CF Correspondent

Pacer Shafiul Islam is set to play his first ODI after three years as Bangladesh would bowl first against Sri Lanka in three-match ODI series opener on Friday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and didn’t hesitate to bat first as his side is eying to give their fast bowler Lasith Malinga a fitting farewell.

Malinga earlier announced this match would his last ODI.

Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain were the players who wasn’t part of Bangladesh last ODI, a World Cup match against Pakistan.

Apart from Shafiul, the rest of the three players however played some matches in World Cup.

Shafiul indeed played his last ODI against England in October 2016.

Line Ups:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal(captain), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim(wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(captain), Kusal Perera(wicket-keeper), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga