Rain mars Tigers first day practice in Lanka
Tamim to join team today
Sports Reporter
Bangladeshs first practice session in Sri Lanka was washed out due to heavy rain. Most of the players in the squad were present in the practice session albeit it was optional one.
The players however spent the time in dressing room, expecting the mercy of the weather but the rain was relentless.
The Bangladesh team reached Colombo on Monday. After the dinner of that day, some of the players spent time in the sea beach, said an official of the BCB.
The month-long series against Sri Lanka is comprised of two Tests, three one day internationals and two T20 internationals. The visiting side will play a two-day practice match at Tyronne Fernando Stadium at Moratuwa in Colombo on March 2-3 before going into the main series.
Bangladesh will play two Tests at the start of the tour, one at Galle on Sri Lankas southern coast from March 7-11 and another in the capital Colombo from March 15-19.
The second Test at Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo will be 100th Test match for Bangladesh.
They then play three 50 over internationals before facing off for two Twenty20 matches in the tour, stretching up to April 6.
Meanwhile, opener Tamim Iqbal is set to join the team today. While his compatriots Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad chose to opt out the qualifier games of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Tamim decided to play the first qualifier which was running till filing of this report.
Tamim is the part of Peshwar Zalmi, a team in which Shakib Al Hasan also played. Mahmudullah Riyad played for Quetta Gladiators. Peshwar Zalmi was playing against Gladiators in the first qualifier in PSL.
