Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh Live Updates, 1st Test Day 1: With Sri Lanka hosting Bangladesh for a two-match Test series, the fourth cycle of the ICC World Test Championship gets underway just days after South Africa were crowned as its newest winners. The series will be played in Galle and Colombo and is the first of the WTC 2025-27 cycle. The first Test in Galle will also be the last of Sri Lanka allrounder Angelo Mathews career. The hosts finished sixth in the last WTC cycle and start their campaign having named as many as six uncapped players in their squad. On the other hand, Bangladesh finished seventh after managing four wins including a historic 2-0 clean sweep of Pakistan.
Full Squads
Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dinesh Chandimal (wicketkeeper), Angelo Mathews, Pathum Nissanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha, Akila Dananjaya, Oshada Fernando, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sonal Dinusha, Lahiru Udara, Tharindu Ratnayake, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Isitha Wijesundera
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Jaker Ali (wicketkeeper), Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Hasan Murad, Nahid Rana
