Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah has won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first of two Twenty20 series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Opener Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out with a bicep injury while regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan withdrew from the series after failing to recover in time from a finger injury.

Allrounders Afif Hossain and Ariful Haque, left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam and wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir Hasan will debut for Bangladesh who lost the tri-nation one-day final and Test series to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, aiming for a tour sweep, will debut pace bowler Shehan Madushanka.

Lineups:

Bangladesh: Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah (capt), Mohammad Saifuddin, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain.

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, Ishuru Udana, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Jeevan Mendis, Shehan Madushanka.

BDST: 1740 HRS, FEB 15, 2018
AP