SL vs BAN 1st Test Pitch Report: Dhananjaya de Silva-led Sri Lanka will square off against Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh in the first test of the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025, beginning on June 17 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.
SL vs BAN 1st Test Pitch Report
The conditions in Galle greatly assist spinners as they were highly effective, and they also support high scoring in the past few months.
Spinners have taken 78 per cent of wickets in the last 10 matches at Galle. The pitch will get tougher to bat as the time passes by as the ball will drift and turn and the batters must be cautious to play spin.
SL vs BAN Weather Report
According to weather report, there is chances for rain on all five days of the match starting from the right beginning of the match.
Day 01 – Overcast with a little rain
The first day has 83% chances of rain with 99% cloud cover. Interestingly, they have a good ground staff in the world as they cover the entire ground if it starts to rain.
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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17 June 2025
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10:00 AM | 29°C | Cloudy | 78% | 25°C | 99% |
| 1:00 PM | 31°C | Cloudy | 69% | 25°C | 99% | |
| 4:00 PM | 30°C | Rain | 78% | 25°C | 100% | |
| 7:00 PM | 29°C | Cloudy | 82% | 25°C | 100% | |
| 10:00 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 87% | 25°C | 100% |
Day 02 – A Shower in the morning, or likely cloudy and humid
Day 02 could also be hampered by a rain probability of 63% and a cloud cover of 99%. The temperature will hover around 32 degrees Celsius.
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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18 June 2025
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5:30 AM | 24°C | Cloudy | 91% | 25°C | 99% |
| 5:30 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 82% | 25°C | 99% | |
| 11:30 PM | 27°C | Rain | 92% | 25°C | 100% |
Day 03 – Cloudy and humid with a little rain
Day 03 could also be spoiled by a persistent rain percentage of 86% and a cloud cover of 100%. A session or two could be washed out due to rain.
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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19 June 2025
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12:00 PM | 30°C | Rain | 77% | 26°C | 84% |
| 3:00 PM | 30°C | Mostly Cloudy | 78% | 26°C | 76% | |
| 6:00 PM | 29°C | Rain | 83% | 26°C | 76% | |
| 9:00 PM | 28°C | Intermittent Clouds | 87% | 26°C | 65% |
Day 04 – Cloudy and showers in the morning, followed by little rain in the Afternoon
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
| 9:00 AM | 29°C | Cloudy | 83% | 26°C | 100% | |
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20 June 2025
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12:00 PM | 30°C | Showers | 79% | 26°C | 100% |
| 3:00 PM | 30°C | Cloudy | 79% | 26°C | 100% | |
| 6:00 PM | 28°C | Cloudy | 83% | 25°C | 100% | |
| 9:00 PM | 28°C | Rain | 86% | 25°C | 100% |
Day 05 – Cloudy and Humid with a little Rain
| Date | Time (Local) | Temperature | Weather | Humidity | Dew Point | Cloud Cover |
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21 June 2025
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9:00 AM | 29°C | Cloudy | 83% | 25°C | 99% |
| 12:00 PM | 29°C | Cloudy | 79% | 25°C | 99% | |
| 3:00 PM | 30°C | Rain | 77% | 25°C | 100% | |
| 6:00 PM | 29°C | Cloudy | 83% | 25°C | 100% | |
| 9:00 PM | 28°C | Showers | 87% | 25°C | 100% |
SL vs BAN 1st Test Playing 11
Sri Lanka Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Tharindu Ratnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando
Bangladesh playing 11: Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Jaker Ali, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Nayeem Hasan
