Najmul Hossain Shanto's unbeaten 53-run knock helped Bangladesh seal an 8-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Wednesday.
Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for the three-match white ball series and two World Test Championship (WTC) matches in Sylhet and Chattogram in March later this year.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews didn't hold back in expressing his frustration and anger over his timed out dismissal during their clash against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan backed his decision to stick with the call for Angelo Mathews's dismissal following their three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the ongoing World Cup on Monday.
Upset with his contentious timed-out dismissal, experienced Sri Lankan all-rounder and former skipper Angelo Mathews had his own back on Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, giving him a send-off after dismissing him in the second innings.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Charith Asalanka feels that Angelo Mathews's dismissal by time out against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup is "not good for the spirit of cricket."
Experienced all-rounder and former Sri Lanka captain, Angelo Mathews, on Monday, became the first-ever batter in international cricket to be dismissed on account of 'time out' during the islanders' clash with Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Bangladesh cricket team had to cancel their training session in Delhi on Friday in order to safeguard their players from the air pollution in the city, according to team director Khaled Mahmud.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2023.
The head coaches of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka voiced their misgivings over the decision of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to add a reserve day for the India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup Super Four stage.