The first Unofficial Test between the touring Bangladesh ‘A’ side and Sri Lanka ‘A’ ended in a high scoring draw at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Sri Lanka A won a lead of 90 runs in the first innings.
- Read Day 01: Opening day of 1st Unofficial Test ends uninterrupted
- Read Day 02: Sangeeth Cooray lifts Sri Lanka ‘A’ with a brilliant century
Hosts started the third days’ play in a decent position (204/2) thanks to a brilliant century by opener Sangeeth Cooray, chasing Bangladesh A’s first innings total of 360. Overnight batsmen, Kamindu Mendis and skipper Ashan Priyanjan contin
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Priyanjan was the first fall of the day, trapped infront of wicket by Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s off break for 37. Prolific run-scorer Ashen Bandara soon followed him to the pavilion without making much of an impact.
Meanwhile, Kamindu Mendis notched up a strokeful century reminding his value to everyone as a genuine all rounder in multi-day cricket. He was well supported by Priyamal Perera who quietly went past the half century mark in no time.
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Perera’s 75-ball 61 included 9 boundaries and Perera and Mendis’ 94 run partnership propelled Sri Lanka past Bangladesh A’s first innings score. After gaining the first innings advantage, Mendis looked to stretch the lead as he upped the tempo of his innings. Finally he was dismissed putting an end to his marathon innings of 169 runs off 282 balls as Mohommed Mithun found a way to rattle his stumps in the 107th over.
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Home team was soon bundled out for 450 runs after Mendis’s dismis
The 2nd and last match of the Test (unofficial) series will be held on 4th October at the same ground. That will be a four-day game unlike the first unofficial Test which had to be rescheduled due to bad weather.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | lbw b Vishwa Fernando | 90 | 210 | 8 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Shadman Islam | st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ashan Priyanjan | 53 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 47.32 |
| Najmul Hossain | b Ramesh Mendis | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Mominul Haque | c Malinda Pushpakumara b Ramesh Mendis | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Mohammad Mithun | run out (Ashen Bandara) | 92 | 120 | 10 | 3 | 76.67 |
| Soumya Sarkar | c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 24 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Nurul Hasan | c Ramesh Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Mehidy Hasan | st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ramesh Mendis | 57 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mehedi Hasan Rana | c Kamindu Mendis b Malinda Pushpakumara | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Abu Jayed | not out | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ebadat Hossain | b Asitha Fernando | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 5 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 360/10 (120.1 Overs, RR: 3) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-90 (32.6) Shadman Islam, 2-102 (38.2) Najmul Hossain, 3-116 (44.2) Mominul Haque, 4-253 (80.2) Mohammad Mithun, 5-257 (81.2) Jahurul Islam, 6-260 (82.6) Nurul Hasan, 7-309 (96.1) Soumya Sarkar, 8-318 (101.3) Mehedi Hasan Rana, 9-348 (112.6) Mehidy Hasan, 10-360 (120.1) Ebadat Hossain, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 16 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 4.94 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 23.1 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 2.55 | |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 35 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 2.69 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 23 | 6 | 57 | 3 | 2.48 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 12 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2.83 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | |
| Ashen Bandara | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Ebadat Hossain | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Soumya Sarkar b Mehidy Hasan | 104 | 151 | 15 | 0 | 68.87 |
| Kamindu Mendis | b Mohammad Mithun | 169 | 282 | 9 | 0 | 59.93 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 66.07 |
| Ashen Bandara | run out (Mehidy Hasan) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Priyamal Perera | c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan | 61 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 81.33 |
| Ramesh Mendis | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 21 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 65.62 |
| Manoj Sarathchandra | lbw b Mohammad Mithun | 12 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | st Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 15 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Vishwa Fernando | c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 11 (b 0 , lb 8 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 450/10 (121.1 Overs, RR: 3.71) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-17 (5.5) Pathum Nissanka, 2-182 (48.5) Sangeeth Cooray, 3-261 (67.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 4-269 (70.6) Ashen Bandara, 5-363 (92.2) Priyamal Perera, 6-416 (103.2) Ramesh Mendis, 7-422 (106.6) Kamindu Mendis, 8-433 (114.4) Manoj Sarathchandra, 9-450 (119.4) Vishwa Fernando, 10-450 (121.1) Malinda Pushpakumara, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Jayed | 12 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Ebadat Hossain | 20 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 4.10 | |
| Mehedi Hasan Rana | 21 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 4.19 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 46.1 | 9 | 150 | 5 | 3.25 | |
| Mohammad Mithun | 14 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2.43 | |
| Soumya Sarkar | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | |
| Najmul Hossain | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shadman Islam | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 0 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 1/0 (1 Overs, RR: 1) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | |
