Bangladesh–Sri Lanka cricket rivalry

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The Naagin Derby, is an intense cricket rivalry. Sri Lanka dominated the rivalry from its inception in 1986 until 2017, after which the rivalry became more competitive in limited-overs cricket, with Bangladesh managing victories in both bilateral series and ICC tournament fixtures.

At the senior men's level, Sri Lanka has won 3 ICC trophies (1 Cricket World Cup, 1 T20 World Cup, and 1 Champions Trophy) in addition to 6 Asia Cups. Bangladesh has never won an international multilateral competition, with their best results in ICC events being reaching the quarter-finals of 2015 Cricket World Cup and the semi-finals of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. They have played the Asia Cup finals thrice, in 2012, 2016 and 2018.

The two sides first played in 1986, when Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka for the 1986 Asia Cup after winning the 1984 South-East Asia Cup. Since then, several bilateral Test and limited overs series have been played. The growth of large expatriate populations from both countries across the world led to neutral venues, including the Australia, UAE and Canada, hosting One Day International (ODI) series involving the two teams. The teams have also met several times in International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments.

History

Between 1986 and 2001, no bilateral series were played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, with the two sides only meeting in Asia Cup matches. Sri Lanka dominated the rivalry for decades, with Bangladesh only managing its first ODI victory in 2006, while a test victory eluded them until 2017, after which the rivalry became more competitive. Sri Lanka however won the match by 6 wickets. In the second T20I of the series, on 18 February 2018, Gunathilaka responded by mimicking Nazmul's naagin dance towards the non-striker's end where Nazmul was standing, after taking the final Bangladesh wicket to complete the series win 2–0. This event created a huge amount of disrespect towards Bangladesh by Sri Lankan fans, started to criticising them in the public. This loss also marked Sri Lanka's 50th loss in T20Is, becoming the first team to record 50 defeats in T20Is, and Bangladesh's highest successful chase in T20Is and was the fourth highest successful run chase in T20Is. The next match between the teams had more drama on and off the field. This made a heated conversation between Bangladesh sub fielder Nurul Hasan with the Sri Lankan fielders, especially skipper Thisara Perera and Kusal Mendis by pointing fingers and aggressive bodily contact.

Meanwhile, the umpires had a chat with the two batsmen when Bangladesh's skipper Shakib al Hasan, who was shirtless, interfered and asked the two batsmen to leave the ground. However, the assistant coach of Bangladesh Khaled Mahmud informed Mahmudullah to go back and finish the game. In the next three balls, Mahmudullah scored 4, 2 and 6 to seal the game, knocking Sri Lanka from the final. After the win, Bangladesh players, led by captain Shakib and the coaching staff, stormed to the field to celebrate the victory with a ‘Nagin Dance’ directed towards Sri Lankan players and the crowd.

In the final between Bangladesh and India, Sri Lankan fans made a campaign to support India in the final and showed several banners "No more cobra dance, cheer for India".

The dance and rivalry grew again during the 2022 Asia Cup held in the UAE. On 1 September 2022, Sri Lanka played against Bangladesh in another must-win situation after being thumped by Afghanistan. Bangladesh batted first in batting friendly Dubai and scored 183. In reply, Sri Lanka lost wickets in regular intervals, leaving 25 needed in 12 balls to win the game. After scoring 17 runs in the 19th over, Bangladesh had to keep five fielders in the circle due to the slow over rate rule. Sri Lanka eventually won the match with three balls to spare. Chamika Karunaratne who was in the dressing room posed naagin dance towards the camera after the win.

After a long discussion among the on-field umpires (Illingworth and Marais), reserve umpire Adrian Holdstock and TV umpire Nitin Menon, Mathews was declared out in Timed Out. Mathews then asked to use the 'common sense' of having equipment malfunction to both umpires and Bangladesh skipper, but no one reversed the decision. Mathews left the field as the first international cricketer to be out in Timed Out. By the time Mathews got a new helmet, about two-and-a-half minutes had passed according to the officials. When bowling, Mathews dismissed Shakib and gestures to his wrist, now known as "Time Out celebration". In post match media presentation, both Mathews and Shakib explained the incident, where Shakib said it was all under the law and nothing beyond that. Meanwhile, Mathews stated that he had lost all the respect for Shakib and only Bangladesh could have done such a thing, as well as making video evidence to prove that he was within the time in helmet malfunction.

