Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are set to resume their heated cricket rivalry with a Twenty20 three-match series.
The two South Asian nations will play the first match T20 series in Sylhet on Monday, less than three months ahead of cricket’s showpiece event of the year.
The same location will host the second and third matches on March 6 and 9. After that, on March 13, 15, and 18, the teams will play three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in Chattogram.
On March 22, teams will return to Sylhet for the first Test, which will conclude the tour. On March 30, teams will return to Sylhet for the second Test.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Jaker Ali Anik.
Sri Lanka squad: Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pathum Nissanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka, Akila Dananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Binura Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara, Jeffrey Vandersay