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UNB, Dhaka

A 23-member Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Club of South Korea arrived in the capital on Monday afternoon to play a friendly football match with Bangladesh National team.

The Korean team comprises 18 players and five officials, now staying in Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

Bangladesh national football team, preparing for the ensuing SAFF Championship, will play a friendly match with Ulsan Hyundai on Thursday (Nov 26) at 6:pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Prasad out of second

India Test

AFP, Kanpur

Sri Lanka suffered a setback ahead of the second Test against India starting here on Tuesday with injured paceman Dammika Prasad being ruled out of the match.

The 26-year-old right-arm quick had strained his hamstring during the first Test in Ahmedabad which ended in a high- scoring draw last week.

"We are not considering Dammika for this match," Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara told a pre-match press conference on Monday.

"He is recovering very well and we hope he will be available for selection for the third and final game in Mumbai."

Prasad, who has taken 13 wickets in four Tests, returned figures of 2-106 off 22 overs in India's first innings but could bowl just 13 overs in the second.

Sangakkara said the team could go in with a third spinner or opt for fast bowler Dilhara Fernando, who was flown in as a replacement for the injured Thilan Thushara ahead of the second Test.

"Prasad's injury means we can play three spinners if we want to. Ajantha (Mendis) is always in the reckoning and Fernando has also been bowling quite fast and accurately."

The tourists, seeking their first-ever Test win in India, picked left-arm spinner Rangana Herath to partner Muttiah Muralitharan ahead of Mendis for the first Test, going on form rather than past record.

Mendis, an unorthodox spinner, starred in Sri Lanka's 2-1 Test victory at home against India in 2008, picking a record 26 wickets, but his form has dipped of late.

The good news for Sri Lanka was the fitness of in-form opener Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored 112 in Ahmedabad before hurting his nose during a game of football after the match.

"Dilshan had a broken nose but it has been fixed up. He is fine now," said Sangakkara.

The Sri Lankan captain also backed Muralitharan, who went wicketless in India's second innings, failing to get any assistance from the flat track.