1st Inn - 513/10(129.5) 2nd Inn - 307 /5(100.0)

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1st Inn - 713/9(199.3) 2nd Inn - DNB

CRR: 3.07 | Bangladesh drew with Sri Lanka

BAN drew with SL | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st Test Match - Commentary

Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, 2 Test Series, 2018

Date: Jan 31, 2018 Start Time: 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT | 09:30 Local
Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights And Cricket Score 1st Match - Test Commentary

End of Over : 129.5 BAN: 513/10

So, what do we have in store now? Sri Lanka will have to bat well, something that they are capable of. This has to be done after being on the field for close to 130 overs. Let's see what do the tourists have to offer, as Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis walk out with the bat. Remember, the Bangladeshi bowlers could be more than a handful in known conditions.

Mahmudullah walked in when his side was 356/4. He batted well with the lower order, stitching important stands with them. The one worth 58 with Sunzamul Islam made sure that the Lankans toiled hard on the field. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't get to the coveted ton. There is nothing great to write home about the visiting bowlers, who largely looked toothless. Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal returned with three apiece for them.

A very good score for the hosts, something that should have the tourists worried. Bangladesh have done just what they had set out to do after winning the toss yesterday. Their top four scored above 40s and that laid them the platform. Aided by a monumental stand between Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim, that was worth 236 runs, the hosts tired out the opposing bowlers. Haque stroked his way to a well-compiled 176 and would be ruing missing out on his double ton. Rahim should also be cursing himself to have thrown it away at the fag end on Day 1.

129.5 W

Suranga Lakmal to Mustafizur Rahman. Nice shot? Oh no! BANGLADESH ALL OUT! This is banged short again on the stumps, Rahman initially looks to duck. As an afterthought, he decides to play the ramp over the keeper and that's that. Doesn't make the contact as he would have liked and ends up hitting it in the air to offer an easy catch to Dickwella. So, to add to the list of Rahim and Haque, who missed out getting to their milestones, add Mahmudullah, who is left stranded 17 runs short of the triple figure mark. The hosts finish on 513.

129.5 wd

Suranga Lakmal to Mustafizur Rahman. WIDE! Bouncer on off, Rahman ducks and lets it go. Wide given for height.

129.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Full and tailing in around off and middle, driven down to long off for one.

129.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Outside off, glided down to third man for nothing.

129.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Banged short in line of the stumps, he gets out of the way to let it be.

How long should Bangladesh bat? Athar Ali Khan says that there is no dearth of time and hence they should bat on. Opines that their skipper should target his ton, which is just 18 runs away at the moment.

129.1 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length, Mahmudullah paddles it down to fine leg for a brace.

End of Over : 129 9 Runs BAN: 509/9

128.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Very full outside off, Rahman misses jamming that out.

128.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Flatter on off, defended from the crease.

128.4 6

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. SIX! Even I can bat skip, says Rahman! Sees the tossed up ball in his zone, clears the front leg and goes over long on for a maximum. The stand is worth 31 now.

128.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. On off, defended from the crease.

128.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Driven through covers for one. Now Fizz has to see off the last 4 balls of the over.

128.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated full on middle and leg, Mahmudullah gets down and paddles it fine down the leg side for a couple.

End of Over : 128 1 Runs BAN: 500/9

127.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mustafizur Rahman. Fuller on off from round the wicket, pushed back towards the bowler.

The chest guard comes out for Mustafizur Rahman. With the number of batters taking blows to their body, it is good to get yourself guarded.

127.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Short in length, pulled through square leg. This time the skipper ambles to the other end and moves to 77. 500 runs up for the hosts.

127.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bumper in line of the stumps, Mahmudullah arches back and lets it be. It goes on the bounce to the keeper.

127.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

127.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Back of a length ball outside off, guided to third man for nothing.

127.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. On a length outside off, punched off the back foot towards covers.

Suranga Lakmal is back into the attack.

End of Over : 127 0 Runs BAN: 499/9

126.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Huge cheers go around as Rahman sees off the last ball of the over with a block towards covers. A maiden for Herath.

126.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Another one outside off, defended towards point.

126.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Arm ball outside off, The Fizz prods forward to defend but gets beaten on the outside.

126.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Just outside off, defended back towards the bowler.

126.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Landed around off, defended off the front foot.

126.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Floated around off, driven back to the bowler.

End of Over : 126 10 Runs BAN: 499/9

125.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Punched off the back foot by Mahmudullah.

125.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Around middle and leg, pushed to mid on.

125.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Similar delivery, similar shot, no run.

125.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed through covers for nothing.

125.2 6

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. SIX! Ho, ho, ho, it's a beauty! Shows that he picked up the conventional spin early. Floated full on the stumps, Mahmudullah gets his front leg out of the way and smashes it high over the bowler's head for half a dozen. Bangladesh are one short of 500, while the skipper is on 76.

125.1 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Rubbish ball! Flatter and shorter outside off, perhaps an attempted googly. Mahmudullah goes deep back and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary. That's 2000 Test runs for him.

End of Over : 125 2 Runs BAN: 489/9

124.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Played to the point region by the batsman.

124.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Mistimed back towards the bowler.

124.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Eased down to long on to rotate strike.

124.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. More confusion! Rahman punches this one off the back foot towards covers. The fielder dives to his left and parries it to his left. He tries to recover himself to prevent a run but fails to do so. After some yes and no, the run is completed, even as a wild shy is had at the bowler's end.

124.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Confusion, no harm done! Rahman taps this one towards covers and stays where he is. His skipper is down half the way before he denies the single. Mahmudullah has to rush back hurriedly and does so beating the fielder's throw to his end.

124.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Fuller on off, driven back to the bowler.

End of Over : 124 5 Runs BAN: 487/9

123.6 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Bang! Floated full on the stumps, Mahmudullah gets his front leg out of the way and hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

123.6 wd

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. WIDE BUT A STUMPING CHANCE MISSED! Oh, Dickwella, you need to have a calm head, mate! Fired flatter and wider outside off, seeing Mahmudullah charge down. He tried to reach to it but missed. Niroshan, in an attempt to inflict the stumping, fails to gather the ball and that allows the batter to get in safely. The keeper had stumped the batter in his mind much before reality, hence he ended up letting the chance go.

123.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Hit through covers, a single denied.

123.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter and quicker on the stumps, Mahmudullah goes back to flick it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Missing leg, says Roshen Abeysinghe on air, but no sir, he has hit that.

123.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flicked away off the pads for nothing.

123.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Full on off, driven down to long off for nothing.

123.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and guides it through backward point for none.

End of Over : 123 1 Runs BAN: 482/9

122.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Full in length at 75 kph, Rahman gets his bat down in time to keep it to the off side.

122.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around middle and off, hit inside out to long off for one.

122.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

122.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around leg, Mahmudullah defends it off the front foot.

122.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Similar delivery on a similar line, Mahmudullah fails to defend it and wears it on the pads.

122.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Arm delivery on the pads, Mahmudullah misses hitting that.

End of Over : 122 1 Runs BAN: 481/9

121.6 1 10 Runs BAN: 499/9

125.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Punched off the back foot by Mahmudullah.

125.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Around middle and leg, pushed to mid on.

125.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Similar delivery, similar shot, no run.

125.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed through covers for nothing.

125.2 6

125.1 4

End of Over : 125 2 Runs BAN: 489/9

124.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Played to the point region by the batsman.

124.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Mistimed back towards the bowler.

124.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Eased down to long on to rotate strike.

124.3 1

124.2 0

124.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Fuller on off, driven back to the bowler.

End of Over : 124 5 Runs BAN: 487/9

123.6 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Bang! Floated full on the stumps, Mahmudullah gets his front leg out of the way and hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

123.6 wd

123.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Hit through covers, a single denied.

123.4 0

123.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flicked away off the pads for nothing.

123.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Full on off, driven down to long off for nothing.

123.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and guides it through backward point for none.

End of Over : 123 1 Runs BAN: 482/9

122.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Full in length at 75 kph, Rahman gets his bat down in time to keep it to the off side.

122.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around middle and off, hit inside out to long off for one.

122.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

122.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around leg, Mahmudullah defends it off the front foot.

122.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Similar delivery on a similar line, Mahmudullah fails to defend it and wears it on the pads.

122.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Arm delivery on the pads, Mahmudullah misses hitting that.

End of Over : 122 1 Runs BAN: 481/9

121.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length, eased down to long on for one.

Deep backward square leg also comes in.

121.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Lovely delivery. Floated up in line of the stumps, Mahmudullah makes room to go through the off side but just manages to get an inside edge onto his pads.

Now the field comes in to prevent the single.

121.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Yorker on the stumps, dug out to the bowler.

121.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Around off, defended back towards the bowler.

121.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Sri Lanka are offering easy singles to the opposing skipper so that they can have a go at the last man. The long off fielder is in place and this ball is hit to him. But the run is not taken.

121.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Googly well outside off, Mahmudullah covers the stumps and lets it go.

End of Over : 121 2 Runs BAN: 480/9

120.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Kept out towards mid off.

120.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

120.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Arm ball around off, driven through covers for one.

120.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Outside off, edged past slip for a run to get going.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in.

120.2 W

Rangana Herath to Taijul Islam. OUT! Dream delivery to any batsman leave alone the tailender. Tossed up outside off, Islam lunges forward to block but leaves some gap between bat and pad. The ball lands in the rough there and spins in sharply to peg back the LEG STUMP. Alarming turn, elates the Lankans this time. They are one wicket away from ending their time on the field.

120.1 0

Rangana Herath to Taijul Islam. Around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 120 4 Runs BAN: 478/8

119.6 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Punched through point for a brace. Mahmudullah moves to 58.

119.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it.

119.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Taijul Islam. Around middle and leg, turned past short leg for one.

Taijul Islam strides out to bat at no.10 for Bangladesh.

119.3 W

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. STUMPED OUT! Yes, Islam is well down the track but the margin of dismissal is not as much as we thought it to be. Sandakan spots Sunzamul being ready to charge down the track and fires this down the leg side. The number 9 misses the flick post that and Dickwella uproots the stumps and goes up in celebration. On the first look he seems to be a clear goner but the third umpire is called for. Replays show that he is just short of the crease as the keeper had to collect it well to his right and then go for the stumping. Sri Lanka finally manage to get through this stubborn stand.

Islam should be a goner! The TV umpire is referred to for a stumping appeal against Sunzamul. Seems to be well down the track on the first look...

119.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, slapped through cover-point for one.

119.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Around off, defended with a lunge forward.

Lakshan Sandakan to bowl from the other end. A slip and FSL in place.

End of Over : 119 7 Runs BAN: 474/7

118.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, edged towards point.

118.5 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Forward defense displayed to this one on the stumps.

118.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

118.3 4

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Glorious. Tossed up outside off, Mahmudullah slinks down the track in no time and drives it through covers. It is played all along the ground and the ball races away to the fence.

118.2 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, Islam guides it towards third man to rotate strike.

118.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The skipper is leading from the front. 15th Test fifty for Mahmudullah. Gets a full length tossed up ball around off, driven towards covers. De Silva dives but fails to stop it and ends up parrying it towards long off. One run taken and the home skipper raises his bat to acknowledge the applause.

Welcome back. The men who matter have taken their positions on the field. Sri Lanka have some more time to spend on the field before they can get into the batting mode. For now, Mahmudullah will face Rangana Herath first up.

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

The tourists looked like running through Bangladesh's lower order, when they struck quickly, courtesy the wily old fox Rangana Herath, who picked up a couple of wickets to get his name in the wickets' column. He is constantly getting something out of the track, that is slowing down considerably. What should worry them, however, is that none of the others have looked threatening for a considerable time. With the position that the hosts find themselves in, we can expect some quick runs in the post-lunch session. Do join us then to see if Sri Lanka have it in them to see the end of this innings quickly.

Comeback and fightback - the tale of the morning. Sri Lanka started the day on a positive note by landing crucial blows quickly. At the end of the first hour, they were successful in picking up three wickets, conceding just 43 in 12.2 overs. But post that, the script came back to normal, as the hosts continued to amass more runs. Mahmudullah and Sunzamul Islam have added 50 for the 8th wicket and are looking too good to be dislodged. Mominul Haque, sadly for them, couldn't add much to his overnight score and was the first one to depart this morning.

End of Over : 118 1 Runs BAN: 467/7

117.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Floated on the stumps, Islam lunges forward and defends it watchfully to go into LUNCH, DAY 2, unbeaten.

117.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, driven to the man at mid off.

117.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets behind that solidly and defends it.

117.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Punched off the back foot by Sunzamul.

120.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mustafizur Rahman. Outside off, edged past slip for a run to get going.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in.

120.2 W

120.1 0

Rangana Herath to Taijul Islam. Around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 120 4 Runs BAN: 478/8

119.6 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Punched through point for a brace. Mahmudullah moves to 58.

119.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it.

119.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Taijul Islam. Around middle and leg, turned past short leg for one.

Taijul Islam strides out to bat at no.10 for Bangladesh.

119.3 W

Islam should be a goner! The TV umpire is referred to for a stumping appeal against Sunzamul. Seems to be well down the track on the first look...

119.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, slapped through cover-point for one.

119.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Around off, defended with a lunge forward.

Lakshan Sandakan to bowl from the other end. A slip and FSL in place.

End of Over : 119 7 Runs BAN: 474/7

118.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, edged towards point.

118.5 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Forward defense displayed to this one on the stumps.

118.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

118.3 4

118.2 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, Islam guides it towards third man to rotate strike.

118.1 1

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

End of Over : 118 1 Runs BAN: 467/7

117.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Floated on the stumps, Islam lunges forward and defends it watchfully to go into LUNCH, DAY 2, unbeaten.

117.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, driven to the man at mid off.

117.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets behind that solidly and defends it.

117.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Sunzamul Islam. Punched off the back foot by Sunzamul.

117.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the pads, worked away to fine leg for a run. That's the 50-run partnership between Mahmudullah and Islam. They were staring at a collapse when the debutant walked in and have done well to keep the tourists at bay since then.

117.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Floated around leg, flicked away towards mid-wicket.

This should be the last over before lunch. Dhananjaya de Silva to roll his arm over.

End of Over : 117 1 Runs BAN: 466/7

116.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah pushes it towards covers and quickly gets to the other end. The stand moves to 49 now.

116.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Another lovely delivery. Tossed up on middle and leg, Mahmudullah looks to defend with a prod. The ball turns away yet again and passes just close to the outside edge and the off pole.

116.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed towards point.

116.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Turn! Floated up around off, Mahmudullah lunges forward to defend but the ball spins away sharply to beat him.

116.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. This ball is defended towards point from the crease.

116.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Fuller in line of the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

Rangana Herath back on for another spell.

End of Over : 116 2 Runs BAN: 465/7

115.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, Mahmudullah moves to 47 by guiding it to deep backward point for one.

115.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length, defended back towards the bowler.

115.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Tossed up around off, swept away to deep mid-wicket for one.

115.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. This is outside off, pushed towards point.

115.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

115.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flighted in line of the stumps, Islam goes back and pushes it towards covers.

End of Over : 115 5 Runs BAN: 463/7

114.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Straight in line of the stumps, played to short leg.

114.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Served around middle and leg, Islam gets it off the inner half past short leg for one.

114.4 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and cuts it just past slip. Gets three runs for the same. He moves to 46 and this stand is worth 45 now.

114.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Knocked down to long off for a single.

114.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Floated outside off, Islam gets down the track to defend but seems to have got an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls to the off side. Dickwella yells in appeal but our scorer shouts that the batter has hit it. Nope! It is all pad, shows the replay.

114.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full around off, defended with a lunge forward.

End of Over : 114 3 Runs BAN: 458/7

113.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Bowled well outside off, Mahmudullah has nothing to do with it.

113.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. On the stumps, swept to deep mid-wicket for a single.

113.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated outside off, Islam has a lazy poke at it off the front foot but misses as the ball spins away.

113.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, cut away for one.

113.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. This ball is knocked through mid-wicket for one.

113.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Well outside off, chopped towards point.

End of Over : 113 8 Runs BAN: 455/7

112.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 8 runs off the over.

112.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah defends this one off the front foot.

112.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. The batsman has edged that one. They pick up a single.

112.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah rotates strike by hitting this through mid on.

112.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter down the leg side, left alone.

