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Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat first against Bangladesh
Sri Lanka have won the toss and to bat first against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI in Colombo.
Published : 31 July 2019, 08:49 AM
Updated : 31 July 2019, 10:52 AM
The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm Bangladesh time at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.
After losing the first two games of the series, Bangladesh are desperate to win the final match to avoid an embarrassing whitewash against Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (capt), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Anamul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain
Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 2 Avishka Fernando, 3 Kusal Perera (wk), 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Dasun Shanaka 7 Shehan Jayasuriya, 8 Akila Dananjaya, 9 Wanindu Hasaranga, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Lahiru Kumara
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