Bangladesh opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

Bangladesh opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI
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Summary Bangladesh are leading the three-match series 1-0.

COLOMBO (AFP) - Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday.

Bangladesh are leading the three-match series 1-0, thanks to their 90-run win in the first match while the second match was washed out after Sri Lanka completed their innings.

Bangladesh fielded an unchanged squad but Sri Lanka brought back all-rounder Sachith Pathirana for Nuwan Pradeep, who was in the team for the last match but did not get a chance to bowl.

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga (Capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Asela Gunaratne, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Sachith Pathirana, Dilruwan Perera Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Kulasekara.

Bangladesh : Mashrafe Mortaza (Capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman 

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