2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in January 2018.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe,[2][3] with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs).[4] The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted all the matches, with each fixture starting at noon.[5][6] The second ODI was the 100th to be played at the venue[7] and in the third match, Bangladesh recorded their biggest win in ODIs, beating Sri Lanka by 163 runs.[8]
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| Date | 15–27 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Thisara Perera (SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The final was played between hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.[9] Sri Lanka won the match by 79 runs, with Sri Lankan bowler Shehan Madushanka taking a hat-trick on debut.[10] Following the tri-series, Sri Lanka played two Test matches and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Bangladesh.[11][12]
Squads
After the second ODI, Dinesh Chandimal captained Sri Lanka as Angelo Mathews ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury. Sadeera Samarawickrama was added to Sri Lanka's squad as cover for Mathews.[16] After the third ODI, Imrul Kayes was dropped from Bangladesh's squad. However, before the final match, he was added back to squad.[17][18] Kusal Perera suffered an injury during the fourth ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the series. Dhananjaya de Silva replaced him in Sri Lanka's squad.[19]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Bangladesh |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1.114 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.146 |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.087 |
Source: Cricinfo
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Blessing Muzarabani (Zim) made his ODI debut.
- Rubel Hossain (Ban) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[20]
- Points: Bangladesh 5, Zimbabwe 0.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The venue became the sixth and the fastest to host 100 ODIs.[21][22]
- David Boon (Aus) officiated in his 100th ODI as match referee and became the 12th match referee to achieve this.[23]
- This was Zimbabwe's first win in fifteen years against a Full Member side at a neutral venue in ODIs.[24]
- Points: Zimbabwe 4, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Bangladesh 5, Sri Lanka 0.
- Anamul Haque and Sabbir Rahman (Ban) both scored their 1,000th run in ODIs.[25]
- This was Bangladesh's biggest victory, in terms of runs, in ODIs.[26]
4th ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sri Lanka 4, Zimbabwe 0.
5th ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tamim Iqbal became the first batsman for Bangladesh to reach 6,000 runs in ODIs.[27]
- Tamim Iqbal (Ban) went past Sanath Jayasuriya's (SL) 2,514 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium to become highest run-scorer at a single venue in ODIs.[27]
- Graeme Cremer (Zim) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[28]
- Mashrafe Mortaza won his 30th ODI match, the most by a captain of Bangladesh.[29]
- Points: Bangladesh 5, Zimbabwe 0.
6th ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Bangladesh's ninth-lowest total in ODIs.[9]
- Points: Sri Lanka 5, Bangladesh 0.
Final
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shehan Madushanka (SL) made his ODI debut.
- Mustafizur Rahman became the fastest bowler, in terms of matches played, to take 50 wickets for Bangladesh in ODIs (27).[30]
- Shehan Madushanka (SL) became the fourth bowler to take a hat-trick on debut in an ODI.[31]
Notes
- Dinesh Chandimal replaced Angelo Mathews as Sri Lanka's captain after the second ODI.
References
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- "Uncapped Mavuta and Murray in Zimbabwe ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Mathews ruled out for three weeks". The Island. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Imrul loses spot in the squad of tri-series". BDCricTime. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Mercurial SL seek an encore in scrap for title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Dhananjaya to replace injured Kusal Perera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- "Rubel completes 100 ODI wickets". BDCricTime. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Historic Mirpur venue braces for 100th ODI". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Sri Lanka face Zimbabwe in Mirpur's 100th". Daily Star. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "David Boon becomes the 12th match referee to reach 100 ODIS milestone". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Zimbabwe overcome Thisara blitz in thrilling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Sabbir joins Anamul in 1000-run mark". BDCricTime. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 163 runs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Tamim's journey to 6000 ODI runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Shakib, Tamim lead Bangladesh's rout of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Mortaza hails 'brilliant' Tamim and Shakib on difficult pitch". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "Mustafizur dismisses Tharanga, becomes fastest Bangladesh bowler to reach 50 wickets". BD News. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Madushanka's debut hat-trick seals tri-series title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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