Bangladesh vs Srilanka 2nd Test Squad

Team news

Herath was tightlipped about Sri Lanka's combination before this match, but there may be little reason to change the winning XI. There is a chance Dimuth Karunaratne's is under pressure from Dhananjaya de Silva. It is also possible Sandakan is left out in favour of an extra batsman.

Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Dimuth Karuanaratne, 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Asela Gunaratne, 6 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 7 Dilruwan Perera, 8 Rangana Herath (capt.), 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Lahiru Kumara, 11 Lakshan Sandakan

Imrul and Sabbir are the likeliest batsmen to enter the XI, but there could also be a bowling change in the offing. Subashis Roy claimed only 1 for 137 in Galle, so it is possible Taijul Islam replaces him. Liton Das has been ruled out after suffering a fractured rib while batting in the nets on the eve of the game. That means Mushfiqur Rahim will take the gloves again.

Bangladesh (possible): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Imrul Kayes, 4 Mosaddek Hossain, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 6 Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mehedi Hasan, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Kamrul Islam Rabbi/Rubel Hossain

Pitch and conditions

This track may be a little more batting friendly than the usual P Sara surfaces, but expect regular breakthroughs nonetheless. Daily pre-monsoon thunderstorms in Colombo may also make an appearance - evening sessions are particularly vulnerable.

Stats and trivia

Each of the last 14 Tests in Sri Lanka have yielded a result

Rangana Herath is three wickets shy of a first-class tally of 1000

Bangladesh's three previous Tests at this venue have ended in innings defeats - their lowest Test total of 62 coming here in 2007

Mushfiqur has scored 441 runs at an average of 88.20 in 2017. He needs only 51 further runs to make this his most successful batting year.
News Source: espncricinfo