Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008–09

Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008-09
Teams Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Dates 23 December 2008 – 14 January 2009
Captains Mohammad Ashraful Mahela Jayawardene
Number of Tests 2
Tests won 0 2
Most runs (Tests)
Most wickets (Tests)
Player of Series (Tests) Tillakaratne Dilshan

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh between 21 December 2008 and 14 January 2009. The team played two Tests and took part in a three match One Day International tournament also featuring Zimbabwe.

Contents

Squads

Test series
 Bangladesh  Sri Lanka
Mohammad Ashraful Mahela Jayawardene
Mashrafe Mortaza Tillakaratne Dilshan
Enamul Haque Jr Dilhara Fernando
Imrul Kayes Rangana Herath
Junaid Siddique Prasanna Jayawardene
Mahbubul Alam Chamara Kapugedera
Mehrab Hossain, Jr. Farveez Maharoof
Mushfiqur Rahim Muttiah Muralitharan
Rajin Saleh Dammika Prasad
Raqibul Hasan Thilan Samaraweera
Sajidul Islam Kumar Sangakkara
Shahadat Hossain Thilan Thushara
Shakib Al Hasan Chaminda Vaas
Tamim Iqbal Michael Vandort
  Malinda Warnapura

Test series

Tour match

21 - 23 December 2008
Scorecard
BCB XI
88 (34.1 overs)
v Sri Lankans
316 (95.3 overs)
Match drawn
Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Pratisthan, Savar, Bangladesh
Umpires: Nadir Shah and Sharfuddoula
Imrul Kayes 26 (41)
Rangana Herath 6/16 (11.1 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 88 (139)
Raihanuddin Arafat 3/37 (10.3 overs)
  • No play was possible on Day 1 due to fog. Day 2 was shortened, also due to fog.
  • Players per side: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding); Sri Lankans 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

1st Test

26 - 31 December 2008
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
293 (89.4 overs)
v  Bangladesh
178 (60 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 107 runs
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Nigel Llong
Player of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan
Thilan Samaraweera 90 (141)
Shakib Al Hasan 5/70 (28.4 overs)
Imrul Kayes 33 (53)
Muttiah Muralitharan 6/49 (22 overs)
405/6d (108 overs) 413 (126.2 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 166 (269)
Mehrab Hossain jnr 2/37 (10 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 101 (193)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/141 (48 overs)

2nd Test

3 - 7 January 2009
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
385 (94 overs)
v  Bangladesh
208 (76.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 465 runs
Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Nigel Llong
Player of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Tillakaratne Dilshan 162 (165)
Shakib Al Hasan 4/109 (30 overs)
Mashrafe Mortaza 63 (89)
Ajantha Mendis 4/71 (28 overs)
447/6dec (127 overs) 158 (49.2 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 143 (175)
Mohammad Ashraful 2/56 (17 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 46 (49)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 4/10 (4.2 overs)