CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh cricket coach Shane Jurgensen (2R) talks during a training session at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here Tuesday. — AFP Photo Hosts Bangladesh will meet touring Sri Lanka in the 1st T20 of the two-match T20 International at 5:00 pm today (Wednesday) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, reports UNB.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will lead the Bengal Tigers in the two T20 matches in absence of Mushfiqur Rahim while Tamim Iqbal will retain his role as opening batsman pairing with Shamsur Rahman.
Sri Lanka holds the top position in the ICC Twenty20 world ranking list while Bangladesh is in the 10th position. Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka again in the 2nd T20 Friday (February 14) at the same venue.
Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mithun Ali (wk), Nasir Hossain, Mahmud ullah/Sabbir Rahman, Farhad Reza, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Arafat Sunny.
Sri Lanka Squad : Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal (captain cum wicketkeeper), Angelo Mathews, Seekuge Prasanna/Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachitra Senanayake and Lasith Malinga.
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