Mahmudullah eyes maiden series win

Acting Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad said on Wednesday his team was confident of getting its first-ever Test series win over Sri Lanka after eking out a dogged draw in the opener, reports AFP.
The decider starts today (Thursday) in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Mahmudullah, who is standing in for injured skipper Shakib Al Hasan, said Bangladesh played better at home and were confident of clinching a historic series win in Dhaka.
"We got out of a tough position in the first match. So this game is a great chance for us to win a Test series," he told reporters. "I think our team is better, especially at home. It will be a good contest, which was mostly the case in Chittagong."
He said the Dhaka pitch was "result-oriented" and would favour spinners-conditions absent in the run spree at Chittagong.