Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan shine as B'desh beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs
Cricket | May 23, 2021 22:08 ISTSri Lanka were all out for 224 in reply to Bangladesh's 257/6.
Sri Lanka were all out for 224 in reply to Bangladesh's 257/6.
Skipper Tamim Iqbal hit 50 to help the side chase the target in 33.2 overs after the West Indies was bowled out for 148 in 43.4 overs.
Mehidy Hasan was the fourth player to come on as a concussion substitute since ICC introduced the rule earlier this year.
Gearing up for their maiden Pink ball Test in Kolkata, both the Bangladesh and Indian team have been practising in the twilight zone and under lights at the Holkar Stadium, trying to simulate conditions that they are likely to encounter at the Eden Gardens.
Mehidy Hasan had a poor outing in the ODI series in Sri Lanka, which Bangladesh lost 0-3. In the three matches he played in that series, Hasan could scalp only two wickets.
Mehidy Hasan has been a key part of Bangladesh's success in the tournament, taking five wickets.
Mehidy recorded his career-best bowling figures in an innings, claiming 7-58 to skittle West Indies for 111 in its first innings.
Brendan Taylor's twin centuries went in vain as Mehidy Hasan's five-wicket haul helped Bangladesh crush Zimbabwe by 218 runs and level the two-match series 1-1.
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