Considering the light nature of the warm up, there was no toss and Bangladesh batted first. And despite the early loss of opener Soumya Sarkar, boosted with Liton's innings, Bangladesh posted 186 on the board losing five wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Stumper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim struck the lone half-century of the innings adding 65 off 44 balls while stand-in captain Mahmudullah posted a 27-ball 43. Later, the Tigers defended the target by restricting SLC President's XI to 145 in 19 overs. The bowling should bring a bit of respite to the Bangladesh bowlers who made good contributions in the attack. Fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Rubel Hossain picked up two wickets each. Taskin in three overs gave away 16 runs while Rubel in as many overs conceded 19 runs. BRIEF SCORE Sri Lanka President's XI 145 in 19 overs (Dickwella 27, Taskin 2/16, Rubel 2/19) lost to Bangladesh 186/5 (Mushfiq 65, Mahmudullah 43, Liton 40) by 41 runsBangladesh beat Sri Lanka Cricket President XI by 41 runs in the practice match ahead of the Nidahas Trophy 2018. pic.twitter.com/xGYGqsFvLh
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