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Cricket: Sri Lanka opt to bat in second Bangladesh ODI

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Sri Lanka
captain Upul Tharanga won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dambulla on Tuesday.
Bangladesh, who are seeking victory in the three-match series after
winning Saturday’s opener by 90 runs, fielded an unchanged squad.
Sri Lanka made three changes, bringing in Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan
Pradeep and Dilruwan Perera for Sachith Pathiranam, Lahiru Kumara and Lakshan Sandakan.
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga (capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis,
Dinesh Chandimal, Asela Gunaratne, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep.
Bangladesh : Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar,
Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI) and Sundaram Ravi (IND)
TV umpire: Michael Gough (ENG)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)