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Asia Cup T20: UAE win the toss and choose to bowl against Sri Lanka

MIRPUR: Skipper of UAE cricket team has won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh, TheNewsTribe.com reported.

Captain of UAE team Amjad said that It is easier to bowl first. Hopefully, we can restrict them to 130. “Same team that played against Oman,” he added.

While Malinga said that “We are looking forward to play good cricket. We are exited to play T20s and show talent. The dew factor is there, but we want to put runs on the board.”

“It was a refreshing break. We needed this. Everybody is fit and ready to go. It is a happy hunting ground for us.This is a good preparation for us [for World T20]; we want to make a mark on the Asia Cup,” he added.

Sri Lanka Squad:

Lasith Malinga (c), Angelo Mathews (vc), Dushmantha Chameera, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Shehan Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, , Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Dasun Shanaka, Milinda Siriwardana, Jeffrey Vandersay

UAE Squad:

UAE: Amjad Javed (c), Swapnil Patil (wk), Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Mohammad Usman, Mohammad Naveed, Saqlain Haider, Ahmed Raza, Qadeer Ahmed, Usman Mushtaq, Fahad Tariq, Farhan Ahmed, Zaheer Maqsood.

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