The Batter Najmul Shanto has opened on the side’s defeat after the second test of Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh 2024.
Najmul Shanto’s Words on Defeat in Tests
Bangladesh lost the test series 2-0 on a home tour against Sri Lanka. They won the ODI series of the tour 2-1 which was played before the start of the test series.
On this occasion, Najmul Shant0 opened on their side’s defeat in the second test. “We did not play well, the bowlers showed a lot of character on a wicket like this but the batters did not bat well. Everyone got set but did not make a big score, we have to think about that and make sure that the ones who get set go big.”
“As a player, we have to prepare ourselves for any situation, but if we play more first-class cricket it will help us. The way Hasan Mahmud came and bowled in his first game, he bowled well, Shakib Bhai the way he batted and bowled, Miraz the way he batted in the 2nd innings, so a few positives.
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 531 runs in their first innings. Starting their innings, top-order batters had an impressive start, scoring 96 runs for the first wicket.
Nishan Madushka scored 57 runs while Dimuth Karunaratne scored 86 runs before being dismissed by Hasan Mahmud. Kusal Mendis scored 93 runs while Dinesh Chandimal scored 59 runs in the match.
Dhananjaya de Silva scored 70 runs while Kamindu Mendis scored 92, helping the side to post a huge score of 531. In response to their 531 runs, Bangladesh scored 178 runs in the match whereas Zakir Hasan scored 54 runs in the match.
Asitha Fernando bagged four wickets in the match with an economy of 3.19 while Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, and Prabath Jayasuriya bagged two wickets each.
During their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 157 runs and Angelo Mathews was the only half-centurion during the second innings. Hasan Mahmud bagged four wickets while Khaled Ahmed bagged two wickets.
Bangladesh had a poor start in their second innings where the openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan were sent out with 24 and 19 runs respectively.
But, Mominul Haque scored 50 runs on 56 deliveries to help the side to revive from early dismissal. With Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 81 runs, Bangladesh scored 318 runs in their second innings of the match. Kamindu Mendis has been named as the Player of the Match.
Bangladesh will be playing in a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe as the preparations for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies which is set to begin on June 02.
Bangladesh will be playing their first match of the T20I series on May 03 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
