Sports Desk:

10. SL 36/1 – For the first time in the series, Bangladesh have been able to keep the Sri Lankan top order quiet as Shafiul Islam bowled a tight line and length and found good support from off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz. Skipper Tamim Iqbal has also changed the bowlers around, using pacer Rubel Hossain and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam for an over each. All four bowlers hit good areas with the ball and have not yet allowed the Sri Lankans to settle, with Shafiul claiming the wicket of opener Avishka Fernando.

4.3: SL 13/1–  Pacer Shafiul Islam gets one to seam back in and strike opener Avishka Fernando plumb in front of middle stump as Bangladesh take an early wicket, a rarity in recent times. Fernando lbw b Shafiul 6 (14b, 0x4, 0x6)

Toss

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first in the third ODI against Bangladesh, who suffered the setback of missing out on their main pacer Mustafizur Rahman through injury.

Bangladesh have already lost the three-match series after losing the first two games.

Skipper Tamim Iqbal said at the toss that Mustafizur sustained an injury during warm-up and that pacer Rubel Hossain will take his place. There was another ‘tactical’ change in Mosaddek Hossain making way for Anamul Haque.

Teams:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (C), Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Anamul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Akila Dananjaya, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara