22/03Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 22-25 2024
Sri Lanka won by 328 runs
Player of the Match
Dhananjaya de SilvaSri Lanka
22/03Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Mar 22-25 2024
Sri Lanka won by 328 runs
Player of the Match
Dhananjaya de SilvaSri Lanka

2:05pm An excellent Sri Lankan pace-bowling display. It was set up late yesterday evening, with Fernando trapping Shanto and Zakir lbw. Rajitha also popped up with the scalp of Mominul. In the morning today, it was all Kumara as he ripped through the middle order. Rajitha and Fernando then returned to clean up the lower order, and give Sri Lanka a 92-run lead.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, would not be very happy with how this innings transpired. Taijul, who came in as night watchman yesterday, ended up being their top scorer and that perhaps summed it up. Litton, Mahmudul, Mehidy and Shahadat all got starts but none of them could make a substantial fist of it. In fact, had it not been for Khaled and Shoriful towards the end, Bangladesh might have been staring down at an even greater Sri Lankan lead.

Advantage Sri Lanka at this juncture, and we will be back in a few minutes for the start of their second innings, which could likely point towards where this game is heading.

51.3
W
MVT Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, OUT, edged and taken! That will be that! Keeps going short outside off and Khaled keeps swinging. This time, he finally gets some bat to it but not enough to clear the keeper. A healthy nick and Mendis takes it smartly above his head. Bangladesh have been bowled out for 188!

Khaled Ahmed c †BKG Mendis b MVT Fernando 22 (43m 28b 1x4 2x6) SR: 78.57

51.2
0
MVT Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, no run, shortish on middle and off. Slanted across too and the angle takes it past Khaled's flailing blade

Over the wicket now

If Khaled connects with one of these, we might have to retrieve the ball from Dhaka...

51.1
0
MVT Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, no run, another short ball on off stump. Khaled backs away and swipes across the line. Another fresh-air shot

END OF OVER:
51 | 1 Run | BAN: 188/9

  • Nahid Rana0 (8b)
  • Khaled Ahmed22 (25b)
  • Lahiru Kumara12-1-31-3
  • Vishwa Fernando15-2-48-3
50.6
0
Kumara to Nahid Rana, no run, sharp bouncer on off, but because it is so predictable, Rana is ducking under it as soon as Kumara lets go off the ball

Jokes aside, the protective cushion at the back of his helmet was missing initially and he has now gotten it in place. All good to go now

Around the wicket now. Looks like Rana is not happy with his helmet. Oh, we have been here before...

50.5
0
Kumara to Nahid Rana, no run, short again, outside off. Rana gets out of the way comfortably

Surely a fuller delivery is worth bowling now, having pushed Rana so far back?

50.4
0
Kumara to Nahid Rana, no run, another short ball on middle and leg. Rana ducks underneath this one
50.3
0
Kumara to Nahid Rana, no run, brutish delivery, kicking up off a back of a length on middle and off. Rana fends at it without getting behind the line and sees the ball whistle past the outside edge

Debutant Rana to face the music now

50.2
1
Kumara to Khaled Ahmed, 1 run, hard length on the stumps. Khaled swings like a rusty gate again and squirts it off the inside edge towards fine leg. Khaled thought it would hit the fence and ran the first run too slowly
50.1
0
Kumara to Khaled Ahmed, no run, dug into the track on middle and off. Khaled backs away and swings for the hills. Misses the ball by a mile

Here's Kumara

END OF OVER:
50 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | BAN: 187/9

  • Nahid Rana0 (4b)
  • Khaled Ahmed21 (23b)
  • Vishwa Fernando15-2-48-3
  • Kasun Rajitha16-3-56-3
49.6
0
MVT Fernando to Nahid Rana, no run, oh! Fiery bouncer aimed at the batter. Rana does not know what to do with it and cannot get out of the way either. Wears a blow on the body

Over the wicket now

49.5
0
MVT Fernando to Nahid Rana, no run, tests out the middle of the track again. Too short, though, and it sails over Rana's head
49.4
0
MVT Fernando to Nahid Rana, no run, short outside off. The line allows Rana to get under it comfortably

Short leg in place now

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Bangladesh 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Zakir HasanMahmudul Hasan Joy
2nd9Najmul Hossain ShantoZakir Hasan
3rd27Mominul HaqueZakir Hasan
4th1Mominul HaqueShahadat Hossain (3)
5th0Mominul HaqueLitton Das
6th14Mominul HaqueTaijul Islam
7th66Mominul HaqueMehidy Hasan Miraz
8th47Mominul HaqueShoriful Islam
9th0Mominul HaqueKhaled Ahmed
10th18Mominul HaqueNahid Rana