Sri Lankan national cricket team in Bangladesh in the 2017/18 season
The tour of the Sri Lankan national cricket team to Bangladesh in the 2017/18 season took place from January 31 to February 18, 2018. The international cricket tour was part of the 2017/18 international cricket season and included two tests and two Twenty20s . Sri Lanka won the Test series 1–0 and the Twenty20 series 2–0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played in a three-nation tournament in Bangladesh with Zimbabwe , in the final of which Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh with 79 runs. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in Sri Lanka in the 2016/17 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
---|---|---|---|
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Chittagong | 22,000 | 1st test |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Dhaka | 26,000 | 2nd test, 1st T20 |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Sylhet | 18,500 | 2. T20 |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its test squad on January 13, 2018. Bangladesh named its test squad on January 26, 2018.
Testing
First test in Chittagong
January 31 - February 4 scorecard |
Chittagong |
Bangladesh 513 (129.5) & 307-5d (100) |
- |
Sri Lanka 713-9d (199.3) |
draw |
In the aftermath of the game, the pitch of the stadium was rated as below average by the world association ICC .
Second test in Dhaka
February 8-12 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Sri Lanka 222 (65.3) & 226 (73.5) |
- |
Bangladesh 110 (45.4) & 123 (29.3) |
Sri Lanka wins with 215 runs |
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Dhaka
February 15 scorecard |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh 193-5 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 194-4 (16.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets |
Second Twenty20 in Sylhet
February 18 scorecard |
Sylhet |
Sri Lanka 210-4 (20) |
- |
Bangladesh 135 (18.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 75 runs |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Lakmal named Sri Lanka's Test vice-captain ( English ) Cricinfo. January 13, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Mohammad Isam: Bangladesh pick uncapped Nayeem Hasan for first Sri Lanka Test ( English ) Cricinfo. January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ↑ Chittagong pitch rated 'below average' by ICC ( English ) Cricinfo. February 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.