Dhaka, January 08: Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fourth match of the Idea Cup tri-series against host Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
It is a do-or die battle for Bangladesh as they have to win to stay in contention for the place in the final while Sri Lanka are in strong position to reach the final after winning their opening two matches.
Sri Lanka brought in Mahela Jayawardene for the injured Pushpakumara while Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Kulasekara replaced Suraj Randiv and Chanara Welegedara.
Bangladesh retained the same side that lost to India by 6 wickets.
Teams:
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Capt.), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Syed Rasel.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Capt.), Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Thissara Perera, Thilan Thushara, Suraj Randiv, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekara.
–Agencies