Sri Lanka to arrive on Feb 28

[Shish Ahmed]

Source: The Independent

Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on February 28 to play two Test and three one-day international matches with Bangladesh. Bangladesh played two away Test matches with Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the official itinerary of the tour on Tuesday. The BCB will have to host the matches in two new venues in Dhaka and Chittagong as the two previously Test venues Bangabandhu National Stadium and MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong have been given to football.

Sri Lanka will start their Bangladesh tour campaign with one-dayer on March 3 at Dhaka. The second ODI will also take place in Dhaka on March 5. The third and final ODI will be played in Chittagong on March 8.

The first Test match will begin from March 11 at Chittagong and the second Test match in Dhaka from March 19. The Sri Lankan team will depart for home on March 24 after completing a 25-day tour.