Bangladesh cricket team will fly for Sri Lanka on Friday to play a two-match Test series of the World Test Championship against hosts Sri Lanka, targeting the 4th to 6th place in the World Championship.
The two-match Test series beginning at the Galle International Stadium on June 17 while the 2nd match will begin at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo from June 25.
On completion of a two-day practice match on Thursday, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto in a media briefing said, “We will try our best to be in the top 4th and 6th place in the championship although we finished 7th in the last cycle.”
Apart from Test Championship, touring Bangladesh will play a full pledged series against the hosts Sri Lanka featuring a three-match ODI and three-match T20 series.
Bangladesh will play first two matches of the three-match ODI series on July 2, 5 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo while the 3rd match will be held on July 8 at the Pallekele International Stadium.
The first T20 match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held on July 10 at the Pallakelle International Stadium, the 2nd match billed for July 13 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and while the 3rd T20 matches will be played R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 16.
Bangladesh Test Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Sadman Islam, Enamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mahidul Islam Akand, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayem Hasan. Hasan Murad, Ebadot Hossain,, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Khaled Mahmud.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
