Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

N Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, no run

N Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Tanzid Hasan drives it crisply to mid-off

N Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, lovely drive! Thushara pitches this up and the batsman has drilled it straight past the bowler. A couple of fielders try to stop it, but fail to do so. Results in a boundary eventually

N Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, 2 runs, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan works it through square leg for a couple of runs

Nuwan Thushara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Karunaratne to Tanzid Hasan, 1 run, short of a length delivery on leg, Tanzid Hasan pulls it to deep square leg for a single

Karunaratne to Tanzid Hasan, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched firmly to cover by Tanzid Hasan

Karunaratne to Parvez Hossain Emon, 1 run, on a length outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon crunches it towards cover-point where the fielder gets his hand to it, a single taken nevertheless

Karunaratne to Parvez Hossain Emon, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon square drives it through backward point for a couple of runs

Karunaratne to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, Parvez Hossain Emon opens his account with a boundary! Banged in short by the pacer and Parvez Hossain Emon pulls it over mid-wicket for four runs

Karunaratne to Parvez Hossain Emon, no run, starts off with a shorter delivery as Parvez Hossain Emon defends it into the leg-side

Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan are at the crease. Parvez Hossain Emon is on strike. Karunaratne will open the attack

We are done with the national anthems it's time for live action. Good crowd in Pallekele. Let's hope we get to witness an interesting T20I contest. The Bangladesh openers are ready to roll and here we go!

Pitch report: Pitch no.4 will be used, it's on the drier side. Because of the sun beating down. Sri Lanka are bowling first, that has surprised me a bit, reckons Maharoof. 180 is a par score at this venue, he adds. Overall, good conditions. The first six overs will set the tone for both the teams..

Litton Das: Looks a good wicket to bat on, hopefully we put a good score on the board. We have a balanced side, five bowlers, six batters. The players are confident. A few new faces in the T20I team. We want to enjoy the game.

Asalanka: We will bowl first. In T20Is, happy to chase on these kind of grounds. We are going with 6-5 combination, with two all-rounders. Karunaratne and Shanaka are back. We are searching for our best combination. Hasaranga is a big miss, but Vandersay is a got option.

Teams:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w/c), Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara

Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to field