Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Toss Updates & Playing 11: Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025, 2nd T20I - Charith Asalanka Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl First

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face off in the second T20I in Dambulla on July 13 from 7: PM IST with all to play for the Tigers. This is a must-win match for them to stay alive in the series.

Sri Lanka won the Test series. They whitewashed Bangladesh in the ODI series and now are leading the T20I series as well. They won the first T20I by seven wickets as they chased down 154 required to win comfortably.

Kusal Mendis scored 73 off 51 balls for Sri Lanka and anchored the game in the chase for the Lankans. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera made some crucial contributions as well. Despite Wanindu Hasaranga's absence in the series, the Sri Lankan bowlers have been upto the mark in the series so far.

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SL vs BAN 2nd T20I: Where To Watch

SL vs BAN, 2nd T20I Pitch Report: Dambulla Cricket Stadium, Dambulla

This is the first game of the series at this venue. The average first innings score at this venue is 145 and the average second innings score is close to 120. Sri Lanka preferred chasing in the first T20I and won the match comfortably. Teams might prefer chasing again.

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SL vs BAN 2nd T20I Toss Update 

Sri Lanka opts to bowl first.

SL vs BAN 2nd T20I Playing XIs 

SL - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara

BAN - Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das(w/c), Jaker Ali, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

SL vs BAN 2nd T20I: Umpires

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