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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Usually, anything less than a clean sweep against Bangladesh would have invited criticism, but not when Sri Lanka are trying out their next generation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156100/156135.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/627564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/627564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The performance in Sri Lanka is a significant stepping stone for Bangladesh and its impact should be felt in the near future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156100/156107.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Ashraful has shown a new solidity to his batting on this tour, but the one-off T20I is an ideal time for him to utilise his old strengths and range of strokeplay https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156000/156075.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nasir Hossain's composed innings have become a feature of Bangladesh's most important chases https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155865.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Pallekele https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156000/156075.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The tour of Sri Lanka has been a test of Mushfiqur's captaincy, and he appears to have been learning to deal with the challenge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155900/155976.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627018.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/627018.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-627018 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For Sri Lanka, the blazing opening stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kushal Janith Perera in Hambantota was a welcome throwback to the days of Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155869.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Hambantota https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626498.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626498 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's established performers will be pushed hard by the new crop of domestic players that are looking to get into the team ahead of the Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153400/153446.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/626297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jahurul Islam might have come in for some criticism for throwing his wicket away at the wrong moment in the Colombo Test, but that has not left him unnecessarily unsettled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155664.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625927.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625927.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625927 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155296.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625907.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625907.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625907 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's marks out of ten for the Test series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155560.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was the series where Sri Lanka finally shook off the Muralitharan-era and, with a young captain showing signs of potential, took a stride into the future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155186.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The general approach against left-arm spin in Bangladesh is to play safe. Against Rangana Herath, they neither took the safety-first approach nor were successful in hitting him out of the attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155569.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fourth day of he second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155682.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Murali's retirement, the responsibility to win Tests has again fallen on the shoulders of a lone spinner https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155478.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though there was much to appreciate about the performance of the Bangladesh openers, Tamim Iqbal spoke about how different, and effective, Kumar Sangakkara's approach was during his century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155664.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from third day's play of the Colombo Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155662.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Angelo Mathews has an unconvincing Test record so far and the success of Dinesh Chandimal and other younger players is threatening to usurp him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155486.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first and third sessions of the day, which brought Bangladesh five wickets with two new balls, brought the spotlight on to the pace bowlers, of whom very little was expected even from the chief selector a month ago https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155586.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625542.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625542.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625542 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155603.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For Rangana Herath, wicket-taking is about plotting for every batsman and laying a trap with every ball, as was demonstrated on day one in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155569.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh's poor batting on the first day of the second Test can be put down to a failure to adjust to conditions and an inclination to play their shots https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155558.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155542.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/625353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For a side that has lost an overwhelming majority of their Tests, a draw - whether on a featherbed or not - is a result to savour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155300/155324.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The uncharacteristically flat track in Galle led to a snoozefest which denied Sri Lanka a chance of going 1-up at their most bankable venue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155300/155320.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624714.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624714.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624714 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fifth day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155300/155324.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mushfiqur Rahim has matured as a batsman and captain, and one of his immediate goals is to improve Bangladesh's record in away Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155290.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the fourth day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155294.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624556 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh put forward their best batting display ever in Test cricket as they piled up 638 in their first innings of the Galle Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155290.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The lacklustre display by Sri Lanka's bowlers on the third day in Galle may have spurned the opportunity created by their batsmen to take a series lead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155253.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155217.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624396.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624396.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624396 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite a slow start in Test cricket, Lahiru Thirimanne already looks the most complete of Sri Lanka's young batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155213.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dinesh Chandimal's maiden Test hundred was riddled with chances, yet he continued to back himself and motor along - Bangladesh's batsmen should take note https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155212.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624266.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155200/155215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT During Kumar Sangakkara's smartly-constructed century in Galle, his enduring commitment to doing his job well shone through https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155179.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624169.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624169.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624169 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The rest of the Bangladesh attack looked undercooked but Sohag Gazi's experience of bowling long spells in domestic cricket helped produce breakthroughs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152000.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day from the first day of the first Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Test in Galle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155100/155185.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/624155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624155 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A young team will have to put the contracts crisis behind it and look to secure Sri Lanka's future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154300/154381.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623866.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623866.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623866 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera's ability to lift Sri Lanka out of a pit of the top order's making was an emphatic endorsement for substance over style https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99200/99279.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/623824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT