The 2nd Unofficial Test of Bangladesh A tour of Sri Lanka 2019 came to an end in a draw at Hambantota following long days at work for the Bangladeshi bowlers.
- Read Day-one: Pathum Nissanka makes life hard for touring Bangladesh A
- Read Day-two: Mehedy, Mominul sink Sri Lanka-A at Hambantota
- Read Day-three: Openers remain unbeaten after Shiraz’s five-fer
Following a great start the previous evening, the openers started the day at 126 runs, 19 runs ahead of the visitors. They remained unscathed for another 93 runs before Sangeeth Cooray was caught behind off Rishad Hossain. Cooray had a fantastic series with the bat following up his ton in the first game with a classy 89 in this game.
Kamindu Mendis joined Nissanka to put up a bowler-roasting 132-run partnership. Nissanka had already smacked an elegant 85 in the first-innings of the game and he bettered it with an alluring knock of 192 runs, demanding spotlight with the bat.
His stroke full knock saw 20 boundaries and a six in style. The right-hand pocket-rocket is showing maturity and class in his batting over the years. The Bangladeshi bowlers were unable to win him as he ended his innings in a suicidal run-out.
Watch: Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 188*
Mendis also made his case strong with an unbeaten 67 runs following his half-century in the first-innings. The trio had been in top-notch form in the past few months and excelled into their A games this series.
Right-arm seamer Mohammed Shiraz also impressed in the game with a fifer while left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya also announced himself with 3 wickets in the game.
It was also a fine series for speedster Asitha Fernando and off-spinner Ramesh Mendis who picked 3 wickets each in the first game. It was a valuable opportunity for Ramesh Mendis at a time where Sri Lanka is in need of a genuine off-spinner for the longer format. He did manage to impress with good performances in the recent past ahead of his direct competition Nishan Peiris who went wicket less in this game.
Watch: Ambidextrous cricketer Kamindu Mendis as a schoolboy
Sri Lanka outplayed the Bangladeshi bowlers losing only 2 wickets in the innings and amassed 357 runs for the second-innings.
The series will now move to Colombo for the limited-over affairs with the 1st ODI scheduled for 9th of October at R. Premadasa International Stadium.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 85 | 166 | 11 | 0 | 51.20 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Najmul Hossain b Mehidy Hasan | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 53.12 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 62 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 51.24 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Nurul Hasan b Ebadat Hossain | 28 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Mominul Haque b Salauddin Sakil | 44 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 44.00 |
| Priyamal Perera | c Mohammad Mithun b Ebadat Hossain | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan | 20 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Nishan Peiris | lbw b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c Rishad Hossain b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohamed Shiraz | c Mominul Haque b Mehidy Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0 , lb 6 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 268/10 (90.2 Overs, RR: 2.97) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-32 (13.4) Sangeeth Cooray, 2-153 (47.4) Kamindu Mendis, 3-188 (57.3) Pathum Nissanka, 4-217 (66.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 5-221 (70.3) Priyamal Perera, 6-264 (87.1) Lahiru Udara, 7-264 (87.3) Nishan Peiris, 8-268 (89.2) Prabath Jayasuriya, 9-268 (89.4) Mohamed Shiraz, 10-268 (90.2) Charith Asalanka, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebadat Hossain | 23 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 2.70 | |
| Salauddin Sakil | 17.2 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 3.49 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 14 | 84 | 7 | 2.27 | |
| Rishad Hossain | 13 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 4.31 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahurul Islam | b Mohamed Shiraz | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Shadman Islam | c Sangeeth Cooray b Prabath Jayasuriya | 77 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 74.04 |
| Najmul Hossain | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Mominul Haque | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 117 | 190 | 15 | 1 | 61.58 |
| Mohammad Mithun | c Lahiru Udara b Asitha Fernando | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Anamul Haque | c Lahiru Udara b Prabath Jayasuriya | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Nurul Hasan | c Lahiru Udara b Asitha Fernando | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 116.13 |
| Mehidy Hasan | not out | 38 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 62.30 |
| Rishad Hossain | c Lahiru Udara b Mohamed Shiraz | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 20.59 |
| Salauddin Sakil | c Sangeeth Cooray b Prabath Jayasuriya | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ebadat Hossain | b Mohamed Shiraz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 3, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 330/10 (83.1 Overs, RR: 3.97) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-3 (1.2) Jahurul Islam, 2-22 (5.1) Najmul Hossain, 3-176 (40.1) Shadman Islam, 4-215 (51.5) Mohammad Mithun, 5-230 (56.4) Anamul Haque, 6-270 (63.6) Mominul Haque, 7-285 (67.3) Nurul Hasan, 8-310 (79.4) Rishad Hossain, 9-315 (80.6) Salauddin Sakil, 10-330 (83.1) Ebadat Hossain, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 16 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 3.00 | |
| Mohamed Shiraz | 21.1 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 2.99 | |
| Nishan Peiris | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.86 | |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 31 | 3 | 114 | 3 | 3.68 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | run out (Mehidy Hasan) | 192 | 307 | 20 | 1 | 62.54 |
| Sangeeth Cooray | c Nurul Hasan b Rishad Hossain | 89 | 188 | 12 | 0 | 47.34 |
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 67 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | not out | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 357/2 (107 Overs, RR: 3.34) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-219 (62.3) Sangeeth Cooray, 2-351 (103.4) Pathum Nissanka, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebadat Hossain | 21 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 2.86 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 37 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 3.19 | |
| Salauddin Sakil | 22 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 3.59 | |
| Rishad Hossain | 23 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 3.39 | |
| Mohammad Mithun | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | |
