Mashrafe Mortaza fined by International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council has fined Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza with 20 percent of his match fees following the recently concluded tri-series final against Sri Lanka.
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The International Cricket Council has fined Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza with 20 percent of his match fees following the recently concluded tri-series final against Sri Lanka.
A collective effort from the bowlers saw Sri Lanka dismiss Bangladesh for just 82 runs and later chased down the target in just 11.5 overs with 10 wickets in hand to claim a place in the final of the tri-series in Dhaka.
Tamim Iqbal scored his third consecutive half-century as Bangladesh registered bonus point victory over Zimbabwe to seal the top spot in the ongoing tri-series in Dhaka.
Thisara Perera picked four wickets and scored a blistering 39-run knock as Sri Lanka finally managed to return back to winning ways with a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth game of the tri-series in Dhaka.
Shakib Al Hasan scored 67 runs and picked three wickets as Bangladesh completed a massive 163-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third game of the tri-series in Dhaka.
Zimbabwe bounced back from their defeat to Bangladesh with a thrilling 12-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second game in Dhaka.
Shakib Al Hasan led with a three-wicket haul to dismiss Zimbabwe for 170 runs following which Tamim Iqbal scored a blistering 84 run knock to help Bangladesh complete the chase in 28.3 overs with eight wickets in hand to kick-start the tri-series tournament in Dhaka with a victory.
Zimbabwe have named the experienced duo Brendan Taylor and Kyle Jarvis in the 15-man squad that will compete in the tri-series involving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka have reinstated all-rounder Angelo Mathews as the skipper of the limited overs team just six months after he stepped down from captaincy in all the formats of the game.
Bangladesh have recalled fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for the first two One-Day Internationals of the tri-series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.