112.1 6

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. SIX! Bang! It's time for Mahmudullah to free his arms now. Gets a tossed up ball around middle and leg, he comes down the track and hits it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

End of Over : 112 6 Runs BAN: 447/7

111.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. NOT OUT! Excellent umpiring from Rod Tucker. Sandakan tosses up a wrong 'un around off, Islam lunges forward to play for the conventional spin. Misses and gets rapped on the front pad and the ball goes to the slip fielder. The Lankans appeal to no avail. Chandimal immediately opts for the DRS. The TV umpire asks the on-field umpire whether it is referred for a catch or LBW. Gets confirmation that it is for the former. The Snicko is used to see that there is no inside edge. In fact, there is a huge daylight between bat and the ball. Now, the LBW is checked and the Ball Tracker shows that it would have gone down leg. So the on-field call stays and Sri Lanka lose a review. Mr. Tucker has been good on the field so far. Yesterday he spotted that the visitors had more-than-permissible number of players behind square on the leg side and ruled it a no ball and now this one. Well done, sir!

End of Over : 116 2 Runs BAN: 465/7

115.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, Mahmudullah moves to 47 by guiding it to deep backward point for one.

115.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length, defended back towards the bowler.

115.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Tossed up around off, swept away to deep mid-wicket for one.

115.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. This is outside off, pushed towards point.

115.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

115.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flighted in line of the stumps, Islam goes back and pushes it towards covers.

End of Over : 115 5 Runs BAN: 463/7

114.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Straight in line of the stumps, played to short leg.

114.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Served around middle and leg, Islam gets it off the inner half past short leg for one.

114.4 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and cuts it just past slip. Gets three runs for the same. He moves to 46 and this stand is worth 45 now.

114.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Knocked down to long off for a single.

114.2 0

114.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full around off, defended with a lunge forward.

End of Over : 114 3 Runs BAN: 458/7

113.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Bowled well outside off, Mahmudullah has nothing to do with it.

113.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. On the stumps, swept to deep mid-wicket for a single.

113.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated outside off, Islam has a lazy poke at it off the front foot but misses as the ball spins away.

113.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, cut away for one.

113.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. This ball is knocked through mid-wicket for one.

113.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Well outside off, chopped towards point.

End of Over : 113 8 Runs BAN: 455/7

112.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 8 runs off the over.

112.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah defends this one off the front foot.

112.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. The batsman has edged that one. They pick up a single.

112.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah rotates strike by hitting this through mid on.

112.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter down the leg side, left alone.

112.1 6

End of Over : 112 6 Runs BAN: 447/7

111.6 0

Sri Lanka feel they have got their man. An appeal is made but the umpire negates the same. Chandimal signals a 'T'. What is the review for? An appeal for catch against Islam.

111.6 wd

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. WIDE! Very, very wide outside off, Islam lets it be. The umpire has to stretch his arms.

111.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

111.4 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. FOUR! Thumped! Floated outside off, Islam takes a couple of steps down the track and blasts it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary.

111.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Gone, almost! Floated outside off, Islam looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It lands just short of Karunaratne at first slip.

111.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Shortish in length outside off, Mahmudullah slaps it through covers and gets to the other end.

111.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Wrong 'un outside off, Mahmudullah stays back and bunts it.

End of Over : 111 1 Runs BAN: 441/7

110.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Bowled in line of the stumps, stonewalled from the crease.

110.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off and spinning further away, Islam looks to play it through covers but misses. The bails are whipped off in a flash but he is well in.

110.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, SI slinks down and defends it.

110.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Floated on the stumps, defended with a lunge forward.

110.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter ball, goes on with the arm. Islam fails to flick it away and wears it on the pads.

110.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Begins with a delivery outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and guides it to third man for one. He is happy to not hound the strike and rotate it even with the presence of a lower order batter at the other end.

Dilruwan Perera to have a bowl now. He is two short of 100 runs!

End of Over : 110 2 Runs BAN: 440/7

109.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets down the track and bunts it down.

109.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Served in line of the stumps, mistimed to mid on.

109.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, pushed towards point.

109.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter googly outside off, Islam tries to cut but fails.

109.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Almost strikes! Flatter in trajectory, it is the quicker one. Sunzamul goes back to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball lands just behind the stumps on the off side. Dickwella is aware of the bat component in that and goes for the catch but is out of reach. Sandakan meanwhile puts in a stifled appeal for LBW which isn't entertained.

109.1 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full outside off, Islam gets his stride out and drives it nicely through covers. Before the mopping up is done in the deep, a couple results.

End of Over : 109 4 Runs BAN: 438/7

108.6 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, pushed through cover-point to retain strike.

108.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Punched to the man at sweeper to rotate strike.

108.4 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, driven straight to mid on. Chandimal there ends up parrying it behind the bowler and a run is taken.

108.3 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Herath is getting into the groove here with some assistance from the surface. Tosses this one outside off, Islam lunges forward to defend. The ball spins in, but not as much as Sunzamul expected. Ends up getting beaten on the outside edge.

108.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed through covers for one.

108.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated on the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 108 1 Runs BAN: 434/7

107.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flipped around off, Islam hurriedly punches it towards covers.

107.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter on the stumps, kept out from the crease.

107.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Lovely ball. Sandakan bowls a googly around off, it goes away after pitching. Squares up Mahmudullah a touch, who somehow manages to keep it out towards backward point. His partner calls him for a run and he responds later. The slowness of the surface helped the batter here. On a quicker track, he could have edged it to the fielder.

107.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

107.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, driven towards mid off.

107.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah hangs back and keeps it out with a straight bat.

Lakshan Sandakan for the first time today. Can he hasten the end for Bangladesh? A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 107 2 Runs BAN: 433/7

106.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, driven to mid off.

106.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Worked round the corner for a single.

106.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah strides forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

106.3 0

n class="overs">110.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, SI slinks down and defends it.

110.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Floated on the stumps, defended with a lunge forward.

110.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter ball, goes on with the arm. Islam fails to flick it away and wears it on the pads.

110.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to have a bowl now. He is two short of 100 runs!

End of Over : 110 2 Runs BAN: 440/7

109.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets down the track and bunts it down.

109.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Served in line of the stumps, mistimed to mid on.

109.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, pushed towards point.

109.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter googly outside off, Islam tries to cut but fails.

109.2 0

109.1 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Floated full outside off, Islam gets his stride out and drives it nicely through covers. Before the mopping up is done in the deep, a couple results.

End of Over : 109 4 Runs BAN: 438/7

108.6 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, pushed through cover-point to retain strike.

108.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Punched to the man at sweeper to rotate strike.

108.4 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, driven straight to mid on. Chandimal there ends up parrying it behind the bowler and a run is taken.

108.3 0

108.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed through covers for one.

108.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated on the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 108 1 Runs BAN: 434/7

107.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flipped around off, Islam hurriedly punches it towards covers.

107.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Sunzamul Islam. Flatter on the stumps, kept out from the crease.

107.4 1

107.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

107.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, driven towards mid off.

107.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, Mahmudullah hangs back and keeps it out with a straight bat.

Lakshan Sandakan for the first time today. Can he hasten the end for Bangladesh? A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 107 2 Runs BAN: 433/7

106.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Around off, driven to mid off.

106.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Worked round the corner for a single.

106.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah strides forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

106.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.

106.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges forward and blocks it.

106.1 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Floated up on off, eased through mid on for one.

End of Over : 106 7 Runs BAN: 431/7

105.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Sunzamul Islam. Played to the point region by Islam. They pick up a single.

105.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. This ball is played through point for one.

105.4 3

Lahiru Kumara to Sunzamul Islam. Length ball outside off, Sunzamul punches it through covers. Three runs are taken as Herath chases it down and saves a run for his side. Good effort from the veteran.

Nice point. The pitch has showed its treacherous side today. Earlier in the pitch report this morning, Tino Mawoyo cited variable bounce that could be a factor and that's what we saw on more than one occasions so far. Lakmal bowled a short delivery that failed to climb up and almost slid through on its way to the keeper. Another one from a similar spot rose to such an extent that the batter had to keep it out awkwardly even with a hop. Wonder if this would excite the Lankans or worry them, as they would be batting at some point today.

105.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Outside off, pushed through covers for one.

105.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Sunzamul Islam. Good running. Islam taps this back of a length ball towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

105.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Sunzamul Islam. Banged short on the stumps, Islam gets away from the line and lets it be.

End of Over : 105 3 Runs BAN: 424/7

104.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Herath comes round the wicket to Mahmudullah and delivers it on the stumps. Blocked off the front foot.

104.5 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Eased through mid on for a single.

104.4 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, driven to mid off.

104.3 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Floated outside off, the ball turns in after pitching. Islam goes back to defend but misses and gets struck on the pads. An appeal followed but it is turned down. Sliding down leg, as confirmed by Hawk Eye.

104.2 2

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets foward and pushes it through point for a brace.

104.1 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. On off, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 104 4 Runs BAN: 421/7

103.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah sees this off with a forward defense.

103.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Short in length, Mahmudullah stands tall and blocks it to the leg side.

103.4 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Well played. On a length outside off, Mahmudullah stands tall and flays it past gully for a boundary.

103.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

103.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. This is bowled in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

103.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. On a length in the line of the stumps, blocked with an angled bat to the off side.

End of Over : 103 2 Runs BAN: 417/7

102.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Beaten again! Drifting in from around off and then straightens a bit. Debutant lunges forward to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge of his bat.

102.5 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Driven towards the fielder at mid off.

102.4 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Beaten! Looks to play for the turn but there isn't any.

102.3 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Floated delivery outside off, Islam looks to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

Sunzamul Islam strides in next.

The wicket of Mehidy Hasan has led to the drinks break.

102.2 W

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. OUT! Run Out! Even the dive doesn't save Mehidy Hasan. Flatter delivery outside off, Mahmudullah dabs it past the lone slip fielder and sets off. Karunarante from slip gives it a chase and so does Kumara who sprints across to his left from third man. Mehidy calls for the third run to which his skipper responds. The pacer gets to the ball and returns a throw to Dickwella who collects and takes the bails off as the batsman dives to get back in. Looked really close and they take it upstairs. Replays show that the bails had come off and then the bat came in. Enough for the TV umpire to rule it out. Bangladesh are throwing it away.

Yes, no and eventually they go for it. There is a run out appeal which is referred upstairs. Mehidy Hasan is the man in question and looks to be a goner...

102.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Very full and fired on off, jammed out towards the cover fielder.

End of Over : 102 4 Runs BAN: 415/6

101.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Very full and sprayed wider outside off, the batsman crouches low and squeezes it out behind point and shall keep strike.

101.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Digs in a short ball, something he did more often yesterday. Mahmudullah ducks under it.

101.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Angles it in from outside off, Mahmudullah stays back in defense.

101.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Hasan spanks this one through cover but will get just a single.

101.2 2

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Fuller in length on the stumps, punched down past the man at mid on for a brace.

101.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Starts off with a shortish ball from over the wicket, safely kept out off the back foot.

Lahiru Kumara to Sunzamul Islam. Banged short on the stumps, Islam gets away from the line and lets it be.

End of Over : 105 3 Runs BAN: 424/7

104.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Herath comes round the wicket to Mahmudullah and delivers it on the stumps. Blocked off the front foot.

104.5 1

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Eased through mid on for a single.

104.4 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Outside off, driven to mid off.

104.3 0

104.2 2

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Islam gets foward and pushes it through point for a brace.

104.1 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. On off, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 104 4 Runs BAN: 421/7

103.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah sees this off with a forward defense.

103.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Short in length, Mahmudullah stands tall and blocks it to the leg side.

103.4 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Well played. On a length outside off, Mahmudullah stands tall and flays it past gully for a boundary.

103.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

103.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. This is bowled in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

103.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. On a length in the line of the stumps, blocked with an angled bat to the off side.

End of Over : 103 2 Runs BAN: 417/7

102.6 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Beaten again! Drifting in from around off and then straightens a bit. Debutant lunges forward to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge of his bat.

102.5 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Driven towards the fielder at mid off.

102.4 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Beaten! Looks to play for the turn but there isn't any.

102.3 0

Rangana Herath to Sunzamul Islam. Floated delivery outside off, Islam looks to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

Sunzamul Islam strides in next.

The wicket of Mehidy Hasan has led to the drinks break.

102.2 W

Yes, no and eventually they go for it. There is a run out appeal which is referred upstairs. Mehidy Hasan is the man in question and looks to be a goner...

102.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Very full and fired on off, jammed out towards the cover fielder.

End of Over : 102 4 Runs BAN: 415/6

101.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Very full and sprayed wider outside off, the batsman crouches low and squeezes it out behind point and shall keep strike.

101.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Digs in a short ball, something he did more often yesterday. Mahmudullah ducks under it.

101.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mahmudullah. Angles it in from outside off, Mahmudullah stays back in defense.

101.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Hasan spanks this one through cover but will get just a single.

101.2 2

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Fuller in length on the stumps, punched down past the man at mid on for a brace.

101.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mehidy Hasan. Starts off with a shortish ball from over the wicket, safely kept out off the back foot.

Lahiru Kumara is the first bowling change of the morning.

End of Over : 101 7 Runs BAN: 411/6

100.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Quick single! On middle and leg, Mehidy pushes it towards Sandakan at mid on and calls through for a brisk run.

100.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Takes a stride forward and drives it towards the cover fielder.

100.4 6

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. SIX! Slogged away! What a hit and he admires it himself! Herath generously tosses it up on the stumps, Hasan sits down on one knee and slogs it high and mighty over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

100.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. More loopy, around off, blocked.

100.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Flatter outside off, punched off the back foot.

100.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Tossed up delivery, wider on off, Hasan presses forward to drive but gets a thick inside edge past the leg stump. The ball rolls towards the man at 45.

End of Over : 100 9 Runs BAN: 404/6

99.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

99.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Goes back and clips it through square leg for a single.

99.4 4

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. FOUR! Shot of the morning! Fuller in length, it's delivered on off, Mehidy Hasan prods ahead and drives it straight back down the ground. First it beats the bowler who tries to stop it with his right boot in the followthrough and then it beats the dive of Kumara at mid off. Races away to the fence to bring up the 400 for Bangladesh!

99.3 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Lakma pitches it right up there, Mehidy leans forward and drives it through covers for a another couple.

99.2 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Another one on the same length, Hasan covers the line and punches it down the ground through mid on. Takes a brace.

99.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Shortish outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

End of Over : 99 2 Runs BAN: 395/6

98.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Good delivery! A slider, at 89.1 kph, it's on the shorter length and goes through with the arm. Mahmudullah sits back to play the late cut but the ball nearly takes the outside edge and settles into the gloves of Dickwella.

98.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Loops it up outside off, the skipper comes down the track and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

98.4 2

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Stays leg side and drives it square on the off side. The man from backward point gives it a chase but they run two.

98.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Slower through the air, pitches on middle and turns away towards off, Mahmudullah lunges forward to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

98.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Comes down the track and keeps it out watchfully.

98.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated ball outside off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

End of Over : 98 1 Runs BAN: 393/6

97.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Good length delivery on middle and off, Mehidy lunges forward to keep it out back to the bowler.

97.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Taps it in front of point and scampers through for a quick single.

97.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Angles it in from outside off, a compact defense on offer.

97.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Shortish and rising a bit off the surface, Mahmudullah takes his bottom hand off and defends it in front of the point fielder.

97.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller and angling in on the stumps, defended back to the bowler.

97.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Short of a length ball, very close to the off stump line, Mahmudullah makes room to dab it on the bounce to the gully fielder.

End of Over : 97 2 Runs BAN: 392/6

96.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

96.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Flighted delivery on middle and off, Hasan defends it off the inner half to FSL.

96.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Tossed up ball outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

96.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. A bit short, turns away ever so slightly, Mahmudullah dabs it behind point to collect one.

96.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Loopy delivery outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.

Mehidy Hasan walks in next.

96.1 W

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. OUT! Straight to mid on! Poor shot to be honest! Herath spots that Hossain is giving him the charge and hence he tosses it on leg, following the batsman. The ball pitches and turns in just a bit. The batsman is already down the track and hence goes on with the lofted shot. Spoons it off the inner half and hands a simple catch to Lakshan Sandakan at mid on, who pouches it with a couple of steps backwards. So, Bangladesh lose their second wicket for just 16 runs in 37 balls this morning. Collapse on the cards?

