Bangladesh to host Sri Lanka for Under-19 series

The Sri Lanka Under-19 team will be arriving in Bangladesh on Monday for a five-match ODI series against the Bangladesh U-19s. The 15-man squad, coached by Roger Gerard Wijesuriya, will play the first match at Bogra on December 12 followed by two more matches at the same venue. The teams will then move on to Fatullah for the final two matches on December 18 and 20 before the visitors head back to Sri Lanka the following day

Bangladesh U-19 have just returned from a successful tour of Pakistan where, after drawing the one-off Test in Karachi, they staged a remarkable comeback to win the five-match ODI series 3-2 after losing the first two matches.

Bangladesh U-19 squad Sohrawardi Shuvo (capt), Dolar Mahmud, Marshall Ayub, Ashraful Aziz, Shubhashis Roy, Rubel Hossain, Syed Gulam Kibriya, Rony Talukder, Mahmudul Hasan Limon, Nasir Hossain, K. M. Shakil, Mohammad Nadimuddin Mintu, Mithun Ali (wk), Hamidul Islam Himel, Ashraful Hossain

Sri Lanka U-19 squad Ashan Priyanjan Subasinghe (capt), Sachith Shanaka Pathirana, Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanna, Imesh Udayanga Rajapaksha, Dinesh Chandimal Lokuge, Roshane Shiwanka Silva, Kusal Janith Perera, Dilshan Yasika Munaweera, Hasitha Nalinda Ekanayaka, Chatura Madusanka Peiris, Kashapa Wimanga Kodikara, Lahiru Shashendra Gunatilaka, Dasun Madumal Dinayadura, Navin Madushan Kavikara, Harsha Denuwan Fernando