The Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cricket teams have been engaged in a closely contested series across both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in July 2025. Sri Lanka secured a victory in the ODI series opener, capitalizing on strong bowling to trigger a Bangladesh collapse. Bangladesh responded by achieving their first-ever ODI win in Colombo, leveling the three-match series 1-1 with a tense 16-run victory at R. Premadasa Stadium. The series decider saw Sri Lanka clinch the ODI series 2-1, propelled by Kusal Mendis who scored his sixth ODI century, maintaining impressive form with scores including 84, 45, 56, 124, and 73 in his last five innings. Following the ODI series, Sri Lanka began the T20I series strongly with a win, taking a 1-0 lead. However, Bangladesh fought back in the second T20I in Dambulla, with captain Litton Das leading the batting effort and Shamim Hossain contributing a crucial 48 off 27 balls to help Bangladesh post 177. Bangladesh then bowled out Sri Lanka for 94, leveling the T20I series 1-1 and keeping the contest alive.