Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2017–18

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The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Bangladesh in January and February 2018 to play two Tests and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] Prior to the tour, both teams played in a tri-series, along with Zimbabwe.[3][4]

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2017–18
 
  Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Dates 31 January – 18 February 2018
Captains Mahmudullah Dinesh Chandimal
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Mominul Haque (314) Kusal Mendis (271)
Most wickets Taijul Islam (12) Rangana Herath (9)
Player of the series Roshen Silva (SL)
Twenty20 International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Mahmudullah (84) Kusal Mendis (123)
Most wickets Nazmul Islam (2) Danushka Gunathilaka (3)
Jeevan Mendis (3)
Player of the series Kusal Mendis (SL)
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In December 2017, Shakib Al Hasan was named the new captain of Bangladesh's Test squad, replacing Mushfiqur Rahim.[5] However, ahead of the Test series, Shakib suffered a hand injury during the final of the 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, and Mahmudullah was named as captain of Bangladesh for the first Test.[6] It was Mahmudullah's first Test as captain and he became the tenth player to lead Bangladesh in Tests.[7][8] Mahmudullah also captained Bangladesh for the second Test, as Shakib was still recovering from his injury.[9] Sri Lanka won the Test series 1–0, after the first match was drawn.[10]

Shakib Al Hasan was also ruled out of the T20I series, and Mahmudullah once again named as captain in his place.[11][12] Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2–0.[13]

Squads

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Sunzamul Islam and Tanbir Hayder were added to Bangladesh's squad for the first Test following the news of Shakib Al Hasan's injury.[6] Abdur Razzak was also added to Bangladesh's Test squad as cover for Shakib Al Hasan.[18] Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews missed the first Test due to injury and was later ruled out of the rest of the tour.[19] Sabbir Rahman was added to Bangladesh's squad ahead of the second Test, with Sunzamul Islam and Rubel Hossain both being dropped.[9]

Ahead of the T20I series, Shakib Al Hasan's finger injury had not yet healed and he said he would be unlikely to play in the matches, despite being named as the captain of Bangladesh's T20I squad.[20] Shakib was ruled out of the first T20I due to his injury and Nazmul Islam was added to Bangladesh's squad as his replacement.[21] Mohammad Mithun was added to Bangladesh's squad as cover for Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim.[22]

Kusal Perera was ruled out of Sri Lanka's T20I squad due to injury and was replaced by Kusal Mendis.[23] Asela Gunaratne was also ruled out of Sri Lanka's T20I squad due to injury.[24]

Test series

1st Test

31 January–4 February 2018
Scorecard
v
513 (129.5 overs)
Mominul Haque 176 (214)
Suranga Lakmal 3/68 (23.5 overs)
713/9d (199.3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 196 (327)
Taijul Islam 4/219 (67.3 overs)
307/5 (100 overs)
Mominul Haque 105 (174)
Rangana Herath 2/80 (28 overs)
Match drawn
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Mominul Haque (Ban)

2nd Test

8–12 February 2018[n 1]
Scorecard
v
222 (65.3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 68 (98)
Abdur Razzak 4/63 (16 overs)
110 (45.4 overs)
Mehedi Hasan 38* (78)
Akila Dananjaya 3/20 (10 overs)
226 (73.5 overs)
Roshen Silva 70* (145)
Taijul Islam 4/76 (19.5 overs)
123 (29.3 overs)
Mominul Haque 33 (47)
Akila Dananjaya 5/24 (5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 215 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Roshen Silva (SL)

T20I series

1st T20I

15 February 2018
17:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
193/5 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
194/4 (16.4 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 66* (44)
Jeevan Mendis 2/21 (3 overs)
Kusal Mendis 53 (27)
Nazmul Islam 2/25 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL)

2nd T20I

18 February 2018
17:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
210/4 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
135 (18.4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 70 (42)
Soumya Sarkar 1/25 (2 overs)
Mahmudullah 41 (31)
Shehan Madushanka 2/23 (2.1 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 75 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL)

Notes

  1. While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second Test reached a result within three days.

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