Bangladesh will take on visiting Sri Lanka in the 1st Test of the two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday.

The match will begin at 9:30am (Bangladesh time) where Mahmudullah Riyad will stand in to lead the lead the Tigers’ as their regular skipper all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan ruled out from the squad due to finger injury what he suffered during the final of the Tri-nation series on January 27, reports the UNB.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) drafted the squad for the 1st Test recalling veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak with the inclusion of three uncapped faces — off-spinner Naeem Hasan, left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam and leg-break bowler Tanbir Hayder— meaning that the Tigers’ focusing on spin strength to handle the bowling department.

The Tigers’ have poor record against Sri Lanka, having one win and two draws against 15 losses among their 18 Test encounters, since September 2001.   

Bangladesh made their 100th Test match memorable celebrating a four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka at P Sara Oval, Colombo in their last meeting in March 2017.

Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Liton Kumar Das, Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Kamrul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Nayeem Hasan, Sunzamul Islam and Tanbir Hayder.

Sri Lanka Squad: Dinesh Chandimal(captain), Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Lahiru Gamage, Danushka Gunathilaka, Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Dilruwan Perera, Lakshan Sandakan and Roshen Silva.