29/04Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Apr 29-May 3 2021
Sri Lanka won by 209 runs
Player of the Match
Praveen Jayawickrama
Praveen JayawickramaSri Lanka
29/04Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Apr 29-May 3 2021
Sri Lanka won by 209 runs
Player of the Match
Praveen Jayawickrama
Praveen JayawickramaSri Lanka

END OF OVER:
83 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 251/10

  • Abu Jayed0 (4b)
  • Suranga Lakmal10-0-30-2
  • Praveen Jayawickrama32-7-92-6

Tanim: "This is why, kids, you have to fasten your laces properly." -- Saif Hassan seemed to have his laces undone as well earlier in the day - the stump camera showed this when he hit that six off Ramesh Mendis.

Lakwin: "Jayawickrama ends with the best figures on debut for a SL bowler. What a fantastic performance by him. Also credit to the captain and management on a opportune declaration! Wonder where all the critics who were pushing for a Dickwella century are now.."

Abdul Qadir : "Hope Dickwella opens if SL decide to bat." -- That would be fun, but I doubt it'll happen.

4.35pm Sri Lanka lead by 242. Will they enforce the follow-on? Still two entire days to go, plus some seven overs tonight. It looks like they won't be enforcing it. Lahiru Thirimanne rushed back into the dressing room, suggesting he's padding up, and Liton Das was having keeping practice on the ground. The rest of the Bangladesh team are coming out onto the field as well. So it looks like Sri Lanka will bat again. There's enough time left in this game, so a good idea to give their spinners some rest. Plus they'd much rather be bowling than batting in the fourth innings.

82.6
W
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, OUT, oh no, what a way to go. Back of a length, slanting across to off stump, and he goes back and across to defend elegantly into the cover point region, but in doing so, he seems to have trodden onto his wicket. Oh no, this is quite sad. He went deep in his crease, but not so deep that he would have been hit wicket, but his left shoe came off, and he lost his balance as that happened and slid backwards and disturbed the stumps. Was he wearing a shoe a size too large for him? Or had he simply not fastened his laces tightly enough?

Taijul Islam hit wicket b Lakmal 9 (64m 50b 1x4 0x6) SR: 18.00

Back over the wicket.

82.5
4
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, FOUR, short, sits up just outside off, and that's hammered away. Swivels quickly through the hips to pull it wide of mid-on. Rangana Herath used to pull in a similar manner
82.4
0
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, no run, fullish, swinging into off stump, driven to mid-off

Around the wicket again.

82.3
0
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, no run, length ball, slanting across into the fourth-stump channel, gets forward to defend into the off side

Over the wicket now.

Lasan Rashmika: "If you put all the number 11 batsmen in one team, Abu Jayed will still come to bat at the number 11 position in that team as well." -- Ouch. T Natarajan, who played for India at the Gabba recently, might be a contender too.

82.2
0
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, no run, full-toss, swinging in towards off stump, jabbed firmly back to the bowler
82.1
0
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, no run, length ball, swinging in from outside off. Looks to drive through the covers on the up, ends up inside-edging into his pad

Lakmal, around the wicket to Taijul.

Vivaan: "I feel SL will enforce the follow on, and give Bangladesh a few tricky overs to face at the end of the day with light being an issue"

END OF OVER:
82 | 1 Run | BAN: 247/9

  • Abu Jayed0 (4b)
  • Taijul Islam5 (44b)
  • Praveen Jayawickrama32-7-92-6
  • Suranga Lakmal9-0-26-1
81.6
0
Jayawickrama to Abu Jayed, no run, looked up wide of off. Goes for the big drive, slices it to backward point off the outside half of the bat
81.5
0
Jayawickrama to Abu Jayed, no run, full on middle stump, jabbed back to the bowler
81.4
0
Jayawickrama to Abu Jayed, no run, fuller on off stump, going with the angle again. Defends and squirts it into the leg side off the inside edge
81.3
0
Jayawickrama to Abu Jayed, no run, quick, sliding on with the arm. No real idea of what that ball would do. Presses halfway forward and defends a long way outside the line to be struck on the pad. Missing leg comfortably, though

Around the wicket to Jayed.

81.2
1
Jayawickrama to Taijul Islam, 1 run, floated up wide of off stump, driven to deep point. Takes the single and brings Jayed on strike with four balls to go in the over
81.1
0
Jayawickrama to Taijul Islam, no run, tossed up outside off, stretches out and blocks it back down the pitch

Abu Jayed makes the lonely walk out at No. 11. An average of 2.55 from 19 innings puts him firmly in the Chris Martin category. But it'll be Taijul on strike first up. Jayawickrama continues.

END OF OVER:
81 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 246/9

  • Taijul Islam4 (42b)
  • Suranga Lakmal9-0-26-1
  • Praveen Jayawickrama31-7-91-6
80.6
W
Lakmal to Shoriful Islam, OUT, bowled him. Another big inswinger, straight into the base of off stump, and Shoriful, staying leg-side of the ball, looks to drive down the ground, playing well away from his body, and only manages an inside edge

Shoriful Islam b Lakmal 0 (9m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

80.5
0
Lakmal to Shoriful Islam, no run, ooh, that's a tight leave! Not sure he judged that well at all. Full, swinging in a long way from outside off, and Shoriful was backing away from leg stump as the ball came back in
80.4
1lb
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, 1 leg bye, Big swing into the left-hander, but down the leg side. Full, misses the flick, and the ball ricochets into the backward square leg region off the front pad

Around the wicket now.

80.3
0
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, no run, full, down the leg side, can't connect with the flick
80.2
1lb
Lakmal to Shoriful Islam, 1 leg bye, half-appeal for lbw after Shoriful misses the flick. Clearly pitched outside leg stump, and the batter picks up a leg bye into the square leg region

Vishwa Fernando is warming up, so it might not be spin from the other end after all.

80.1
1
Lakmal to Taijul Islam, 1 run, full, a bit of swing back in towards off stump, driven to the right of extra-cover

And Sri Lanka take the second new ball straightaway. Here's Suranga Lakmal. I suspect we might still have spin from the other end. Over the wicket to Taijul.

END OF OVER:
80 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 243/8

  • Shoriful Islam0 (5b)
  • Taijul Islam3 (39b)
  • Praveen Jayawickrama31-7-91-6
  • Ramesh Mendis31-7-86-2
79.6
0
Jayawickrama to Shoriful Islam, no run, dip and turn from outside off. Reaches away from his body to defend into the off side, plays it back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat
79.5
0
Jayawickrama to Shoriful Islam, no run, tossed up on off stump, blocked back down the pitch
79.4
0
Jayawickrama to Shoriful Islam, no run, oh my. Looped up enticingly outside off, and Shoriful swings and misses with a massive slog. Turns too much, misses leg stump
79.3
0
Jayawickrama to Shoriful Islam, no run, back of a length, spinning into the stumps, goes back and defends into the off side
79.2
0
Jayawickrama to Shoriful Islam, no run, length ball spinning in from outside off, gets forward to clip into the leg side

They've called for drinks now. Bangladesh still need 51 to avoid the follow-on. Given the potential for weather interruptions, Sri Lanka might be thinking of enforcing it. The new batter is Shoriful Islam, another left-hander.

Figures of 6 for 91 on debut. What a dream for Jayawickrama!

79.1
W
Jayawickrama to Taskin Ahmed, OUT, this looks very close too! Another big lbw appeal. But it's turned down on the field. Sri Lanka review though. It's a nicely flighted delivery, pitching on a length, but miles outside off. Taskin goes back in the crease but is a little lazy bringing the bat down on it, and is struck on the knee roll in front of middle stump. Is that spinning so far it's missing leg though? No, says ball tracker. That's crashing into leg. Jayawickrama has six!

Taskin Ahmed lbw b Jayawickrama 0 (14m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

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Bangladesh 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31Tamim IqbalSaif Hassan
2nd42Najmul Hossain ShantoSaif Hassan
3rd31Mominul HaqueNajmul Hossain Shanto
4th30Mushfiqur RahimMominul Haque
5th37Mushfiqur RahimLitton Das
6th12Litton DasMehidy Hasan Miraz
7th23Taijul IslamMehidy Hasan Miraz
8th21Taskin AhmedMehidy Hasan Miraz
9th0Mehidy Hasan MirazShoriful Islam
10th0Abu JayedShoriful Islam