Sports Desk: The Tigers are bracing themselves before playing a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. They are on the field in the only preparation match. The inter-squad preparation match started at 10:15 am at BKSP, Savar.

The 22 players of the primary squad are playing in the red and green teams. Mahmudullah Riyadh’s green team is batting after winning the toss.

At the time of writing, the green team has scored 45 runs in 10 overs without wickets. Naeem Sheikh is playing 31 and Soumya Sarkar is batting for 12 runs.

Red team: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Imrul Kayes, Liton Kumar Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mostafizur Rahman and Shariful Islam.

Green team: Mahmudullah Riyadh (captain), Naeem Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shant, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain Dhruv, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Taizul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shahidul Islam and Aminul Islam Biplob.