The events also caused more chaos on social media, leaving many fans outrageous.

In 2024, Sri Lanka toured Bangladesh for a complete tour. In the first T20I match, Bangladeshi pacer Shoriful Islam mimics Angelo Mathews with 'Time Out celebration' after the dismissal. After winning the T20I series 2–1, Sri Lankan players made timed-out gesture in posing the camera with the trophy. However, after winning the ODI series 2–1, Bangladeshi player Mushfiqur Rahim gestured helmet malfunction during winning celebrations.

Other incidences

Liton Das and Lahiru Kumara were fined after a heated on-field conversation during the pool match in 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka spoke in the media that Bangladesh were "an easier opponent" because they did not have world-class bowlers barring Shakib and Mustafizur Rahman before the 2022 Asia Cup match.

Bangladesh's team director Khaled Mahmud responded to Shanaka, by saying that "Sri Lanka did not have any world-class bowlers, we have two".

In reply to Mahmud's comment, former cricketer Mahela Jayawardene wrote on Twitter, "Looks like it's time for Sri Lanka bowlers to show the class and batters to show who they are on the field."

Results

The two sides have played a total of 108 times. Sri Lanka has won 77 matches compared to Bangladesh's 23 victories. In Test matches and ODIs, Sri Lanka has won more matches than Bangladesh, although Bangladesh has won close encounters in Twenty20 Internationals.

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!style="width:4.5em;"|Format
!style="width:4.5em;"|Matches played
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka won
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh won
!style="width:4.5em;" |Draw/Tie/No Result
|-
!Test
| 28 || 21 || 1 || 6
|-
!ODI
| 60 || 45 || 13 || 2
|-
!T20I
| 22 || 13 || 9 || 0
|-
!Total || 108 || 77 || 23 || 8
|}

Bold indicates most wins.

ICC matches

Sri Lanka has won three meetings at the ICC Cricket World Cups, in 2003, 2007, and 2015 whereas Bangladesh won the latest meeting in 2023. This makes the scoreline to 3–1 in Sri Lanka's favour at ODI World Cups.

In the T20 World Cups also, Sri Lanka has a superior record, where they won two outings in 2007 and 2021. However, Bangladesh registered its first-ever win against Sri Lanka in a T20 World Cup group D match during the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Sri Lanka won the only time when they faced each other on Champions Trophy.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:12em;"|Tournament
!style="width:4.5em;"|Matches played
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka won
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh won
!style="width:4.5em;" |Draw/Tie/No Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|World Cup || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|T20 World Cup || 3 || 2|| 1 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Champions Trophy || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|World Test Championship|| 6 || 4 || 0 || 2
|-
! Total || 15 || 10 || 2 || 3
|}

ACC matches

The teams have met on 20 occasions in the Asia Cup, in both ODI and T20I format matches. Sri Lanka has won 16 of these meetings compared to Bangladesh's 4 victories.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:12em;"|Tournament
!style="width:4.5em;"|Matches played
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka won
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh won
!style="width:4.5em;" |Draw/Tie/No Result
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Asia Cup ODI || 15 || 13 || 2 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Asia Cup Twenty20 || 4 || 2|| 2 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Asian Test Championship || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! Total || 20 || 16 || 4 || 0
|}

ICC tournaments won

The two countries have played in the Cricket World Cup, and the Twenty20 World Cup, all of which are organized by the governing body of world cricket, the International Cricket Council. Sri Lanka has won 3 ICC tournaments compared to none of Bangladesh. At senior-level, Sri Lanka has won 3 ICC trophies (1 Cricket World Cup, 1 T20 World Cup, 1 Champions Trophy), while Bangladesh have none in their world cup appearances.

Sri Lanka has won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1996 and Bangladesh's best-ever performance came in 2015 when they reached the quarter finals. Sri Lanka has won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2014, where Bangladesh has won none. In the ICC Champions Trophy, another ODI tournament, Sri Lanka won the trophy in 2002, while Bangladesh reached the semi-finals in 2017. Neither team has won the World Test Championship.

