Mehedi boosts BD A again
Bangladesh A team all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who finished their first four-dayer on a high by bagging a fifer, also started the econd and final four-day match against their Sri Lankan counterparts positively at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.
On a day hen Sri Lanka managed a decent score of 223 for five in 74 overs, it was Mehedi who scalped three of the five wickets while conceding just 66 runs in his 31 overs, which included 12 maidens.
The 21-year old began the proceedings well by dismissing Sri Lanka opener Sangeeth Cooray in the 14th over with the score on 32. However, Sri Lanka's batsmen did not lose their way as Pathum Nissanka and Kamindu Mendis strung together a crucial 121-run second-wicket stand. This partnership was also again broken by Mehedi when he had Kamindu, on 62 off 121 balls, caught behind in the 48th over.
Mehedi also ousted the most dangerous batsman of the day, Nissanka, who scored a team-high 166-ball 85 before being trapped in front by the off-spinner in the 58th over. Pacer Ebadot Hossain picked up the remaining two wickets that fell on the day, returning figures of two for 51.
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