Sri Lanka to tour BD from Jan 27

DHAKA: Sri Lanka`s tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled for February 2014, has been advanced by a few days to allow the Asia Cup to kick off on February 24.

Bangladesh will now host Sri Lanka for two Tests starting on January 27, a week after Sri Lanka`s Test series against Pakistan in the UAE concludes.

The teams will also play two Twenty20s and three ODIs during the series, which ends on February 22, two days before the Asia Cup begins in Bangladesh.

Mirpur and Chittagong will get a Test each, while the teams will also travel to Sylhet for the limited-overs games.

The ODI in Sylhet, on February 17, will be the first international game at the venue since its completion.

The two teams last faced off in March 2013, in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the two-Test series 1-0, the ODIs were tied 1-1, and the hosts won the one-off T20.