SL vs BAN | Twitter relieved as Shadman Islam escapes Dhananjaya de Silva’s furious bouncer

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ByVenkateswaran N, SportsCafe Editor

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Batters often prefer not to wear their helmets while facing the slower bowlers and end up playing with their egos. The second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh witnessed similar scenes when skipper Dhananjaya de Silva fired a bouncer at Shadman Islam and asked him to get a helmet.

‌Bangladesh, in a bid to create history by winning their first series in Sri Lanka, opted to bat first in the second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Wednesday. But they had a bad start with opener Anamul Haque being dismissed for a duck with the score reading just five. Number three batter Mominul Haque also returned to the dressing room after making 21 off 39 balls before the host’s skipper Dhananjaya de Silva struck with his first ball of the match.

With de Silva fired up after getting the wicket, the off-spinner was not impressed with Shadman Islam playing without a helmet. The Bangladesh opener had opted for a cap with spin being introduced from both sides very early into the match.

With Shadman on strike, de Silva fired in a bouncer off the fourth ball of the 17th over and the batter quickly took evasive action. He ran in from his short run-up like a medium pacer and aimed for the batter’s head.

Wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis was also caught by surprise as he jumped full length to collect the ball with one hand in what was an excellent effort. The slip fielder, who was already in motion in anticipation of chasing the ball, ended up kicking the helmet. 

The Sri Lanka captain stared at the batter gesturing him to get a helmet with a wry smile. Shadman, who was still in shock, quickly obliged and signalled towards the dressing room for a helmet and Twitter was relieved with the batter’s narrow escape.

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