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 …
Read More »Sri Lanka opt to bat; Shakib returns for Bangladesh
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram. He said that he took the decision based on the typically good batting conditions of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, and …
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