Both the Sri Lankan men’s and women’s teams departed to Bangladesh on Sunday to take part in the ICC World T20 Tournament which is scheduled to get underway in a few days.

The players engaged in religious observances early Sunday morning, prior to departure.

The group stages of tournament will commence after March 21, following the end of the qualifying stages.

Sri Lanka will be competing along side England, South Africa and New Zealand in group B.

Group A comprises of India, Pakistan, Australia and defending champions West Indies.

Sri Lanka is scheduled to take on South Africa on March 22 in Chittagong.

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