End of Over : 96 5 Runs BAN: 390/5

95.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

95.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

95.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Risky leave! Lands it on a length outside off, it threatens to come back in. Mahmudullah plants his front foot across and then makes a leave.

99.4 4

99.3 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Lakma pitches it right up there, Mehidy leans forward and drives it through covers for a another couple.

99.2 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Another one on the same length, Hasan covers the line and punches it down the ground through mid on. Takes a brace.

99.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Shortish outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

End of Over : 99 2 Runs BAN: 395/6

98.6 0

98.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Loops it up outside off, the skipper comes down the track and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

98.4 2

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Stays leg side and drives it square on the off side. The man from backward point gives it a chase but they run two.

98.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Slower through the air, pitches on middle and turns away towards off, Mahmudullah lunges forward to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

98.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Comes down the track and keeps it out watchfully.

98.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated ball outside off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

End of Over : 98 1 Runs BAN: 393/6

97.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Good length delivery on middle and off, Mehidy lunges forward to keep it out back to the bowler.

97.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Taps it in front of point and scampers through for a quick single.

97.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Angles it in from outside off, a compact defense on offer.

97.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Shortish and rising a bit off the surface, Mahmudullah takes his bottom hand off and defends it in front of the point fielder.

97.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller and angling in on the stumps, defended back to the bowler.

97.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Short of a length ball, very close to the off stump line, Mahmudullah makes room to dab it on the bounce to the gully fielder.

End of Over : 97 2 Runs BAN: 392/6

96.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

96.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Flighted delivery on middle and off, Hasan defends it off the inner half to FSL.

96.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Tossed up ball outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

96.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. A bit short, turns away ever so slightly, Mahmudullah dabs it behind point to collect one.

96.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Loopy delivery outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.

Mehidy Hasan walks in next.

96.1 W

End of Over : 96 5 Runs BAN: 390/5

95.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

95.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

95.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Risky leave! Lands it on a length outside off, it threatens to come back in. Mahmudullah plants his front foot across and then makes a leave.

95.3 4

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Just wide of the gully fielder! Suranga with another short ball and this time he offers width. The Bangla skipper goes chasing after it with a wild slash. Gets a thick edge which travels towards gully where Dilruwan Perera dives to his right but couldn't get to it. Streaky boundary results!

95.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. The track is playing its tricks now! This one kicks off the deck, Mosaddek rises on the toes to hit it away but gets an inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls away towards the off side. They take a single.

95.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. What was that? That didn't rise at all. Smiles on the faces of the Lankan players. Lakmal bangs in a short one, outside off, Hossain looks to pull but the ball sits really low and sneaks through to the keeper. Luckily for the batsman, this delivery wasn't on the stumps.

End of Over : 95 2 Runs BAN: 385/5

94.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Darted around the pads, clipped wide of mid on to keep strike.

94.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, blocked watchfully.

94.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. This time he pushes it through the air, Mosaddek pushes at it awkwardly.

94.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Almost a wicket! Some turn on offer for Herath. Beautifully bowled! Slower through the air, a bit short and then it grips off the surface. Opens up Hossain completely who goes back and doesn't know what to do. Dangles his bat at it and is lucky that the edge didn't carry to the first slip fielder.

94.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Gets forward and defends it into the ground.

94.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Goes wide of the crease and with a round-arm action he slides it outside off, Mahmudullah takes a stride forward and pushes it through cover for a single.

End of Over : 94 5 Runs BAN: 383/5

93.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Stays back and defends it back to Lakmal.

93.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Marginally short, in the corridor outside off, MH shows a straight blade.

93.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, the batsman hops to keep it out.

93.3 4

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. FOUR! On the up! A bit too full and a bit too wide, Hossain decides to cash in on it. He leans forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off side to pick up his first boundary.

93.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Kicks off the deck from the shorter length, Mosaddek hops back and fends it towards square leg.

93.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Inside edge! Lakmal keeps it on a length, serves it outside off, Mahmudullah tries to push this one away but ekes out an inside edge which rolls behind square on the leg side for a single.

End of Over : 93 3 Runs BAN: 378/5

92.6 2

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Loopy ball, a bit wider outside off, Hossain makes room and drives it through the gap at cover to get off the mark with a couple of runs. Successful over from the veteran.

92.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Tosses it up on the stumps, Hossain presses forward in defense but does so off the inner half of the bat.

Mosaddek Hossain is the new man in.

92.4 W

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. OUT! Chipped straight to short leg! Excellent take from Kusal Mendis! Rangana Herath strikes for the first time in the game. Not a good ball but Sri Lanka wouldn't mind it at all. From over the wicket, Rangana tosses it up around middle and leg, Haque comes down the track and looks to flick it away. He does so but it goes straight towards short leg where it hits Mendis on the left side of the chest. The fielder is aware and does well to grab it in the second attempt. Soft dismissal to say the least. So, no ton for Rahim, no double ton for Haque either as he adds just a run to his overnight tally. Half the side back in the hut for the hosts.

92.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball outside off, pushed with an open bat face to backward point.

92.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Loops it up around off, pushed towards cover for a single.

92.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, Mahmudullah buries it into the ground.

End of Over : 92 0 Runs BAN: 375/4

91.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery, outside off, defended nicely off the back foot. A maiden for Lakmal.

91.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Good line! Tempting delivery from outside off, Mominul shoulders his arms to that one.

91.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Switches the angle, comes from around the wicket, Mominul tries to dab it away but fails to get any wood on it.

91.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. On a length and around middle and off, MH covers the line and defends.

91.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Slightly short and hurled outside off, Mominul stands tall and cuts it nicely but finds the man at cover-point who dives to his right to make a stop.

91.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Good length delivery, angling away around the fifth stump channel, Haque watches it go through to the keeper.

Suranga Lakmal will bowl from the other end. When the things were looking rather dismal for Sri Lanka, he came back well to make inroads at the fag end of day 1. Can he strike early today?

End of Over : 91 1 Runs BAN: 375/4

90.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Tossed up delivery around middle and off, Mahmudullah steps out of the crease to block but wears it on the pads. Tidy stuff to kick things off.

90.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Presses forward and kills it back down on the surface.

90.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, the batsman comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

90.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track does Mominul and eases it towards long on for a single. First run of the day.

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Gets forward and defends it into the ground.

94.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Goes wide of the crease and with a round-arm action he slides it outside off, Mahmudullah takes a stride forward and pushes it through cover for a single.

End of Over : 94 5 Runs BAN: 383/5

93.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Stays back and defends it back to Lakmal.

93.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Marginally short, in the corridor outside off, MH shows a straight blade.

93.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, the batsman hops to keep it out.

93.3 4

93.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Kicks off the deck from the shorter length, Mosaddek hops back and fends it towards square leg.

93.1 1

End of Over : 93 3 Runs BAN: 378/5

92.6 2

92.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Tosses it up on the stumps, Hossain presses forward in defense but does so off the inner half of the bat.

Mosaddek Hossain is the new man in.

92.4 W

92.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball outside off, pushed with an open bat face to backward point.

92.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Loops it up around off, pushed towards cover for a single.

92.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, Mahmudullah buries it into the ground.

End of Over : 92 0 Runs BAN: 375/4

91.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery, outside off, defended nicely off the back foot. A maiden for Lakmal.

91.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Good line! Tempting delivery from outside off, Mominul shoulders his arms to that one.

91.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Switches the angle, comes from around the wicket, Mominul tries to dab it away but fails to get any wood on it.

91.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. On a length and around middle and off, MH covers the line and defends.

91.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Slightly short and hurled outside off, Mominul stands tall and cuts it nicely but finds the man at cover-point who dives to his right to make a stop.

91.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Good length delivery, angling away around the fifth stump channel, Haque watches it go through to the keeper.

Suranga Lakmal will bowl from the other end. When the things were looking rather dismal for Sri Lanka, he came back well to make inroads at the fag end of day 1. Can he strike early today?

End of Over : 91 1 Runs BAN: 375/4

90.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Tossed up delivery around middle and off, Mahmudullah steps out of the crease to block but wears it on the pads. Tidy stuff to kick things off.

90.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Presses forward and kills it back down on the surface.

90.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, the batsman comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

90.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track does Mominul and eases it towards long on for a single. First run of the day.

90.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Slightly slower, at 81.7 kph, Haque keeps it out off the front foot.

90.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floats it up from over the wicket, Haque prods forward and flicks it a bit uppishly towards the man at short mid-wicket.

We are set to get rolling. The players and umpires have made their way out to the middle. Mominul Haque will face Rangana Herath. A slip and a short leg in place. Here we go...

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says it's still a batting paradise and the conditions haven't changed a lot. Adds there was some variable bounce on offer from the good length area yesterday and feels as the game progresses, the pacers will have their say.

Day 1 was all about the batters dictating terms. Everyone came in and had fun apart from Liton Das. The hosts are well on course to post a huge first innings total and they have Mominul Haque who is leading the way with an unbeaten 175. Sri Lanka would be looking to come out afresh and make the second new ball, which is just 60 balls old, count. Can Sri Lanka enforce a collapse from hereon? Hello and welcome to our coverage of the second day's play. Stay with us as the action isn't that far away...

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

Right then! Quick wickets shall be the key for the visitors and if they manage to do so early in the morning tomorrow, they will still feel they are in the game. Will they be able to restrict the hosts or will Bangladesh continue to march on? We shall find out tomorrow on day 2. Join us at 0930 Local (0330 GMT) to catch all the action. Until then, goodbye and cheers!

The Sri Lankans, after being made to toil hard, needed someone to lift them up again. The second new ball did the trick for them late in the day. It was Suranga Lakmal who struck twice in successive balls and importantly he broke the massive 236-run stand. Liton Das bagged a golden duck but Haque and Mahmudullah then did well to see off the remainder of the day. All the bowlers had a tough day at the office. Dilruwan Perera and Lakshan Sandakan got the first two wickets but then failed to make any impact. Lahiru Kumara was very inconsistent and went for aplenty. The wily spinner, too, didn't look penetrative enough and as a result they let Bangladesh dominate the day.

Mominul Haque walked out with other ideas. He stepped on the gas and accelerated as soon as he got into the groove to keep the visitors' bowlers at bay. Mushfiqur Rahim gave him perfect company as the pair toyed with and ripped the bowling apart. The pitch hardly had anything in it but it still required some batting to get runs. Both of them motored along at a healthy run rate and broke a few records in the process.

That ends the proceedings on the opening day of the Test. Bangladesh are the ones who take the honours as they make the most of winning the toss and electing to bat by posting a big total on the board. Mind you, they aren't done yet. It all started with Tamim Iqbal in the morning who came out with a lot intent. He blazed a quick fifty to give his team an ideal start. Imrul Kayes played well for his 40 but both the openers were sent back in the first session and it seemed like Sri Lanka have got the opening.

End of Over : 90 1 Runs BAN: 374/4

89.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length and drifting a bit on the pads, Mahmudullah shuffles a touch and clips it towards the man at backward square leg. STUMPS ON DAY 1!

89.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Another short one, kicks off the deck, Mahmudullah arches back to evade it.

89.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Ahead of a length and angling in, bunted towards the cover fielder.

89.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bangs in a short one outside off, bends his back on this one. The Bangla skipper is quick to sway away from the line.

89.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Angling in from over the wicket to the right-hander, it's kept out back to the bowler.

89.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Shorter in length and angling in from around the wicket, Haque opens the face of the bat to glide it towards point for a single.

So, last over of the day is coming up. Will Sri Lanka send half the Bangladesh side back in the hut? Here comes Lakmal...

End of Over : 89 5 Runs BAN: 373/4

88.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Herath gives it nice loop and keeps it full on off, Mahmudullah leans ahead and strokes it to the man at cover.

88.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Bends forward to defend this one but gets it off the inner half towards short leg.

88.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

88.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Shimmies down the track and eases it down to long on for a single.

88.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball around off, driven towards mid off for a single.

88.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Loopy delivery, slower through the air, lands outside off. Mominul comes forward to push it away but gets it off the outer edge past the gully fielder for a couple.

End of Over : 88 1 Runs BAN: 368/4

87.6 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Switches the angle again for the last ball of the over. From over the wicket, he keeps it on a fuller length outside off. Haque pushes it towards mid off and calls for the single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

87.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Goes around the wicket and angles in a length delivery on middle, tucked into the leg side.

87.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Digs in a short one, but on the leg stump, easily ducked under.

87.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Goes fuller, it's on the stumps, defended back to Lakmal.

87.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

87.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Haque almost edges this! Lovely piece of bowling from the Lankan vice-captain! He slants it away in the tempting line outside off, Haque looks to play at it but the ball leaves the southpaw and whizzes past the outside edge of his bat.

End of Over : 87 9 Runs BAN: 367/4

86.6 4

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Slower through the air, around middle and off. Mahmudullah punches it towards mid on where Kumara makes a meal of it. Lets it through and then gives it a long chase. He slides and pulls the ball back in play at long on. The umpire checks it upstairs and after watching a lot of replays, the TV umpire feels that the Lankan pacer made simultaneous contact with the rope and the ball.

86.5 4

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Good looking shot! Flighted ball around middle and off, Mahmudullah comes down the track and lofts it over mid on to get off the mark in style.

86.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Almost... almost another! Herath has his hands on his head in disbelief! He bowls a slider, Mahmudullah didn't read it at all. It keeps coming in with the angle and the Bangla skipper is lucky to get his bat down in time. Gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards square leg.

86.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Around the leg stump, Mahmudullah defends.

86.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up on off, Mominul drives it towards point where Roshen makes a half-stop and concedes a single.

86.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman stands behind the line to keep it out.

End of Over : 86 1 Runs BAN: 358/4

85.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Very full, almost a yorker, the batsman does well to keep that at bay.

85.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Back of a length outside off, punched off the back foot towards point.

85.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. That's a risky leave! On a length, pitched outside off as Mahmudullah shoulders his arms. This one didn't nip back in the way it did to dismiss Das. But even this wasn't far from the off pole.

85.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Ahead of a length outside off, Mahmudullah drives it towards Roshen Silva at point who makes a good stop.

85.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

85.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery outside off, steered square of the wicket on the off side for a single. No hat-trick for Lakmal.

End of Over : 85 1 Runs BAN: 357/4

84.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Takes a stride forward and dives it to the cover fielder.

84.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges forward to defend but misses to get hit on the pads.

84.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Loops it up on off, watchfully kept out.

84.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot through cover for a single.

84.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated delivery around off, blocked down.

84.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flatter through the air, defended off the back foot.

Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh skipper walks in next. No nightwatchman? Interesting.

End of Over : 84 4 Runs BAN: 356/4

83.6 W

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. OUT! Off stump goes for a walk! One brings two as the saying goes! An error in judgement from Das means that Lakmal now will be on a hat-trick in the next over. Sri Lanka rejoice! Lakmal hurls a length ball outside off, Liton Das leans forward and thinks that he has his off stump covered but the ball nips back in to take it apart. Das walks back for a golden duck, which happens to be the first blob in his Test career. Can Sri Lanka pick up another?

Liton Das walks out to bat next.

83.5 W

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! Lakmal induces an edge! Finally, finally Sri Lanka taste success after the first session today. Suranga keeps it on a length and in the avenue of apprehension. Rahim with no feet movement goes after this one. The ball bounces just a bit more, takes the outer half of the bat and settles into the mitts of Dickwella behind. The second new ball has done the trick for Sri Lanka. Rahim stands there in dismay as he misses out on a deserving ton. This is the third time in Tests that Rahim has been dismissed in the nervous nineties. Seemed like it was a lapse in concentration from the wicket-keeper batsman. Nonetheless, the 236-run stand has been broken.

83.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. On a length and around middle and off, MR stands back in defense.

83.3 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Steers it behind point and scampers through for a single.

83.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length outside off, driven through covers for a single.

83.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Shortish and on the fourth stump line, tapped in front of point for a single.

83.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. No ball! Fuller in length and angling in on middle, flicked straight to the man at short mid-wicket. Lakmal oversteps and so he will have to reload.

End of Over : 83 5 Runs BAN: 352/2

82.6 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Into the 90s goes Rahim! Herath bowls a poor delivery, short and outside off, Mushfiqur slaps it through point to end the over with a boundary.