{| class="wikitable" " style="text-align:center"
!Tournament
!Sri Lanka
!Bangladesh
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ICC Cricket World Cup || 1 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ICC T20 World Cup || 1 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ICC Champions Trophy || 1 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ICC World Test Championship || 0 || 0
|-
!Total || 3 || 0
|-
|}

ACC tournaments Won

Sri Lanka has participated in all 16 editions of the Asia Cups hosted, winning 6 trophies. Bangladesh did not qualify for the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup in 1984. Sri Lanka also won the Asian Test Championship once.

{| class="wikitable" " style="text-align:center"
!Tournament
!Sri Lanka
!Bangladesh
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ACC Asia Cup (ODI) || 5|| 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ACC Asia Cup (T20I) || 1 || 0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Asian Test Championship || 1 || 0
|-
!Total || 7 || 0
|-
|}

List of Test series

The two teams have played 28 Test matches since 2001, where Sri Lanka has won 21 matches and Bangladesh won a single match.

Overall Test match results

{| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan=2 | Decade !rowspan=2 | Matches !colspan=3 | Result |- !style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka !style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh !Drawn |- | align="center" |2000s | align="center" |12 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |0 | align="center" |0 |- | align="center" |2010s | align="center" |8 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |3 |- | align="center" |2020s | align="center" |8 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |0 | align="center" |3 |- !Total !28 !21 !1 !6 |-s |colspan=10| v at SSC Cricket Ground, Colombo; 25–28 June 2025}} |}

Fourteen Test series have been played between the two sides. Sri Lanka has hosted eight of the series, with 16 matches played at home. Bangladesh has hosted six series with 12 matches played at home. Sri Lanka has dominated with 13 series wins, Bangladesh has never won a bilateral test series played between the two countries.

{| class="wikitable" " style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:3em;" | Season
!style="width:2em;" | Host
!style="width:2.5em;" | Date first Test started
!style="width:2em;" | Tests
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" |
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh won
!style="width:4.5em;" | Drawn
!style="width:4.5em;" | Winner
!style="width:3.5em;" | Note
|-
| align="left" |
|
| align="left" |
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" |
|
|-
| align="left" | 2002
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2005
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2007
|
| align="left" |
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2012–13
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2013–14
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2016–17
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
|style="background: gray ;color:white;" | Drawn
|
|-
| align="left" | 2017–18
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2020–21
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2022
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2023–24
|
| align="left" |
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" |2025
|
| align="left" |
| 2
|1
|0
|1
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
! Total
! 14
!
! 28
! 21
!1
! 6
!
|}

List of ODI series

Overall ODI match results

The two teams have played 60 ODI matches since 1986, where Sri Lanka has won 45 matches and Bangladesh won 13 matches.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2 | Decade
!rowspan=2 | Matches
!colspan=3 | Result
|-
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh
! No result
|-
| align="center" |1980s
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
|-
| align="center" |1990s
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
|-
| align="center" |2000s
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
|-
| align="center" |2010s
| align="center" |22
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |2
|-
| align="center" |2020s
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |0
|-
!Total
!60
!45
!13
!2
|-s
|colspan=10| v : 3rd ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy; 8 July 2025}}
|}

The two sides have played a total of 11 bilateral ODI series. Other than that, the two sides also met in 12 Asia cups, 3 tri-nation series, and 5 ICC multinational series. Out of 11 bilateral series, Seven of these have been played in Sri Lanka, while Bangladesh has hosted four series. Overall, Sri Lanka has won 7 of the series with Bangladesh winning two as well as 2 drawn series.

