The Bangladesh cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2019 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches. Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in December 2019, but it was moved to avoid clashing with the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League tournament. On 11 May 2019, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President

Nazmul Hasan Papon Nazmul Hassan (born 31 May 1961) is the current president of Bangladesh Cricket Board and a member of parliament from Kishoreganj-6 constituency. Personal life Hassan was born to Zillur Rahman, who later became president of Bangladesh, and Ivy R ...

stated that the Bangladesh team was unlikely to proceed with a planned tour to Sri Lanka in July, citing fears that the country could be hit by another terrorist attack, following the Easter bombings on 21 April 2019. On 27 June 2019, it was reported that four

National Security Intelligence The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence ( bn, জাতীয় নিরাপত্তা গোয়েন্দা সংস্থা, Jātīẏa nirāpattā gōẏēndā saṅghastha), commonly known as the NSI, is the ...

(NSI) personnel, the civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh, were sent to Sri Lanka to assess the situation. On 8 July 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the tour would go ahead, with all three matches played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

. For the series, Sri Lanka named a squad of twenty-two players, which was later trimmed down to the final squad of seventeen. Chief Selector,

Ashantha de Mel Ashantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel (born 9 May 1959) is a former Sri Lankan Test and ODI cricketer and selector for the national team. He bowled Sri Lanka's first ball in a Test match. He was one of few Sri Lanka bowlers in the 1980s above mediu ...

, said this would allow them to experiment with the line-ups for each match on an individual basis. Prior to the series, Bangladesh's captain

Mashrafe Mortaza Mashrafe Bin Mortaza ( bn, মাশরাফি বিন মর্তুজা ; born 5 October 1983), Popularly known as the 'Narail Express', is a Bangladeshi international cricketer and politician who is the former captain in all three form ...

was ruled out of the tour due to a hamstring injury.

Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector of ...

was named as captain for the first time in ODIs. Sri Lankan bowler

Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga ( si, සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; born 28 August 1983), nicknamed "Slinga Malinga", is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers ...

retired from ODIs following the first match of the series in Colombo. He took a wicket with his final ball, finishing his career as the ninth-highest wicket-taker in ODIs, with 338 dismissals. Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the final ODI was dedicated to Sri Lankan bowler

Nuwan Kulasekara Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara ( si, නුවන් කුලසේකර; born 22 July 1982) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played all formats of the game. Considered as one of the best swing bowlers in world cricket, H ...

, who retired from international cricket before the series. Sri Lanka won the first two ODI matches, therefore taking an unassailable lead and winning the series. It was their first ODI series win at home since beating the West Indies 3–0 in November 2015. Sri Lanka won the third match by 122 runs to win the series 3–0.

Squads

Ahead of the series,

and

Mohammad Saifuddin Mohammad Saifuddin ( bn, মোহাম্মদ সাইফুদ্দিন; born 1 November 1996) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his intern ...

were ruled out of Bangladesh's squad due to injury and were replaced by

Farhad Reza Farhad Reza ( bn, ফরহাদ রেজা; born 16 June 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in July 2006 and is the first batsman from Bangladesh to score a half century on ODI d ...

and

Taskin Ahmed Taskin Ahmed Tazim ( bn, তাসকিন আহমেদ তাজিম; born 3 April 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a left-handed batsman. He represents Dhaka Metropolis in first-class and List A cricke ...

respectively. On 23 July 2019,

Shafiul Islam Shafiul Islam Shuhas ( bn, শফিউল ইসলাম সুহাস; born: 6 October 1989) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Shafiul has played for Rajshahi Division since 2006. Domestic career The Bangladesh C ...

was added to Bangladesh's squad. Amila Aponso,

Niroshan Dickwella Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella, known as Niroshan Dickwella (born 23 June 1993), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for Sri Lanka. A left-hand batsman, he also plays as a wicket-keeper of ...

Danushka Gunathilaka Mashtayage Danushka Gunathilaka (born 17 March 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays as a top-order batter in all forms of the game. He has also been occasionally sidelined due to disciplinary issues. He is currently released on ...

, Lakshan Sandakan,

Lahiru Madushanka Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka (born 12 September 1992), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for limited over internationals. A handy right-handed batsman, Madushanka bowls right-arm medium-fast. He is an old Thomian of St. Thomas' Coll ...

were named in Sri Lanka's initial twenty-two man squad, but did not make the final seventeen cricketers for the series.

Tour match

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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