BCB invites SLC to play an all-format series

By: Bipin Dani

Jan. 26 (Daily Mirror) - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has invited the Sri Lanka Team to play an all-format cricket series in the country.

According to the highly placed Dhaka-based sources in the BCB, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has accepted this invitation in principle.

"We have asked SLC to send their teams to play a series in all three formats of the game and accordingly, it has been decided to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20Is and two Test matches,” the source added.

The limited overs format matches (ODIs and T20Is) are scheduled to take place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.

"We are also planning to host one of the Test matches in one of the above two venues (Chattogram or Sylhet) and in the process of deciding to host the last Test match in Mirpur,” the source further added.