Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test Series 2022
Mosaddek’s inclusion a proof of BCB’s murky vision
Bangladesh lost yet another Test series at home. The 10-wicket mauling by a fairly inexperienced Sri Lankan side on the final day of the second Test in Mirpur yesterday meant that the Tigers have now lost all the five Test series played against Sri Lanka at home, including the 1-0 series defeat in the latest one.
‘The answer is there to see’
There was not any significant difference between hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in terms of international experience as the two subcontinental rivals locked horns in a two-match Test series within the past two weeks.
SL thrash Tigers
Sri Lanka kept their record of winning every Test series in Bangladesh intact with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over the Tigers in the second Test of the two-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
Papon ‘not worried’ about Mominul’s captaincy
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon backed the Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque and said that his captaincy is not something the management is worried about.
Domingo against getting ‘used to playing on bad pitches’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo mentioned that the tailor-made pitches in the past at home has hurt the Tigers' improvement in the long run and the South African also urged to create sporting pitches to enhance performance in the longest format of the game.
‘Can’t win Tests from being five down for 24’
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that it is not possible to win Tests after suffering horrible batting collapses as the Tigers did in the recently-concluded home Test series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh to keep series-winning record intact
It all came crumbling down for Bangladesh just after Lunch on the fifth and final day of their series-deciding Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Shakib only second to Botham in terms of fifty and a fifer in a single Test
Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has taken himself to a new height as he has bagged a five-wicket haul and also scored a fifty in a Test on 10 occasions, the second most after legendary all-rounder Ian Botham of England.
First time in seven years but nothing new for the Tigers
Bangladesh top-order crumbled to Sri Lanka pace attack within the first hour of the second Test at Dhaka today. Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando ran through the top-order as Bangladesh slumped to 24 for five in just the seventh over, making a few records on the way.
Tigers stun young fans in Mirpur with unwanted records
Sports fans across Bangladesh, who enjoyed an exhilarating night of football yesterday as the dramatic conclusion of the English Premier League culminated, woke up in the morning today- only to witness a horrendous batting performance from the Bangladesh cricket team.
Tigers rattled from the get go
Bangladesh have made a disastrous start against Sri Lanka on day one of the Dhaka Test after the hosts elected to bat first today in the series-deciding fixture.
Bangladesh opt to bat first in Dhaka
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka today.
Mirpur braces for series decider
Bangladesh will be looking to bank on home advantage with spin expected to play a crucial role when Mominul Haque’s side take on Sri Lanka in the second and series-deciding Test, starting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
'Focused' Lankans hope to cheer fans back home
Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood is hoping to give fans back home in the crisis-hit island nation reason for cheer with a win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test beginning Monday.
Mosaddek’s career shaping into a new dimension
With spinner Nayeem Hasan ruled out of the second Test following a fracture to his hand, all of a sudden the focus has turned to Mosaddek as a bowling option.
Tigers’ bowling options decimated by injuries
Following a draw in the first Test in Chattogram, the second Test against Sri Lanka will be a tough challenge for a Bangladesh team battling multiple injuries that may linger into next month’s tour to West Indies.
A Test of individual accolades
There were very slim chances that the Chattogram Test, between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, would render a result. In fact, Sri Lanka all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva admitted that they ‘knew it was going to be a draw from the first day.’
Bangladesh deserve 'full marks', says Bashar
Former Bangladesh captain turned national selector Habibul Bashar did not hesitate to give Bangladesh team ‘full marks’ for their efforts under trying conditions in the Chattogram Test against Sri Lanka that ended in a draw on Thursday.