Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 1984-85
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The Sri-Lankan team on their way back home from Australia
visited Dhaka
in March 1985. It was a very short tour, there was just one 3 Day fixture, played under sheering March heat. Nevertheless, for the local side specially, this match produced some important achievements.
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 139 in the first innings. The newly appointed skiper Gazi Ashraf
Lipu and Munir both scored 39. (Tariquzzaman Munir was at that time at the top of his form. Just days earlier he had scored the highest individual score in domestic cricket, 308 for Dhaka University in the Semi Final of the National Cricket Championship against Dhaka
District. There he had shared a partnership of 447 with Athar Ali Khan
). .
Unfortunately for Bangladesh the tail collapsed against the left arm spin of the veteran Somachandra de Silva
who took 4/28.
In reply, the Lankan innings started disastrously as Amal Silva
and Sidath Wettimuny
both fell cheaply to medium pacer Jahangir Shah
. The middle order however, repaired the damage and Sri Lanka eventually declared at 429/9. Ranjan Madugalle
narrowly missed his hundred (95), Ravi Ratnayeke
, better known as a fast bowler, blasted 79*. Jahangir Shah
finished with 4/89.
Bangladesh batted with great determination in their 2nd innings and saved the match by scoring 152/6. Skipper Gazi Ashraf
again led from the front, scoring a gritty 45, and the veteran Raquibul Hasan
proved his worth to the side with 32.
captained the national side. He was to remain captain until 1990. During this period Bangladesh Cricket went through its most important changes.
Finally, three youngsters, Minhajul Abedin
, Athar Ali Khan
and Gholam Nousher
Prince, played for Bangladesh in this match. Although all of them failed to impress, they all went on to play vital roles in later years.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
visited Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
in March 1985. It was a very short tour, there was just one 3 Day fixture, played under sheering March heat. Nevertheless, for the local side specially, this match produced some important achievements.
Scores in Brief
| Date | Match | Venue | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15–17 | 3-Day Match | Dhaka Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city... |
Bangladesh 139 (Lipu Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990.... 39, Munir 39, Somachandra de Silva Somachandra de Silva Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Test matches in 1983, as the regular captain, Duleep Mendis missed the tour of New Zealand due to injury... 4/28) & 152/6 (Lipu Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990.... 45, Raquibul Hasan Raquibul Hasan Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:... 32) |
Sri Lanka 429/9 (Decl.) (Ranjan Madugalle Ranjan Madugalle Ranjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo.... 95, Ravi Ratnayeke Ravi Ratnayeke Joseph Ravindran 'Ravi' Ratnayeke is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled medium pace. Ratnayeke played 22 Tests and 78 ODIs from 1982 to 1990, his Test best bowling performance of eight wickets for 83 runs at Jinnah Stadium Pakistan was a Sri Lankan Test record at the... 79*, Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah.... 4/89) |
Match Drawn | |
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 139 in the first innings. The newly appointed skiper Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....
Lipu and Munir both scored 39. (Tariquzzaman Munir was at that time at the top of his form. Just days earlier he had scored the highest individual score in domestic cricket, 308 for Dhaka University in the Semi Final of the National Cricket Championship against Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
District. There he had shared a partnership of 447 with Athar Ali Khan
Athar Ali Khan
Athar Ali Khan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A tall right-handed batsman , he played 19 one-day internationals scoring 532 runs at an average of 29.55 with a highest score of 82. Throughout the '80s Athar played as a middle order batsman, batting mostly at No. 4 or 5...
). .
Unfortunately for Bangladesh the tail collapsed against the left arm spin of the veteran Somachandra de Silva
Somachandra de Silva
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Test matches in 1983, as the regular captain, Duleep Mendis missed the tour of New Zealand due to injury...
who took 4/28.
In reply, the Lankan innings started disastrously as Amal Silva
Amal Silva
Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 20 ODIs from 1983 to 1988. He was a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and opened the batting for Sri Lanka....
and Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny
Sidath Wettimuny is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals as an opening batsman from 1982 to 1987...
both fell cheaply to medium pacer Jahangir Shah
Jahangir Shah
Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....
. The middle order however, repaired the damage and Sri Lanka eventually declared at 429/9. Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Senerath Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a match referee in 1993. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo....
narrowly missed his hundred (95), Ravi Ratnayeke
Ravi Ratnayeke
Joseph Ravindran 'Ravi' Ratnayeke is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled medium pace. Ratnayeke played 22 Tests and 78 ODIs from 1982 to 1990, his Test best bowling performance of eight wickets for 83 runs at Jinnah Stadium Pakistan was a Sri Lankan Test record at the...
, better known as a fast bowler, blasted 79*. Jahangir Shah
Jahangir Shah
Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....
finished with 4/89.
Bangladesh batted with great determination in their 2nd innings and saved the match by scoring 152/6. Skipper Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....
again led from the front, scoring a gritty 45, and the veteran Raquibul Hasan
Raquibul Hasan
Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...
proved his worth to the side with 32.
Importance of the match
As stated earlier, this game is significant in Bangladesh's cricket history for a number of reasons. First, the draw achieved was highly creditable. Specially, the memory of the disaster that Bangladesh had faced against Sri Lanka during the 1977/78 season was partly erased. Second, this was the first time Gazi AshrafGazi Ashraf
Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....
captained the national side. He was to remain captain until 1990. During this period Bangladesh Cricket went through its most important changes.
Finally, three youngsters, Minhajul Abedin
Minhajul Abedin
Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...
, Athar Ali Khan
Athar Ali Khan
Athar Ali Khan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A tall right-handed batsman , he played 19 one-day internationals scoring 532 runs at an average of 29.55 with a highest score of 82. Throughout the '80s Athar played as a middle order batsman, batting mostly at No. 4 or 5...
and Gholam Nousher
Gholam Nousher
Gholam Mohammad Nousher is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 9 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.He was Bangladesh's main strike bowler during the 2nd half of the 1980s.-The early years:...
Prince, played for Bangladesh in this match. Although all of them failed to impress, they all went on to play vital roles in later years.
External links
- http://www.articlesbase.com/cricket-articles/the-middle-ages-2022784.html The Middle Ages by Rafiqul Ameer