Sri Lankan pacers dominated the second Test match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram as they accounted for 33 of the 40 Bangladesh wickets to fall. The Sri Lankan spinners only got seven wickets.
Fourth day's play is currently in progress in the second Test with Sri Lanka in the ascendancy. With the tour set to conclude in a couple of days, Chandimal is unlikely to return as well. Sri Lanka are already leading the two-match series 1-0.
It was a comedy of errors from the Bangladesh fielders as the trio of Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shahadat Hossain Dipu and Zakir Hasan combined to drop a catch after multiple juggles against Sri Lanka in the second Test. Bangladesh are trailing by 476 runs after two days of play.
Bangladesh will aim to level the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Chattogram and earn crucial World Test Championship points in the decider in Chattogram starting March 30. Sri Lanka won the series opener quite comfortably by 328 runs with skipper Dhananjaya de Silva smashing twin tons.
The 328-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series has helped Sri Lanka climb to the sixth spot on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
Mushfiqur Rahim finished the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as the second-leading run-scorer for Bangladesh behind skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. Rahim scored 135 runs at an average of 135 and a strike rate measuring 91.21.
Najmul Hossain Shanto won the Player of the Match (POTM) award for his match-winning century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
All three fixtures of the ODI series will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Having already won two series against Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka have had a splendid start to their ODI campaign in 2024.
The three-match T20I series that preceded the ODI series witnessed a mouthwatering clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The Lankan Lions clinched the three-match T20I series 2-1.
Nuwan Thushara was the star for Sri Lanka in the T20I series decider on Saturday (March 9) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. He became the fifth Sri Lankan player to claim a T20I hat-trick.
Nuwan Thushara was the star of the final T20I at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (March 9). He bagged a match-winning hat-trick and became the fifth Sri Lankan player to achieve the feat in the shortest format of the game.
Soumya Sarkar scored 26 runs off 22 deliveries with the help of five fours at a strike rate of 118.18. The southpaw opened the innings with Litton Das and the pair added 68 runs for the opening wicket.
Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka in a multi-format series starting with three T20Is in Sylhet. The series will serve as an opportunity for both teams to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup since conditions in the Caribbean will be close to those in the sub-continent.
Mahmudullah last played a T20I game for the Bangla Tigers against Sri Lanka in the Men's T20 Asia Cup in September 2022. He was not picked for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.
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Sri Lanka were 260/6 when play was mutually ended 73 overs into the final day at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The visitors posted 397 before Bangladesh replied with 465, taking a 68-run first-innings lead.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning on May 15 in Chattogram.
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The defeat meant that Bangladesh failed to garner the full 30 points (10 points for each match) on offer in the series under the new ICC ODI Super League format.
The victory marked Sri Lanka's first in the ODI Super League. “Badly needed win, but we lost the series,” captain Perera said.
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