Bangladesh will play their 100th Test, against Sri Lanka in Colombo © Associated Press
Bangladesh will play their 100th Test match, against Sri Lanka, on March 15 in Colombo. Having played their first Test in November 2000, Bangladesh will be the last of the Full Members to complete the century, having taken little over 16 years to the mark.
Mushfiqur Rahim’s men will begin their tour with a two-day practice game in Moratuwa before the first Test in Galle on March 7 and their milestone match at P Sara Oval a week later.
Then comes the limited-overs leg, with a warm-up game on March 22. Dambulla hosts the first and second ODIs on March 25 and 28 and the series finishes at the SSC ground in Colombo on April 1. The tour finishes with two T20Is – on April 4 and 6 – at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
The Bangladesh squad is expected to be announced by February 20, while training begins in Mirpur on February 24. This is Bangladesh’s first bilateral tour of Sri Lanka since 2013, when they drew the Galle Test and also ensured a 1-1 result in the three-match ODI series.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo