Bangladesh T20I series against Sri Lanka kicks off tomorrow

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh will play the first twenty20 match among the two-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.

The second T20I will be held on April 6. Both the matches will begin at 7:30pm (Bangladesh time).

Bangladesh registered the only victory against Sri Lanka in their last meeting at home in the Twenty20 format Asia Cup 2016. Since September 2007 Bangladesh and Sri Lanka played five T20Is where the latter side secured four victories.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced a 16-man squad for the series with return of Mushfiqur Rahim who missed the Tigers last three-match T20I series due to hamstring injury against New Zealand in January 2017.

Uncapped pace all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin has got a maiden call for the national side while Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Sunzamul Islam have been included in the squad to represent the country in the shortest format for the first time.

Squad: Mashrafe Mortaz (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Sanjamul Islam, Nurul Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin.

In: Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehedi Hasan, Sunzamul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin

Out: Rubel Hossain, Shuvagata Hom, Taijul Islam