Big picture - Key players missing for both sidesIt's been nearly two years since these two sides faced each other in the longest format of the game. Such is the paucity of Test cricket on offer for teams outside of the Big Three these days - Bangladesh have played eight Tests to Sri Lanka's 11 since their last contest - there's not much by way of a body of work to discern any emerging trends in these sides.For Bangladesh, the most recent series at home was against New Zealand - which they drew...
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The number of airlines operating flights to Sri Lanka has steadily increased over the years post-pandemic, indicating a significant interest in the country as a tourist destination. “By the start o ..
Chandika Hathurusinghe expects his young Bangladesh players to pounce on the experienced Sri Lankans in the first Test, starting in Sylhet on Friday."We understand that Sri Lanka has an experienced batting line-up," Hathurusinghe said, referring to the fact that Angelo Mathews (107), Dimuth Karunaratne (89) and Dinesh Chandimal (77) have played more Tests - 273 - than the entire Bangladesh side - 270."They are a formidable side. Couple of the guys [only Mathews] maybe have over 100 Tests, but we...
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Bangladesh pacers struck early in the morning to keep the hosts in the
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bowl
Less than a day after Sri Lanka announced that Wanindu Hasaranga would be coming out of Test retirement to join the team for a two-match series in Bangladesh, he ended up with a sanction from the ICC that meant he would not be able to take part in the series.Hasaranga was punished for breaching article 2.8 of the player's code of conduct, which relates to showing dissent against the umpire's decision. An ICC press release on Tuesday said the incident happened during the 37th over of the third...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on March 21, 2024, that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka regarding the next phase of financial assistance, granting access to $337 million from the previously approved $3 billion bailout allocated in 2023 for the financially strained nation. A staff-level agreement represents an initial consensus achieved More
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said Premier Li Qiang had promised Beijing would also help the South Asian nation’s debt restructuring process continuously.
Mexico joins the list of countries that believe they can spit in President Joe Biden’s face and get away with it. In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador elaborated on outrageous demands he had made of Biden that would hurt American interests. These demands include the United States […]