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06/16 23:51 CDT Bangladesh bats first in Galle as Sri Lanka's Mathews plays his
final test
Bangladesh bats first in Galle as Sri Lanka's Mathews plays his final test
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) --- Bangladesh won the toss Tuesday and opted to bat in
the first cricket test against Sri Lanka, expecting spin to play a major part
as the game progresses.
The tourists had to leave out Mehidy Hasan Miraz because of a fever.
Sri Lanka gave debuts to spinner Tharindu Ratnayake and top-order batter Lahiru
Udara in what will be Angelo Mathews' 119th and last test match for his
country. He is set to retire as Sri Lanka's third-highest scorer in test
cricket.
The match at Galle is the first in the 2025-2027 cycle of the World Test
Championship, starting just days after South Africa won the title for the first
time with a victory over defending champion Australia at Lord's on the weekend.
Lineups:
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain
Shanto (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Taijul Islam, Nayeem
Hasan, Hasan Mahmud and Nahid Rana.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews,
Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kusal Mendis, Milan Ratnayake,
Tharindu Ratnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya and Asitha Fernando.
Umpires: Alex Wharf, England, and Rod Tucker, Australia.
Third Umpire: Allahuddien Paleker, South Africa. Match Referee: Andy Pycroft,
Zimbabwe.
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