{| class="wikitable" " style="text-align:center" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="width:3em;" | Season
!style="width:2em;" | Host
!style="width:2.5em;" | Date of
first match
!style="width:2em;" | Matches
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" |
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh won
!style="width:4.5em;" | Tie/No Result
!style="width:4.5em;" | Winner
!style="width:3.5em;" | Note
|-
| align="left" | 1986
|
| align="left" |2 April 1986
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 1988
|
| align="left" | 2 November 1988
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" |
|
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 1995
|
| align="left" | 6 April 1995
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 1997
|
| align="left" | 22 July 1997
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 2000
|
| align="left" | 29 May 2000
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 2002
|
| align="left" | 4 August 2002
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2003
|
| align="left" | 14 February 2003
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|World Cup
|-
| align="left" | 2004
|
| align="left" | 23 July 1997
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left" | 2005
|
| align="left" | 31 August 2005
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
|
| align="left" | 20 February 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2006
|
| align="left"| 7 October 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2007
|
| align="left"| 21 March 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|World Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2007
|
| align="left"| 20 July 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2008
|
| align="left"| 25 June 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2008–09
|
| align="left"| 25 June 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Tri-Series
|-
| align="left"| 2009–10
|
| align="left"| 25 June 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2010
|
| align="left"| 18 June 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2012
|
| align="left"| 20 March 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: green ;color:white;" | Bangladesh
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2012–13
|
| align="left"| 23 March 2013
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="background: gray;color:white;" | Drawn
|
|-
| align="left"| 2013–14
|
| align="left"| 17 February 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2014
|
| align="left"| 6 March 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2015
|
| align="left"| 26 February 2015
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|World Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2016–17
|
| align="left"| 25 March 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|style="background: gray ;color:white;" | Drawn
|
|-
| align="left"| 2017–18
|
| align="left"| 19 January 2018
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Tri-Series
|-
| align="left"| 2018
|
| align="left"|
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: green ;color:white;" | Bangladesh
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2019
|
| align="left"| 26 July 2019
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
| align="left"| 2021
|
| align="left"| 23 May 2021
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: green ;color:white;" | Bangladesh
|
|-
| align="left"| 2023
|
| align="left"| 21 August 2023
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|Asia Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2023
|
| align="left"| 6 November 2023
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: green ;color:white;" | Bangladesh
|World Cup
|-
| align="left"| 2023–24
|
| align="left"| 13 March 2024
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
|style="background: green ;color:white;" | Bangladesh
|
|-
| align="left" |2025
|
| align="left" |
| 3
|2
|1
|0
|style="background: blue ;color:white;" | Sri Lanka
|
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 31
!
! style="text-align:center;"| 59
! style="text-align:center;"| 44
! style="text-align:center;"| 13
! style="text-align:center;"| 2
!
|}

List of T20I results

Overall T20I match results

The two teams have played 21 T20I matches since 2007, where Sri Lanka has won 13 matches and Bangladesh won 8 matches.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2 | Decade
!rowspan=2 | Matches
!colspan=3 | Result
|-
!style="background: blue ;color:white; width:4.5em;" | Sri Lanka
!style="background: green ;color:white; width:4.5em;"|Bangladesh
! Tie/No result
|-
| align="center" |2000s
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
|-
| align="center" |2010s
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |0
|-
| align="center" |2020s
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |0
|-
!Total
!22
!13
!9
!0
|-s
|colspan=10| v : Asia Cup T20I at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 20 September 2025''}}
|}

Fewest runs in a completed innings

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 62 | rowspan="5" | || Colombo (PSS) || 2007 |- ! 86 | Colombo (RPS) || 2005 |- ! 89 | rowspan="2" | Colombo (SSC) || rowspan="2" | 2007 |- ! 90 |- ! 110 | Mirpur || 2017–18 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Greatest win margins (by innings)

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! Innings and 248 runs | rowspan="5" | || Mirpur || 2013–14 |- ! Innings and 234 runs | Colombo (SSC) || 2007 |- ! Innings and 196 runs | Colombo (PSS) || 2002 |- ! Innings and 193 runs | Kandy || 2007 |- ! Innings and 137 runs | Colombo (SSC) || 2001–02 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Greatest win margins (by runs)

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 465 runs | rowspan="5" | || Chattogram || 2008–09 |- ! 328 runs | Sylhet || 2023–24 |- ! 288 runs | Colombo (SSC) || 2002 |- ! 259 runs | Galle || 2016–17 |- ! 215 runs | Mirpur || 2017–18 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Smallest victories (by runs)

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 107 runs | rowspan="5" | || Mirpur || 2008–09 |- ! 192 runs | Chattogram || 2023–24 |- ! 209 runs | Pallekele || 2021 |- ! 215 runs | Mirpur || 2017–18 |- ! 259 runs | Galle || 2016–17 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Smallest victories (by wickets)

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 4 wickets | || Colombo (PSS) || 2016–17 |- ! 7 wickets | rowspan="4" | || Colombo (RPS) || 2012–13 |- ! 8 wickets | Chattogram || rowspan="2" | 2005–06 |- ! 10 wickets | Bogra |- ! 10 wickets | Mirpur || 2022 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Highest individual score

