Galle International Cricket Stadium and Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium or P. Sara Oval in Colombo will host the Test matches when Bangladesh tour Sri Lanka next month, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced on Friday. The five-week-long tour also includes three One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals.

Bangladesh arrive in Colombo on the 27th of February and will play a two-day warm-up game at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa.

The first Test gets underway on the 7th March in Galle followed by the second Test at the P. Sara Oval from the 15th March. The second Test will also be Bangladesh's 100th Test match.

Dambulla will host the first two ODIs while the final game will be played at Sinhalese Sports Club grounds. The last time SSC hosted an ODI was six years ago when the hosts beat West Indies by 26 runs.

The two T20Is on the April 4th and 6th will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium.

Schedule:

Test series:

March 2-3 - Warm-up game at Moratuwa
March 7-11 - First Test at Galle
March 15 - 19 - Second Test at P. Sara Oval

ODI series:

March 22 - Warm-up game in Colombo
March 25 - First ODI at Dambulla (D/N)
March 28 - Second ODI at Dambulla (D/N)
April 1 - Third ODI at SSC Colombo

T20I series:

April 4 - First T20 at R. Premadasa Stadium
April 6 - Second T20 at R. Premadasa Stadium