Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match - Asia Cup 2016, Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match - Asia Cup 2016.Welcome to our live coverage of the second match of 2016 Asia Cup Twenty20, between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates, being played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.Sri Lanka XI: Shehan Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Dasun Shanaka, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga (capt.), Dushmantha Chameera.
UAE are fielding an unchanged XI from their win over Oman in the qualifiers.
UAE XI: Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, Shaiman Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Amjad Javed (capt.), Mohammad Naveed, Saqlain Haider, Ahmed Raza, Swapnil Patil (wk), Qadeer Ahmed
Sri Lanka would aim to hit the ground running against qualifier UAE in their Asia Cup qualifier in Dhaka. The islanders lost 2-1 to India in the recent T20 series and would have to be consistent to beat the Associates who have been playing on this track and in these conditions during the past week.
Toss: UAE captain Amjad Javed call it right, and they will bowl first, as expected. The wicket, as per the experts, are not that green but still continue have enough tinge to assist new ball bowlers.
With their star players back in the squad, Sri Lanka would like to get into the groove with a strong performace against minnows United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their first Asia Cup T20 match today.
The Sri Lankan team bears a formidable look with the comeback of their skipper Lasith Malinga and Test captain Angelo Mathews, both of whom were missing due to injuries during the recent T20 series against India.
The other big boost for Sri Lanka will be seasoned left-arm spinner Ragana Herath's return to the side. Herath's experience will mean a lot for the defending World T20 champions on a slow Sher-e-Bangla pitch.For UAE, Asia Cup serves them another opportunity to get a crack at the 'big boys' in the game.
They have done well by defeating Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman in the qualifying tournament. In fact, it was an upset win against Afghanistan when they won by 16 runs while their victories against Hong Kong and Oman came relatively easily -- by 6 wickets and 71 runs respectively.TOSS: UAE win the toss and will bowl first. That’s two days in a row where the team that won the toss has opted to bowl first.
# Aakash Chopra is not making much headway in getting to the stadium. Dhaka and traffic go together we’ve heard.
