Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during their Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka in the UAE Saturday AFPBangladesh v Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup openerBangladesh won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Asia cup at the Dubai International stadium on Saturday. Sri Lanka have had the better of Bangladesh in 2018, beating them in a tri-nation ODI tournament final in January, and a Test and T20I series in February. But Bangladesh's twin victories over Sri Lanka, both in tight games, in the Nidahas Trophy, won't soon be forgotten. Akila Dananjaya is likely to miss the first two matches on account of the birth of his child. Sri Lanka have already lost Dinesh Chandimal and Danushka Gunathilaka to injuries.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 15, 2018 11:37 UTC