Rain has forced an early lunch on the final day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to frustrate Bangladesh’s hopes of pushing for a rare victory away from home

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against hosts Sri Lanka in the first Test match of 2025-27 World Test Championship Cycle at the Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will kick start the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle with a two-match series. Sri Lanka, the hosts, have announced their squad for the first Test at Galle with four uncapped players picked in it.