Sri Lanka tour to Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remain hopeful of being able to host Sri Lanka for a Test series even the entire...

Bangladesh stand-in captain Mahmudullah feels the Tigers are still far behind the rest of the world in T20 cricket, saying they have to face to their shortcomings in the shortest format.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has praised opening batsman Kusal Mendis after a prolific tour to Bangladesh that saw the visitors win the Test series and sweep the T20Is.

Sri Lanka produced a blistering batting performance to thrash Bangladesh by 75 runs in Sylhet with the visitors claiming a series sweep.

Batsman Kusal Mendis has been called up to replace Kusal Perera in Sri Lanka's T20 squad for the upcomig series in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to play in the upcoming two-match T20 series against Sri Lanka as doctors have advised that he still needs another two weeks to recover from his finger injury.

Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has made peace with the fact that he now only has one role in the Test team, to bat, instead of keeping wicket or captaining the side.

The Chittagong Test pitch for the opening match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has been rated as "below average" by match referee David Boon and, as such, it has received one demerit point according by the ICC.

Bangladesh have recalled to batsman Sabbir Rahman to their squad for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka that starts in Mirpur on Thursday.

Bangladesh stand-in captain Mahmudullah feels the pitch in Chittagong was good for Test cricket despite the Tigers playing to a high-scoring draw with Sri Lanka in the first Test that ended on Sunday.