# Bangladesh women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023

The Bangladesh women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in April and May 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. On 10 April 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the schedule of the tour.
After the second ODI of the originally scheduled three-match ODI series was abandoned due to rain, the schedule for the series was adjusted to allow the game to be rearranged. However, the lack of approval from International Cricket Council regarding staging an extra ODI to make up for the abandoned match meant that the ODI series ended according to the original schedule, which Sri Lanka won 1–0. Sri Lanka also won the ensuing T20I series 2–1.

## Squads

| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| Chamari Athapaththu (c) Nilakshi de Silva Kavisha Dilhari Imesha Dulani Vishmi Gunaratne Hansima Karunaratne Kawya Kavindi Sugandika Kumari Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk) Hasini Perera Udeshika Prabodhani Inoshi Priyadharshani Oshadi Ranasinghe Inoka Ranaweera Harshitha Samarawickrama Sathya Sandeepani Anushka Sanjeewani (wk) Tharika Sewwandi Rashmi Silva Malsha Shehani Prasadani Weerakkody (wk) | Nigar Sultana (c, wk) Shorna Akter Nahida Akter Jahanara Alam Disha Biswas Fargana Hoque Rubya Haider (wk) Rabeya Khan Fahima Khatun Murshida Khatun Sultana Khatun Sanjida Akter Meghla Lata Mondal Ritu Moni Sobhana Mostary Shamima Sultana (wk) Fariha Trisna |
Rubya Haider replaced the injured Shorna Akter in Bangladesh's squad before the start of the T20I series.

## Tour match

At the start of the tour, Bangladesh played a 50-over warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI.
* 27 April 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 116 (38.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI 89 (33.4 overs) |
| Sultana Khatun 32 (60) Madushika Methtananda 2/17 (8 overs) | | Umesha Thimashini 24 (32) Fahima Khatun 4/22 (7.4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 27 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Krishantha Rodrigo (SL) and Chaturan Sanjeewa (SL)
* Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI won the toss and elected to field.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 29 April 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 152/6 (36.4 overs) | v | Bangladesh |
| Chamari Athapaththu 47 (37) Nahida Akter 3/24 (7 overs) | | |
* No result P. Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Imesha Dulani, Kawya Kavindi (SL) and Sultana Khatun (Ban) all made their ODI debuts.
* Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka 1, Bangladesh 1.

### 2nd ODI

* 2 May 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka | v | Bangladesh |
* Match abandoned P. Sara Oval, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Dedunu Silva (SL)
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka 1, Bangladesh 1.

### 3rd ODI

* 4 May 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 186/5 (30 overs) | v | Bangladesh 128 (29.5 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 64 (60) Sultana Khatun 1/22 (6 overs) | | Nigar Sultana 37 (51) Oshadi Ranasinghe 5/34 (6 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 58 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Dedunu Silva (SL) Player of the match: Oshadi Ranasinghe (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
* Oshadi Ranasinghe (SL) took her first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
* Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 9 May 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 146/4 (19.5 overs) |
| Harshitha Samarawickrama 45 (44) Fahima Khatun 2/20 (4 overs) | | Nigar Sultana 75* (51) Udeshika Prabodhani 1/7 (3 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Nimali Perera (SL) Player of the match: Nigar Sultana (Ban)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kawya Kavindi (SL), Rubya Haider and Sultana Khatun (Ban) all made their T20I debuts.

### 2nd T20I

* 11 May 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 100 (18.3 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 101/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Sobhana Mostary 18 (21) Inoka Ranaweera 2/9 (3.3 overs) | | Chamari Athapaththu 33 (27) Fahima Khatun 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Kavisha Dilhari (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field.

### 3rd T20I

* 12 May 2023 13:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 158/3 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 114/7 (20 overs) |
| Nilakshi de Silva 64* (39) Rabeya Khan 1/20 (4 overs) | | Nigar Sultana 31 (33) Udeshika Prabodhani 2/17 (4 overs) Inoka Ranaweera 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 44 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Dedunu Silva (SL) Player of the match: Nilakshi de Silva (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.