The second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh commenced today (30th March) at Chattogram.
Sri Lanka Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and opted to bat first, making one change to their playing XI from the previous game. The speedster Asitha Fernando returned to the side, replacing the injured Kasun Rajitha.
Sri Lanka’s opening pair Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka managed to provide a solid to the inning, adding 88 runs in the first session of the day. The host bowlers were unable to create enough to trouble the Sri Lankan batters.
Madushka, who notched up his second Test half-century, ran himself out after the Lunch break. Karunaratne, who was looking very good, unfortunately missed out on a well-deserved century as he dragged one back onto the stumps of the bowling off Hasan Mahmud.
Kusal Mendis then took the baton and went on to score his 18th Test half-century. Mendis batted positively, showing great intent, but he too fell short of his ton as Shakib Al Hasan dismissed him for 93 runs.
Angelo Mathews, who batted at No. 4, looked a little off colour and was dismissed for 23 runs off the bowling of seamer Hasan Mahmud.
De Silva and Dinesh Chandimal looked solid and kept out everything thrown at them as they built an unbeaten 25-run partnership for the 5th wicket before the Umpires called stumps on Day 1.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | run out (Liton Das) | 57 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 54.29 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Hasan Mahmud | 86 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Shakib Al Hasan | 93 | 150 | 11 | 1 | 62.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Hasan Mahmud | 23 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 32.39 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Liton Das b Shakib Al Hasan | 59 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 56.73 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Khaled Ahmed | 70 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 63.06 |
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 92 | 167 | 7 | 2 | 55.09 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan | 28 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 37.33 |
| Vishwa Fernando | run out (Najmul Hossain Shanto) | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Lahiru Kumara | b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | run out (Taijul Islam) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 4 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 531/10 (159 Overs, RR: 3.34) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ahmed | 20 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 3.60 | |
| Hasan Mahmud | 24 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 4.12 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 37 | 4 | 110 | 3 | 2.97 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 46 | 5 | 146 | 1 | 3.17 | |
| Taijul Islam | 32 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 3.31 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | b Lahiru Kumara | 21 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Zakir Hasan | b Vishwa Fernando | 54 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 51.92 |
| Taijul Islam | b Vishwa Fernando | 22 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 36.07 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Prabath Jayasuriya | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Mominul Haque | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 33 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Liton Das | c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shahadat Hossain | c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | lbw b Prabath Jayasuriya | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Hasan Mahmud | not out | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras | 10 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 178/10 (68.4 Overs, RR: 2.59) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 16 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2.38 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 10.4 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.27 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 11 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1.73 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 2.71 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Hasan Mahmud | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Nishan Madushka | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Hasan Mahmud | 34 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 75.56 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Khaled Ahmed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Shakib Al Hasan | 56 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 75.68 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Shahadat Hossain b Hasan Mahmud | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Liton Das b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Liton Das b Khaled Ahmed | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | not out | 28 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 41.79 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 5 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 157/7 (40 Overs, RR: 3.92) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ahmed | 11 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3.09 | |
| Hasan Mahmud | 15 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 4.33 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | |
| Taijul Islam | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | b Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Zakir Hasan | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Vishwa Fernando | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | b Lahiru Kumara | 20 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Mominul Haque | c Lahiru Kumara b Prabath Jayasuriya | 50 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 89.29 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Nishan Madushka b Kamindu Mendis | 36 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 67.92 |
| Liton Das | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Shahadat Hossain | lbw b Kamindu Mendis | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | not out | 81 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 73.64 |
| Taijul Islam | c Nishan Madushka b Kamindu Mendis | 14 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Hasan Mahmud | not out | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Lahiru Kumara | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 9 , lb 2 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 318/9 (85 Overs, RR: 3.74) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 15 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 4.13 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 15 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 3.33 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 27 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 3.67 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3.12 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 | |
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