A few days ago, Ireland played a test match against Bangladesh. This time the Irish have started a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The hosts Sri Lanka got a huge collection on the first day of the first match. After winning the toss and batting at the end of the first day, the Lankans accumulated 386 runs for 4 wickets. Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Kushal Mendis made good use of the flat wicket in Sri Lanka’s goal and the opponent’s edgeless bowling. Despite losing the first wicket for 64 runs, Sri Lanka’s second wicket stand stood at 281 runs, the highest stand for any wicket at this ground. Earlier, the biggest pair in this field was two batsmen from Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim.

In 2013, these two batsmen made a partnership of 267 runs. Now Karunaratne and Mendis broke it.Meanwhile, Lankan captain Karunaratne has written another record. As the second batsman, he made a record of fifty innings against 10 countries in Tests. At the beginning of this month, Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur set the record against Ireland. Karunaratne made a record but could not make two hundred. He was cut by Adair for 179 runs. Meanwhile, Kushal Mendis was also lbw after scoring 140 runs. At the end of the day, Chandimal remained unbeaten on 18 and Prabhath Jayasuriya on 12 runs.

Liton Kumar Das scored fifty off 18 balls in the second T20 against Ireland. This is the record for the fastest fifty for Bangladesh in the international T20. Earlier, Mohammad Ashraful had scored a half-century off 20 balls against the West Indies in 2007. Mohammad Ashraful does not regret breaking his own record.

Ashraful told reporters in Mirpur on Thursday, “The record is to be broken. It was a record for about 16 years. There are still two records in Tests and ODIs. I hope these two will be broken by Liton. The way he is playing, I hope he will have the fastest half-century in the other two formats as well. I’d love to have a record. It’s nice to see your own name on top of everyone. The first T20 World Cup was held in 2007. It was a world record then. Seven days later, Yuvraj Singh scored fifty off 12 balls against England. It feels good. â€?/p>

About Liton, Ashraful also said, “There is nothing to say about his innings. He has been playing well for the last 2-3 years. He is doing well in all formats, especially in Tests with an average of more than fifty. He is now playing at a high strike rate in the remaining two formats. Which we want to see. It’s fun to see Liton bat when he plays well. Class player, and a world-class batter. I hope there will be continuity. â€?/div>

Speaking at an event in the capital’s Mirpur on Sunday, Ashraful also hinted at his retirement, “I don’t hope (to return to the national team) anymore. I’ve played enough cricket. But those who are young are sitting, I am worried about them. I just want to play now. And maybe I’ll play one or two seasons and then… Enough Inshallah. ‘

Ashraful did not get the team in the ninth edition of the current BPL. He last played in the BCL last December. Asked what he would do after quitting cricket, Ashraful said, “I haven’t thought about it yet. But I want to be with cricket. Because I have an experience of playing. I want to share those things. â€?/div>