Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in the 1st Test played at the Galle International Stadium on Friday.   

Hosts Sri Lanka look set to extend their dominance over Bangladesh when they open the two-Test series at their happy hunting ground in Galle.

Sri Lanka have won six and drawn one of their last eight Tests on the traditionally spin-friendly Galle wicket, and slow bowlers
Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis are once again expected to play key roles.

Sri Lanka handed a Test debut to Kithuruwan Vithanage, the left-handed middle-order batsman after Mahela Jayawardene was ignored for the game because of a finger injury.

Sri Lanka have a new Test captain, their youngest ever, in Angelo Mathews, and with Prasanna Jayawardene being left out, Dinesh Chandimal will be performing the wicketkeeping duties.

Bangladesh left out Tamim Iqbal, who suffered an injury in his right hand during the Bangladesh Premier League last month. Anamul Haque, the 20-year-old batsman, and Mominul Haque, the left-arm spinner, were the two Bangladesh players making their debut.

Teams
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Angelo Mathews (capt), Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Ajantha Mendis.

Bangladesh: Anamul Haque, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (capt, wk), Nasir Hossain, Mominul Haque, Abul Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Elias Sunny, Shahadat Hossain.