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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, BAN vs SL 2025, Today Match Prediction 17 June 2025
SL vs BAN Win Probability
Toss Winner - Bangladesh won the toss and choose to bat first
The new World Test Championship cycle begins in Galle on Tuesday morning!
- Sri Lanka have lost each of their last four Test matches.
- Bangladesh have won two of their last three Tests.
- Sri Lanka have not lost any of their last eight Tests against Bangladesh.
We are backing Sri Lanka to win!
| Tournament: | Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Galle International Cricket Stadium , Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 27.5°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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SL vs BAN Betting Odds
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SL vs BAN Match Prediction & Analysis
South Africa beat Australia in a low-scoring but thoroughly entertaining and exciting final of the 2023-25 World Test Championship on Saturday but two days later and it's time for the 2025-27 WTC to get underway!
Galle is the venue to kick off this new cycle with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh going head to head in the first of two Tests. This has been a one-sided contest over the years in this format with Bangladesh picking up just one victory across the 26 Tests between the sides who first met over the longest format in 2001.
Neither side comes into this WTC cycle in great Test form, although all four of Sri Lanka's most recent Test defeats were against the two finalists from Lord's - Australia and South Africa!
Bangladesh did at least win their last Test, but it was against Zimbabwe, a side who had beaten them earlier in the same month by three wickets.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
SL
L
L
L
W
W
SL
358/10 in 103.4 3.45
SL vs SA 2024
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs238/10 in 69.1 3.44
191/10 in 49.4 3.85
SL vs SA 2024
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs282/10 in 79.4 3.54
BAN
W
L
L
L
L
BAN
191/10 in 61.0 3.13
BAN vs ZIM 2025
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets
174/7 in 50.1 3.47
450/9 in 144.1 3.12
WI vs BAN 2024
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 201 runs132/10 in 38.0 3.47
106/10 in 40.1 2.64
BAN vs SA 2024
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets106/3 in 22.0 4.82
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva was quick to remind his team-mates ahead of this series just how close they got to the World Test Championship final last weekend at Lord's and he will be keen to see his side get off to a winning start in this series against Bangladesh in Galle.
But it will be a slightly changed Sri Lanka team as former skipper and consistent opener Dimuth Karunaratne has recently retired from Test cricket so there will be opportunities at the top of the order.
Although Karunaratne has moved on, Sri Lanka still enjoy a good number of experienced players in their XI, none more so than keeper-batter Kusal Mendis and all-rounder Angelo Mathews.
Pathum Nissanka has an excellent record across all formats at the top of the order and spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has an excellent Test record so far in his career.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:
Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Akila Dananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Angelo Mathews, Kasun Rajitha, Milan Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:
Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dinesh Chandimal, Tharindu Ratnayake, Milan Rathnayake, Lahiru Udara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Asitha Fernando
Bangladesh Preview
Although Bangladesh have not been anywhere near the top places in any of the three previous World Test Championship cycles, they do come into this game off the back of an innings and 106 run victory against Zimbabwe as well as a 101 run win over West Indies in November last year.
This will be a much tougher contest than either of those games as Sri Lanka are a tough opposition on home soil and are also a much stronger side than West Indies or Zimbabwe!
However, you can only beat what is in front of you and Bangladesh have plenty of experience in their batting line-up from Litton Das at the top of the order to captain Najmul Hasan Shanton and Mushfiqur Rahim.
All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz is a match-winner with both bat and ball and Taijul Islam is another bowling all-rounder with the skills to cause Sri Lanka plenty of problems.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:
Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Jaker Ali (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
Bangladesh Actual Playing XI:
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Nahid Rana, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nayeem Hasan
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
It will be typical Galle weather throughout the week according to the forecast! That means plenty of humidity from start to finish, temperature in the high 20s and a chance of rain on most days.
SL vs BAN Pitch Report
The surface in Galle is one where bounce will be low but consistent over the first three days. That may change across the last two days and a par first innings total is likely to be 450+.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
Total Match Score Over 1077.5 1.83
The Galle International Stadium pitch traditionally favors batters and is a high-scoring Test venue. With an average match total of 1078 runs from 48 Tests, and both teams boasting strong batting lineups adept at playing spin, we anticipate a high-scoring Test match that will likely go into Day 5. We predict the total match score will exceed 1077 runs, with most runs expected in the first two innings.
Bangladesh to win the coin toss 1.95
We back the visitors, Bangladesh to win the coin toss in the first test match against Sri Lanka at Galle.
Toss: To Bowl
On a pitch which often turns from early on day two before turning sharply by the end of day three, it would be a huge surprise if either of the skippers chose to bowl first in this Test.
SL vs BAN
Winning Prediction
Although it is Bangladesh who have the better record in Tests over the last four matches, they have also played far fewer games than Sri Lanka. In Galle, Sri Lanka are particularly strong and we expect their dominant record over Bangladesh to continue in this fixture.
We are backing Sri Lanka to win!
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