| Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008-09 | |||
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| Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 23 December 2008 – 14 January 2009 | ||
| Captains | Mohammad Ashraful | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Player of the series | Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||
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
Tour matches
Three-day: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Sri Lankans
| 21–23 December 2008 Scorecard |
BCB XI 
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v |  Sri Lankans
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| 88 (34.1 overs) Imrul Kayes 26 (41) Rangana Herath 6/16 (11.1 overs) |
316 (95.3 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 88 (139) Raihanuddin Arafat 3/37 (10.3 overs) | |
| 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
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v | Bangladesh
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| 293 (89.4 overs) Thilan Samaraweera 90 (141) Shakib Al Hasan 5/70 (28.4 overs) |
178 (60 overs) Imrul Kayes 33 (53) Muttiah Muralitharan 6/49 (22 overs) | |
| 405/6d (108 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 166 (269) Mehrab Hossain jnr 2/37 (10 overs) |
413 (126.2 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 101 (193) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/141 (48 overs) |
| 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
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v | Bangladesh
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| 385 (94 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 162 (165) Shakib Al Hasan 4/109 (30 overs) |
208 (76.2 overs) Mashrafe Mortaza 63 (89) Ajantha Mendis 4/71 (28 overs) | |
| 447/6d (127 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 143 (175) Mohammad Ashraful 2/56 (17 overs) |
158 (49.2 overs) Shakib Al Hasan 46 (49) Tillakaratne Dilshan 4/10 (4.2 overs) |
| 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) |
References
| International cricket in 2008–09 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2008 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 2009 | |
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