Bangladesh-Sri Lanka second ODI today

Sports Desk: After suffering a crushing 91-run defat in the first ODI on Friday, Bangladesh will certainly be desperate to stay alive in the three-match series against Sri Lanka when the sides face off in the second one-dayer at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo today.

The second game of the series will take place at 3pm (BdST) today (Sunday) and will be broadcast live by Maasranga, Gtv and BTV.

The third and final game of the series will be played on July 31 at the same venue - R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Bangladesh are optimistic about bouncing back in the second game of the three-match ODI series.

A win will level the series for the Tigers, but a loss will hand it to the hosts.

In the first match, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat. They amassed 314 for eight in 50 overs, riding on an imperious century by Kusal Perera.

Shafiul Islam, who returned to the national side after three years, bagged three wickets while Mustafizur Rahman took two.

Tamim was the first man to get dismissed while chasing a big total. He fell prey to Lasith Malinga’s yorker. Malinga ended his ODI career with this match.

Bangladesh lost four wickets before posting 50 runs on the board. Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman made a 100-run partnership in the fifth wicket stand but that was not enough for the Tigers to avoid a loss in the series opener. Both Mushfiqur and Sabbir returned with a fifty apiece.

Along with batting and bowling, Bangladesh were poor in the outfield too. They missed a couple of catches and gave away many runs.

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