DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to play its first T20 against Sri Lanka t the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday afternoon.

The first match of the shortest format of the game will begin at 5:00pm.

The two-match series will also be a battle between the top-ranked T20 team Sri Lanka and the No. 10 Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is going to host ICC world T20 event after co-hosting the 2011 World Cup.  

Bangladesh:  Tamim Iqbal,  Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan 4 Mominul Haque,  Mithun Ali (wk), Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah/Sabbir Rahman, Farhad Reza, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Arafat Sunny.

Sri Lanka:  Kusal Perera,  Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal (capt & wk), Angelo Mathews, Seekuge Prasanna/Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Sachitra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga

BDST: 1046 HRS, FEB 12, 2014