Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka playing the first Twenty20 match on February 15. The opening game of two-match series is taking place at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur in Dhaka. Mahmudullah Riyad is replacing the injured regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan to lead the Bangladesh side. Bangladesh Cricket that has shown tremendous growth in recent years has introduced four new debutants in the match. Knowing the crazy fan-following both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka cricket teams enjoy, one should keep a tab on the Ban vs SL 1st T20 match live cricket score along with live telecast and online streaming details. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka First T20 Preview: Series Opener Promises to be a Challenging Contest For Both Teams.

This game between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is the first T20 international that Bangladesh is playing after losing to South Africa in the two-match T20 series in South Africa in 2017. While Sri Lanka has not won a single match of the last eight T20 internationals they have played. Bangladesh team is ravaged by injuries and will have to do without their talisman Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh will count on their youngsters who performed well in BPL and have been drafted into the national side to repeat their heroics against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka will have to do without their main death over bowler Lasith Malinga and would want their top-order to fire.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Time and Schedule:

Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka on February 15, Thursday. The match is scheduled to begin at 04.30 pm (IST), 11:00 am (GMT) onwards. The Toss will take place at 04:00 pm IST.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Free Live TV Telecast on Star Sports Select 2:

The cricket fans will be able to watch the live action of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka on Star Sports network, their official broadcasters. The telecast will be made available on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select 2 HD. The commentary of the match will be made available in both Hindi and English languages. Cricket followers in Bangladesh can watch the match on Gazi TV.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Free Live Streaming Online on Hotstar:

The online streaming of the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka first Twenty20 match will be made available on Hotstar. So, you need not necessarily have to watch the match on television but follow the cricket on go. All you need is the Hotstar app to not miss out on the cricketing action between Ban vs SL.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Live Cricket Score:

Just in case you are unable to watch the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match on the television or do not have an online live streaming option available, worry not. You can catch ball-by-ball live commentary and cricket score of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20, 2018 here. 

Squads: Bangladesh playing XI: Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah(c), Mohammad Saifuddin, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain.

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Kusal Mendis, Jeevan Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya, Shehan Madushanka, Isuru Udana.

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