The first game of the T20I series has begun as Bangladesh have won the toss and have elected to bat first. Four new faces have been added to the squad in the form of Zakir Hasan, Afif Hossain, Nazmul Islam and Ariful Haque.

After losing the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka followed by the Test series, Bangladesh will now look to avenge their defeats with a win here. T20 is a completely different format and Bangladesh have opted to go with youth in this game.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah(c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Kusal Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya, Shehan Madushanka, Isuru Udana