SL opt to bat in delayed first test v Bangla

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat after thick fog delayed the start of the first test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat after thick fog delayed the start of the first test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday.

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The toss was held up for nearly two hours before play could start at 0515 GMT with lunch to be taken an hour later.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Malintha Warnapura, Michael Vandort, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardane, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Dammika Prasad.

Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Imrul Kayes, Roqibul Hassan, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Mahbubul Alam