Bangladesh cricket team skipper Mashrafe Mortaza invited Angelo Mathews-led Sri Lankan cricket team to field first after winning the toss in the Asia Cup 2018 opener on Saturday. The match is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
After winning the toss, Mashrafe Mortaza said, “Looks like a good wicket to bat on. Later on we should get some help from the bowlers. There should be a bit of turn later on, so we think it’s better to bat first and get a good total. The guys are in form, especially Tamim and the bowlers.”
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka captain, “I was going to have a bat first, looks like a belter. There will be some dew, but you can’t control these things. Malinga coming back is great for us. You can always hand the ball to him at crunch moments. The heat is terrible, but you can’t think of these things.”
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Upul Tharanga, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Perera(w), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews(c), Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Amila Aponso, Dilruwan Perera
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman