Lunch Bangladesh 149 for 5 (Shakib 52*, Litton 48, Rajitha 2-40) and 365 lead Sri Lanka 506 (Mathews 145*, Chandimal 125, Shakib 5-96) by eight runs An unbeaten 96-run sixth-wicket stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das rescued Bangladesh from the peril they had found themselves overnight, and secured …
Read More »Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal push Sri Lanka into slim lead
Angelo Mathews moved to within seven runs of what would be his second hundred in the series, and Dinesh Chandimal worked his way to a 22nd Test fifty. Between them, they batted out an extended first session – play began half an hour early to make up for the session …
Read More »Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka steady
Lunch Sri Lanka 210 for 4 (de Silva 30*, Mathews 25*, Shakib 2-38, Ebadot 2-54) trail Bangladesh 365 (Mushfiqur 175*, Litton 141, Rajitha 5-64, Asitha 4-93) by 155 runs Ebadot Hossain cleaned up Sri Lanka’s nightwatchman, Kasun Rajitha, with the second ball of the morning, and Shakib Al Hasan looped …
Read More »Mushfiqur 175* takes Bangladesh to 365
Innings break Bangladesh 365 (Mushfiqur 175*, Litton 141, Rajitha 5-64, Fernando 4-93) vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh added only four further runs to their lunch score, before Ebadot Hossain was run out at the non-striker’s end, thereby ending the hosts’ innings. Mushfiqur Rahim played the ball towards long on, and was …
Read More »Bangladesh bat; Rajitha, Jayawickrama in for Sri Lanka
Toss Bangladesh opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh have won the toss and chosen to bat first in Dhaka, as both sides made two changes apiece to the XIs that started the first Test in Chattogram. The hosts have brought in Mosaddek Hossain for the injured Nayeem Hasan, who …
Read More »Spinners in focus as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh jostle for WTC points in Mirpur
Big picture On a flat Chattogram surface, neither Bangladesh nor Sri Lanka had the kind of superlative attack that would have swung the game decisively. The result being the first Test ending in a draw with not even three innings completed after five days. Although Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have …
Read More »Taijul keeps chipping away at SL to give Bangladesh slim chance
Lunch Sri Lanka 397 and 128 for 4 (Karunaratne 44*, Kusal 48, Oshada 19, Taijul 3-38) lead Bangladesh 465 for 9 dec by 60 runs Two key strikes from Taijul Islam made sure Bangladesh stayed ahead in the game on day five of the first Test, in Chattogram. For the …
Read More »Mushfiqur, Litton take Bangladesh close to first-innings lead
Lunch Bangladesh 385 for 3 (Litton 88*, Mushfiqur 85*, Rajitha 2-31) trail Sri Lanka 397 (Mathews 199, Chandimal 66, Nayeem 6-105) by 12 runs Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh cricketer to reach 5000 runs in Test cricket as the hosts continued to surge ahead on the fourth day of …
Read More »Tamim, Mahmudul lead Bangladesh’s strong reply
Lunch Bangladesh 157 for 0 (Tamim 89*, Mahmudul 58*) trail Sri Lanka 397 (Mathews 199, Chandimal 66, Nayeem 6-105, Shakib 3-60) by 240 runs Bangladesh hadn’t crafted an opening partnership in excess of 100 for over five years in Test cricket before this innings. Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy …
Read More »Mathews nears 150, Nayeem’s double-strike puts Bangladesh back into the game
Lunch Sri Lanka 327 for 6 (Mathews 147*, Chandimal 66, Nayeem 4-87) vs Bangladesh Angelo Mathews kept Sri Lanka on track for most of the second day’s morning session in Chattogram. Bangladesh got back into the game only in the last 18 minutes when Nayeem Hasan removed half-centurion Dinesh Chandimal …
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