- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.6 Fantastic grab at slip! And the set batter is gone! This was tossed up outside off, and Shadman has slashed at this hard, but this has found some grip and sharp turn away. The reflexes from DDS though, wow. Just cool as you like holds this with both hands above his right shoulder. Bangladesh in a spot of bother now 76/44.2 Asitha finally gets Anamul! This one nips back in off a back of a length, and it puts Anamul in all sorts of discomfort as he looks to punch this away. Ends up getting an inside edge onto the top of the stumps 5/116.1 And the skipper strikes first ball! Mominul has hit this straight to cover! This is tossed up outside off, a bit of width on offer, and Mominul goes back and pushes it tamely and straight to the fielder! DDS is elated and Mominul knows he has thrown away his wicket! 43/227.6 Edged and gone! The twin centurion from the first Test is gone! Vishwa reward for his consistency. Kept peppering that line just outside off, and Shanto can't resist pushing at this. Gets the edge, and Kusal holds on well to his left 74/353.6 Sonal gets the big fish! Mushfiqur had survived a slog sweep earlier, but this time he's not able to get this square enough of deep square leg, who scampers around and holds on well on the run 160/647.5 Mendis holds on to a juggling effort! And it's a maiden Test wicket for Sonal Dinusha -- and also his 100th first class scalp! On a length outside off, cramping Litton, who wants to steer it fine on the off side again. Manages just a nick that bounces off Mendis' gloves but he is able to react quickly and grab it after another attempt. At first he struck out his right hand and managed to juggle it up again before getting both hands under it. Dinusha is a happy man Kusal held on to that. 143/563.2 Vishwa gets the breakthrough! Mehidy edges it to the lone slip fielder! It's full outside off and Mehidy pokes at it. Thick edge goes to Kamindu's right at wide slip, and he takes it low. It's being checked to see if the catch was taken cleanly. It does look like he got his fingers under the ball. And it's adjudged to be out, so Bangladesh lose their seventh 197/769.5 Knocks him over! Nayeem Hasan can't believe that! It's a length ball angling in to pitch outside off, it straightens ever so slightly and beats the outside edge as Nayeem jams his bat down to hit top of off! Asitha gets another reward for his hard work today 214/879.3 And Dinusha's golden arm strikes one final time for the innings! After two deliveries to watch him, Taijul takes on the man. This is tossed up but it's skied straight up, and here midwicket makes no mistake. Bangladesh are bowled out for 247 247/1074.3 Another one that keeps low and the celebr-appeal is a good one! This one was on a length, but it struck Ebadot in the crease below his knee roll. Bangladesh have three reviews, so they take one. But it's three reds, and Sri Lanka are one away from wrapping this innings up 229/9Extras6 (b 3, lb 3)TOTAL247 all out (79.3 Overs, RR: 3.1)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Anamul Haque, 4.2 ov), 2-43 (Mominul Haque, 16.1 ov), 3-74 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 27.6 ov), 4-76 (Shadman Islam, 28.6 ov), 5-143 (Litton Das, 47.5 ov), 6-160 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 53.6 ov), 7-197 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 63.2 ov), 8-214 (Nayeem Hasan, 69.5 ov), 9-229 (Ebadot Hossain, 74.3 ov), 10-247 (Taijul Islam, 79.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 18 2 51 3 2.83 0 0 MVT Fernando 19 4 45 2 2.36 0 0 KTH Ratnayake 17 1 72 1 4.23 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 11 0 36 0 3.27 0 0 DM de Silva 5 0 15 1 3 0 0 GS Dinusha 9.3 3 22 3 2.31 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR83.1 Nissanka's caught at short cover! Huge moment for Bangladesh! He skips out to this full ball on off that spins away. Doesn't quite get to the pitch of it and checks his shot but ends up pushing at it and it goes low to short cover and Anamul Haque makes no mistake. Muted celebrations from Taijul. Nissanka walks off to a standing ovation 305/323.3 huge appeal, and they have the breakthrough! Not given initially, but unsurprisingly they review. This one skid on with the arm, and Udara has stayed in his crease to defend this. The question is, was this pad before bat? And that is a fantastic review, as it's marginally pad first. Three reds and Udara is gone, this was clattering into middle! 