Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the opening T20I of the three-match series at Pallekele on Wednesday.
Having already secured the Test and ODI series, the hosts entered the shortest format with momentum and confidence, while Bangladesh looked to bounce back under the leadership of Litton Das, who returns after missing the last two ODIs.
This series will be a tough challenge for Litton, both as a batter and captain.
With this match, Mohammad Saifuddin returned to the team after several months.
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Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (capt and keeper), Naim Sheikh, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, and Mohammad Saifuddin.
Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (capt), Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara, and Binura Fernando.