Angelo Mathews superlative knock of 199 helped Sri Lanka take control on day two of the 1st Test against Bangladesh at Chattogram.
Mathews posted his 2nd highest score in Tests as Sri Lanka posted 397 runs in 153 overs. He unfortunately missed out a double century dismissed by off spinner Nayeem Hasan one short of a second double century.
Off spinner Nayeem Hasan was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts as he grabbed 6 wickets for 105 runs.
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In reply, Bangladesh opening pair Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy got them off to a solid start, putting on 76 runs in 19 overs at the end of second day’s play.
Earlier in the day, Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal built a 136-run partnership for the 5th wicket, setting the foundation for a solid score for the visitors.
Mathews and Vishwa Fernando also put on a crucial gritty 47-run partnership for the 9th wicket in post-lunch session for the visitors.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Liton Das b Nayeem Hasan | 36 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 47.37 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Nayeem Hasan | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Nayeem Hasan b Taijul Islam | 54 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 41.22 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Shakib Al Hasan (vc) b Nayeem Hasan | 199 | 397 | 19 | 1 | 50.13 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Nayeem Hasan | 66 | 148 | 2 | 3 | 44.59 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Nayeem Hasan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ramesh Mendis | b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 17 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 20.24 |
| Asitha Fernando | b Nayeem Hasan | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Extras | 5 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 397/10 (153 Overs, RR: 2.59) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-23 (7.5) Dimuth Karunaratne, 2-66 (21.2) Oshada Fernando, 3-158 (56.1) Kusal Mendis, 4-183 (65.2) Dhananjaya de Silva, 5-319 (113.1) Dinesh Chandimal, 6-323 (113.5) Niroshan Dickwella, 7-328 (116.2) Ramesh Mendis, 8-328 (116.3) Lasith Embuldeniya, 9-390 (148.5) Asitha Fernando , 10-397 (152.6) Angelo Mathews, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoriful Islam | 20 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2.75 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | 16 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 4.12 | |
| Nayeem Hasan | 30 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 3.50 | |
| Taijul Islam | 48 | 12 | 107 | 1 | 2.23 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 39 | 12 | 60 | 3 | 1.54 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 58 | 142 | 9 | 0 | 40.85 |
| Tamim Iqbal | b Kasun Rajitha | 133 | 218 | 15 | 0 | 61.01 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Mominul Haque | b Kasun Rajitha | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 105 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 37.23 |
| Liton Das | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 88 | 189 | 10 | 0 | 46.56 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 26 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Nayeem Hasan | c Kusal Mendis b Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 16.98 |
| Taijul Islam | c Chamika Karunaratne b Asitha Fernando | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Shoriful Islam | retired | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Khaled Ahmed | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 20 (b 4 , lb 8 , nb 8, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 465/10 (170.1 Overs, RR: 2.73) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-162 (48.5) Mahmudul Hasan Joy , 2-172 (54.4) Najmul Hossain Shanto, 3-184 (60.5) Mominul Haque, 4-385 (134.1) Liton Das, 5-385 (134.2) Tamim Iqbal, 6-421 (146.1) Shakib Al Hasan (vc), 7-439 (157.1) Mushfiqur Rahim, 8-450 (163.6) Nayeem Hasan, 9-465 (169.2) Taijul Islam, 10-465 (170.1) Shoriful Islam, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5.25 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 26 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 2.77 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 45 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 2.64 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 47 | 9 | 104 | 1 | 2.21 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 19 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 2.53 | |
| Kasun Rajitha | 24.1 | 6 | 60 | 4 | 2.49 | |
| Kusal Mendis | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | run out (Taijul Islam) | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Mominul Haque b Taijul Islam | 52 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 37.68 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | b Taijul Islam | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Taijul Islam | 48 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 111.63 |
| Angelo Mathews | c & b Taijul Islam | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 33 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 55.00 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 39 | 135 | 4 | 1 | 28.89 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | not out | 61 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 63.54 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 4, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 260/6 (90.1 Overs, RR: 2.88) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-36 (11.5) Oshada Fernando, 2-39 (17.1) Lasith Embuldeniya, 3-106 (31.2) Kusal Mendis, 4-110 (35.6) Angelo Mathews, 5-143 (47.1) Dimuth Karunaratne, 6-161 (56.2) Dhananjaya de Silva, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayeem Hasan | 23 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 3.43 | |
| Khaled Ahmed | 7 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 25 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 2.32 | |
| Taijul Islam | 34 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 2.41 | |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
