Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2013–14 | |||
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Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 27 January 2014 – 22 February 2014 | ||
Captains | Mushfiqur Rahim (Test and ODI) Mashrafe Mortaza (T20I) | Angelo Mathews (Test and ODI) Dinesh Chandimal (T20I) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Shamsur Rahman (193) | Kumar Sangakkara (499) | |
Most wickets | Shakib Al Hasan (9) | Dilruwan Perera (10) | |
Player of the series | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Mushfiqur Rahim (136) | Kumar Sangakkara (136) | |
Most wickets | Rubel Hossain (7) | Sachithra Senanayake (5) | |
Player of the series | Sachithra Senanayake (SL) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Anamul Haque (82) | Kusal Perera (85) | |
Most wickets | Mashrafe Mortaza (4) | Lasith Malinga (4) | |
Player of the series | Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) |
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Bangladesh, playing two Test matches, a two-match International Twenty20 series and a three-match One Day International series against the Bangladesh national team from 27 January to 22 February 2014. [1]
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27–31 January 2014 Scorecard |
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