Sri Lanka win toss, elect to bowl against Bangladesh in 3rd ODI at Mirpur

The first match was a close encounter that Bangladesh lost by a close margin of 13 runs.

Feb 22, 2014

In the third and final One-Day International (ODI) at Mirpur, Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to field against Bangladesh. Sri Lanka have rested Kumar Sangakkara their veteran batsman for the game. They have already won the series by winning the first two games.

Earlier, Sri Lanka scripted an easy win over hosts Bangladesh by a convincing margin of 61 runs in the second game at Dhaka. The first match was a close encounter that Bangladesh lost by a close margin of 13 runs. So, Bangladesh will look to win the dead rubber match at Mirpur to get some confidence from the series.

Teams:

Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Al-Amin Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Anamul Haque, Arafat Sunny, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (c), Dinesh Chandimal (w), Kithuruwan Vithanage, Ajantha Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Angelo Perera, Lasith Malinga, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Kushal Janith Perera, Ashan Priyanjan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhammika Prasad

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