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Time for the old Ashraful

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

30-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Pallekele

'I like to be a hero at the end' - Nasir

Nasir Hossain's composed innings have become a feature of Bangladesh's most important chases

29-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Pallekele

Umpire target practice

Plays of the Day from the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Pallekele

28-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Pallekele

Mushfiqur coming to terms with pressures of captaincy

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

27-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam

An unusual pitch invasion

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Hambantota

23-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Hambantota

Jahurul looks to keep boosting self-belief

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

20-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Mushfiqur, Ashraful lead fight for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Sri Lanka

20-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam

Optimism for Mathews as SL are reborn

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

19-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the Presmadasa

Bangladesh fall to old weakness again

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

19-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Jayawardene missed despite series win

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of he second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo

19-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh learning batting nuances from Sangakkara

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

18-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Ashraful's nimble catching act

Plays of the day from third day's play of the Colombo Test

18-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Mohammad Isam at the Premadasa

Struggling Mathews coming under pressure

Angelo Mathews has an unconvincing Test record so far and the success of Dinesh Chandimal and other younger players is threatening to usurp him

17-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the Premadasa

Bangladesh pacers shine on barren day

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

17-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Karunaratne pays for his impatience

Plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

17-Mar-2013•Andrew Fernando and Mohammad Isam at the Premadasa

Bangladesh batsmen fail to adjust to conditions

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

16-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam at the Premadasa

Jahurul stuck in the long, wet grass

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day in Colombo

16-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Mohammad Isam at the Presmadasa

One of Bangladesh's best Test results

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

12-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam in Galle

No bite, no contest

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

12-Mar-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Shahadat gets a message

Plays of the day from the fifth day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

12-Mar-2013•Mohammad Isam and Andrew Fidel Fernando

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