When it came to ability, Bangladesh team management had no doubt about Tanzid Hasan Tamim as the dashing opener was given the license to play freely during his surprise inclusion at last year’s ICC ODI World Cup in India.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had recently asked to be rested from the Sri Lanka series due to his persisting eye problem.

Bangladesh’s all-format skipper Shakib Al Hasan did not give a clear answer when he was asked whether he would play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home in March.

I’m not a cricket pundit, nor am I a former player. What I am is a cricket tragic and a keen student of the game. It’s a fascinating game that has captured my imagination and taken up most of my time since I was introduced to it as a child.

However, the impact of the victory was overshadowed by what had transpired in a smog-choked Delhi.

During the post-match presser, Shakib went on to reveal what happened when Mathews walked out to bat.

Bangladesh opener Liton Das had managed three starts at this World Cup -- a stat that cannot be considered poor given how abysmal the Tigers' overall batting performance has been throughout the mega event.

The unprecedented 'Timed out' dismissal of Angelo Matthews may have been the key talking point during Sri Lanka innings, but Bangladesh bowlers did enough to make their presence felt on a batting-friendly Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi yesterday.

Bangladesh earned a much-needed victory to break a six-match losing streak.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was in no mood to make concessions when he decided to make an appeal to time out Sri Lanka batter Angelo Mathews in his side’s three-wicket win over the Lankans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday.  

“Forget the spirit of the game, forget the law, how does a fair minded cricketer even think to appeal for this type of dismissal let alone actually carry it out.”

Sri Lanka batter Angelo Matthews’ rare dismissal left even the most avid of cricket followers puzzled in their ICC World Cup match against Bangladesh in Delhi on Monday.

"I take the responsibility because we have disappointed the fans and ourselves," said Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha at a press conference yesterday in an apparent admittance of his role in what has been a disastrous World Cup campaign for the Tigers.

With their semifinal dreams already slashed, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will face off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today, with hopes of keeping their qualification dreams for the 2025 Champions Trophy alive.

Ahead of the ICC World Cup game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium today, the focus was more on the inclement weather condition in Delhi – a huge concern over the past few days due to the severe air pollution at the national capital. 

Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim left the nets after suffering a blow on his hand while batting in a training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.

The Indian capital -- which has a population of 30 million -- once again ranked as the world's most polluted city Sunday, according to monitoring firm IQAir.

The Bangladesh team has already resigned to its fate in the ongoing ODI World Cup..Almost nothing has gone right for the Tigers in the tournament and after suffering six comprehensive defeats on the trot, the players find themselves at the bottom of a pit of despair.

New Delhi topped a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities compiled by Swiss group IQAir, which put the city's air quality index (AQI) at 640 in the "hazardous" category on Friday. 

Bangladesh’s struggle in the ongoing ICC World Cup seems to be a never-ending saga, both on and off the field.