82.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated delivery outside off, blocked into the ground.

82.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

82.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted delivery outside off, defended down watchfully.

82.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Punched down to long off for a single.

82.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Slower through the air around off, blocked.

Haque is getting some massage on his back. Understandably. He has been out there for quite a while now and gets a bit of treatment from the physio. Meanwhile, the umpire is seen trimming the thread on the seam.

End of Over : 82 6 Runs BAN: 347/2

81.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

The floodlights have been turned on.

81.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, left alone.

81.4 4

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Easily done! Fuller in length and sprays it on the pads, Rahim gets across and clips it neatly through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. The runs keep coming with the new ball as well, 16 runs off 10 balls.

81.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Ahead of a length and on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

81.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length and angling in, worked towards mid on.

81.1 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good length delivery outside off, Rahim stands tall and with an open bat face he guides it behind point and runs brace.

Suranga Lakmal to share the new cherry with Herath.

End of Over : 81 10 Runs BAN: 341/2

80.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by MH.

80.5 6

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. SIX! Takes on the veteran! Mominul Haque now has another milestone. He becomes the quickest to 2K Test runs for Bangladesh, in just 47 innings. Floated ball outside off, Haque dances down the track, isn't quite to the pitch of the ball but still looks to go big. Slices it but still has enough the clear the long off fence for a maximum.

80.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

80.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Gets behind the line and blocks it out.

80.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Edged and through! Slower through the air, lands full outside off, Mominul Haque presses forward to push it away but the ball takes the outside edge and flies past the lone slip fielder who despite a dive can't get to it. A boundary in a streaky manner.

80.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Starts off from over the wicket and bowls a flatter one on middle and off, Mominul punches it back to the bowler.

Second new ball is available now and the Lankans have taken it straightaway. It will be Rangana Herath to taste the new cherry first. Can the new ball bring about a change in fortunes for them? Final 10 overs of the day coming up...

End of Over : 80 3 Runs BAN: 331/2

79.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish and angling away, Haque cuts it to deep point for a single.

79.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Fuller and wider on off, driven on the up but finds mid off.

79.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Digs in a short one outside off, Rahim runs it down to third man to get to the other end.

79.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitches it up outside off, driven on the up but straight to mid off.

79.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish ball on off, steered through backward point for a single.

79.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, punched off the back foot towards cover.

End of Over : 79 5 Runs BAN: 328/2

78.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up outside off, driven through cover for a single.

78.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Hangs back and defends it down gently.

78.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. BUMP BALL! Not out! Sandakan bowls it full around the pads, Rahim works it towards the man at short leg who collects and immediately releases the ball at the bowler's end. He misses his shy and the batsmen take one on the overthrow. However, in the meanwhile, the Sri Lankans appeal for a catch at short leg. Both the umpires get together and then take it upstairs. First replay is enough for the TV umpire to make his decision. The ball clearly bumps when Rahim plays it and it goes to short leg.

Is it a bump ball? Seems so but the umpire doesn't want to take any chance and refers it upstairs. Mushfiqur Rahim is the man in question...

78.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. How easily Haque gets to his 150! This is the second time he has reached this milestone. Slower leg break, worked against the turn through mid-wicket for an easy single. Raises the bat as the whole Bangladesh dressing room stands up to applaud the effort.

A bat-pad in place now as Haque is one short of 150.

78.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drops it short outside off, cut away in front of point for a single.

78.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Starts with a wrong one, but it's too short. MH goes back to cut but gets it off the bottom edge towards point for a single.

Lakshan Sandakan is back into the attack.

End of Over : 78 7 Runs BAN: 323/2

77.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Tucked through the square leg region for a single.

77.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman defends it from within the crease. The batsmen have run through for a single.

77.4 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! That's flayed! Brings up the double century stand between these two! The runs keep coming for the hosts and they continue to rule the roost. Short ball, wider outside off, Rahim rises on his toes, gets properly on top of the bounce and slaps it through point for a boundary to beat the dive of the fielder.

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Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted delivery outside off, defended down watchfully.

82.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Punched down to long off for a single.

82.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Slower through the air around off, blocked.

End of Over : 82 6 Runs BAN: 347/2

81.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

The floodlights have been turned on.

81.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, left alone.

81.4 4

81.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Ahead of a length and on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

81.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length and angling in, worked towards mid on.

81.1 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good length delivery outside off, Rahim stands tall and with an open bat face he guides it behind point and runs brace.

Suranga Lakmal to share the new cherry with Herath.

End of Over : 81 10 Runs BAN: 341/2

80.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by MH.

80.5 6

80.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

80.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Gets behind the line and blocks it out.

80.2 4

80.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Starts off from over the wicket and bowls a flatter one on middle and off, Mominul punches it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 80 3 Runs BAN: 331/2

79.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish and angling away, Haque cuts it to deep point for a single.

79.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Fuller and wider on off, driven on the up but finds mid off.

79.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Digs in a short one outside off, Rahim runs it down to third man to get to the other end.

79.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitches it up outside off, driven on the up but straight to mid off.

79.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish ball on off, steered through backward point for a single.

79.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, punched off the back foot towards cover.

End of Over : 79 5 Runs BAN: 328/2

78.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up outside off, driven through cover for a single.

78.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Hangs back and defends it down gently.

78.4 1

Is it a bump ball? Seems so but the umpire doesn't want to take any chance and refers it upstairs. Mushfiqur Rahim is the man in question...

78.3 1

A bat-pad in place now as Haque is one short of 150.

78.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drops it short outside off, cut away in front of point for a single.

78.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Starts with a wrong one, but it's too short. MH goes back to cut but gets it off the bottom edge towards point for a single.

Lakshan Sandakan is back into the attack.

End of Over : 78 7 Runs BAN: 323/2

77.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Tucked through the square leg region for a single.

77.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman defends it from within the crease. The batsmen have run through for a single.

77.4 4

77.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drops it on a length outside off, it nips back in, Rahim walks across the stumps, knows where his off stump is and then lifts his bat to let it be.

77.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sprays a bit down the leg side, Rahim moves inside the line and leaves it alone.

77.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Stands tall to this short ball and slaps it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. Moves to 147 with that one.

End of Over : 77 8 Runs BAN: 316/2

76.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, worked down to long on for a single.

76.5 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! In the air... but safe! Tossed up ball outside off, Mominul Haque leans ahead and drives it uppishly towards cover. No one there and the ball races away to the fence.

76.4 3

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good shot and good running too! Slower through the air and served outside off, Rahim crouches low in the crease and at the last moment he dabs it down to third man. The fielder gives it a chase and by the time he gets to the ball and returns a throw, they take three. The throw came towards the first slip fielder, who collects and hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The ball deflects further but they don't run another.

76.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slower through the air, outside off, pushed towards the off side.

76.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Dances down the track and wrists it towards mid-wicket for nothing.

76.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slider around middle and off, Mushfiq presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 76 2 Runs BAN: 308/2

75.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Stopped a certain boundary, de Silva! Fuller in length on middle and off, Mominul brings his bat down at the angle and drives it back down the ground. Dhanajaya at silly mid off dives to his left to make a stop. He doesn't do it cleanly as the ball rolls towards mid off but they don't run as the fielder mops it up.

75.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Once again drops it on a shorter length, Haque stays back in defense.

75.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Short of a length delivery, this time outside off, slapped off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

75.3 2

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish delivery on middle and leg, pulled with control through backward square leg for a brace.

75.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Good length ball, in the channel outside off, left alone.

75.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Angles it away on a fuller length outside off, Mominul Haque shoulders his arms to it.

Lahiru Kumara is back into the attack. Chandimal and Lakmal are seen having a word with the pacer. Second new ball is due in 5 overs.

End of Over : 75 3 Runs BAN: 306/2

74.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off, defended down watchfully.

74.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes from around the wicket and drifts in on middle and off, blocked off the front foot.

74.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Fuller on the stumps, bunted back down the track. Herath, in his followthrough tries to stop it with his left boot but fails. A single picked up as the ball rolls down to long on.

74.3 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Slower through the air, wider on off, Haque has all the time in the world to go back and dab it away down to third man. He gets two for doing so.

74.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up on middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

74.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floats it up around middle, it skids off, Mominul goes back and defends it towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 74 1 Runs BAN: 303/2

73.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short of a good length delivery, Rahim sits back and defends it back on the track.

73.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tad fuller and angling in, MR presses forward and pushes it towards cover.

73.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short of a length delivery, kicking off the deck, Rahim sits under it.

73.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit too straight, angling in on the pads, Rahim defends it off the inner half to square leg.

73.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. On a length and angling in, Mushfiqur covers the sticks and defends.

73.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover where Sandakan dives and half-stops it. They take a single.

Drinks time! Runs. That sums it all. Haque and Rahim have ensured that the visiting side doesn't have it easy. Their partnership is worth 182 now. We are into the last hour in the day's play, which can be extended further if the remaining 17 overs aren't completed by then. Let's see what's in store for us.

End of Over : 73 1 Runs BAN: 302/2

72.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Full outside off, driven to covers for nothing.

72.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased down to long on for one.

72.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On off, driven back towards the bowler.

72.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

72.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Very full outside off, dug out towards covers.

72.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated full around off, Haque prods forward and defends it towards the bowler.

Rangana Herath gets a change of ends.

77.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drops it on a length outside off, it nips back in, Rahim walks across the stumps, knows where his off stump is and then lifts his bat to let it be.

77.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sprays a bit down the leg side, Rahim moves inside the line and leaves it alone.

77.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Stands tall to this short ball and slaps it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. Moves to 147 with that one.

End of Over : 77 8 Runs BAN: 316/2

76.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, worked down to long on for a single.

76.5 4

76.4 3

76.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slower through the air, outside off, pushed towards the off side.

76.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Dances down the track and wrists it towards mid-wicket for nothing.

76.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slider around middle and off, Mushfiq presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 76 2 Runs BAN: 308/2

75.6 0

75.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Once again drops it on a shorter length, Haque stays back in defense.

75.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Short of a length delivery, this time outside off, slapped off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

75.3 2

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish delivery on middle and leg, pulled with control through backward square leg for a brace.

75.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Good length ball, in the channel outside off, left alone.

75.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Angles it away on a fuller length outside off, Mominul Haque shoulders his arms to it.

Lahiru Kumara is back into the attack. Chandimal and Lakmal are seen having a word with the pacer. Second new ball is due in 5 overs.

End of Over : 75 3 Runs BAN: 306/2

74.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off, defended down watchfully.

74.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes from around the wicket and drifts in on middle and off, blocked off the front foot.

74.4 1

74.3 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Slower through the air, wider on off, Haque has all the time in the world to go back and dab it away down to third man. He gets two for doing so.

74.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up on middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

74.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floats it up around middle, it skids off, Mominul goes back and defends it towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 74 1 Runs BAN: 303/2

73.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short of a good length delivery, Rahim sits back and defends it back on the track.

73.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tad fuller and angling in, MR presses forward and pushes it towards cover.

73.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short of a length delivery, kicking off the deck, Rahim sits under it.

73.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit too straight, angling in on the pads, Rahim defends it off the inner half to square leg.

73.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. On a length and angling in, Mushfiqur covers the sticks and defends.

73.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover where Sandakan dives and half-stops it. They take a single.

End of Over : 73 1 Runs BAN: 302/2

72.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Full outside off, driven to covers for nothing.

72.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased down to long on for one.

72.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On off, driven back towards the bowler.

72.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

72.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Very full outside off, dug out towards covers.

72.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated full around off, Haque prods forward and defends it towards the bowler.

Rangana Herath gets a change of ends.

End of Over : 72 0 Runs BAN: 301/2

71.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, driven to silly mid on. A maiden over.

Silly mid on in place.

71.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bouncer around off, left alone.

71.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hurled outside off, Rahim pushes it towards covers.

71.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bowled in line of the stumps, MR stays back and defends.

71.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim stays on the back foot and blocks it.

71.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off and middle, defended solidly from the crease.

Suranga Lakmal back on.

End of Over : 71 4 Runs BAN: 301/2

70.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fuller down leg, swept away for nothing.

70.5 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Tossed up on middle, Haque gets down and lofts it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the timing right entirely. Sandakan runs to his right in the deep and keeps it down to two. He moves to 134, the stand is 19 short of a double ton. 300 up for Bangladesh.

70.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served on the pads, wristed through square leg for one.

70.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the pads, flicked away to the on side.

70.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on the pads, MR gets down and blocks it.

70.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fired on the pads, flicked through backward square leg for one.

Dhananjaya de Silva back on.

End of Over : 70 5 Runs BAN: 297/2

69.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, driven towards covers for nothing.

69.5 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Floated in line of the stumps, Rahim gets down on a knee and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

69.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

69.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim goes for the cut but misses. A stifled appeal but to no avail.

69.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim lunges forward and blocks it off the front foot.

69.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On the pads, turned through square leg for one.

End of Over : 69 3 Runs BAN: 292/2

68.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

68.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter in trajectory in line of the stumps, Mominul goes back and flicks it through mid-wicket. They take one but seeing the fielder being slow to get to the ball, they think about the second. But the man in the deep does well to keep it down to one less than two.

68.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler.

68.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the stumps, Rahim gets down and paddles it to fine leg for one.

68.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven through covers to rotate strike.

68.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Aimed in line of the stumps, MH goes back and defends.

End of Over : 68 6 Runs BAN: 289/2

67.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased down to long on for a single.

67.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid off by the batsman.

67.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the stumps, Rahim lunges forward to defend but gets it off the inner half towards fine leg for one.

67.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, pushed towards point.

67.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! As authoritative as it can be. Tossed up around middle, Rahim is quick to get down the track. He goes over the bowler's head and gets a boundary. Safest place on the cricket field, exclaims Ricky here.

67.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off and middle, Rahim lets it come on to the bat. A slight turn on that occasion and he defends it off the outer half towards slip.

End of Over : 67 3 Runs BAN: 283/2

66.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque defends this one back to the bowler.

66.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around middle and leg, Rahim shimmies down the ground and hits it over mid-wicket. There is protection in the deep and hence just one run is the outcome.

66.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated on a fuller length, driven down to long on for one.

66.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full in length, solidly bunted towards covers.

66.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on off, knocked towards backward point for one.

End of Over : 72 0 Runs BAN: 301/2

71.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, driven to silly mid on. A maiden over.

Silly mid on in place.

71.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bouncer around off, left alone.

71.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hurled outside off, Rahim pushes it towards covers.

71.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bowled in line of the stumps, MR stays back and defends.

71.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim stays on the back foot and blocks it.

71.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off and middle, defended solidly from the crease.

Suranga Lakmal back on.

End of Over : 71 4 Runs BAN: 301/2

70.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fuller down leg, swept away for nothing.

70.5 2

70.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served on the pads, wristed through square leg for one.

70.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the pads, flicked away to the on side.

70.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on the pads, MR gets down and blocks it.

70.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fired on the pads, flicked through backward square leg for one.

Dhananjaya de Silva back on.

End of Over : 70 5 Runs BAN: 297/2

69.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, driven towards covers for nothing.

69.5 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Floated in line of the stumps, Rahim gets down on a knee and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

69.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

69.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim goes for the cut but misses. A stifled appeal but to no avail.

69.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim lunges forward and blocks it off the front foot.

69.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On the pads, turned through square leg for one.

End of Over : 69 3 Runs BAN: 292/2

68.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

68.5 1

68.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler.

68.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the stumps, Rahim gets down and paddles it to fine leg for one.

68.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven through covers to rotate strike.

68.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Aimed in line of the stumps, MH goes back and defends.

End of Over : 68 6 Runs BAN: 289/2

67.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased down to long on for a single.

67.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid off by the batsman.

67.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the stumps, Rahim lunges forward to defend but gets it off the inner half towards fine leg for one.

67.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, pushed towards point.

67.2 4

67.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off and middle, Rahim lets it come on to the bat. A slight turn on that occasion and he defends it off the outer half towards slip.

End of Over : 67 3 Runs BAN: 283/2

66.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque defends this one back to the bowler.

66.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around middle and leg, Rahim shimmies down the ground and hits it over mid-wicket. There is protection in the deep and hence just one run is the outcome.

66.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated on a fuller length, driven down to long on for one.

66.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full in length, solidly bunted towards covers.

66.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on off, knocked towards backward point for one.

