Bangladesh opt to bat in second Sri Lanka ODI

Colombo - Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international (ODI) against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0 after beating Bangladesh by 91 runs in Friday's opening match.

Sri Lanka replaced pacer Lasith Malinga with Isuru Udana and left out Thisara Perera to bring all-rounder Akila Dananjaya for the second ODI.

Bangladesh brought in left-arm spinner Taijul Islam for pacer Rubel Hossain in their only change from the opening defeat.

Teams:

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana Lahiru Kumara

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman,  Mehidy Hasan,  Taijul Islam, Shafiul Islam,  Mustafizur Rahman

Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SRI), Marais Erasmus (SA)

TV Umpire:  Nitin Menon (IND)

Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)