The visitor team Sri Lanka once again very much impressed in the second test against the Bangladesh. Sri Lankan team’s captain Dhananjaya won the toss this time and decided to bowl second. Sri Lanka batted complete 90 overs today lost four wickets and scored 314 runs. The opener of the team Nishan Madushka faced 105 runs and scored 57 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne posted 86 runs off 129 balls he faced.
He completed his innings with eight boundaries and a maximum. Kusal Mendis † faced exact 150 balls and scored 93 runs with the help of eleven 4s and a six. Angelo Mathews the old gun of the SL team tried his best by facing 71 deliveries and contributed 23 runs. Hasan Mahmud took two wickets, Shakib Al Hasan dismissed one SL batsman in the first day’s play.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights today. Saturday 30-3-2024. 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 2024 from Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
SL won the toss and chose to bat first.
Bangladesh team: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud
Sri Lanka team: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando
Head to Head In Test’s: 25
Bangladesh Won: 1
Sri Lanka Won: 19
Bangladesh Test Rankings: 9th
Sri Lanka Test Rankings: 8th
Form guide
(last five completed Tests, most recent first)
Bangladesh LLWWW
Sri Lanka WWLLW
Match Timings: 04:00 AM GMT | 10:00 AM Local
Umpires – Richard Illingworth, Rod Tucker
TV Umpire – Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee – Jeff Crowe
Reserve Umpire – Gazi Sohel
Match number – Test no. 2537
