Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh cross 200 but batting rut continues
Bangladesh evaded a sixth successive under-200 total in Tests as they ended the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Tuesday at 268 for seven. It was the Tigers’ first 200-plus total in four attempts in the ongoing two-match series against the Lankans as they got bundled out for 188 and 182 in the first Test in Sylhet and were skittled out for 178 in the first innings of the match in progress. However, Bangladesh are on the brink of another big-margin loss as they would need nothing short of a miracle to escape defeat against the Lankans who set a daunting 511-run target. Photos: Firoz Ahmed
'I took calculative risks': Mominul after rash dismissal
Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque said his 55-ball half-century involved ‘calculative risks’ rather than an aggressive mentality after the left-handed batter got dismissed while trying to hit a boundary in the last over before Tea on Day 4 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Tuesday.
We totally failed with the bat: Zakir
Bangladesh opener Zakir Hasan admitted that his side suffered a comprehensive failure in the batting department but did mention the wind playing a part in the Tigers’ dismissals on Day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Monday.
Bangladesh leaders in under-200 totals in Tests
Bangladesh reinforced an unwanted record in Tests when they were bundled out for 178 on Day 3 in the second innings of the final Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Monday.
We dropped too many catches: Adams
Bangladesh bowling coach Andre Adams was not impressed with his side letting opportunities slip through dropped catches on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram on Saturday.
Captain Shanto goes for bizarre review after ball hits middle of Mendis’ bat
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s bizarre review on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka has left everyone baffled.
Chattogram Test, Day 1 / Karunaratne, Mendis miss out on tons but put SL on top
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
Shakib key as Tigers look to bounce back
The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Sylhet was played on a rather pace-friendly wicket, but as the two-match series moves to Chattogram, conditions are expected to be a lot different.
Contradiction even in assessment!
Bangladesh team’s assistant coach Nic Pothas yesterday said the Test team’s batting unit is going through a rebuilding stage and everyone needs to remain patient, a statement that contradicts what other important figures of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had said in the days prior.
De Silva the big winner on latest ICC rankings
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has been rewarded for his Player of the Match heroics during the first Test against Bangladesh by making giant strides on the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.
Bangladesh drop down to sixth in WTC standings
Bangladesh dropped down to sixth in the latest ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings following their 328-run loss in the first of the three-match series against Sri Lanka in Sylhet on Monday.
The pitch will not decide the game, how we play will: Adams
Bangladesh bowling coach Andre Adams asserted that there were no demons on the pitch after the end of Day 1 of the first Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Friday.
‘We know how it looks’: SLC after Hasaranga’s unretirement raises eyebrows
Following Wanindu Hasaranga’s Test retirement U-turn and subsequent suspension from the upcoming Bangladesh Tests, Sri Lanka Cricket has denied using any technical loopholes to have their premier leg-spinner and T20 captain ready for the ICC T20 World Cup in June, as per an ESPNcricinfo report.
Hridoy earns maiden Test call-up
Towhid Hridoy earned a maiden call-up to the Bangladesh Test side as the young batter replaces experienced campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim in the squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka which will begin at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
From concussion sub to 'timed out' re-enactment
Bangladesh snapped out of their losing streak when they clinched their first bilateral ODI series in 10 months with a series-clinching four-wicket win in their third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Chattogram yesterday. A century, a collision while fielding, a concussion substitute, a whirlwind innings, and a petty act of dragging the past -- the final match of the three-match series had produced a number of memorable moments.
Hasaranga unretires for Bangladesh Tests
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga came out of Test retirement and was named in the squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
Lankans ‘surprised’ at Soumya’s concussion sub
Sri Lanka’s assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said he was surprised at Soumya Sarker being replaced through a concussion substitution in Bangladesh’s four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram on Monday.
Mushfiqur re-enacts Mathews’ ‘timed out’ dismissal
Bangladesh veteran Mushfiqur Rahim added further fuel to the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka rivalry as he re-enacted Angelo Matthews’ timed out dismissal when the Tigers celebrated a 2-1 ODI series win over the Lankans in Chattogram on Monday.
Day-game will benefit bowlers: Sakib
As impressive as he was in Bangladesh's win in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib was equally ineffective in the second of the three-match series in Chattogram yesterday.
