Sylhet, March 19 -- Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim has been forced to pull out of a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka due to a fractured thumb, as per ESPNcricinfo.

The first test begins in Sylhet on Friday, followed by a match in Chattogram on March 30.

Bangladesh physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said Mushfiqur will need at least three weeks to recuperate from the fracture.

The 36-year-old was injured during the second over of the third ODI against Sri Lanka on Monday. He was struck by a Taskin Ahmed delivery on his right thumb and immediately grasped his hand in agony. The team physio worked on him briefly before Mushfiqur resumed his wicketkeeping duties and went on to score a match-winning, unbeaten 37 in Bangladesh's 236-run ch...