Bangladesh moved to 172 for five at the end of the 35th over, thanks to a 87-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad.
End of 35th over:
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These two had added 109 runs in the first ODI, and today they added 87 valuable runs before Mahmudullah (41) became the third victim of Lakshan Sandakan.
Mushfiqur Rahim was batting on 64 off 85 deliveries while Afif Hossain moved to 9.
End of 14th over:
Bangladesh were struggling at 66 for three at the end of the 14th over of the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur on Tuesday, with Liton Das the third batsman to be dismissed.
Das, struggling for runs in recent times, looked to be getting towards some sort of rhythm as a slowly built a partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim after Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan fell cheaply. However, the elegant right-hander got out to a loose shot against Lakshan Sandakan’s spin for 25 as Bangladesh were reduced to 49 for three in the 12th over.
Rahim (15*) was joined by Mosaddek Hossain (9*), who replaced Mohammad Mithun in this match.
Earlier, after a wayward first over from Isuru Udana which went for 15, Bangladesh lost both Tamim and Shakib in the second over bowled by Dushmantha Chameera.
Tamim was trapped leg-before for 15 as he walked across the stumps, with the ball shaping back in — a very common mode of dismissal for the opener. Shakib, who has looked out of his depth with the bat in recent times, was trapped in front in the same over for a three-ball-duck, the ball nipping off the surface and hitting his back leg, the bat nowhere close to the line of the delivery.