88/175.1 Oh, what has Chandimal done? He's out trying to reverse-sweep! Tossed up full outside off and spinning in and he misses his shot and it balloons up off his gloves. Litton runs back to grab it and out of nowhere, Bangladesh have a wicket! Chandimal is dismissed in the nineties for the first time in Tests, the on-screen commentators say, and he must be seething to get out like that. Even Nissanka drops his shoulders in disappointment. Absolute gift for Bangladesh 282/288.6 And as I say that, Jayasuriya edges it to third slip where Mehidy takes a juggling catch! Jayasuriya pushes at this length ball outside off and gets a thick edge. The ball bobs up off his hands in the first attempt but Mehidy comfortably holds on at his second go. Jayasuriya's watch has ended and Nahid Rana has his first wicket of the series 335/585.5 Arm ball beats the inside edge and it's given out! DDS reviews immediately. This was full on off and going on with the angle. DDS played for the spin. Is this going down leg? Only thing that saves the Sri Lanka skipper here. Nah, that's crashing into leg stump and DDS has to go! Taijul Islam reaping rewards today! Two big strikes from him! 313/498.5 slips an arm ball through Kamindu's defences! That's a lovely little change-up from Nayeem, and Kamidu was rooted to the crease, which put him in a bad position to play this quicker, flatter one. He misses with his push, the ball hits front pad, and ricochets into middle and off stump. Nayeem is pumped. Kamindu's timing had really deserted him in the last half hour. 384/6116.1 Kusal Mendis is run out trying to take two! That's a throwaway! Taijul gets a length ball across Mendis who cuts it out towards deep cover. He wants the second and puts in the dive but is well short. Kusal hesitated at the start of the second but Vishwa was sprinting He lays around on the ground for a while, may have hurt himself a little. Eventually, he gets up and trudges off, knowing he's left some runs on the field 458/9104.4 cleaned up - this is lovely bowling from Nayeem. Nicely flighted, and full, he looked to clip it into the onside, but plays all round a straight one, and it sneaks through the gate. Sri Lanka lose another wicket 406/7111.3 and here it comes, but Tharindu falls into the trap!. It was there to be wallopped over cow corner, but it was a touch quicker, and he never quite got the height on it. Instead, it's walloped right down to the man stationed precisely for that shot, and Bangladesh break through 429/8116.5 Five for Taijul, and Sri Lanka fold for 458, and a lead of 211. Asitha saw one overpitched and looked to go down the ground but he can't clear mid-on, where Shadman Islam backtracks and jumps to take it above his head. It's Taijul's 17th Test five-for, and a very well deserved one. And now, onto the batters 458/10Extras10 (b 4, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL458 all out (116.5 Overs, RR: 3.92)Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Lahiru Udara, 23.3 ov), 2-282 (Dinesh Chandimal, 75.1 ov), 3-305 (Pathum Nissanka, 83.1 ov), 4-313 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 85.5 ov), 5-335 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 88.6 ov), 6-384 (Kamindu Mendis, 98.5 ov), 7-406 (Sonal Dinusha, 104.4 ov), 8-429 (Tharindu Ratnayake, 111.3 ov), 9-458 (Kusal Mendis, 116.1 ov), 10-458 (Asitha Fernando, 116.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Ebadot Hossain 14 0 55 0 3.92 0 0 Taijul Islam 42.5 4 131 5 3.05 0 0 Nahid Rana 20 1 94 1 4.7 1 1 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 20 1 75 0 3.75 0 0 Nayeem Hasan 18 4 87 3 4.83 0 0 Mominul Haque 2 0 8 0 4 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.2 nicked, sharply held and Prabath has his first wicket this game! We saw this in the previous innings, batters playing for the turn that never came. Tried to drive through the covers but the ball kisses the outside edge, and Udara takes the catch nicely. 31/26.5 And the short ball does the job! Anamul Haque spoons a catch to short leg! Good bouncer from Asitha and Anamul is early into the pull and it balloons up off the toe end of the bat and Pavan Rathnayake, the substitute fielder, takes one of the easier catches of his career. Asitha has his arms aloft as he breaks through on the stroke of tea 31/118.4 gets Mominul again! Lovely flighted delivery, drawing him into poking at it. Gets a thick outside edge and Mendis takes a sharp low catch diving forward at first slip. Bangladesh continue to slide 63/322.4 DDS gets the arm ball to beat the inside edge and the finger goes up immediately! Shanto reviews. On a length outside off, Shanto played it on the back foot and can't get any bat on it. And that's three reds on DRS, with ball tracking projecting the ball to be crashing into middle and leg. Captain gets captain, and Shanto has to go! 70/433.6 Knocks him over with a jaffa! Jayasuriya wheels off in celebration. On a length, drifting in to pitch on middle, Mushfiqur is beaten all ends up by that as he goes back to that one and sees it spin and bounce to clatter top of off! Mushfiqur was originally looking to work it down leg, but tried to change his shot to keep that out, but had no chance. Jayasuriya finally in his elements after a tough series so far! 100/539.3 And he's in the action straightaway! Sharp take as Bangladesh lose their seventh. This