66.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, Rahim slinks down and drives it back.

End of Over : 66 2 Runs BAN: 280/2

65.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Driven nicely through mid off for one.

65.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted generously, Rahim whips it to mid-wicket.

65.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

65.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, MR gets down the track and defends it off the inside half.

65.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim lunges forward and buries this one onto the ground.

65.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Bowled around middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for one.

Rangana Herath is brought back. He has just bowled 9 overs today and has been wicketless so far. Can he provide his side the breakthrough that they desperately need?

End of Over : 65 1 Runs BAN: 278/2

64.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed back to the bowler from the crease.

64.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, turned to mid-wicket for none.

64.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

64.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. In line of the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

64.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, driven back to the bowler.

64.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back and punches it through covers for one.

End of Over : 64 7 Runs BAN: 277/2

63.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

63.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot through covers for one.

63.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.

63.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Nicely struck. Floated full outside off, Rahim gets down and plays the slog sweep to perfection. Gets a boundary through deep mid-wicket.

63.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. In line of the stumps, wristed to mid-wicket.

63.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back to this one and whips it away for a single through mid-wicket.

End of Over : 63 5 Runs BAN: 270/2

62.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eased through covers for one.

62.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid on by the batsman.

62.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Short in length, pulled away towards short fine leg. A misfield there allows him a couple. 150-run partnership between these two.

62.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim pushes it towards coves and gets to the other end.

62.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is driven through covers for one.

62.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera spots Haque charging and bowls it a touch short. He has to defend it to the off side.

End of Over : 62 2 Runs BAN: 265/2

61.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. DROPPED? Seems so, as the umpire has given this as a run off the bat. Short ball down the leg side, Haque goes for the pull but seems to have got a tickle. Dickwella gets to his right but fails to hold on. Mind you, this is not at all an easy opportunity by any means but a chance goes down nevertheless. A run taken, as the ball rolls towards short fine leg.

61.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

61.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short in length outside off, slapped away through covers to bring up RAHIM'S 19TH TEST FIFTY. He has held fort on one end as Haque has been attacking from the other.

61.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Similar delivery, Rahim goes back to flick but misses and gets struck on the pads. An appeal follows to no avail.

61.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the pads, kept out towards short leg.

61.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Googly. Rahim reads it well and keeps it out with a forward defense with a prod. The ball goes towards slip who stops it with a dive.

End of Over : 61 2 Runs BAN: 263/2

60.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shorter outside off, cut away through backward point. Rahim moves to 49 and he retains strike.

60.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on off, driven to mid on.

60.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is driven through covers to rotate strike. The stand moves to 142.

60.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off, Mominul drives it back. Perera dives to his right and makes a half-stop. Nothing conceded though.

60.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated around off, defended towards covntary-row">

66.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, Rahim slinks down and drives it back.

End of Over : 66 2 Runs BAN: 280/2

65.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Driven nicely through mid off for one.

65.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted generously, Rahim whips it to mid-wicket.

65.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

65.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, MR gets down the track and defends it off the inside half.

65.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim lunges forward and buries this one onto the ground.

65.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Bowled around middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for one.

Rangana Herath is brought back. He has just bowled 9 overs today and has been wicketless so far. Can he provide his side the breakthrough that they desperately need?

End of Over : 65 1 Runs BAN: 278/2

64.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed back to the bowler from the crease.

64.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, turned to mid-wicket for none.

64.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

64.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. In line of the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

64.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, driven back to the bowler.

64.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back and punches it through covers for one.

End of Over : 64 7 Runs BAN: 277/2

63.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

63.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot through covers for one.

63.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.

63.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Nicely struck. Floated full outside off, Rahim gets down and plays the slog sweep to perfection. Gets a boundary through deep mid-wicket.

63.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. In line of the stumps, wristed to mid-wicket.

63.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back to this one and whips it away for a single through mid-wicket.

End of Over : 63 5 Runs BAN: 270/2

62.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eased through covers for one.

62.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid on by the batsman.

62.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Short in length, pulled away towards short fine leg. A misfield there allows him a couple. 150-run partnership between these two.

62.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim pushes it towards coves and gets to the other end.

62.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is driven through covers for one.

62.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera spots Haque charging and bowls it a touch short. He has to defend it to the off side.

End of Over : 62 2 Runs BAN: 265/2

61.6 1

61.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

61.4 1

61.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Similar delivery, Rahim goes back to flick but misses and gets struck on the pads. An appeal follows to no avail.

61.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter on the pads, kept out towards short leg.

61.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Googly. Rahim reads it well and keeps it out with a forward defense with a prod. The ball goes towards slip who stops it with a dive.

End of Over : 61 2 Runs BAN: 263/2

60.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shorter outside off, cut away through backward point. Rahim moves to 49 and he retains strike.

60.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on off, driven to mid on.

60.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is driven through covers to rotate strike. The stand moves to 142.

60.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off, Mominul drives it back. Perera dives to his right and makes a half-stop. Nothing conceded though.

60.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated around off, defended towards covers for none.

60.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flat outside off, cut away to backward point.

End of Over : 60 2 Runs BAN: 261/2

59.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bowled full down the leg side, swept straight to short fine leg. Rahim stays on 48.

59.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full outside off, driven to sweeper for one.

59.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flattish outside off, slapped through covers for one.

59.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, hit to point.

59.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Mushfiqur lunges forward and defends it to short leg.

59.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served in line of the stumps, Rahim lunges forward and blocks.

End of Over : 59 0 Runs BAN: 259/2

58.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, Haque fails to flick it away and gets it on the pads. A maiden over, a rarity.

58.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket.

58.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On off, kept out towards mid off.

58.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, Mominul goes back and punches it to mid-wicket.

58.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served on the stumps, Haque dances down and defends.

58.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on off, driven straight back.

End of Over : 58 3 Runs BAN: 259/2

57.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Well outside off, left alone.

57.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim pads it away. A stifled appeal is made to no avail.

57.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated full outside off, Rahim hits it straight back to where it came from.

57.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, punched through covers for one.

57.2 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Oh Sandakan, when will you learn? His few impressive balls are surrounded by a plethora of poor ones. Darts this down the leg side, Haque sweeps it fine down the leg side for a couple.

57.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter on off, MH goes back and keeps it out.

Lakshan Sandakan to continue his spell. A slip and a FSL in place.

End of Over : 57 6 Runs BAN: 256/2

56.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eased through mid on to retain strike.

56.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

56.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has played it to the point region.

56.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off, pushed towards mid off.

56.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full outside off, driven to covers. Perera has overstepped and hence it is a no ball.

56.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! The break hasn't done any good for the visitors it seems. Perera bowls a half-tracker on the stumps, Mominul goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Moves to 111 off 105.

56.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated up in line of the stumps, Haque goes back and bunts it.

Welcome back! 34 overs left in the day. If spinners bowl the majority of them, which I think they should, we should get most of them in time. But stranger things have happened in the sport. Out walk the men who matter. Mominul Haque will face Dilruwan Perera to begin the proceedings.

... Day 1, Session 3 ...

It is imperative to know the right pace to bowl on a track and Sri Lanka have erred just there. Their spinners have been guilty of being a touch too short on a slow-paced track and have paid the price. In the first session, at least their pacers looked like picking up a wicket. In this one, no one seemed threatening. To say that all their bowlers looked flat, is an understatement. Will the final session see a change in the narrative? We'll be glad to have you with us shortly, as it gets unveiled.

Bangladesh's session without an ounce of doubt. They continued to run riot with the bat, a run rate of close to 4.50 an over shows just that. Mominul Haque brought up an attacking ton, his 5th in Tests, while Mushfiqur Rahim is three shy of his fifty. They are amidst an undefeated 130-run partnership and seem difficult to get dislodged from the crease. Both of them have matched each other stroke for stroke, although the former skipper has been watchful in his stint so far. The southpaw has been at his attacking best.

End of Over : 56 0 Runs BAN: 250/2

55.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served in line of the stumps, flicked away to square leg. TEA, DAY 1!

Last ball before Tea...

55.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim looks to pad it away but fails to reach it. The bails are whipped off but Rahim's back foot is firmly rooted to the crease.

55.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. On the pads, turned round the corner.

55.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back in the crease and defends it off a straight bat.

55.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. This ball is pushed towards mid-wicket for nothing.

55.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off, kept out off the back foot.

ers for none.

60.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flat outside off, cut away to backward point.

End of Over : 60 2 Runs BAN: 261/2

59.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bowled full down the leg side, swept straight to short fine leg. Rahim stays on 48.

59.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full outside off, driven to sweeper for one.

59.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flattish outside off, slapped through covers for one.

59.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, hit to point.

59.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Mushfiqur lunges forward and defends it to short leg.

59.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served in line of the stumps, Rahim lunges forward and blocks.

End of Over : 59 0 Runs BAN: 259/2

58.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, Haque fails to flick it away and gets it on the pads. A maiden over, a rarity.

58.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket.

58.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On off, kept out towards mid off.

58.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, Mominul goes back and punches it to mid-wicket.

58.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served on the stumps, Haque dances down and defends.

58.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on off, driven straight back.

End of Over : 58 3 Runs BAN: 259/2

57.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Well outside off, left alone.

57.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim pads it away. A stifled appeal is made to no avail.

57.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated full outside off, Rahim hits it straight back to where it came from.

57.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, punched through covers for one.

57.2 2

57.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter on off, MH goes back and keeps it out.

Lakshan Sandakan to continue his spell. A slip and a FSL in place.

End of Over : 57 6 Runs BAN: 256/2

56.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eased through mid on to retain strike.

56.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

56.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has played it to the point region.

56.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around off, pushed towards mid off.

56.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full outside off, driven to covers. Perera has overstepped and hence it is a no ball.

56.2 4

56.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floated up in line of the stumps, Haque goes back and bunts it.

... Day 1, Session 3 ...

End of Over : 56 0 Runs BAN: 250/2

55.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served in line of the stumps, flicked away to square leg. TEA, DAY 1!

Last ball before Tea...

55.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter outside off, Rahim looks to pad it away but fails to reach it. The bails are whipped off but Rahim's back foot is firmly rooted to the crease.

55.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. On the pads, turned round the corner.

55.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back in the crease and defends it off a straight bat.

55.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. This ball is pushed towards mid-wicket for nothing.

55.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off, kept out off the back foot.

End of Over : 55 2 Runs BAN: 250/2

54.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. 250 up for Bangladesh! This full ball is eased down to long on for one. How one sided has this game been so far! The hosts are just cruising along at the moment and the visitors are left wondering as to how they can make inroads into the opposition.

54.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

54.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim gets on the front foot and blocks it firmly.

54.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, driven back to the bowler.

54.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated in line of the stumps, turned to mid-wicket for nothing.

54.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Floated outside off, eased through covers for one.

End of Over : 54 5 Runs BAN: 248/2

53.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

53.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another one outside off, Rahim goes back and guides it past slip for one. It was too close to cut, actually.

53.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lakshan bowls this from round the wicket, it spins in. Mushfiqur goes back and bunts it down.

53.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Straighter one outside off, punched through covers for one.

53.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. On the pads, Rahim flicks it away to short fine leg. Haque calls him over for a quick single and makes it in comfortably.

53.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven straight to sweeper for one.

End of Over : 53 1 Runs BAN: 243/2

52.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

52.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended towards mid-wicket from the crease.

52.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

52.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim keeps this out towards mid-wicket.

52.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Short outside off, cut away through point for one.

52.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Bowled on the stumps, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 52 10 Runs BAN: 242/2

51.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 10 runs off this over.

51.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Eased through covers for one.

51.4 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! 5th Test hundred for Mominul Haque, what an innings this has been! It has come off just 96 balls, the second fastest for a cricketer from Bangladesh. He charges down the track yet again. Seeing this Sandakan bowled it wide outside off. Such is Haque's flow today, that he reaches out to that and hits it inside out over covers for a boundary. This is the fourth time he has converted a 50-plus score to a triple figure at this venue. Excellent. He raises his helmet and his bat to acknowledge all the applause that he is receiving. He will know, however, that the job is yet not completely over.

51.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Mominul moves to 97 with an authoritative shot. Flatter in trajectory, he gets down and blasts it over mid on for a boundary.

51.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. This ball is outside off, pushed to point.

51.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sandakan starts off with a ball outside off that is on a shortish length. Rahim goes back and cuts it to deep point for one.

Double change. Lakshan Sandakan is brought back for a spell before Tea.

End of Over : 51 4 Runs BAN: 232/2

50.6 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, pulled off the inner half through square leg for a brace.

50.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Slower in pace, on off. Haque lets it come on and blocks it.

50.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, defended with a straight bat.

50.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

50.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Similar delivery, defended with a prod forward.

50.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Floated on the stumps, lofted over mid-wicket for a couple.

Dhananjaya de Silva to roll his arm over.

End of Over : 50 5 Runs BAN: 228/2

49.6 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Classic. As easy as they come. Full and outside off, Rahim gets his stride forward and drives it through covers. Such is the timing on that, that it races away to the fence. It is a mere push but it still has enough to go to the fence.

49.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller on the stumps, stonewalled from the crease.

49.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Short in length, pulled away through square leg for one.

49.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Another one outside off, Haque lets it be.

End of Over : 55 2 Runs BAN: 250/2

54.6 1

54.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

54.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim gets on the front foot and blocks it firmly.

54.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, driven back to the bowler.

54.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated in line of the stumps, turned to mid-wicket for nothing.

54.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Floated outside off, eased through covers for one.

End of Over : 54 5 Runs BAN: 248/2

53.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

53.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another one outside off, Rahim goes back and guides it past slip for one. It was too close to cut, actually.

53.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lakshan bowls this from round the wicket, it spins in. Mushfiqur goes back and bunts it down.

53.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Straighter one outside off, punched through covers for one.

53.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. On the pads, Rahim flicks it away to short fine leg. Haque calls him over for a quick single and makes it in comfortably.

53.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven straight to sweeper for one.

End of Over : 53 1 Runs BAN: 243/2

52.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

52.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended towards mid-wicket from the crease.

52.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Served on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

52.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim keeps this out towards mid-wicket.

52.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Short outside off, cut away through point for one.

52.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Bowled on the stumps, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 52 10 Runs BAN: 242/2

51.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 10 runs off this over.

51.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Eased through covers for one.

51.4 4

51.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Mominul moves to 97 with an authoritative shot. Flatter in trajectory, he gets down and blasts it over mid on for a boundary.

51.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. This ball is outside off, pushed to point.

51.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sandakan starts off with a ball outside off that is on a shortish length. Rahim goes back and cuts it to deep point for one.

Double change. Lakshan Sandakan is brought back for a spell before Tea.

End of Over : 51 4 Runs BAN: 232/2

50.6 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, pulled off the inner half through square leg for a brace.

50.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Slower in pace, on off. Haque lets it come on and blocks it.

50.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the stumps, defended with a straight bat.

50.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

50.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Similar delivery, defended with a prod forward.

50.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Floated on the stumps, lofted over mid-wicket for a couple.

Dhananjaya de Silva to roll his arm over.

End of Over : 50 5 Runs BAN: 228/2

49.6 4

49.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller on the stumps, stonewalled from the crease.

49.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Short in length, pulled away through square leg for one.

49.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Another one outside off, Haque lets it be.

49.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Length delivery on the stumps, blocked from the crease.

49.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off, left alone.

End of Over : 49 11 Runs BAN: 223/2

48.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

48.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque comes down the track and whips it through mid on for one.

48.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Placed towards point for one.

48.3 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Sri Lanka are not helping themselves with such lousy efforts on the field. Flatter outside off, cut away towards point. Should have been just one but the fielder there doesn't get down in time and lets it through. Three runs come off that delivery as a result, which RAISES THE 100-RUN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HAQUE AND RAHIM. This has been a fluid association between the two as it has come off just 126 balls.

48.2 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller in length, in line of the stumps, Haque gets down and sweeps it through square leg for a brace.

48.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Perera seems to be tiring. He drops another one short in length, with the flight almost being absent. Mominul is too set to miss out on these. He goes back and slaps it through covers and helps himself to a boundary. He moves to 82 from 80.

End of Over : 48 2 Runs BAN: 212/2

47.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Full on the stumps, defended from the crease.

47.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another very full ball on off, hit to the man stationed at mid off.

