Bangladesh got a big capital of 286 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Tawheed Hriday's almost century (96). The Tigers look to seal the series with today's (Friday) match. They had a rough start though. Because the opener Liton Das returned before opening the account of the team's runs. Then Soumya Sarkar made a pair of 75 runs with Tiger captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto. He set two records on his way to an innings of 68 runs.
Soumya, who has shown great talent with the bat since his debut in the national team, has shown an extreme lack of consistency in recent years. However, he also got a good opportunity due to the request of the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha. Played with HP or junior teams to pave the way to enter the national team. Where he performs, he is again becoming a regular in international cricket. Despite not being able to make an innings in the first match of the ODI series, today he played an effective innings for the needs of the team.
He hit 11 fours and a six off 66 balls. On the way to this innings, Soumya completed 2000 runs in ODI career. Which is the fastest 2000 run record for Bangladesh. The left-handed opener has played 68 ODIs to make such a feat. Soumya scored 33.53 average and 97.48 strike rate in 2012 in 64 innings. The 31-year-old batsman has scored 12 fifties in ODIs with three centuries to achieve such a feat.