Bangladesh aim to avoid whitewash

Sports Desk: After losing the first two games of the series, Bangladesh are aiming to win the last one today (Wednesday) to avoid an embarrassing whitewash against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are also aiming to win the last game to register a clean-sweep. They are confident after winning the series on home ground after 44 months.

The day-night game is set to begin from 3:00pm Bangladesh time at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

In the first game of the series, the last ODI appearance of Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka overpowered the Tigers riding on the century of Kusal Perera and a superb bowling effort from Malinga. The hosts replicated their clinical performance in the second game and sealed the series with one match to spare.
Now, they are looking to make it 3-0. The Sri Lankan cricket board decided to dedicate the last game to Nuwan Kulasekara, the 37-year old pacer who recently announced his retirement.

But Bangladesh’s interim captain Tamim Iqbal, who is yet to enjoy his maiden stint as the ODI captain, said they are up to destroy the party of Sri Lanka.

The match will start at 3pm (BdST), and Maasranga, GTV and BTV will broadcast it live.

Probable XI: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mihtun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Anamul Haque/Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan/ Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain.

risingbd/July 31, 2019/Mukul