Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted twin centuries to assist his facet draw the primary take a look at towards Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday, whereas Angelo Mathews introduced the curtain down on his red-ball profession after greater than 100 video games for the hosts.
Shanto adopted up his first-innings hundred with an unbeaten 125 within the second stanza after Mushfiqur Rahim was run out for 49, and Bangladesh declared on 285-6 to set Sri Lanka a steep victory goal of 296 runs from 37 overs.
Sri Lanka misplaced a few fast wickets earlier than Mathews, a veteran with greater than 8,000 take a look at runs to his title, held steadfast with the bat – albeit barely scoring any runs. Ultimately, Bangladesh known as it a day with the rating on 72-4 with 5 overs left.
Bangladesh had Sri Lanka toil on the opening two days, amassing 495 runs in its first innings, together with 148 for Shanto and 163 for Rahim, with Litton Das (90) unfortunate to overlook out on a century of his personal.
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What adopted was a batting tug-of-war on a placid wicket as Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka piled up 187 runs earlier than Dinesh Chandimal (54) and Kamindu Mendis (87) helped the host attain 485 to concede solely a 10-run lead on the midway mark.
TURN AND BOUNCE
Bangladesh off-spinner Nayeem Hasan, who had begun to extract flip and bounce on a pitch exhibiting indicators of wear and tear on the fourth day, claimed 5-121 – his fourth five-wicket haul in checks – to make sure Sri Lanka couldn’t construct a lead of its personal.
The vacationer then roared to 177-3 in its second innings on the finish of the penultimate day for a wholesome benefit, with Shadman Islam (76) giving it the prospect to push for a uncommon abroad take a look at victory and worthwhile World Take a look at Championship factors.
After showers late within the opening session on the fifth day worn out 26 overs, Shanto reached his well-deserved hundred and requested Sri Lanka to bat once more and try and chase down its massive goal at an asking fee of eight runs an over.
Former captain Mathews, who scored 39 in Sri Lanka’s first innings, confirmed resilience within the closing session and obtained a standing ovation when he fell for eight off 45 balls in his 119th and closing take a look at.
The end result was the primary drawn recreation in Galle for 12 years. The second take a look at begins in Colombo subsequent Wednesday, and the 2 sides later play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals.