Bangladesh bat first in Asia Cup opener in opposition to Sri Lanka; Tanzid Hasan debuts
Bangladesh gained the toss and selected to bat in opposition to Sri Lanka, as Group B within the Asia Cup bought underway in Pallekele, Kandy. Shakib Al Hasan stated he needed to get runs on the board on what seemed a dry wicket, whereas Dasun Shanaka was pleased to lose the toss and bat second with rain on the horizon.
For Bangladesh, there was a debut for Tanzid Hasan, who will probably be opening rather than the injured Litton Das. Mustafizur Rahman was a doubt with a knee niggle, however was handed match, as he leads a three-pronged seam assault. Sri Lanka, in the meantime, went in with two seamers, one frontline spinner, and three allrounders.
Both groups have had a number of accidents to take care of within the build-up to the Asia Cup. While Sri Lanka are lacking Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, and Lahiru Kumara, Bangladesh are with out Litton and Ebadot Hossain.
The situations in Pallekele have seen heavy cloud cowl, and there was a climate warning issued for the Kandy district, which may imply a rain interruption sooner or later within the day. The pitch itself is predicted to take some flip.
Bangladesh: 1 Mohammed Naim, 2 Tanzid Tamim, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Matheesha Pathirana