Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2022
 
  Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Dates 15 – 27 May 2022
Captains Mominul Haque Dimuth Karunaratne
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Mushfiqur Rahim (303) Angelo Mathews (344)
Most wickets Shakib Al Hasan (9) Asitha Fernando (13)
Player of the series Angelo Mathews (SL)

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Bangladesh in May 2022[1][2] to play two Test matches.[3][4] The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[5][6] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in March 2022.[7][8] In June 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) relaxed its rules on using neutral match officials, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In April 2022, the ICC confirmed that neutral umpires would return to Test match cricket,[10] with Richard Kettleborough from England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies standing in the first and second Tests respectively.[11]

The first Test ended in a draw late on the fifth day, with Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella putting on an unbeaten partnership of 99 for the seventh wicket.[12] Teammate Angelo Mathews was named the player of the match, after he scored 199 in the first innings.[13] One the first day of the second Test, Bangladesh were reduced to 24/5 within the first hour of the match.[14] Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das then made a partnership of 272 runs, the highest partnership for the sixth wicket or lower in a Test match after a team had lost its first five wickets for less than 25 runs.[15] Bangladesh were bowled out for 365 runs in their first innings, with Mushfiqur Rahim finishing on 175 not out.[16] In reply, Sri Lanka made 506, with Angelo Mathews again top-scoring for the side, with an unbeaten 145 runs.[17] Bangladesh could only manage to score 169 in their second innings, with Sri Lanka winning by ten wickets to win the two-match series 1–0.[18]

Following the conclusion of the tour, Mominul Haque resigned as the captain of Bangladesh's Test team.[19]

Squads

Tests
 Bangladesh[20]  Sri Lanka[21]

Prior to the series, Mehidy Hasan was ruled out Bangladesh's squad for the first Test due to a finger injury,[22] with Nayeem Hasan named as his replacement.[23] On 29 April 2022, Mosaddek Hossain was also added to Bangladesh's squad for the first Test.[24] Shakib Al Hasan was initially ruled out of Bangladesh's squad for the first Test after he tested positive for COVID-19.[25] However, he later provided a negative test, allowing him to play in the match.[26] Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam and Nayeem Hasan were both ruled out of the second Test, after they suffered a fractured hand and a fractured finger respectively.[27][28]

Warm-up match

10–11 May 2022
Scorecard
v
50/1 (18.2 overs)
Oshada Fernando 26* (68)
Mukidul Islam 1/6 (4 overs)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 18.2 overs of play was possible due to rain.

Test series

1st Test

15–19 May 2022
Scorecard
v
397 (153 overs)
Angelo Mathews 199 (397)
Nayeem Hasan 6/105 (30 overs)
465 (170.1 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 133 (218)
Kasun Rajitha 4/60 (24.1 overs)
260/6 (90.1 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 61* (96)
Taijul Islam 4/82 (34 overs)
Match drawn
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough[n 1] (Eng) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (SL)

2nd Test

23–27 May 2022
Scorecard
v
365 (116.2 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 175* (355)
Kasun Rajitha 5/64 (28.2 overs)
506 (165.1 overs)
Angelo Mathews 145* (342)
Shakib Al Hasan 5/96 (40.1 overs)
169 (55.3 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 58 (72)
Asitha Fernando 6/51 (17.3 overs)
29/0 (3 overs)
Oshada Fernando 21* (9)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Joel Wilson (WI)
Player of the match: Asitha Fernando (SL)

Notes

  1. ^ Joel Wilson (WI) replaced Richard Kettleborough on the fourth day of the match, after Kettleborough was forced to leave the field due to excessive heat.[29]

References

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