Sri Lanka set to arrive in Bangladesh on May 20

Sri Lanka are scheduled to arrive here in Dhaka on May 20 to play a three-match ODI series against hosts Bangladesh. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nizamuddin Chowdhury Shujan confirmed the news of Sri Lanka’s arrival in Bangladesh in May to the media at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Sunday. All the matches of the series will be held as a part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI Super League.

“We hope to have Sri Lanka for the next home series after our World Test Championship (WTC) matches set by the world cricket apex body,” said Nizamuddin Chowdhury. “Sri Lanka are all set to come to Bangladesh on May 20 to play these three matches in the three-match ODI series as soon as possible after the Test series,” Nizamuddin told media.

However, Bangladesh will travel to Sri Lanka on April 12 to play a two-match Test series. Tigers were scheduled to play the series in Sri Lanka in July last year. The series has been postponed due to Corona with the consent of the two boards.

After reaching Sri Lanka, Bangladesh team will be in quarantine for 6-7 days where the first three days may be in compulsory quarantine. Both the Tests will be held at the same venue even though they did not reveal the final name of the venue of the match.

“The two Tests will be in one place. Bangladesh team will be in Colombo. If all goes well, the Bangladesh team will probably leave Dhaka for Sri Lanka on April 12. Initially the team have to stay in quarantine for 6-7 days,” BCB CEO concluded.