Shakib out of 2nd T20 too

Sports Desk: Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka as he failed to recover from a finger injury.

He was also ruled out for the first T20I against the visitors for the same reason.

The star all-rounder also missed the recent test series against Sri Lanka after sustaining the injury during the one-day international tri-series final against the same opponents in January.

Bangladesh, who lost the tri-series final and the test series, initially included Shakib in their squad for the two T20 matches, the first of which was held on Thursday at Mirpur.

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets, chasing the hosts' highest ever total of 193 in T20I.

Sri Lanka reached their target of 194 in 16.4 overs, leading the two-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.

The second match will be played in Sylhet on Sunday.

Batsman Mahmudullah, who captained Bangladesh in the test series in Shakib's absence, is also filling in as skipper for the T20 series.

Shakib had replaced pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as Bangladesh's T20 skipper in the series against South Africa in October.

 

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