| Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 23 – 31 July 2019 | ||
| Captains | Dimuth Karunaratne | Tamim Iqbal | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Angelo Mathews (187) | Mushfiqur Rahim (175) | |
| Most wickets | Nuwan Pradeep (5) | Shafiul Islam (6) | |
| Player of the series | Angelo Mathews (SL) | ||
TheBangladesh cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2019 to play threeOne Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in December 2019,[3][4] but it was moved to avoid clashing with the2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League tournament.[5]
On 11 May 2019, theBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) PresidentNazmul Hasan Papon stated that the Bangladesh team was unlikely to proceed with a planned tour to Sri Lanka in July, citing fears that the country could be hit by another terrorist attack, following theEaster bombings on 21 April 2019.[6][7][8] On 27 June 2019, it was reported that fourNational Security Intelligence (NSI) personnel, the civilian intelligence agency of Bangladesh, were sent to Sri Lanka to assess the situation.[9] On 8 July 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the tour would go ahead,[10] with all three matches played at theR. Premadasa Stadium inColombo.[11][12]
For the series, Sri Lanka named a squad of twenty-two players,[13] which was later trimmed down to the final squad of seventeen.[14] Chief Selector,Ashantha de Mel, said this would allow them to experiment with the line-ups for each match on an individual basis.[15] Prior to the series, Bangladesh's captainMashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the tour due to a hamstring injury.[16]Tamim Iqbal was named as captain for thefirst time in ODIs.[17]
Sri Lankan bowlerLasith Malinga retired from ODIs following the first match of the series in Colombo.[18] He took a wicket with his final ball,[19] finishing his career as theninth-highest wicket-taker in ODIs, with 338 dismissals.[20] Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the final ODI was dedicated to Sri Lankan bowlerNuwan Kulasekara, who retired from international cricket before the series.[21]
Sri Lanka won the first two ODI matches, therefore taking an unassailable lead and winning the series. It was their first ODI series win at home since beatingthe West Indies 3–0 in November 2015.[22] Sri Lanka won the third match by 122 runs to win the series 3–0.[23]
| ODIs | |
|---|---|
 Sri Lanka[24] |  Bangladesh[25] |
Ahead of the series,Mashrafe Mortaza andMohammad Saifuddin were ruled out of Bangladesh's squad due to injury and were replaced byFarhad Reza andTaskin Ahmed respectively.[26] On 23 July 2019,Shafiul Islam was added to Bangladesh's squad.[27]
Amila Aponso,Niroshan Dickwella,Danushka Gunathilaka,Lakshan Sandakan,Lahiru Madushanka were named in Sri Lanka's initial twenty-two man squad, but did not make the final seventeen cricketers for the series.[14]
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Bangladesh won by 5 wickets P. Sara Oval,Colombo Umpires:Asanga Jayasooriya (SL) andRavindra Kottahachchi (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 91 runs R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Kusal Perera (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andLyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match:Avishka Fernando (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 122 runs R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Angelo Mathews (SL) |
| Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 187 | Angelo Mathews | 3 | 93.50 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 183 | Kusal Perera | 3 | 61.00 | 111 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 175 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 87.50 | 98* | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 138 | Kusal Mendis | 69.00 | 54 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 97 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 32.33 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | |||||||
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Shafiul Islam | 3 | 3/62 | 26.50 | 6.62 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nuwan Pradeep | 2 | 3/51 | 20.80 | 5.47 | |
| 3 | 4 | Soumya Sarkar | 3 | 3/56 | 22.25 | 5.56 | |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 2 | 2/50 | 31.25 | 6.94 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 3/27 | 9.00 | 4.50 | |
| Lasith Malinga | 3/38 | 12.66 | 3.93 | ||||
| Akila Dhananjaya | 2 | 2/39 | 27.66 | 4.15 | |||
| Lahiru Kumara | 3 | 2/26 | 54.00 | 5.13 | |||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | |||||||
New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019