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Sat, 25 Mar 2017 | 07:22
Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga won the toss and elected to field first in the first one-day international of a three-match series against Bangladesh at Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla on Saturday.
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Bangladesh handed offspinner Mehedi Hasan his debut in the ODI after his fine performance in the preceding two-test series which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The visitors left out Imrul Kayes, Rubel Hossain, Subashis Roy, Sanjamul Islam, Shuvagata Hom and Nurul Hasan from their starting eleven.
Milinda Siriwardana made the Sri Lankan line-up after replacing Kusal Perera, who was ruled out of the first two ODIs with a hamstring injury.
SRI LANKA: Danushka Gunathilaka, Upul Tharanga (capt), Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Sachith Pathirana, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Kumsara
BANGLADESH: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
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