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T20WC 2024 SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will meet in the Group Stage match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. SL vs BAN match 15 is scheduled for Saturday, 8th June starting at 6:00 A.M.
Sri Lanka lost their first match against South Africa at Nassau County International Stadium in New York. One-time T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka won their maiden cup in the 2014 edition. The Lions will lock horns with Bangladesh in the second fixture of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Bangladesh will start their ICC T20 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka at the Grand Prairie. In the previous 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh lost against Pakistan in the Super 12 stage and got eliminated. In the 9th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and his squad will look forward to improving their records than last time.
Let’s take a look at SL vs BAN head-to-head records ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup match 15 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup Head to Head Records
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh fought in 2 T20 World Cup games in 2007 and 2021 editions. In both games, Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh and came out as a winner.
The table below shows the record of SL vs BAN T20 head-to-head records –
| Matches | SL Won | BAN Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh T20 Head to Head Records
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played a total of 16 T20I games. Out of 16, Sri Lanka won 11 T20 games and in 5 matches Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka.
The table below shows the record of SL vs BAN T20 head-to-head records –
| Matches | SL Won | BAN Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 11 | 5 | – | – |
Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas T20 World Cup Stats, and Records
Previously a Baseball Park, Grand Prairie served as a home ground for the home stadium of the Texas AirHogs, a professional Baseball team. It is a modular sports stadium to convert into a cricket ground to host ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The Grand Prairie Stadium is booked for hosting 4 games in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. USA vs PAK match 11 was the last match Grand Prairie hosted in the ongoing ICC World Cup event. Its fourth and last match is between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in match 15 of the T20 World Cup 2024.
The table below shows all of Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas T20 World Cup records and stats-
| Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas T20 World Cup Stats and Records | |||
| Total T20I Matches | 3 | ||
| First Match | 02/6/2024 | ||
| Last Match | 06/6/2024 | ||
| Batting 1st Won | – | ||
| Batting 2nd Won | 2 | ||
| Highest Team Total | 197/3 By USA vs CAN in 2024 | ||
| Lowest Team Total | 106/10 By NEP vs NED in 2024 | ||
| Average Score | 150 | ||
Grand Prairie Stadium Pitch Report Ahead of SL vs BAN
The Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium is considered a batter-friendly pitch. However, looking at the previous two games, the teams that chose bowling first became the winners.
However, the pacer can find some grip during the Powerplay as the pitch is newly refurbished. Where spinners will get some assistance apart from its flat surface. So far, the team who won the toss supposedly goes for bowling first.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh X Factor
Sri Lanka X-Factor
In the previous SL vs SA T20 World Cup, only Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews managed to score at Nassau County Stadium. However, conditions are different in the Grand Prairie and Sri Lanka’s batter will look forward to coming out from the previous upset in the next match. Among bowlers, skipper Wanindu Hasaranga who scalped 2 wickets, and Nuwan Thushara and Dasun Shanaka both scalped 1-1 wickets respectively.
Bangladesh X-Factor
Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has bagged the most runs in his T20 International career for Bangladesh. Shakib is one of the greatest all-rounders who emerges as one of the best bowlers in Bangladesh cricket history. Mahmudullah is the second most T20 scorer who amassed 2299 runs in 131 T20 cricket games. Among bowlers, Taskin Ahmed is the top wicket-taker among most wickets in T20 Cricket. Taskin scalped 64 wickets including his 4/16 in 61 T20I games.
