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DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh Wednesday named a 15-member squad led by skipper Khaled Masud for next month's tour of Sri Lanka to play two Tests and three one-day internationals.

The month-long tour will start July 10 and will include two warm-up matches with Sri Lanka A on July 12 and Board President's XI on July 16, Bangladesh Cricket Board's chief selector Mainul Haq told reporters.

The first Test will begin in Colombo on July 21. The second Test will also be held in Colombo from July 28, Haq said.

Bangladesh last visited Sri Lanka in September for the Asian Test Championship when the visitors lost the series to the hosts.

The Team:

Khaled Masud (Captain), Habibul Bashar, Aminul Islam, Akram Khan, Al-Shahriar, Mohammad Ashraful, Tushar Imran, Fahim Muntasir, Enamul Haq, Monzurul Islam, Tareq Aziz Khan, Ehsanul Haq, Hannan Sarker, Alamgir Kabir and Talha Zubair.

Five others on standby are former skipper Naimur Rahman, Mohammad Rafique, Tapash Kumar Baisha, Alok Kapalik and Anwar Hossain.

Itinerary for Bangladesh tour to Sri Lanka

July 12-14 v Sri Lanka A in Moratuwa
July 16-18 v BCCSL development squad in Colombo
July 21-25: first test at Saravanamuttu Stadium
July 28-Aug 1: second test in Colombo
Aug 4: first one day international in Colombo
Aug 5: second one day international in Colombo
Aug 7: third one day international in Colombo.

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