47.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller on off, Rahim drives it on the up to mid off.

47.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. This ball is sprayed down the leg side, Rahim fails in his attempt to flick.

47.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shorter outside off, cut away through cover-point for one.

47.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Angling in on the pads, turned through square on the leg side for one.

Lahiru Kumara is back on. He has been expensive so far, with an economy rate of over 6.

End of Over : 47 5 Runs BAN: 210/2

46.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Shorter in length, cut away straight to point.

46.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shortish in length again, Rahim plays it past slip for one.

46.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sri Lanka's spinners have been a touch short on this surface in the game so far. That allows the batsmen ample time to go back and play the ball. Rahim goes back to this one and guides it past the slip fielder. Before the ball is returned a brace results. However, the throw from the deep hits the stumps at the batter's end but Rahim is well in.

46.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller around leg, Mominul charges down and eases it to mid off for one.

46.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, Haque fails to flick it. The ball lobs to the right of the short leg fielder for nothing.

46.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated around off, turned through mid-wicket for one.

End of Over : 46 1 Runs BAN: 205/2

45.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal steams in round the wicket and bowls it outside off. Haque plays it towards point where the fielder stops it with a dive.

45.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short in length, pulled through backward square leg for one.

45.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Banged short in line of the stumps, Rahim lets it be.

Nice point. Herath has gone at 5 runs an over in this innings so far. This is not the case in helpful conditions generally with the wily old spinner. Roshan Abeysinghe on air states that the Bangladeshi batters have countered him by making use of their feet, by making use of the sweep and cut shots to good effect. This has caught the veteran off guard and hence he has been ineffective so far.

45.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

45.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, driven to covers.

45.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 45 1 Runs BAN: 204/2

44.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on the pads, Haque fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads.

44.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, eased through mid on for one.

44.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim fails to cash in on a rubbish ball. Perera darts it on a shorter length, the pace is not much as well. Mushfiq goes back to pull but due to the lack of pace, he is into the shot at 4pm while the ball comes to him at 5pm. Ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads and it rolls towards short leg.

44.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

44.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off, pushed towards the bowler.

44.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated outside off, driven to mid on.

End of Over : 44 5 Runs BAN: 203/2

43.6 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short in length, pulled to fine leg for one.

43.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiq 49.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Length delivery on the stumps, blocked from the crease.

49.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off, left alone.

End of Over : 49 11 Runs BAN: 223/2

48.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

48.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque comes down the track and whips it through mid on for one.

48.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Placed towards point for one.

48.3 3

48.2 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller in length, in line of the stumps, Haque gets down and sweeps it through square leg for a brace.

48.1 4

End of Over : 48 2 Runs BAN: 212/2

47.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Full on the stumps, defended from the crease.

47.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another very full ball on off, hit to the man stationed at mid off.

47.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller on off, Rahim drives it on the up to mid off.

47.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. This ball is sprayed down the leg side, Rahim fails in his attempt to flick.

47.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shorter outside off, cut away through cover-point for one.

47.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mushfiqur Rahim. Angling in on the pads, turned through square on the leg side for one.

Lahiru Kumara is back on. He has been expensive so far, with an economy rate of over 6.

End of Over : 47 5 Runs BAN: 210/2

46.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Shorter in length, cut away straight to point.

46.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shortish in length again, Rahim plays it past slip for one.

46.4 2

46.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller around leg, Mominul charges down and eases it to mid off for one.

46.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, Haque fails to flick it. The ball lobs to the right of the short leg fielder for nothing.

46.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated around off, turned through mid-wicket for one.

End of Over : 46 1 Runs BAN: 205/2

45.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal steams in round the wicket and bowls it outside off. Haque plays it towards point where the fielder stops it with a dive.

45.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short in length, pulled through backward square leg for one.

45.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Banged short in line of the stumps, Rahim lets it be.

45.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

45.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, driven to covers.

45.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 45 1 Runs BAN: 204/2

44.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fuller on the pads, Haque fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads.

44.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated on the stumps, eased through mid on for one.

44.4 0

44.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

44.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around off, pushed towards the bowler.

44.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated outside off, driven to mid on.

End of Over : 44 5 Runs BAN: 203/2

43.6 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Short in length, pulled to fine leg for one.

43.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Another bouncer, Mushfiqur ducks yet again but his bat is left hanging up like a periscope.

43.4 4

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Clever. Length ball outside off at 133.5 kph, it nips in a touch. Rahim stays back and guides it to the third man fence for a boundary. 200 up for Bangladesh.

Karunaratne moves to short mid-wicket now from the off side.

43.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller around off, defended towards covers.

43.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bouncer around off, Rahim ducks with his bat pointing skywards. Not the best of techniques as the ball can easily strike the bat and lob to a fielder.

43.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hurled in line of the stumps, Rahim stands back and blocks it.

Drinks!

End of Over : 43 9 Runs BAN: 198/2

42.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

42.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed back to the bowler.

42.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Cuts it off the keeper's gloves and past the man at first slip for a brace.

42.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

42.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes forward and blocks it out.

42.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted delivery outside off, driven a bit squarer on the off side for two more.

42.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Down the leg side, clipped off the pads to fine leg. They want the third one and get it easily in the end. Good running. No ball called! The reason is the short leg fielder moved to his left and that made him the third fielder behind square on the leg side, in addition to deep backward square leg and fine leg. According to the rule, a maximum of two fielders can be placed behind square on the leg side. Good umpiring from the square leg umpire. It's Rod Tucker.

End of Over : 42 3 Runs BAN: 189/2

41.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good length delivery, angling in, Mushfiqur hangs back in defense.

Chandimal is off the field and Akila Dananjaya is on the field as a substitute.

41.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

41.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller again on off, driven again towards cover.

41.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Nicely presses forward to a full ball and drives it straight to the man at cover.

41.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shortish on leg stump, tucked towards square leg.

41.1 3

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. A bit too straight and on the pads, Haque flicks it neatly through mid-wicket. Two men give it a chase and through some tag team effort, they manage to keep them down to two.

End of Over : 41 7 Runs BAN: 186/2

40.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Loopy ball outside off, Mushi prods forward in defense.

40.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Dipping in, wristed towards the mid on fielder.

40.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Taps it towards point and calls through for a single.

40.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around leg, worked towards the leg side.

40.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Played it really late! Pushes it through the air, a bit short and outside off. Mominul goes deep in the crease and decides to use the pace on the ball. Dabs it late towards third man. Kumara goes sprinting to his right, looks to dive but his knee gets stuck on the turf as he tries to do that. The ball wins the race.

40.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Haque goes back to flick but gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 40 0 Runs BAN: 179/2

39.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length and outside off, pushed towards the man at cover. A maiden to start this spell.

39.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Angles this one into the pads, clipped towards square leg.

39.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitches it up, just outside off, bunted into the cover region.

39.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Covers the line and defends it down off the back foot towards the cover fielder.

39.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Once again hangs back to a similar length delivery and stabs it out.

39.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes steaming in from over the wicket and drops it on a back of a length outside off, Rahim offers a compact defense.

The pacer comes on. It will be Suranga Lakmal to have a go with the ball.

End of Over : 39 5 Runs BAN: 179/2

38.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Once again slows it through the air, outside off, Rahim taps it in front of point for a quick single.

38.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slows it through the air, at 77.5 kph, angles it in as Rahim goes back to keep it out on the leg side.

38.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

38.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lunges forward and defends it right under his eyeline.

43.4 4

Karunaratne moves to short mid-wicket now from the off side.

43.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller around off, defended towards covers.

43.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bouncer around off, Rahim ducks with his bat pointing skywards. Not the best of techniques as the ball can easily strike the bat and lob to a fielder.

43.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hurled in line of the stumps, Rahim stands back and blocks it.

Drinks!

End of Over : 43 9 Runs BAN: 198/2

42.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

42.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed back to the bowler.

42.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Cuts it off the keeper's gloves and past the man at first slip for a brace.

42.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

42.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes forward and blocks it out.

42.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted delivery outside off, driven a bit squarer on the off side for two more.

42.1 4

End of Over : 42 3 Runs BAN: 189/2

41.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good length delivery, angling in, Mushfiqur hangs back in defense.

Chandimal is off the field and Akila Dananjaya is on the field as a substitute.

41.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

41.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller again on off, driven again towards cover.

41.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Nicely presses forward to a full ball and drives it straight to the man at cover.

41.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Shortish on leg stump, tucked towards square leg.

41.1 3

End of Over : 41 7 Runs BAN: 186/2

40.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Loopy ball outside off, Mushi prods forward in defense.

40.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Dipping in, wristed towards the mid on fielder.

40.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Taps it towards point and calls through for a single.

40.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around leg, worked towards the leg side.

40.2 4

40.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Haque goes back to flick but gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 40 0 Runs BAN: 179/2

39.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length and outside off, pushed towards the man at cover. A maiden to start this spell.

39.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Angles this one into the pads, clipped towards square leg.

39.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitches it up, just outside off, bunted into the cover region.

39.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Covers the line and defends it down off the back foot towards the cover fielder.

39.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Once again hangs back to a similar length delivery and stabs it out.

39.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes steaming in from over the wicket and drops it on a back of a length outside off, Rahim offers a compact defense.

The pacer comes on. It will be Suranga Lakmal to have a go with the ball.

End of Over : 39 5 Runs BAN: 179/2

38.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Once again slows it through the air, outside off, Rahim taps it in front of point for a quick single.

38.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slows it through the air, at 77.5 kph, angles it in as Rahim goes back to keep it out on the leg side.

38.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

38.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lunges forward and defends it right under his eyeline.

38.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Another cracking shot! Herath fires it full outside off, Rahim stays leg side and drills it. Perera at deep cover dives but fails to stop it from crossing the fence.

38.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Covers the line and defends it down safely.

End of Over : 38 3 Runs BAN: 174/2

37.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit flat on the stumps, punched back to Perera who parries it towards mid on and they run one.

37.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around leg, nudged with soft hands towards short mid-wicket.

37.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bunted back to the bowler off the front foot.

37.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

37.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Gets forward to a tossed ball and flicks it towards the leg side.

37.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slider outside off, Mushfiqur stays deep in the crease, dabbed fine towards third man for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 37 8 Runs BAN: 171/2

36.6 3

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. This time it's Rahim who looks to attack. Comes dancing down to a tossed up ball, isn't quite to the pitch of the ball but still has enough to clear the man at mid off. Sandakan stops it just inside the rope but can't prevent the batsmen from running three. Brings up the 50-run stand between these two as well.

36.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back and with the turn, Rahim works it to mid-wicket.

36.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, driven towards deepish mid on for a single.

36.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Mominul Haque is having some fun out there! Herath flights this up outside off, Haque skips down the track and goes bang over extra cover. Superbly done!

36.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball outside off, driven towards mid off the front foot.

End of Over : 36 6 Runs BAN: 163/2

35.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Goes back and flicks it through square leg for a single.

35.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eases this towards the mid off fielder.

Mid on drops back a bit.

35.4 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Good use of the feet again! Floated delivery, dipping in, Mominul Haque dances down the track and lofts it over mid on. Couple of bounces and into the fence she goes.

35.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Poor ball! Fuller on leg stumps, swept on the full to Sandakan at fine leg for just a single.

35.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hangs back to this one and defends it from within the crease.

35.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes from around the wicket and starts off with a flighted ball outside off, defended towards the cover fielder.

Dilruwan Perera to replace Sandakan.

End of Over : 35 7 Runs BAN: 157/2

34.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Darted on the pads, flicked towards the man at short mid-wicket.

34.5 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Fuller but down the leg side, swept towards fine leg for an easy peasy brace.

34.4 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Good hit to bring up the 13th Test fifty. Well played, Mominul Haque! He is doing what Tamim did in the morning. Dictating the terms in a classic manner. In just 59 balls, he has got to the milestone, ominous signs for Sri Lanka. Gets down to a tossed up delivery and whips it uppishly over mid-wicket for a boundary.

34.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.

34.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Pushes it quicker through the air, punched off the back foot.

34.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off, driven towards mid off for a quick single.

End of Over : 34 6 Runs BAN: 150/2

33.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back, opens the face of the bat and dabs it behind point for a single to end the over.

33.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.

33.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, worked towards the leg side.

33.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Quicker one outside off, chopped off the back foot in front of square on the off side for a single.

33.2 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Freebie and Haque makes the most of it! Sandakan isn't getting it right. He drops it short, it's wide outside off, slapped powerfully through backward point for a boundary.

33.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Nicely tossed up outside off, Haque with a lunge forward, pushed it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 33 0 Runs BAN: 144/2

32.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drifting in on off, Mushfiqur presses forward to defend but gets an inside edge which rolls through his legs towards the leg gully fielder. A maiden from Herath. Good testing over!

32.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Leans forward to a loopy bammentary-row">

38.2 4

38.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Covers the line and defends it down safely.

End of Over : 38 3 Runs BAN: 174/2

37.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit flat on the stumps, punched back to Perera who parries it towards mid on and they run one.

37.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around leg, nudged with soft hands towards short mid-wicket.

37.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bunted back to the bowler off the front foot.

37.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

37.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Gets forward to a tossed ball and flicks it towards the leg side.

37.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Slider outside off, Mushfiqur stays deep in the crease, dabbed fine towards third man for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 37 8 Runs BAN: 171/2

36.6 3

36.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back and with the turn, Rahim works it to mid-wicket.

36.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, driven towards deepish mid on for a single.

36.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Mominul Haque is having some fun out there! Herath flights this up outside off, Haque skips down the track and goes bang over extra cover. Superbly done!

36.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball outside off, driven towards mid off the front foot.

End of Over : 36 6 Runs BAN: 163/2

35.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Goes back and flicks it through square leg for a single.

35.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Eases this towards the mid off fielder.

Mid on drops back a bit.

35.4 4

35.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Poor ball! Fuller on leg stumps, swept on the full to Sandakan at fine leg for just a single.

35.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Hangs back to this one and defends it from within the crease.

35.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Comes from around the wicket and starts off with a flighted ball outside off, defended towards the cover fielder.

Dilruwan Perera to replace Sandakan.

End of Over : 35 7 Runs BAN: 157/2

34.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Darted on the pads, flicked towards the man at short mid-wicket.

34.5 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Fuller but down the leg side, swept towards fine leg for an easy peasy brace.

34.4 4

34.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.

34.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Pushes it quicker through the air, punched off the back foot.

34.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flighted ball around off, driven towards mid off for a quick single.

End of Over : 34 6 Runs BAN: 150/2

33.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back, opens the face of the bat and dabs it behind point for a single to end the over.

33.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.

33.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Around middle and leg, worked towards the leg side.

33.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Quicker one outside off, chopped off the back foot in front of square on the off side for a single.

33.2 4

33.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Nicely tossed up outside off, Haque with a lunge forward, pushed it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 33 0 Runs BAN: 144/2

32.6 0

32.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Leans forward to a loopy ball and drives it into the off side.

32.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drifting in from around off, Rahim shows compact defense.

32.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back to the flatter one and blocks it out with a straight bat.

32.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Some flight on this one, pushed towards the man at mid off.

32.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter and skidding a bit, Rahim sits deep in the crease to defend.

End of Over : 32 5 Runs BAN: 144/2

31.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another one down the leg side, this time the southpaw is happy to leave it alone.

31.6 wd

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Wide! Horrible delivery and Sandakan will be lucky to get away with that one! Short and spining down leg as it's the googly. Haque goes deep in the crease to pull but gets beaten.

31.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Allows the ball to turn in and then clips it through square leg for a single.

31.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Loopy leg break, turning away from outside off, Haque goes after it as he mistimes his punch through cover to get one more.

31.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back to this shorter one does Mushfiqur and cuts it through backward point for another single.

31.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter and turning away from off, slapped a bit square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

31.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around off, MH presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 31 7 Runs BAN: 139/2

30.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

30.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lunges forward and bunts it back to the bowler.

30.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated ball on the stumps, blocked.

30.3 4

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. FOUR! Beautiful shot! Flighted delivery, landed too full outside off. Rahim leans forward a touch and caresses it through the cover region. It races away to the fence.

30.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around middle and leg, wristed away through the leg side for a single.

30.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up ball outside off, Mominul Haque makes room and drives it through the gap at cover. The man from mid off mops it up but they take two till then.

