The Bangladesh national cricket team toured Sri Lanka from March 2017 to April 2017. The tour consisted of a series of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 internationals (T20Is).[1][2][3] The second Test match of the tour was the 100th Test played by Bangladesh.[4] The tour also featured a two-day warm-up match ahead of the Test fixtures and a one-day warm-up match ahead of the ODIs.[5] The Test series was played for the Joy Bangla Cup in honour of the father of the Bangladesh nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6]
| Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016–17 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 2 March – 6 April 2017 | ||
| Captains |
Rangana Herath (Tests) Upul Tharanga (ODIs & T20Is) |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Tests) Mashrafe Mortaza (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (254) | Tamim Iqbal (207) | |
| Most wickets | Rangana Herath (16) | Mehedi Hasan (10) | |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (160) | Tamim Iqbal (131) | |
| Most wickets |
Nuwan Kulasekara (4) Suranga Lakmal (4) |
Taskin Ahmed (6) Mashrafe Mortaza (6) Mustafizur Rahman (6) | |
| Player of the series | Kusal Mendis (SL) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Perera (81) | Soumya Sarkar (63) | |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (5) | Mustafizur Rahman (4) | |
| Player of the series | Lasith Malinga (SL) | ||
Before the series, Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the Test matches with a hamstring injury.[7] Rangana Herath was named as captain in his place.[8] Mathews failed to recover in time for the ODI and T20I series, with Upul Tharanga named captain of the team for both formats.[9]
The Test series was drawn 1–1,[10] with Bangladesh winning the second match by 4 wickets. It was their first win against Sri Lanka in a Test match.[11] The victory was their ninth win in Tests and their fourth overseas.[12] The ODI series was drawn 1–1, with the second of the third match ending in a no result, due to rain.[13] The T20I series also finished 1–1.[14]
After the conclusion of the ODI series, Bangladesh's captain, Mashrafe Mortaza, was suspended for one match for maintaining a slow over-rate in the third game.[15] Therefore, he did not play in Bangladesh's first fixture of the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series in May 2017.[15] During the coin toss of the first T20I, Mashrafe announced his retirement from T20Is following the conclusion of the series.[16]
Squads
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Bangladesh[21]
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Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim was asked to play as a batsman only, with Litton Das becoming the wicket-keeper for the Test series.[22] However, Das suffered a fractured rib during training ahead of the second Test, with Mushfiqur Rahim returning as the wicket-keeper for the final Test.[23] Kusal Perera was ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the first two ODI matches, but he was expected to be fit for the third and final match.[24] Mehedi Hasan was added to Bangladesh's ODI squad before the start of the limited-overs series.[25] Niroshan Dickwella suffered a fracture to his hand in the first ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the series.[26] Dilruwan Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara and Nuwan Pradeep were all added to Sri Lanka's ODI squad.[26] Kusal Perera was included in Sri Lanka's T20I squad, subject to fitness, with Sandun Weerakkody added as cover, if needed.[20]
Tour matches
editTwo-day match: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v Bangladesh
edit2–3 March 2017
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- Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
One-day match: Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI v Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- 18 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Test series
edit1st Test
edit7–11 March 2017
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain washed out the third session on day 3.
- With the wicket of Litton Das (Ban), Rangana Herath (SL) recorded the most wickets taken by a left-arm spinner in Tests, surpassing 362 wickets by Daniel Vettori (NZ).[27]
- Rangana Herath became the first player to win his first three Tests as captain of Sri Lanka.[27]
2nd Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Bangladesh's 100th Test match.[28]
- Mosaddek Hossain (Ban) made his Test debut.
- Rangana Herath took his 1,000 first-class wicket, becoming the second Sri Lankan to do so.[29]
- Mushfiqur Rahim became the first wicket-keeper for Bangladesh to take 100 dismissals in Tests.[30]
- This was Bangladesh's first win against Sri Lanka in Tests.[11]
ODI series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Mehedi Hasan (Ban) made his ODI debut.
- Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to score 10,000 international runs across all formats.[31]
- This was the highest total scored by Bangladesh against Sri Lanka and their first win when batting first in an ODI.[32]
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Heavy rain during the innings break prevented any further play and the match was abandoned.
- Upul Tharanga (SL) played in his 200th ODI.[33]
- Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his first ODI century.[33]
- Taskin Ahmed (Ban) took a hat-trick.[33]
- This was the 50th ODI held at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.[34]
3rd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
T20I series
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mehedi Hasan (Ban) made his T20I debut.
- Mashrafe Mortaza (Ban) played in his final T20I.[35]
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took a hat-trick.[14]
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- ^ a b "Sixteen years, 18 tries, one win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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- ^ a b "Shakib, Mustafizur deliver 45-run win for Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Mashrafe handed over-rate suspension". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Mashrafe to retire from T20Is after Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Gunaratne, Dickwella named in Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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- ^ "Sunzamul, Shuvagata called in to Bangladesh ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Thisara, Jayasuriya earn T20 call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Uncapped Mohammad Saifuddin in Bangladesh T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Mushfiqur asked to give up wicketkeeping". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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- ^ a b "Dickwella out of series with hairline fracture". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Herath: Most wickets by a left-arm spinner". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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- ^ "Herath completes 1000 first-class wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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- ^ "Tamim ton leads Bangladesh to 90-run win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Tamim's highs, and a first for Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Rain thwarts SL's chances after Mendis ton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Rangiri Dambulla Stadium ODI matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh look to give Mashrafe victorious send-off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2017.