CF Correspondent

Bangladesh look to gain the momentum for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as they take on the hosts in the first match tomorrow (Friday) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

This was their first series after the disappointing World Cup.

Tamim will also make his captaincy debut with the first match when it is taken place tomorrow (Friday) at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

But the captaincy is not the issue what Tamim is thinking at the moment as he urged his players to set the tune by winning the game first.

“It was the last minute call [by getting captaincy] as our regular captain [Mashrafe Bin Mortaza] got injured,” Tamim said ahead of the match on Thursday.

“I am not thinking about the captaincy rather I am really focused on to win the game. If we can win the game then the captaincy will feel special. But it’s the other 10 players who can make captain special. Fortunately for us, all the players are experienced and they know what to do. And I would have to do my task by helping them and by making them comfortable.”

Tamim however got almost a new look Bangladesh as some key players take injury forced rest or for personal affairs. While regular captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin were ruled out for their respective injury, Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan were granted leave for their personal affairs.

Tamim kept belief on the existing players, saying that they would be keen to prove their mettle.

 He said the first target is to do well in the first session to set the tune for the whole series.

“Whatever we do first—batting or bowling, our target is to do well in the first session,” Tamim said.

“Our main target is to win this game and to win the series. This is the target that I think Sri Lanka also set. The team who will execute their plan well, they will win the series. So our target is to do our job perfectly.”