one ripped away from off stump, Litton was well forward on the forward defence, but this and grazed the edge as Kusal completed the catch 117/738.4 Raps him in front and is that lbw? The umpire doesn't think so, but DDS reviews with a smile. It's SL's last review. No bat as Mehidy is beaten on the outside edge when he goes back to play this. He is struck on the knee roll of his right leg. And well, impact is in line and that's crashing into middle! It looked plumb, Tharindu was very convinced, and he gets a wicket to close out the day! Mehidy played for the spin back in, but this one goes on with the arm and skids through! And that will be stumps 115/641.3 Kusal with some more fine work behind the stumps and Sri Lanka have their eighth! This was tossed up from around the wicket, drawing Nayeem forward on the drive. It turns past the outside edge, and Kusal has the bails off in a flash. Nayeem has dragged his back foot out of the crease, and he's just not quick enough in bringing it back 124/843.6 And that's the five-for for Prabath Jayasuriya! Taijul chips it back to the bowler for an easy return catch and Jayasuriya will be delighted with his returns in this innings! This is full outside off and Taijul skips out and wants to work this leg side. Closes the bat face early and the leading edge does him in. Sri Lanka just one wicket away now! 129/944.2 Rapped on the back foot and it's given! But Ebadot reviews Pitching on a length outside off and Ebadot misses the line as he goes back to defend. It goes past the outside edge to hit him on the knee roll. And that's crashing into leg stump and Sri Lanka have won this by an innings and 78 runs, taking the series 1-0 133/10Extras0TOTAL133 all out (44.2 Overs, RR: 3)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Anamul Haque, 6.5 ov), 2-31 (Shadman Islam, 7.2 ov), 3-63 (Mominul Haque, 18.4 ov), 4-70 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 22.4 ov), 5-100 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 33.6 ov), 6-115 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 38.4 ov), 7-117 (Litton Das, 39.3 ov), 8-124 (Nayeem Hasan, 41.3 ov), 9-129 (Taijul Islam, 43.6 ov), 10-133 (Ebadot Hossain, 44.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 8 1 22 1 2.75 0 0 MVT Fernando 6 3 16 0 2.66 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 18 2 56 5 3.11 0 0 DM de Silva 4 1 13 2 3.25 0 0 GS Dinusha 3 1 7 0 2.33 0 0 KTH Ratnayake 5.2 0 19 2 3.56 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
25,26,27,28 June 2025 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 12, Bangladesh 0
Close of Play
- Wed, 25 Jun - day 1 - Bangladesh 1st innings 220/8 (Taijul Islam 9*, Ebadot Hossain 5*, 71 ov)
- Thu, 26 Jun - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 290/2 (P Nissanka 146*, NGRP Jayasuriya 5*, 78 ov)
- Fri, 27 Jun - day 3 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 115/6 (Litton Das 13*, 38.4 ov)
- Sat, 28 Jun - day 4 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 133 (44.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 44.2: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Ebadot Hossain (Struck down)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- P Nissanka: 150 off 242 balls (18 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 81.5 overs (492 balls), Extras 6
- Over 83.3: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - NGRP Jayasuriya (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 85.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - DM de Silva (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 342/5 in 91.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 22, BKG Mendis 2)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 91.4 overs (551 balls), Extras 10
- Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 101.1 overs (608 balls), Extras 10
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 401/6 in 103.0 overs (BKG Mendis 42, GS Dinusha 8)
- Over 103.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - GS Dinusha (Upheld)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 60 balls (6 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 114.1 overs (686 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 456/8 in 115.0 overs (BKG Mendis 82, MVT Fernando 2)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 458/10 in 116.5 overs (MVT Fernando 2)
- Bangladesh 2nd innings
- Lahiru Udara kept wickets in place of Kusal Mendis from the start of Bangladesh 2nd innings to 38.4 overs
- Tea: Bangladesh - 31/1 in 6.5 overs (Shadman Islam 12)
- Over 13.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 0
- Over 21.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Mushfiqur Rahim (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 70/3 in 22.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 19, Mushfiqur Rahim 5)
- Over 22.4: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 0
