Tigers to face Sri Lanka and England in WC warm-ups

Bangladesh will play two official warm-up games in Guwahati before starting their ICC World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 7.

The official warm-up fixtures for the cricket's showpiece event in India was announced yesterday.

The Tigers will take on Sri Lanka in the first warm-up game on September 29 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati and play the second match against England at the same venue on October 2.

The 10 teams will each play two official 50-over contests during the week leading up to the start of the World Cup on October 5, with matches to be held in three different cities across India.

Warm-up fixtures:

September 29: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Guwahati

South Africa v Afghanistan, Thiruvananthapuram

New Zealand v Pakistan, Hyderabad

September 30: India v England, Guwahati

Australia v Netherlands, Thiruvananthapuram

October 2: England v Bangladesh, Guwahati

New Zealand v South Africa, Thiruvananthapuram

October 3: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Guwahati

India v Netherlands, Thiruvananthapuram

Pakistan v Australia, Hyderabad