DHAKA: Bangladesh are looking to continue their winning momentum in the in the ongoing Asia Cup against Sri Lanka at Shere e bangla national Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday (February 28).

The match is vital for Bangladesh as today’s loss will hamper their prospects of progressing further as the hosts have a 1:1 win-loss ratio in the event.

The match will start at 7:30 (Bangladesh Time).

The both team –Bangladesh and Sri Lanka-- beat United Arab Emirates with their tremendous bowling performance in their previous match. 

Though bowling unit of both sides has a settled look, both Mashrafe Mortaza and Lasith Malinga are worried about batters’ performance.

According to espncricinfo.com, Bangladesh are unlikely to make many changes because they are looking for stability in their batting line-up. Their bowling attack is also doing well, and may also stay unchanged.

Similarly, Sri Lanka are likely to trial their new-look top order again, and will probably back their experienced bowlers once more. However, there is some doubt over Lasith Malinga's knee, which continues to trouble him despite the long break from international cricket. Sri Lanka will make a call on his availability on match day.

Bangladesh have not beaten Sri Lanka in four T20s so far. Shakib Al Hasan needs 87 runs to become the first Bangladesh batsman to score 1000 in T20 internationals.
"Our confidence was slightly shaken after losing the first game but the win over UAE will certainly help us get that back. In fact, it will help us that we beat them convincingly, especially ahead of the next game against Sri Lanka,” said Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman.
"In this tournament it's very hard to say which team is the best. But we are always looking to maximise our strengths and our abilities,"
said Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga

Bangladesh Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza*, Abu Hider, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed

Sri Lanka Squad
SL Malinga*, AD Mathews, PVD Chameera, LD Chandimal†, N Dickwella†, TM Dilshan, HMRKB Herath, DSNFG Jayasuriya, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, NLTC Perera, SMSM Senanayake, MD Shanaka, TAM Siriwardana, JDF Vandersay

Umpires - AK Chaudhary and Shozab Raza
TV umpire - Anisur Rahman
Match referee - JJ Crowe
Reserve umpire - Enamul Haque

BDST:  1231 HRS, FEB 28, 2016
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