Bangladesh in Sri Lanka, 2005

Complete coverage of the Bangladesh national team tour of Sri Lanka

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Results
OD Practice Match: Bangladesh loses by 10 wkts
First ODI: Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
Second ODI: Sri Lanka won by 75 runs
Third ODI: Sri Lanka won by 6 wkts
3-Day Practice Match: Match Drawn
First Test: Sri Lanka won by Inn & 96 runs
Second Test: Sri Lanka won by Inn & 69 runs

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Latest News

• Questions aplenty  - The Daily Star
• Feeble Bangladesh slide to defeat - BBC
• Mahmud ponders his future   - The Daily Star
• Beyond explanation - The Daily Star
• Sri Lanka ease to six-wicket win  - Cricinfo

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Match Highlights

September 4, Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka 106-4 beat Bangladesh 108 by six wickets (D/L method)

After a bright start, Bangladesh collapses to 108 all out at the end of 38.2 overs in a rain reduced over (48) match. Another downpour early on during the SL innings sets them a target to score 106 in 46 overs which they easily achieved with the loss of four wickets.

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September 2, Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI

Sri Lanka won by 75 runs

Sri Lanka rode on Upul Tharanga's maiden century to clinch a one-day series against Bangladesh with a 75-run victory in the second of the 3-ODI series. Bangladesh, who lost the opening game of the three-match series by 88 runs on Wednesday, finished at 220-6 to concede the series to Sri Lanka. Opener Shahriar Nafees top-scored with 51, while skipper Habibul Bashar (41 not out) and super-sub Tushar Imran (31) put on 71 for the sixth wicket but their efforts were not enough to stop Sri Lanka.

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August 31, Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, 1st ODI

Match Result: Sri Lanka (269/9) beat Bangladesh (181/9) by 88 runs

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Match Reports: SL Innings

Sri Lanka was made to bat first by Habibul Bashar and the home team posted a respectable 270, aided in no small part by an ordinary day in the field from Bangladesh. Syed Rasel had a memorable debut, capturing two wickets and bowling tidily in general. But the Bangladeshi top order failed once again and the match was practically over before the halfway mark of Bangladesh innings. Khaled Mashud batted out the rest of the overs with tailenders only to delay the obvious.

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI, Morutawa

Sri Lanka Cricket XI (239/0, 11 overs) defeats Bangladesh (235/8, 50 overs)

Sri Lanka Cricket XI handed a nasty 10 wicket defeat to the visitors. Batting first, Bangladesh scored 235 for the loss of 8 wickets. Opener Rajin Saleh scored 53. In return the Lankans overhauled the Bangladesh total in just 36.1 overs with both openers scoring fluent centuries (DA Gunawardene, 111* and WU Tharanga, 104*).

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Series Preview

Bangladesh is embarking on a 25-day, 2-Test and 3-ODI tour of Sri Lanka this September.

Bangladesh will leave August 26 and will play the three ODIs and two Tests.

Sri Lanka Cricket recently announced the schedule for this tour. The tour begins with three One-Day Internationals followed by two Tests. All matches are to be played at various stadiums in Colombo.

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