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Mahmudullah eyes maiden series win

February 08, 2018 00:00:00


Players of Bangladesh Cricket team taking part in their practice session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the city on Wednesday ahead of the match against Bangladesh today (Thursday). — BCB

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.


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