Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left for Colombo yesterday along with Shuvagata Hom and Nurul Hasan and newcomer Sanjamul Islam with the hopes of winning the three-match ODI and two-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

"It is very much possible to win the series if we can play to our potential and ability," a confident Mashrafe told reporters at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport before flying for Sri Lanka.

"We have to do well in all three departments. The matches we won previously we were best at all three departments -- batting, bowling and fielding -- while we lost in New Zealand as the three departments didn't click together," he said, adding that he was fully fit and ready to give a hundred per cent in the upcoming series.

Mashrafe was also excited with the fact that pacer Mustafizur was now fully fit. "Mustafiz is our best bowler and his presence always gives you an advantage. I am looking forward to getting a hundred per cent fit Mustafizur in the limited-over series."

The first ODI of the three-match series will take place at Dambulla on March 25.

However, the Tigers will play a 50-over practice match in Colombo on March 22 before the start of the limited-overs leg and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to send young paceman Mohammad Saifuddin and experienced pacer Abul Hasan to Colombo today to play the practice match.

Both players are expected to fly back to Dhaka on March 23.

"They will just go there to play the practice match and come back to Dhaka on March 23 as Saifuddin is most likely going to be included in the team for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. We are sending them as per our previous policy of giving a few players outside the national team international exposure," said Minhajul Abedin.