After comprehensively defeating Bangladesh in each the Check (2-0) and ODI (2-1) legs of their all-format residence collection, Sri Lanka are decided to claim their supremacy within the shortest format as effectively. The primary of three T20Is will get underway right this moment on the iconic Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
With momentum closely of their favour and the house crowd behind them, the Lankan Lions are aiming for nothing lower than a clear sweep. Charith Asalanka, the dynamic all-rounder, has been handed management duties for this leg. In the meantime, Bangladesh arrive with some extent to show and might be led by the skilled Litton Das. The Tigers have endured a forgettable tour to this point and are hoping to show issues round. Either side want to check new combos within the run-up to the T20 World Cup 2026.
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Cause behind Wanindu Hasaranga absence from SL vs BAN 1st T20I
Sri Lanka received the toss and opted to subject first, however there was a serious speaking level earlier than a ball was bowled. Star all-rounder and leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been dominated out of the whole T20I collection after sustaining a hamstring damage throughout the last ODI. Regardless of scoring a quickfire 18* off 14 balls and later bowling an efficient 2/35 from 8.4 overs in that match, Hasaranga’s post-match evaluation revealed a right-leg hamstring pressure.
Because of this, he has returned to Colombo for rehabilitation on the Excessive Efficiency Centre and won’t characteristic additional within the collection. No official substitute has been named, although the selectors have launched a number of contemporary faces in comparison with the squad that misplaced to New Zealand earlier this 12 months. Hasaranga, presently ranked No.5 within the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings, leaves behind a gaping void in each bowling management and lower-order hitting. His absence additionally deprives Sri Lanka of their most skilled T20 match-winner, a participant able to turning video games with bat, ball, or brilliance within the subject.
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