20.0 8.05

WIW

119/5 in 20.0 5.95

WI-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat West Indies Women by 9 wickets 03 Mar 2026

SLW

121/1 in 17.4 6.85

WIW

101/9 in 20.0 5.05

WI-W vs SL-W 2026

Sri Lanka Women beat West Indies Women by 4 wickets 01 Mar 2026

SLW

102/6 in 18.1 5.61

IND-W

175/7 in 20.0 8.75

IND-W vs SL-W

India Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 15 runs 30 Dec 2025

SLW

160/7 in 20.0 8

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Bangladesh Women Preview

The hosts won the toss and opted to bowl first in both T20Is. Though in recent matches, teams bowling first have had a slight advantage, historically, it has been the team batting first that has won most games on this ground.

Despite the stats, the home team chose to bowl first. They conceded 161 runs in the first match and 154 in the second. With the bat, they couldn’t even reach the 140-run mark. Though the series is lost and a win here won’t change that, Bangladesh Women must consider batting first, given that their bowlers haven’t delivered as expected in the first innings.

Sultana Khatun, Nahida Akter, and Ritu Moni are the key wicket-takers in this squad. However, Moni, after she came into the side for the second match, was quite expensive and only picked up the solitary wicket. A lot depends on Sultana Khatun in this bowling attack, and she will be one to watch.

She is a promising option to be Bangladesh's top bowler at 4.00 odds with 4rabet. Dilara Akter looks in decent touch in the top order, but needs to stick around longer to ensure Bangladesh are off to a steady start.

Her opening partner, Juairiya Ferdous, also looked to have found her rhythm in the last game, but the number 3 batter, Sharmin Akhter, played a very slow and cautious knock in the run chase, scoring an unbeaten 44 off 47 balls.

Nigar Sultana, Shorna Akter, and Ritu Moni are other big names in the lineup in the middle and lower order, who can play a key role in helping Bangladesh set up a big score.

Interesting Stats

Dilara Akter is the only batter in this lineup to have scored 20+ in each game

Shorna Akhter has the best average and strike rate for any Bangladesh player in this series

Bangladesh Women Predicted Playing XI:

Dilara Akter (wk), Juairiya Ferdous, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Sultana Khatun, Fariha Trisna

Bangladesh Women Actual Playing XI:

Sharmin Sultana, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Nigar Sultana, Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Marufa Akter, Fariha Trisna, Sultana Khatun, Shanjida Akter

Sri Lanka Women Preview

Sri Lanka Women have been exceptional since the second one-day international. They have outplayed the hosts in every single outing since their loss in the opening match of the tour.

While Hasini Perera’s batting struggles continued in the second T20I match and the hosts posted a slightly lower total than they did in the first, the economical spells from Kavisha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari set up a convincing victory for Sri Lanka.

While Kumari finished with none for 14, Dilhari picked up 2 for 15 in her 4 overs. These spells put the hosts on the back foot and enforced errors, leading to 3 runouts in the Bangladesh Women's innings. Mithali Ayodhya was very expensive in the second outing, having picked up 2 for 34 in the previous match.

Skipper Chamari Athapaththu leads in the top bowler market at 3.40 odds with 4rabet. He is also in good form with the bat and was the top batter for Sri Lanka in the last game, scoring 42 off 37 balls.

Imesha Dulani and Harshitha Samarawickrama scored a fifty each at 3 and 4, respectively, in the opening T20I, leading the visitors to a highly competitive score. These two carried their form in the second game as well, and were joined by Nilakshika Silva at number 5, who stayed unbeaten on 22 off 18 balls.

Sri Lanka Women look solid with the bat, and we expect them to score even bigger this time around. If Perera finds her rhythm, the visitors are more likely to reach 160 or more in this match.

Interesting Stats

Harshitha Samarawickrama scored 49 off 29 and 61 off 35 balls in her last two innings

Sri Lanka Women had a 44 and 45-run partnership for the second wicket in the last two matches

Sri Lanka Women Predicted Playing XI:

Hasini Perera, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari, Mithali Ayodhya

Sri Lanka Women Actual Playing XI:

Mithali Ayodhya, Chamari Atapattu, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Hansima Karunaratne, Sugandika Kumari, Nimasha Meepage, Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Madavi, Nilakshi de Silva

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There is a forecast of scattered thunderstorms in Sylhet, followed by rain showers in the evening, with a high of 25 degrees Celsius. We might lose the game, and it will end without a result. There will be rain in Sylhet from the morning, with some thunderstorms around match time. The chances of having a complete or even a shorter game seem bleak.

BANW vs SLW Pitch Report

It is a bowling-friendly wicket where batters find it hard to get off the mark. Only a couple of batters in this series have managed to score at an impressive rate. The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches here is 160 runs. In this series, looking at Bangladesh’s batting woes, we reckon anything around 165-170 can be a match-winning total.

Toss: To Bat

While the last two games of this series went in favour of the team batting first, the three T20Is before that were won by the chasing team. We reckon the toss isn’t as crucial at this venue, but considering the current form of both teams, batting first and having runs on the board should be the preferred option.