Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 1 (Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team): Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday. The winner at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground will secure the series after the first of the two Tests ended in a draw.
The visitors have included three spinners, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz returning in place of Jaker Ali. Sri Lanka has given a Test debut to Sonal Dinusha, a left-hand batsman who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He replaces veteran Angelo Mathews, who retired in Galle after the first Test.
Dinusha is expected to bat at number seven, with captain Dhananjaya de Silva moving up to number four, filling Mathews’s spot.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kusal Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Tharindu Ratnayake, Vishwa Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando.
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Nahid Rana.
