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The appeal will be heard by March 14 as per the period stipulated in the pitch monitoring process and will be determined by Geoff Allardice, ICC's general manager (cricket), and Anil Kumble, the chairperson of the cricket committee

The head coach wants to build a side that can compete in all conditions and to that end he said, "with me, I don't think you will see the same team too often."

Sri Lanka's captain was pleased with Kusal Mendis' form and the team's tour sweep in Bangladesh

The stand-in captain also said they were still looking for the right combination in T20s, as they handed six debuts in their last two matches

Sri Lanka ended their Bangladesh tour in style, crushing the hosts by 75 runs to wrap up the T20 series 2-0

In five matches against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh have lost four and drawn one, but Sunday is their last chance to restore a degree of respectability to the affair

Having been Bangladesh's head coach - a role he had held since 2014 - the current Sri Lanka coach was privy to information on individual players' games. Sri Lanka have used that effectively to gain a substantial edge

Bangladesh's stand-in captain was disappointed with the lack of discipline from his bowling unit

Dasun Shanaka and Thisara Perera ransacked Bangladesh's bowlers, after a fifty from opener Kusal Mendis, to help Sri Lanka chase down 194 - their highest in T20Is

Last year in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh enjoyed, perhaps, their best-ever away tour. Fast forward to the return series in 2018 and the tables have turned, across formats. Can the hosts halt Sri Lanka's charge?

The venue has earned a demerit point, with match referee David Boon ruling that uneven bounce and inconsistent turn, 'which was even excessive at times', skewed the second Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka heavily in favour of the bowlers

Mahmudullah will stand in for the injured Shakib Al Hasan as captain; uncapped left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam replaced Shakib in the squad

Kusal Mednis will come into the Sri Lankan T20I squad in place of the injured Kusal Perera

Bangladesh technical director Khaled Mahmud has said he is no longer interested in working with the national team

The Bangladesh Cricket Board, however, has not yet made an announcement of his unavailability

The stand-in captain said that batsmen had to choose wisely which balls to defend and which ones to hit

Veteran spinner sees a "proper" team with youth and experience in equal measure following three years of rebuilding

Seniors Tamim Iqbal and Mustafizur Rahman also return the the squad after missing the T20I series against South Africa

Akila Dananjaya recorded the best figures for a Sri Lanka bowler on debut as the visitors sealed a 215-run win after lunch on the third day

The Sri Lanka batsman expressed surprise over the rank turner in Mirpur based on how his team had "very experienced bowlers" capable of exploiting it