Bangladesh bat first, Taijul replaces Rubel

Taijul Islam. Photo: Prothom Alo
Taijul Islam. Photo: Prothom Alo

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and elected to bat in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0 after beating Bangladesh by 91 runs in Friday's opening match.

Sri Lanka replaced pacer Lasith Malinga with Isuru Udana and left out Thisara Perera to bring all-rounder Akila Dananjaya for the second ODI.

Bangladesh brought in left-arm spinner Taijul Islam for pacer Rubel Hossain in their only change from the opening defeat.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (Capt), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep, Isuru Udana Lahiru Kumara

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (Capt), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SRI), Marais Erasmus (SA)

TV Umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)

Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)