The first Super Fours clash went right down to the wire as Bangladesh gunned down the 169-run target and sailed to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the ongoing Asia Cup on Saturday in Dubai.
Najmul Hossain Shanto announced his decision to step down as Bangladesh Test captain after his side endured a 1-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto declared that he and his batters are looking to cash in early at Galle before its strip begins responding to ball tweakers.
The Sri Lanka and Bangladesh rivalry once again lived up to the expectations of the spectators as the Tigers left the Lions dazes with a nail-biting two-wicket win at the Grand Prairie Stadium in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Friday (local time).
Sri Lankan bowlers, especially the spinners Prabhat Jayasuriya and Kamindu Mendis, gave the team an upper hand on the fourth day of the second Test of the two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday
Fifties from Dimuth Karunaratne and Kushal Mendis guided the visitors, Sri Lanka, to 314/4 after playing 90 overs on the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh assistant coach Nic Pothas said that the Bangladesh batting line-up is relatively inexperienced as they are in the early stages of their Test careers and requested that the fans watching them be patient
After a setback in the first game, Bangladesh have received a big boost as experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returns for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram which will begin on March 30.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in the first match of the two-match Test series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
In-form batter Jaker Ali has replaced Litton in the squad for the third ODI. Jaker recently impressed with his influential knock of 68 in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He also has 84 List A appearances to his name in which he has amassed 1918 runs at an average of 34.87.
After Sri Lanka's series triumph over Bangladesh, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto asked the visitors to move on from the timed-out incident that occurred during the World Cup 2023.