The Sri Lanka team has made plenty of changes. Dickwella is back as a wicketkeeper, and there are three debutants: Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, and Binura Fernando. Sandakan, Udana, Bandara and Shanaka are out. Two changes for Bangladesh: Liton Das dropped for debutant Mohammad Naim, and Taskin replaces Saifuddin. Saifuddin, remember, suffered a concussion last … Read more
Tamim Iqbal: It looks like a similar wicket and there was some turn in the evening in the first ODI and something for the fast bowlers as well. We played ok last game, those 60s-70s were key because sometimes wickets fall and some players take responsibility which makes it easier. It’s extremely hot here. We’re … Read more
Tamim Iqbal: “Looks a good wicket, batting first, need to keep the heat in concern as well. We are going with three seamers and two-seamers. Any series’ first game is very important, first ten overs important, need to set the tone and see where we are at. We’ve been playing some cricket last 3-4 months, … Read more
Dimuth Karunaratne, who’s also the player of the series: “I was short of runs before this series, and I had to put my hand up here. I did well here, and so did all the other batters. After the West Indies tour, I spoke to the coach, and he said you have to respect the … Read more
83.2 overs have been bowled today between both teams. The home team scored 194 runs in 42.2 overs and after that their captain declared the innings with nine wickets down. Dimuth Karunaratne scored 66 runs off 78 balls, Dhananjaya de Silva 41, Pathum Nissanka 24, Niroshan Dickwella † also scored 24 runs. Taijul Islam dismissed … Read more
The home team Sri Lanka scored 493 runs in their first innings with seven wickets down, and their team’s captain Dimuth Karunaratne declared their innings. Bangladesh faced 83 overs and scored 251 runs all out. The opener of the team Tamim Iqbal scored 92 runs off 150 balls and out by Jayawickrama. Saif Hassan added … Read more
The home team Sri Lanka is going on and on in their first innings. In the first two days, 155.5 overs had been bowled and 469 runs on the board with six wickets down. The captain and also the opener of the team Dimuth Karunaratne faced 190 balls and he scored 118 runs. He smashed … Read more
SL vs BD Highlights today Thursday, 29-04-2021 – 2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. ICC Rankings Test, ODI & T20 Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first. Dimuth Karunaratne: We have two debutants today: the fast bowler Shoriful Islam replaces Ebadot Hossain in Bangladesh’s XI. Sri … Read more
SL vs BD Highlights today Sunday, 25-04-2021 – 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. ICC Rankings Test, ODI & T20 Mominul Haque won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka team: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 2 Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Oshada Fernando, 4 Pathum Nissanka, 5 Angelo Mathews, … Read more
The visitor team Bangladesh scored 541 runs with seven wickets down by using 173 overs. Najmul Hossain Shanto was the top runs scorer from the Bangladesh team with 163 runs off 378 balls. He smashed seventeen boundaries and a maximum in his beautiful innings. The captain of the team Mominul Haque also batted beautifully with … Read more
