title: Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09
  
  The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh between 21 December 2008 and 14 January 2009. The team played two Tests and took part in a three match One Day International tournament also featuring Zimbabwe.
  
  ## Squads
  
  Test series :
  
  | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka |
  | - | - |
  | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene |
  | Mashrafe Mortaza | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
  | Enamul Haque Jr | Dilhara Fernando |
  | Imrul Kayes | Rangana Herath |
  | Junaid Siddique | Prasanna Jayawardene |
  | Mahbubul Alam | Chamara Kapugedera |
  | Mehrab Hossain, Jr. | Farveez Maharoof |
  | Mushfiqur Rahim | Muttiah Muralitharan |
  | Rajin Saleh | Dammika Prasad |
  | Raqibul Hasan | Thilan Samaraweera |
  | Sajidul Islam | Kumar Sangakkara |
  | Shahadat Hossain | Thilan Thushara |
  | Shakib Al Hasan | Chaminda Vaas |
  | Tamim Iqbal | Michael Vandort |
  | | Malinda Warnapura |
  
  ## Tour matches
  
  ### Three-day: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Sri Lankans
  
  * 21–23 December 2008 Scorecard
  * Match drawn Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan, Savar Umpires: Nadir Shah (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
  * No play was possible on Day 1 due to fog. Day 2 was shortened, also due to fog.
  * Players per side: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Sri Lankans 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
  
  ## Test series
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 26–31 December 2008 Scorecard
  * Sri Lanka won by 107 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
  * 29 December was a rest day due to the Bangladeshi general election
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 3–7 January 2009 Scorecard
  * Sri Lanka won by 465 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
  