End of Over : 30 9 Runs BAN: 132/2

29.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit of flight, Rahim keeps it out.

29.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around leg, broomed along the ground through backward square leg for one.

29.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Stands back and pushes it towards the off side.

29.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter one outside off, crunched towards the point fielder.

29.2 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Hit with disdain! Lakshan drops it short, Mominul is quick to rock back and pull it over mid-wicket. It was the wrong one and the batsman read it well. Back-to-back boundaries for the southpaw. He's looking really good out there.

29.1 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. FOUR! What a shot! This shows how confident Mominul is! Sandakan gives it some air, lands it full outside off. Haque makes room and goes inside out over extra cover to pick up a one-bounce boundary.

End of Over : 29 3 Runs BAN: 123/2

28.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Gets down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg to keep strike.

28.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball around middle and off, MH comes down the track to bunt it back to Rangana.

28.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

28.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended into the ground off the front foot.

28.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, pushed towards cover.

Well, well! Imrul Kayes wasn't a dead duck! The Hawk Eye was just shown and it displayed that the ball would have gone over the stumps. Who should be blamed? Mominul? Because Kayes did confer with him whether to take the review or not and the no. 3 batsman told him not to. Now from his perspective, he was standing a bit wide at the other end and must have thought that it's hitting the stumps. Nonetheless, a lucky breakthrough for the Lankans.

28.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Starts from around the wicket, tosses it up around middle and leg, Mominul comes down the track and works it past mid-wicket for a single.

Rangana Herath to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 28 2 Runs BAN: 120/2

27.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim presses forward and defends it down safely.

27.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on off, blocked gently.

We are back for the middle session. Lakshan Sandakan struck on the last ball of the first session to push Bangladesh on the back foot. Has this given the visitors an opening? Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in and he will be facing the first ball. Let's play...

... Day 1, Session 2 ...

Mominul Haque then walked in and continued the run-flow along with Kayes. They used their feet to good affect against the spinners but just towards the end when Sri Lanka managed to get one more over in, the hosts lost the latter. Sri Lanka will be happy by pulling things back and with the pitch having enough purchase for the spinners, it will be interesting to see if the home side still opts for the aggressive approach. Join us for the post-lunch session in a bit...

32.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Drifting in from around off, Rahim shows compact defense.

32.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back to the flatter one and blocks it out with a straight bat.

32.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Some flight on this one, pushed towards the man at mid off.

32.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter and skidding a bit, Rahim sits deep in the crease to defend.

End of Over : 32 5 Runs BAN: 144/2

31.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another one down the leg side, this time the southpaw is happy to leave it alone.

31.6 wd

31.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Allows the ball to turn in and then clips it through square leg for a single.

31.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Loopy leg break, turning away from outside off, Haque goes after it as he mistimes his punch through cover to get one more.

31.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Goes back to this shorter one does Mushfiqur and cuts it through backward point for another single.

31.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter and turning away from off, slapped a bit square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

31.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around off, MH presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 31 7 Runs BAN: 139/2

30.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

30.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Lunges forward and bunts it back to the bowler.

30.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated ball on the stumps, blocked.

30.3 4

30.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around middle and leg, wristed away through the leg side for a single.

30.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up ball outside off, Mominul Haque makes room and drives it through the gap at cover. The man from mid off mops it up but they take two till then.

End of Over : 30 9 Runs BAN: 132/2

29.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. A bit of flight, Rahim keeps it out.

29.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around leg, broomed along the ground through backward square leg for one.

29.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Stands back and pushes it towards the off side.

29.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter one outside off, crunched towards the point fielder.

29.2 4

29.1 4

End of Over : 29 3 Runs BAN: 123/2

28.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Gets down on one knee and sweeps it through backward square leg to keep strike.

28.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball around middle and off, MH comes down the track to bunt it back to Rangana.

28.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

28.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended into the ground off the front foot.

28.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, pushed towards cover.

28.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Starts from around the wicket, tosses it up around middle and leg, Mominul comes down the track and works it past mid-wicket for a single.

Rangana Herath to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 28 2 Runs BAN: 120/2

27.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim presses forward and defends it down safely.

27.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up on off, blocked gently.

... Day 1, Session 2 ...

The wicket of Imrul Kayes makes this session an even one. Bangladesh were up and running after winning the toss and opting to bat. Tamim Iqbal, in particular was off the blocks in a jiffy and it seemed like he is in the mood today. He raced his way to a blazing fifty to make the Lankan bowlers look clueless. However, Dilruwan Perera then came in and with some smart piece of bowling, drew first blood by knocking Iqbal out.

27.4 W

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. OUT! Trapped in front! Both the Bangladesh openers are back in the hut! Sandakan strikes to end the first session on a high. Beautiful delivery, this! Bowls a googly, drops it outside off. Kayes prods forward in defense but this one turns back in to hit him flush on the pads adjacent to the stumps. Huge appeal follows to which the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Imrul walks across to his partner and after discussing with him decides against taking the DRS and continues to walk back. Looked like a dead duck. LUNCH ON DAY 1!

27.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball around off, driven towards cover for a single.

27.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Haque dances down the track but decides to defend it.

27.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Goes back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 27 0 Runs BAN: 118/1

26.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Lunges forward to a full ball and blocks it out. Since one minute is left, we will have one more over in.

26.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque comes down the track and bunts it back to the bowler.

26.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track to push it away but misses and wears it on the pads.

26.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

26.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floats it up around off, pushed towards mid off.

26.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket.

Dilruwan Perera has a change of ends. Could be the last over before lunch...

End of Over : 26 2 Runs BAN: 118/1

25.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up around off, pushed towards cover.

25.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.

25.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. NOT OUT! Easily in! Imrul Kayes shimmies down the track and pushes it towards mid off and sets off for a single. Lakmal charges to the ball, picks it up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. They appeal and it's taken upstairs. Replays find Kayes has dragged his bat in, in time.

Direct hit and this could be interesting. Lakmal takes down the stumps at the bowler's end and a run out appeal is taken upstairs...

25.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Goes back and pushes it towards point.

25.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Flattish through the air around middle and off, blocked off the back foot.

25.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

We have a change in bowling. Lakshan Sandakan is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 25 4 Runs BAN: 116/1

24.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish again, Haque looks to pull but drags it off the bottom edge to square leg.

24.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hits the deck hard, gets some good bounce as Imrul sits under the bumper.

24.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

24.3 3

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Rocks back to this short ball, maybe he anticipated this did Kayes. Pulls it wide of the man at mid on and takes three.

24.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Short ball, angling away, it's not that short and could have been defended but Imrul ducks.

24.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Short ball, gets a touch big on Mominul who still goes on with the pull shot. Gets it off the high portion of the bat towards mid-wicket. Dhanajaya de Silva comes running in but takes his eyes off and overruns but the batsman is happy with one.

End of Over : 24 0 Runs BAN: 112/1

23.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Lunges forward again to defend it down into the ground. Maiden for Dilruwan, his second.

23.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Very full on off, jammed out to the man at mid off.

23.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated delivery outside off, Kayes defends it into the ground.

23.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Gets forward and pushes this loopy ball towards cover.

23.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Quicker and lands it full on off, blocked watchfully.

23.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Fires it full on middle and off, Imrul presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 23 4 Runs BAN: 112/1

22.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Wears it on the body! Shortish delivery, maybe it was the slower one. Haque shapes up for the pull but is early into the shot. The ball hits him on the left shoulder.

22.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, the batsman hangs back in defense.

22.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

22.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Pitches it right up there, worked straight to the man at mid on. The bat turned at the impact and that is why he got it off the inner half.

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27.4 W

27.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flighted ball around off, driven towards cover for a single.

27.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Haque dances down the track but decides to defend it.

27.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Goes back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 27 0 Runs BAN: 118/1

26.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Lunges forward to a full ball and blocks it out. Since one minute is left, we will have one more over in.

26.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque comes down the track and bunts it back to the bowler.

26.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track to push it away but misses and wears it on the pads.

26.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

26.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Floats it up around off, pushed towards mid off.

26.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Around middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket.

Dilruwan Perera has a change of ends. Could be the last over before lunch...

End of Over : 26 2 Runs BAN: 118/1

25.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up around off, pushed towards cover.

25.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single.

25.4 1

Direct hit and this could be interesting. Lakmal takes down the stumps at the bowler's end and a run out appeal is taken upstairs...

25.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Goes back and pushes it towards point.

25.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Flattish through the air around middle and off, blocked off the back foot.

25.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

We have a change in bowling. Lakshan Sandakan is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 25 4 Runs BAN: 116/1

24.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Shortish again, Haque looks to pull but drags it off the bottom edge to square leg.

24.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hits the deck hard, gets some good bounce as Imrul sits under the bumper.

24.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

24.3 3

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Rocks back to this short ball, maybe he anticipated this did Kayes. Pulls it wide of the man at mid on and takes three.

24.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Short ball, angling away, it's not that short and could have been defended but Imrul ducks.

24.1 1

End of Over : 24 0 Runs BAN: 112/1

23.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Lunges forward again to defend it down into the ground. Maiden for Dilruwan, his second.

23.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Very full on off, jammed out to the man at mid off.

23.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated delivery outside off, Kayes defends it into the ground.

23.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Gets forward and pushes this loopy ball towards cover.

23.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Quicker and lands it full on off, blocked watchfully.

23.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Fires it full on middle and off, Imrul presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 23 4 Runs BAN: 112/1

22.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Wears it on the body! Shortish delivery, maybe it was the slower one. Haque shapes up for the pull but is early into the shot. The ball hits him on the left shoulder.

22.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, the batsman hangs back in defense.

22.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

22.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Pitches it right up there, worked straight to the man at mid on. The bat turned at the impact and that is why he got it off the inner half.

22.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Huge appeal but to no avail! Fuller in length around leg, Mominul tries flicking it away but it's delivered at 138.8 kph. Gets beaten for pace and wears it on the pads. An appeal for LBW but it was pitching outside leg.

22.1 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Carved it away! Poor ball from Lahiru! Short but served wider outside off. It was asking to be put away and Haque does exactly that. Stands tall and slaps it over point for a boundary. The stand is worth 40 from 38 balls.

End of Over : 22 4 Runs BAN: 108/1

21.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

21.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Nudges this full ball towards the leg side.

21.4 4

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Nailed it! Perera gives it a nice flight but the line is around middle and leg. Kayes sits down and unfurls a cracking sweep shot behind square on the leg side for a boundary to beat the man in the deep.

21.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Flatter delivery on middle and off, defended back to the bowler.

21.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Tosses it up around off, blocked watchfully.

21.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Stifled appeal! Slider and it goes on with the arm, Kayes goes back to flick it away but misses to get hit on the pads. Perera appeals but then bails out as it was going down leg.

End of Over : 21 3 Runs BAN: 104/1

20.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hops a touch and wrists it away towards short mid-wicket for a dot to end the over.

20.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Comes from around the wicket and bangs in a short one outside off. The little man gets on top of the bounce to cut that there isn't any width offered. Chops it straight to the backward point fielder.

20.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Gets on top of the bounce to tuck this one away into the leg side for a single.

20.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Slants it away on the shorter length, Mominul takes it from there as he pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

20.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Stays back to this back of a length ball and tucks it towards mid-wicket for one.

20.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Shortish length delivery on middle and leg, defended towards the vacant short leg region.

End of Over : 20 9 Runs BAN: 101/1

19.6 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! That's a gift from Perera and Haque accepts it gleefully! A long hop from the offie to which Mominul rocks back and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket to find the fence. 100 up for Bangladesh!

19.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

19.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On the pads, MH moves inside the line and clips it down to fine leg for a double.

19.3 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Loopy delivery outside off, Mominul Haque comes down the track, meets the pitch of the ball and hits it between mid off and extra cover. Lakmal from the former position gives it a chase to keep them down to a brace.

19.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Very full and quicker through the air on middle and leg, Kayes bring his bat down to defend but the ball takes the inner half and rolls past the man at short leg. A single taken.

19.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Pushes it through the air, at 91.3 kph, Kayes goes back to cut but ends up chopping it into the off side.

End of Over : 19 11 Runs BAN: 92/1

18.6 4

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Drilled! Kumara goes very full, it's outside off. Haque brings his bat down and hits it hard. Beats the dive of the cover fielder as the ball whistles away to the fence.

18.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hits the deck hard again but with not much venom behind. Easily dealt with.

18.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Goes fuller, attacks the stumps, IK walks across and flicks it wide of mid on to get to the other end.

18.3 4

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Pierced the gap! Another one on the shorter length, angling in on the body. Kayes swivels a touch and help-pulls it. It's in the air but hit really well to bisect the two men in the deep - backward square leg and square leg. A boundary results!

18.3 wd

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Wide! We saw Kumara bending his back in his previous spell and does so again. The effort, however, was too much as this has been called as a wide. Digs in a short ball on off, it bounces too much as Imrul sits under it.

18.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. On a length and just outside off, defended down by getting behind the line.

18.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Starts his new spell with a back of a length delivery, but it's on the hips. Easily tucked away in front of square on the leg side. A single picked up.

Lahiru Kumara is recalled into the attack.

End of Over : 18 4 Runs BAN: 81/1

17.6 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery outside off, Mominul leans across and drives it nicely through the gap at cover. Some good running between the wickets allows them to collect a triple.

17.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Is right behind the line and defends it down.

17.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Drops it a touch short, it's served outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

17.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Tosses it up around middle and off, a nice forward defense on offer.

17.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Pushes it through the air, Haque goes back and offers a straight blade.

17.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Takes a long stride forward to defend but gets it off the inner half past short leg for a single.

22.2 0

22.1 4

End of Over : 22 4 Runs BAN: 108/1

21.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

21.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Nudges this full ball towards the leg side.

21.4 4

21.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Flatter delivery on middle and off, defended back to the bowler.

21.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Tosses it up around off, blocked watchfully.

21.1 0

End of Over : 21 3 Runs BAN: 104/1

20.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hops a touch and wrists it away towards short mid-wicket for a dot to end the over.

20.5 0

20.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Gets on top of the bounce to tuck this one away into the leg side for a single.

20.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Slants it away on the shorter length, Mominul takes it from there as he pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

20.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Stays back to this back of a length ball and tucks it towards mid-wicket for one.

20.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Shortish length delivery on middle and leg, defended towards the vacant short leg region.

End of Over : 20 9 Runs BAN: 101/1

19.6 4

19.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

19.4 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On the pads, MH moves inside the line and clips it down to fine leg for a double.

19.3 2

19.2 1

19.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Pushes it through the air, at 91.3 kph, Kayes goes back to cut but ends up chopping it into the off side.

End of Over : 19 11 Runs BAN: 92/1

18.6 4

18.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Hits the deck hard again but with not much venom behind. Easily dealt with.

18.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Goes fuller, attacks the stumps, IK walks across and flicks it wide of mid on to get to the other end.

18.3 4

18.3 wd

18.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. On a length and just outside off, defended down by getting behind the line.

18.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Starts his new spell with a back of a length delivery, but it's on the hips. Easily tucked away in front of square on the leg side. A single picked up.

Lahiru Kumara is recalled into the attack.

End of Over : 18 4 Runs BAN: 81/1

17.6 3

17.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Is right behind the line and defends it down.

17.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Drops it a touch short, it's served outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

17.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Tosses it up around middle and off, a nice forward defense on offer.

17.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Pushes it through the air, Haque goes back and offers a straight blade.

17.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Takes a long stride forward to defend but gets it off the inner half past short leg for a single.

End of Over : 17 5 Runs BAN: 77/1

16.6 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Dances down the track, takes it on the full and whips it through mid-wicket to end the over with a brace.

16.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Nearly chips one! Herath comes down the track and hence fires it full on leg. The batsman nearly chips this one towards short mid-wicket.

16.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Dances down the track and works it towards short mid-wicket.

16.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Mominul eases it towards the man at mid off.

16.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Loopy ball outside off, driven past the cover fielder for one.

16.1 2

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Very full outside off, jammed out through the gap at cover for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 16 0 Runs BAN: 72/1

15.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Good way to end the over! Haque takes a stride forward and blocks it out. Wicket maiden for Dilruwan.

Mominul Haque walks in next.

