Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das put on a massive unbeaten 253-run partnership for the 6th wicket as the hosts ended the first day’s play at 277/5 in the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka played at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque won the toss and elected to bat first. The hosts made one change to their playing XI from the 1st test, bringing in Praveen Jayawickrama to replace fellow left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya.
Kasun Rajitha, the highest wicket-taker for Sri Lanka with his best Test figures 4 for 60 in the 1st Test, managed to keep his place in the team after he came in as a concussion substitute for Vishwa Fernando midway through Bangladesh’s 1st innings.
On the other hand, Bangladesh made two changes to their side for the hosts with Mosaddek Hossain and Ebadot Hossain coming in for Shoriful Islam and Nayeem Hasan, who sustained injuries in the 1st Test.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
Sri Lanka managed to produce a dream start in the first session’s play as the opening bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando removed Bangladesh opening pair Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy inside the first 2 overs.
Rajitha and Fernando continued to pile misery on the Bangladesh top order as the duo dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan in the next three overs as the hosts crumbled to 24/5.
However, in-form batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das rescued Bangladesh innings with the massive 253-run partnership, with both getting tons.
The pitch in Dhaka lost its early morning venom and with the ball soft, the Sri Lankan bowlers struggled to make an impact in the next two sessions on day one. As a result, the Rahim-Das partnership profited as the hosts secured two wicket-less sessions after Lunch.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | b Kasun Rajitha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Praveen Jayawickrama b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | b Kasun Rajitha | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 |
| Mominul Haque | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | not out | 175 | 355 | 21 | 0 | 49.30 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | lbw b Kasun Rajitha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liton Das | c Kusal Mendis b Kasun Rajitha | 141 | 246 | 16 | 1 | 57.32 |
| Mosaddek Hossain | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Taijul Islam | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 40.54 |
| Khaled Ahmed | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ebadot Hossain | not out | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 17 (b 9 , lb 3 , nb 2, w 3, pen 0) |
| Total | 365/9 (116.2 Overs, RR: 3.14) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-1 (0.2) Mahmudul Hasan Joy , 2-6 (1.4) Tamim Iqbal, 3-16 (5.1) Mominul Haque, 4-24 (6.4) Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5-24 (6.5) Shakib Al Hasan (vc), 6-296 (92.1) Liton Das, 7-296 (92.4) Taijul Islam, 8-349 (107.1) Khaled Ahmed, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 28.2 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 2.27 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 26 | 2 | 93 | 4 | 3.58 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 38 | 9 | 108 | 0 | 2.84 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 14 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 3.79 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Dimuth Karunarathne | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Ebadot Hossain | 57 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 62.64 |
| Dimuth Karunarathne | b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 80 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 22.45 |
| Kasun Rajitha | b Ebadot Hossain | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 145 | 342 | 12 | 2 | 42.40 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Liton Das b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 58 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 61.05 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Tamim Iqbal b Ebadot Hossain | 124 | 219 | 11 | 1 | 56.62 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Liton Das b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Ramesh Mendis | lbw b Ebadot Hossain | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | c Liton Das b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | run out (Shakib Al Hasan (vc)) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 10 (b 0 , lb 8 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 506/10 (165.1 Overs, RR: 3.06) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-95 (25.5) Oshada Fernando, 2-139 (43.1) Kusal Mendis, 3-144 (46.2) Kasun Rajitha, 4-164 (55.6) Dimuth Karunarathne, 5-266 (87.5) Dhananjaya de Silva, 6-465 (156.6) Dinesh Chandimal, 7-501 (162.5) Ramesh Mendis, 8-502 (163.3) Praveen Jayawickrama, 9-506 (165.1) Asitha Fernando , 10-482 (192.5) Niroshan Dickwella, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ahmed | 23 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 3.70 | |
| Ebadot Hossain | 38 | 4 | 148 | 4 | 3.89 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 40.1 | 11 | 96 | 5 | 2.39 | |
| Mosaddek Hossain | 12 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3.17 | |
| Taijul Islam | 49 | 10 | 124 | 0 | 2.53 | |
| Mominul Haque | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | run out (Praveen Jayawickrama) | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Mominul Haque | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | b Kasun Rajitha | 23 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 58.97 |
| Liton Das | c & b Asitha Fernando | 52 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 38.52 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 58 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 80.56 |
| Mosaddek Hossain | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 40.91 |
| Taijul Islam | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Ebadot Hossain | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 2 (b 0 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 162/10 (55.3 Overs, RR: 2.92) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-19 (3.2) Mominul Haque, 2-15 (5.1) Tamim Iqbal, 3-19 (7.2) Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4-23 (9.1) Mahmudul Hasan Joy , 5-53 (20.3) Mushfiqur Rahim, 6-156 (47.5) Liton Das, 7-163 (51.1) Shakib Al Hasan (vc), 8-169 (52.2) Taijul Islam, 9-169 (54.1) Mosaddek Hossain, 10-169 (55.3) Khaled Ahmed, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 12 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 3.33 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 17.3 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 2.95 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 13 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 3.62 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 11 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.82 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | not out | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | not out | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Extras | 0 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 28/0 (3 Overs, RR: 9.33) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taijul Islam | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Ebadot Hossain | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | |
