|| CF Correspondent ||

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam returned to Bangladesh national team for an ODI game after three years as Bangladesh opted to bat first in second ODI against Sri Lanka to level the three-match series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

Bangladesh lost the first match by 91 runs.

Taijul replaced fast bowler Rubel Hossain who fared badly in the first game.

It will be Taijul’s first ODI after almost three years, having played his last game against Afghanistan in September, 2016.

Sri Lanka meanwhile brought up two changes from the squad of the first match.

Akila Dananjaya and Isuru Udana replaced Thisara Perera and Lasith Malinga, who retired from ODI cricket after the first ODI against Bangladesh.

Line Ups:

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

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(captain), Kusal Perera(wicket-keeper), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana, Lahiru Kumara.