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 115/6 in 38.4 overs (Litton Das 13)
- Over 38.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Upheld)
- Over 74.3: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Ebadot Hossain (Struck down)
- Over 78.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Nahid Rana (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 247/10 in 79.3 overs (Nahid Rana 0)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Over 7.5: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - LU Igalagamage (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (P Nissanka 27, LU Igalagamage 22, Ex 1)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 83/0 in 21.0 overs (P Nissanka 42, LU Igalagamage 40)
- Over 23.3: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - LU Igalagamage (Upheld)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 79 balls (6 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.5 overs (155 balls), Extras 1
- Over 30.3: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 137/1 in 34.0 overs (P Nissanka 67, LD Chandimal 29)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (P Nissanka 20, LD Chandimal 30, Ex 0)
- Over 36.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - LD Chandimal (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 39.3 overs (237 balls), Extras 1
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 70 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls (P Nissanka 46, LD Chandimal 54, Ex 2)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 190/1 in 50.0 overs (P Nissanka 93, LD Chandimal 54)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 53.4 overs (323 balls), Extras 3
- P Nissanka: 100 off 167 balls (12 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 216/1 in 61.0 overs (P Nissanka 111, LD Chandimal 62)
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 260 balls (P Nissanka 83, LD Chandimal 65, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 69.1 overs (416 balls), Extras 4
- Over 76.4: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - NGRP Jayasuriya (Struck down)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 290/2 in 78.0 overs (P Nissanka 146, NGRP Jayasuriya 5)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 290/2 in 78.0 overs (P Nissanka 146, NGRP Jayasuriya 5)
- Bangladesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 23/1 in 12.0 overs (Shadman Islam 12, Mominul Haque 11)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 71/2 in 26.0 overs (Shadman Islam 43, Najmul Hossain Shanto 7)
- Over 29.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Mushfiqur Rahim (Struck down)
- Bad Weather: Bangladesh - 90/4 in 33.2 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Litton Das 8)
- Rain: Bangladesh - 90/4 in 33.2 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Litton Das 8)
- Wet Ground: Bangladesh - 90/4 in 33.2 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Litton Das 8)
- Rain: Bangladesh - 90/4 in 33.2 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Litton Das 8)
- Wet Ground: Bangladesh - 90/4 in 33.2 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Litton Das 8)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 35.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 0
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (Mushfiqur Rahim 29, Litton Das 23, Ex 0)
- Tea: Bangladesh - 144/5 in 49.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 34, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 51.4 overs (310 balls), Extras 3
- Over 54.1: Prageeth Rambukwella was replaced by Alex Wharf as the umpire
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 188/6 in 60.0 overs (Mehidy Hasan Miraz 25, Nayeem Hasan 15)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 64.2 overs (386 balls), Extras 5
- Bad Light: Bangladesh - 220/8 in 71.0 overs (Taijul Islam 9, Ebadot Hossain 5)
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 220/8 in 71.0 overs (Taijul Islam 9, Ebadot Hossain 5)
Match Coverage
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His batting suffered after he became the all-format captain. But now he once again has the freedom to express himself as a batter
Sri Lanka focusing on better scoring rate, bowling more maidens this WTC cycle
Dhananjay de Silva says they made a few mistakes in the last WTC cycle and want to fix that this time around
Shanto steps down as Bangladesh Test captain after series loss against Sri Lanka
"I think three separate captains will be difficult for the team to deal with," he said after losing the second Test in Colombo
Shanto: Not batting well in first innings 'major reason we lost'
Outgoing captain says they also did not start well with the ball, which allowed Sri Lanka to take a big lead
Jayasuriya five-for ties the bow around Sri Lanka's victory
They needed less than half an hour on the fourth morning to take the last four Bangladesh wickets