Cricketers of the week - 19th March to 25th March

#4 Tamim Iqbal

Tamim led Bangladesh’s charge in the first ODI

After winning the Player of the Match award in the second Test against Sri Lanka when Bangladesh defeated the hosts by four wickets, Tamim Iqbal continued his fine form by repeating that feat in the first ODI between the two teams at Dambulla.

Batting first, Bangladesh piled on the agony, scoring 324, thanks to a blazing ton from Tamim. He scored a 142-ball 127, controlling the middle phase when Bangladesh, after a good start, had dropped to 120 for 3 in the 22^nd over.

He added 144 for the fourth wicket with Shakib Al Hasan and was eventually dismissed in the 48^th over. Sri Lanka never got off to a start and found themselves 31 for 3 after which they never recovered. They were eventually all out for 234 giving the visitors a huge morale-boosting win.