Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh: Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Scores at Chittagong, Feb 12, 2014.
Teams:Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka
Venue:Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Time: 17:00 local time (11:00 GMT)
Preview
Bangladesh are tenth in the ICC's Twenty20 rankings. Sri Lanka are No. 1. The hosts have little to lose in the two-match series.With Mahela Jayawardene back in the T20 line-up after missing the games in UAE, Sri Lanka are likely to test the combination they will field at the World Twenty20 next month
(Completed matches, most recent first)
Bangladesh L W L L L
Sri Lanka W L W W L
Match Stats
1.The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong will be hosting its first Twenty20 international.
2.Bangladesh will not climb the T20 rankings even if they win 2-0. Sri Lanka will cede the No. 1 spot to India if they lose 2-0.
3.Jayawardene will become the second Sri Lankan after Dilshan to play 50 Twenty20 internationals.
4.Mortaza will be Bangladesh's fifth Twenty20 captain. He has already led in seven ODIs and a Test match.
Teams:
Bangladesh team:Mashrafe Mortaza,Farhad Reza,Mahmudullah,Tamim Iqbal,Shakib Al Hasan,Rubel Hossain,Mithun Ali,Shamsur Rahman,Nasir Hossain,Al Amin,Arafat Sunny,Anamul Haque,Mominul Haque,Sohag Gazi
Sri Lanka team:KC Sangakkara,TM Dilshan,KMDN Kulasekara,SL Malinga,BAW Mendis,HMRKB Herath,AD Mathews,RAS Lakmal,NLTC Perera,LD Chandimal,MDKJ Perera,Sachithra Senanayake,Seekkuge Prasanna,AK Perera
