Best performances - Batsmen
HDRL Thirimanne
140(298) 15x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 37 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
FDM Karunaratne
118(190) 15x4 - 0x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 26 runs
- 5x4 - 0x6
29/04Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Apr 29-May 3 2021
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
493/7d & 194/9d -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
251 & 227 (71 ov)
Player of the Match
29/04Result
2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Apr 29-May 3 2021
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
493/7d & 194/9d -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
251 & 227 (71 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
P Jayawickrama
- O32
- M7
- R92
- W6
- Eco2.87
| 1W | 3W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | 1W | |||
Taijul Islam
- O19.2
- M2
- R72
- W5
- Eco3.72
| 1W | 2W | |||
| 1W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- BAN - 1st
- SL - 2nd
- BAN - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
Bangladesh - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Bangladesh - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsFailed to plan against specific bowlers - Mominul Haque on Bangladesh's batting concerns
He also said Bangladesh couldn't capitalise on starts, which eventually led to their 209-run defeat
Dimuth Karunaratne: Praveen Jayawickrama 'does the simple things well'
Sri Lanka's captain also had words of praise for Ramesh Mendis, though he felt he could improve his lines and lengths
Praveen Jayawickrama's stunning debut seals Sri Lanka's dominant victory
He claimed match figures of 11 for 178, the best by a Sri Lankan spinner on debut
'Being negative makes life more difficult' - Najmul Hossain Shanto backs Bangladesh batters' approach
"He bowls and puts pressure from one end, and I was doing the same," Ramesh Mendis says of his partnership with Praveen Jayawickrama
Jayawickrama and Mendis set up Sri Lanka's victory push
The spin twins pick five wickets between them as hosts eye series win on final day