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 319 | Kumar Sangakkara || Chattogram || 4 February 2014 |- ! 244 | Dimuth Karunaratne || Pallekele || 21 April 2021 |- ! 222* | Kumar Sangakkara || Kandy || 11 July 2007 |- ! 206 | Aravinda de Silva || Colombo (PSS) || 21 July 2007 |- ! 203* | Mahela Jayawardene || Mirpur || 27 January 2014 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Most career wickets

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Wickets ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Matches ! align="center" | Average |- ! 89 | Muttiah Muralitharan || 11 || 13.37 |- ! 50 | Rangana Herath || 10 || 24.76 |- ! 42 | Shakib Al Hasan || 10 || 37.23 |- ! 30 | Taijul Islam || 9 || 44.26 |- ! 28 | Dilhara Fernando || 8 || 19.28 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Best bowling figures in an innings

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Bowling ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 7/89 | Rangana Herath ||rowspan=2| Colombo (RPS) || 16 March 2013 |- ! 6/18 |rowspan=3| Muttiah Muralitharan || 12 September 2005 |- ! 6/28 | Kandy || 11 July 2007 |- ! 6/49 |rowspan=2| Mirpur || 26 December 2008 |- ! 6/51 | Asitha Fernando || 23 May 2022 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

One Day International Records

Team records

Highest innings total

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 357/9 | rowspan="3" | || Lahore || rowspan="2" | 2008 |- ! 332/8 | Karachi |- ! 332/1 | Melbourne || 2014–15 |- ! 324/5 | rowspan="2" | || Dambulla || 2016–17 |- ! 320/7 | Mirpur || 2017–18 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Lowest innings total

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 76 | rowspan="5" | || Colombo (SSC) || 2002 |- ! 82 | Mirpur || 2017–18 |- ! 108 | Colombo (RPS) || 2005 |- ! 112 | Port of Spain || 2006–07 |- ! 118/8 | Dhaka || 1988–89 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Largest victory

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 198 runs | || Port of Spain || 2006–07 |- ! 163 runs | || Mirpur || 2017–18 |- ! 158 runs | || Karachi || 2008 |- ! 137 runs | || Dubai || 2018 |- ! 131 runs | || Lahore || 2008 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Smallest victory

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 13 runs | || Mirpur || 2013–14 |- ! 16 runs | || Colombo (RPS) || 2025 |- ! 21 runs | || Colombo (RPS) || 2023 |- ! 33 runs | ||rowspan=2| Mirpur || 2021 |- ! 37 runs | || 2006–07 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Individual records

Most runs

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Span |- ! 1,207 (37 innings) | Mushfiqur Rahim || 2007–2024 |- ! 1,206 (28 innings) | Kumar Sangakkara || 2002–2015 |- ! 1,030 (21 innings) | Sanath Jayasuriya || 1990–2009 |- ! 906 (22 innings) | Upul Tharanga || 2005–2018 |- ! 859 (21 innings) | Tillakaratne Dilshan || 2002–2015 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Highest individual score

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 161* | Tillakaratne Dilshan|| Melbourne || 26 February 2015 |- ! 144 | Mushfiqur Rahim || Dubai || 15 September 2018 |- ! 130 | Sanath Jayasuriya || Karachi || 30 June 2008 |- ! 128 | Kumar Sangakkara || Mirpur || 20 February 2014 |- ! 127 | Tamim Iqbal || Dambulla || 25 March 2017 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Most career wickets

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Wickets ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Matches ! align="center" | Average |- ! 31 | Muttiah Muralitharan || 17 || 17.22 |- ! 27 | Lasith Malinga || 15 || 16.55 |- ! 26 | Taskin Ahmed || 14 || 26.46 |- ! 26 | Mashrafe Mortaza || 22 || 37.15 |- ! 24 | Mustafizur Rahman || 16 || 25.29 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Best bowling figures in an innings

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Bowling ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 6/25 | Chaminda Vaas || Pietermaritzburg || 14 February 2003 |- ! 5/16 | Dushmantha Chameera || Mirpur || 28 May 2021 |- ! 5/31 | Muttiah Muralitharan || Karachi || 30 June 2008 |- ! 5/39 | Tanvir Islam || Colombo (RPS) || 5 July 2025 |- ! 5/62 | Abdur Razzak || Pallekele || 28 March 2013 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Twenty20 International Records

