Tamim, Shakib rebuild for Bangladesh

Opener Tamim Iqbal and all rounder Shakib Al Hasan steadied the Bangladesh innings after losing two wickets in quick succession in the first ODI at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh were 208 for 3 in 38 overs, Tamim was batting on 89 from 113 and Shakib was 35 not out from 44 balls.

Earlier, Soumya (10), Sabbir (54) and Mushfiq (1) were gone.

Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla.

Bangladesh`s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference.

Sri Lanka: 1 Danushka Gunathilaka, 2 Upul Tharanga (capt), 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 5 Asela Gunaratne, 6 Milinda Siriwardana, 7 Sachith Pathirana, 9 Thisara Perera, 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Lahiru Kumara, 11 Lakshan Sandakan

Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Sabbir Rahman, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mosaddek Hossain, 8 Mehedi Hasan, 9 Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Mustafizur Rahman.