Bangladesh wins the toss and will bat 1st in the 2nd test match against Sri Lanka

By Canadian Press on June 24, 2025.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final cricket test against Sri Lanka at the Singhalese Sports Club on Wednesday.

The first test played in Galle ended in a draw.

Allrounder Sonal Dinusha, who is 24, makes his test debut for Sri Lanka after the retirement of senior allrounder Angelo Mathews after the first test. Dinusha has scored 2,478 runs playing in 48 first-class matches and averaging more than 40 runs per innings.

He has also taken 99 first-class wickets.

Fast bowler Milan Rathnayake was left out of the lineup because of injury and left-arm paceman Vishwa Fernando takes his place. Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who missed the first test due to an injury, returns in the place of Jaker Ali.

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Lineups:

Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Tharindu Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Nahid Rana, Ebadot Hossain.

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