Sri Lanka put Bangladesh in to bat

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening match of a triangular one-day series here on Monday

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to field after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the opening match of a triangular one-day series here on Monday.

India are the other team in the tournament. Each side will play four league matches before the top two qualify for the final on January 13.

Bangladeshi paceman Shafiul Islam made his one-day debut.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Silva, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chanaka Welegedara.

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