Bangladesh allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin was replaced by Taskin Ahmed who came in as the concussion substitute during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Tuesday, 25 May.
“Bangladesh allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin was hit on his helmet while batting in the second ODI. He has shown signs of concussion and for his safety Saifuddin is being substituted on the match by a like for like player Taskin Ahmed,” a statement from the Bangladesh Cricket Board said.
Saifuddin was hit by a Dushmantha Chameera bouncer on the helmet in the second ball of the 47th. After copping the blow Saifuddin tried to sneak in a quick run and got run out in the process.
Batting first, the home side was bowled out for 246 in 48.1 overs. Bangladesh didn’t have a solid start to the proceedings and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
The hosts were struggling at 74/4 when Mushfiqur Rahim was joined by Mahmudullah in the middle and the two stitched a stand of 87 runs for the fifth wicket before Mahmudullah departed for 41. But Rahim continued his form and eventually notched up a century. He scored 125 off 127 during the course.
Chameera and Sandakan picked up three wickets each for Sri Lanka while Isuru Udana bagged a couple.
Bangladesh lead the three-match series 1-0 after they defeated Sri Lanka in the first match by 33 runs.