Team records

Highest innings total

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 215/5 | || rowspan=2|Colombo (RPS) || rowspan="3" | 2017–18 |- ! 214/6 | rowspan="3" | |- ! 210/4 | rowspan="3" |Sylhet |- ! 206/3 | rowspan="2" | 2023–24 |- ! 203/8 | |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Lowest innings total

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 83 | || Johannesburg || 2007–08 |- ! 94 | || Dambulla || 2024-25 |- ! 120 | ||rowspan=2| Chattogram || rowspan="2" | 2013–14 |- ! 123/7 | rowspan="2" | |- ! 124/8 | Mirpur || 2015–16 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Largest victory

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 75 runs | || Sylhet || 2017–18 |- ! 64 runs | || Johannesburg || 2007–08 |- ! 45 runs | || Colombo (RPS) || 2016–17 |- ! 28 runs | || Sylhet || 2023–24 |- ! 23 runs | || Mirpur || 2015–16 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Smallest victory

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Margin ! align="center" | Winning team ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Season |- ! 2 runs | || Chattogram || 2013–14 |- ! 3 runs | || Sylhet || 2023–24 |- ! 17 runs | || Pallekele || 2012–13 |- ! 23 runs | || Mirpur || 2015–16 |- ! 28 runs | || Sylhet || 2023–24 |- | colspan="5" | Source: |}

Individual records

Most runs

{| class="wikitable" |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Span |- ! 566 (14 innings) | Kusal Mendis || 2018–2025 |- ! 415 (13 innings) | Kusal Perera || 2013–2025 |- ! 368 (15 innings) | Mahmudullah || 2007–2024 |- ! 303 (12 innings) | Litton Das || 2018–2025 |- ! 300 (11 innings) | Mushfiqur Rahim || 2007–2022 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Highest individual score

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Runs ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 86 | Kusal Mendis || Sylhet || 9 March 2024 |- ! 80* | Charith Asalanka || Sharjah || 24 October 2021 |- ! 80 | Sabbir Rahman || Mirpur || 28 February 2016 |- ! 77 |rowspan=2| Kusal Perera ||rowspan=2| Colombo (RPS)|| 4 April 2017 |- ! 74* | 10 March 2018 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Most career wickets

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Wickets ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Matches ! align="center" | Average |- ! 23 | Mustafizur Rahman|| 17 || 22.17 |- ! 14 | Nuwan Thushara || 7 || 12.28 |- ! 12 | Shakib Al Hasan || 10 || 18.16 |- ! 11 | Lasith Malinga || 6 || 14.63 |- ! 11 | Taskin Ahmed || 10 || 29.45 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Best bowling figures in an innings

{| class="wikitable" |+ |- ! align="center" | Bowling ! align="center" | Player ! align="center" | Venue ! align="center" | Date |- ! 5/20 |rowspan=2| Nuwan Thushara || Sylhet || 9 March 2024 |- ! 4/18 | Dallas || 7 June 2024 |- ! 4/21 | rowspan=2| Mustafizur Rahman || Colombo (RPS) || 6 April 2017 |- ! 3/17 | Dallas || 7 June 2024 |- ! 3/20 | Lasith Malinga || Chattogram || 14 February 2014 |- | colspan="4" | Source: |}

Miscellaneous records

Hat tricks

{| class="wikitable" |- !Format !Bowler !Dismissed batsmen !Venue !Date ! !Ref. |- !rowspan=3|ODI ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Chaminda Vaas |

Hannan Sarkar (b)

Mohammad Ashraful (c&b)

|

| | | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Taskin Ahmed |

Asela Gunaratne (c Soumya Sarkar)

Suranga Lakmal (c Mustafizur Rahman)

Nuwan Pradeep (b)

| | | | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Shehan Madushanka |

Mashrafe Mortaza (c Kusal Mendis)

Rubel Hossain (b)

Mahmudullah (c Upul Tharanga)

| | | | |- !rowspan=2|T20I ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Lasith Malinga |

Mushfiqur Rahim (b)

Mashrafe Mortaza (b)

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (lbw)

| |6 April 2017 | | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | Nuwan Thushara |

Najmul Hossain Shanto (b)

Towhid Hridoy (b)

Mahmudullah (lbw)

| | 9 March 2024 | | |}

Notes

See also

Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup

Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup

List of sports rivalries

References

External links

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – All World Cup and T20 World Cup match results

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