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The Bangladesh–Sri Lanka cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world. [1] [2] The two teams are contesting each other internationally since 1986 where Sri Lanka has the upper hand in most of the occasions.
The three-day match in Dhaka starting on 13 January 1978, which Sri Lanka won by an innings and 9 runs, was Bangladesh's debut in international cricket but the very low standard of Bangladeshi cricket at the time means that it was not a first-class match. [10] Sri Lanka also played against a BCB President's XI, South Zone and Central Zone, the ...
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Asian associate nations UAE and Hong Kong were participated to the tournament. Mahela Jayawardene led the Sri Lanka team. In the first match against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka piled an imposing total of 357. Jayasuriya scored 72 runs and his opening partner Kumar Sangakkara scored 101 runs.
Specially, the memory of the disaster that Bangladesh had faced against Sri Lanka during the 1977–78 season was partly erased. Second, this was the first time Gazi Ashraf captained the national side. He was to remain captain until 1990. During this period Bangladesh cricket went through its most important changes. [1]
A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum. Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. Eyre & Spottiswoode. Box, Charles (1868). The Theory and Practice of Cricket, from its origin to the present time. Frederick Warne. Harte, Chris (1993). A History of Australian Cricket. London: Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-98825-4 ...
Follow live coverage of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in Bangladesh 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team ...
It is the oldest cricket match series in the central province and the second oldest in Sri Lanka, having been played since 1893. [11] [12] The Battle of the Blues (Matara) has been played between St. Thomas' College, Matara, and St. Servatius' College Matara since 1900. [13] [14] [15] Over the years, many other Big Matches have been established.
Host Bangladesh and Sri Lanka start their three-match Twenty20 cricket series on Monday with the upcoming World Cup on everyone's mind. “We’ll get eight to 11 matches before the World Cup and ...