Tigers eyesight maiden series gain against SL
Bangladesh will be eyeing to clinch their maiden ODI series win over Sri Lanka if they undertake the tourists in the second match of the ongoing three-match series in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.
The Tigers are 1-0 up in the series after winning the opening game by 33 runs that also ended their 10-meet winless streak across format on Sunday.
The victory in the first meet meant the hosts now have two opportunities to complete their first-ever ODI series win against the Sri Lankans, that they couldn’t do in their previous eight bilateral ODI series (six defeats, two draws).
Even so, doubts are hovering above the fate of the overall game as there exists a high chance of rain interruptions in the second half of the overall game because of Cyclone Yaas, which will probably intensify further and reach the coast of Orissa and West Bengal in India and Khulna in Bangladesh simply by Wednesday.
Bangladesh heaved a good sigh of comfort after Mustafizur Rahman, who all sustained a cramp found in the opening video game, tweeted on Tuesday that he’s designed for the crucial match that left behind all sort of doubts regarding his participation found in the contest.
The Tigers are very likely to field the same winning team in the second match after outplaying the visitors in all three departments in the series opener.
However, the batting form of Liton Das and Mohammad Mithun even now remained a matter of concern for Bangladesh workforce management which simply amplified after both batters got dismissed in a duck in the initial match.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin insisted they must take up as a product to gain the series and was content with his first meet performance.
“(I) was trying by heart, as Bangladesh needed a win as a result badly and I’m happy that I could contribute a good little total it,” Saifuddin, who picked the most important wicket of the overall game, Wanindu Hasaranga, said.
“I find out Hasaranga (Wanindu) quite a bit, as I’ve played against him found in the Under-19 Community Cup. He definitely batted well but choosing him up while setting the appropriate field, satisfied me the virtually all,” he added.
Meanwhile, middle-overs muddle with both bat and ball appears to come to be Sri Lanka’s biggest problem which they’ll end up being hoping to address in the second match and you will be pumped up about making a comeback.
Bangladesh Chief Selector Minhajul Abedin told The Daily Sunshine that they can’t have the tourists lightly more so after the opening video game where that they had threatened to create an upset.
“They played quite nicely despite losing the overall game and they could be really dangerous on the day,” said Minhajul. “We should be sure that we tick all our boxes in order to earn the gain,” he added.