15.5 W

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Breaches the defense of Tamim! Dilruwan Perera with the breakthrough. Much-needed one as the veteran opener was looking dangerous here. Perera slides in an arm ball, it lands on middle and off as Tamim presses forward to defend. The ball skids off the surface, beats the defense on the inside and deflects off the pads to strike the timber. Superb delivery! Iqbal departs after a blazing start.

15.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Comes down the track to defend but misses to get hit on the pads.

15.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Pushes it down the leg side, the batsman lets it be.

15.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker and flatter outside off, Tamim Iqbal looks to cut but misses as the ball hits the pads of the keeper.

15.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flighted ball on the stumps, Iqbal looks to drive but gets an inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls back to the bowler.

End of Over : 15 5 Runs BAN: 72/0

14.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Imrul takes a stride forward and blocks it out.

14.5 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Very full around middle and leg, worked behind square on the leg side for the fifth single of the over.

14.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Nicely tossed up on the stumps, eased to mid on for a quick single.

14.3 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Darted on the stumps, worked past short leg for a single.

14.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. A bit short on middle, pinched towards mid on for a single.

14.1 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Fifty for Tamim Iqbal, his 25th in this format! It has come in just 46 balls. Played, Iqbal. Herath floats it up around leg, clipped past short leg for a single. Raises the bat and gets back to business. With the way he is off, seems like he will score a big one.

Drinks time! Bangladesh have done well to counter the initial phase of the game. They haven't been always commanding as edges have got them runs on more occasions than not. Tamim Iqbal is in the limited-overs mode and is taking the attack to the opposition at every opportunity that he finds. He has been fortunate to not edge one straight to the fielders. Sri Lanka haven't been all that bad with the ball as they have created chances but to no avail. The stand is worth 67. Can the visitors break it in this session?

End of Over : 14 3 Runs BAN: 67/0

13.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Punched off the back foot through covers to move to 49 and retain strike.

13.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated wide outside off, Tamim watches it go straight into the keeper's gloves.

13.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. This time the line is outside off, driven through covers for one.

13.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. On a flatter trajectory in line of the stumps, Kayes lunges forward and defends.

13.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, Kayes gets it off the outer half towards backward point.

13.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Served outside off, pushed through covers for one.

End of Over : 13 5 Runs BAN: 64/0

12.6 3

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Floated full down the leg side, Tamim gets down to sweep but gets a glove. It goes through the keeper and he gets three. Moves to 47 and retains strike.

12.5 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Floated outside off, Iqbal charges down the track and hits it to mid on.

12.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Imrul drives it towards mid on and gets to the other end.

12.3 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

12.2 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Another one around middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler.

12.1 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Begins from round the wicket and drops it in line of the stumps. Tamim defends it with a straight bat.

Rangana Herath is brought into the attack. In recent times under Chandimal's captaincy, we have seen that he goes to the wily old fox only when he feels that the others aren't getting him a breakthrough and that seems to be the case here. A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 12 3 Runs BAN: 59/0

11.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. This ball is cut away to backward point.

11.5 2

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated outside off, Imrul looks to guide it towards third man but does so off the outer edge past slip. Gets two for the same.

Interesting. There were two bouncers at Kayes that we have seen

End of Over : 17 5 Runs BAN: 77/1

16.6 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Dances down the track, takes it on the full and whips it through mid-wicket to end the over with a brace.

16.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Nearly chips one! Herath comes down the track and hence fires it full on leg. The batsman nearly chips this one towards short mid-wicket.

16.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Dances down the track and works it towards short mid-wicket.

16.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Mominul eases it towards the man at mid off.

16.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Loopy ball outside off, driven past the cover fielder for one.

16.1 2

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Very full outside off, jammed out through the gap at cover for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 16 0 Runs BAN: 72/1

15.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Good way to end the over! Haque takes a stride forward and blocks it out. Wicket maiden for Dilruwan.

Mominul Haque walks in next.

15.5 W

15.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Comes down the track to defend but misses to get hit on the pads.

15.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Pushes it down the leg side, the batsman lets it be.

15.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker and flatter outside off, Tamim Iqbal looks to cut but misses as the ball hits the pads of the keeper.

15.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flighted ball on the stumps, Iqbal looks to drive but gets an inside edge on the pads as the ball rolls back to the bowler.

End of Over : 15 5 Runs BAN: 72/0

14.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Imrul takes a stride forward and blocks it out.

14.5 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Very full around middle and leg, worked behind square on the leg side for the fifth single of the over.

14.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Nicely tossed up on the stumps, eased to mid on for a quick single.

14.3 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Darted on the stumps, worked past short leg for a single.

14.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. A bit short on middle, pinched towards mid on for a single.

14.1 1

End of Over : 14 3 Runs BAN: 67/0

13.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Punched off the back foot through covers to move to 49 and retain strike.

13.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated wide outside off, Tamim watches it go straight into the keeper's gloves.

13.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. This time the line is outside off, driven through covers for one.

13.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. On a flatter trajectory in line of the stumps, Kayes lunges forward and defends.

13.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, Kayes gets it off the outer half towards backward point.

13.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Served outside off, pushed through covers for one.

End of Over : 13 5 Runs BAN: 64/0

12.6 3

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Floated full down the leg side, Tamim gets down to sweep but gets a glove. It goes through the keeper and he gets three. Moves to 47 and retains strike.

12.5 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Floated outside off, Iqbal charges down the track and hits it to mid on.

12.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Imrul drives it towards mid on and gets to the other end.

12.3 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

12.2 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Another one around middle and leg, pushed back to the bowler.

12.1 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Begins from round the wicket and drops it in line of the stumps. Tamim defends it with a straight bat.

End of Over : 12 3 Runs BAN: 59/0

11.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. This ball is cut away to backward point.

11.5 2

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated outside off, Imrul looks to guide it towards third man but does so off the outer edge past slip. Gets two for the same.

Interesting. There were two bouncers at Kayes that we have seen so far, on which he looked to be in a slight trouble. In the first instance, he got it high on the bat towards backward square leg and in the second, he got it towards fine leg. So the on-air commentators opine that this tactic could be an option against the southpaw.

11.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

11.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Kayes goes back to this one and pushes it back to the bowler.

11.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flat and short outside off, Iqbal slaps it powerfully through covers for one.

11.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 11 3 Runs BAN: 56/0

10.6 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid-wicket for one to retain strike. Tamim moves to 42, in a stand worth 56.

10.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full outside off, Iqbal hangs his bat out to defend but misses.

10.5 2

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Another short ball aimed at the batsman's head, Kayes gets into a tangle. He fails to get out of the line and ends up getting it high on the bat towards fine leg for one. No ball signaled, not sure for what. Also, the umpire signals to Lakmal that it was the second bouncer for the over.

10.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Bouncer on the stumps, Kayes gets out of the line by ducking under.

10.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Length ball outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

10.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. On a length around middle and leg, Imrul hops and plays it to mid-wicket.

10.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Kayes pushes this towards mid off for nothing.

End of Over : 10 8 Runs BAN: 53/0

9.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, pushed towards mid off to rotate strike. 8 runs have come off this one. 53-0 at the end of 10 overs. Are we seeing an ODI here? Certainly the colours of the dress and the ball doesn't state so.

9.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

9.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter ball on the stumps, turned to the on side for one.

9.3 6

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. SIX! Whooosh! That has disappeared out of the ground! Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Iqbal charges down the track quickly. Gets to the pitch of the ball and deposits it over long on for half a dozen. Brings up the 50 between these two and this is turning out to be a good start for the hosts. It is good to remember, that most of the boundaries have come off the edges, which means the tourists aren't bowling all that bad.

9.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

9.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated just outside off, Iqbal looks to come down by making room but has to adjust due to the width on that and bunt it down.

End of Over : 9 0 Runs BAN: 45/0

8.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The first maiden over from Sri Lanka in the game. Full around off, Kayes pushes it towards covers.

8.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Full on off, defended towards covers.

8.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Length delivery, defended towards point.

8.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. This is outside off, left alone.

8.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

8.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. On the pads, kept out towards square leg.

End of Over : 8 5 Runs BAN: 45/0

7.6 4

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Wow! Seeing the spinner bowl, Tamim decides to take him on straightaway. Tossed up in line of the stumps, Iqbal charges down making room and bashes it through wide mid off. Succeeds in finding the gap between mid off and covers as the ball speeds away to the fence.

7.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Imrul pushes it towards mid off and gets to the other end.

7.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

7.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, flicked away to the on side.

7.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. On the line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

Spin time. With the pacers going for runs in the first 7 overs, Chandimal looks towards spin and brings on Dilruwan Perera into the attack. A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 7 6 Runs BAN: 40/0

6.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

6.5 4

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Edged and safe, AGAIN! Full and outside off, on a driving length. Tamim goes for it with no feet movement. Gets a thick outside edge that goes between the diving keeper and first slip and races away to the fence. Fortunately for Iqbal, it didn't carry to either of them and hence results in runs.

6.4 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Direct hit from Herath. Iqbal plays it wide of mid-wicket and sets across for the first run. Kayes makes it in to the striker's end despite a direct hit there. The ball then deflects towards fine leg and another run is taken.

6.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Around middle and leg, Iqbal gets it off the inner half towards square leg.

6.2 0

Sura so far, on which he looked to be in a slight trouble. In the first instance, he got it high on the bat towards backward square leg and in the second, he got it towards fine leg. So the on-air commentators opine that this tactic could be an option against the southpaw.

11.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

11.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Kayes goes back to this one and pushes it back to the bowler.

11.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flat and short outside off, Iqbal slaps it powerfully through covers for one.

11.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 11 3 Runs BAN: 56/0

10.6 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid-wicket for one to retain strike. Tamim moves to 42, in a stand worth 56.

10.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full outside off, Iqbal hangs his bat out to defend but misses.

10.5 2

10.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Bouncer on the stumps, Kayes gets out of the line by ducking under.

10.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Length ball outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

10.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. On a length around middle and leg, Imrul hops and plays it to mid-wicket.

10.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Kayes pushes this towards mid off for nothing.

End of Over : 10 8 Runs BAN: 53/0

9.6 1

9.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

9.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter ball on the stumps, turned to the on side for one.

9.3 6

9.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

9.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated just outside off, Iqbal looks to come down by making room but has to adjust due to the width on that and bunt it down.

End of Over : 9 0 Runs BAN: 45/0

8.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The first maiden over from Sri Lanka in the game. Full around off, Kayes pushes it towards covers.

8.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Full on off, defended towards covers.

8.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Length delivery, defended towards point.

8.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. This is outside off, left alone.

8.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

8.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. On the pads, kept out towards square leg.

End of Over : 8 5 Runs BAN: 45/0

7.6 4

7.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Imrul pushes it towards mid off and gets to the other end.

7.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Floated around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

7.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, flicked away to the on side.

7.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. On the line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

Spin time. With the pacers going for runs in the first 7 overs, Chandimal looks towards spin and brings on Dilruwan Perera into the attack. A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 7 6 Runs BAN: 40/0

6.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

6.5 4

6.4 2

6.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Around middle and leg, Iqbal gets it off the inner half towards square leg.

6.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Another outside edge. This time it goes to the third slip fielder on the bounce.

6.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full and in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 6 8 Runs BAN: 34/0

5.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Bumper on the stumps, Kayes ducks.

5.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, left alone.

5.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Around off and middle, defended from the crease.

5.3 4

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Oh dear! The Sri Lankan vice-captain has not helped his side with this effort. Kumara bangs it short in line of the off and middle stumps. Kayes goes for the pull but isn't in control. The ball goes high in the air towards deep backward square leg. Lakmal runs to his right from fine leg and almost gets to the ball, but strangely, he doesn't go for the catch. The ball bounces in front of him and he fails to keep it within the ropes as well. Kumara can do nothing but have his hands on his waist, seeing that.

5.2 4

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Tell you what, Sri Lanka haven't bowled all that bad yet Bangladesh have got off to a quick start here. Full in length, inviting the drive, Kayes cannot resist the temptation. Goes for it and gets a thick outside edge through the gap between gully and second slip for yet another boundary.

5.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Length ball down the leg side, Kayes shoulders arms and lets it be.

End of Over : 5 4 Runs BAN: 26/0

4.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Banged short in length in line of the stumps, Iqbal ducks under it.

4.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller and angling away, Iqbal looks to defend but gets it off the outer half towards backward point.

4.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Bowled around off and slanting away, Iqbal looks to defend but misses.

4.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

4.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Around off, defended from the crease.

4.1 4

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Fourth boundary for Tamim Iqbal and yet again, this isn't a commanding one. Length ball angling away from the batter, Tamim gets ahead to defend. Ends up getting this one off the outside edge and the ball races away through the gap between second slip and gully. It has enough on it to go to the fence, beating the slide from the fielder chasing it.

End of Over : 4 0 Runs BAN: 22/0

3.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Length delivery outside off, Kayes stands tall and blocks it towards cover-point.

3.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

3.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Well outside off, left alone.

3.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Fuller on off, defended with a small stride forward.

3.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Careful, Imrul! On a length outside off, Kayes tries to cut it. The ball bounces a bit more and misses the outside edge by just.

3.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Kumara comes round the wicket and bowls it outside off. Kayes minds his own business and lets it be.

End of Over : 3 3 Runs BAN: 22/0

2.6 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length ball outside off, punched through point for a couple.

2.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

2.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full in length, blocked off the front foot.

2.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. This is outside off, left alone by Tamim.

2.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal stands on the back foot and defends it.

2.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Quick single! Kayes pushes this delivery to mid off and takes on Sandakan's arm. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. There is intent shown from the hosts to score.

End of Over : 2 15 Runs BAN: 19/0

1.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. Hangs back to this ball on a length and defends it with a straight bat. 15 runs off this over and Bangladesh have a positive start here.

1.5 2

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. Angling away from the stumps, driven through covers for a brace. Iqbal is quickly on to 18 here.

1.4 4

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Three-in-three. This has been the best of the lot. Fuller in length around off, Tamim gets his stride forward and pushes it. The timing is such that the ball beats the mid off fielder and has enough to trickle away to the fence. Iqbal has started off well here.

1.3 4

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Not the ideal line from Kumara. Bowls it on a length and strays on the pads. All Iqbal has to do is get some bat to that and he does. The ball goes well past the keeper and to the fine leg fence for another boundary.

1.2 4

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! A double bluff and it almost worked. The short leg fielder was brought in for Tamim and that sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind. He stands back expecting a short delivery and gets a full one just outside off. He goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge past the diving second slip fielder and it races away to the third man fence for the first boundary in this innings.

Forward short leg in place.

1.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Kayes is off the mark straightaway. On the pads, worked away to fine leg for one.

Lahiru Kumara to run in from the other end. Two slips and a gully in place.

End of Over : 1 4 Runs BAN: 4/0

0.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller outside off, Iqbal plays inside the line and lets it go. Decent start for both the sides.

6.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full and in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 6 8 Runs BAN: 34/0

5.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Bumper on the stumps, Kayes ducks.

5.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, left alone.

5.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Around off and middle, defended from the crease.

5.3 4

5.2 4

5.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Length ball down the leg side, Kayes shoulders arms and lets it be.

End of Over : 5 4 Runs BAN: 26/0

4.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Banged short in length in line of the stumps, Iqbal ducks under it.

4.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller and angling away, Iqbal looks to defend but gets it off the outer half towards backward point.

4.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Bowled around off and slanting away, Iqbal looks to defend but misses.

4.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

4.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Around off, defended from the crease.

4.1 4

End of Over : 4 0 Runs BAN: 22/0

3.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Length delivery outside off, Kayes stands tall and blocks it towards cover-point.

3.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

3.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Well outside off, left alone.

3.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Fuller on off, defended with a small stride forward.

3.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Careful, Imrul! On a length outside off, Kayes tries to cut it. The ball bounces a bit more and misses the outside edge by just.

3.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Kumara comes round the wicket and bowls it outside off. Kayes minds his own business and lets it be.

End of Over : 3 3 Runs BAN: 22/0

2.6 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length ball outside off, punched through point for a couple.

2.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

2.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full in length, blocked off the front foot.

2.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. This is outside off, left alone by Tamim.

2.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal stands on the back foot and defends it.

2.1 1

End of Over : 2 15 Runs BAN: 19/0

1.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. Hangs back to this ball on a length and defends it with a straight bat. 15 runs off this over and Bangladesh have a positive start here.

1.5 2

Lahiru Kumara to Tamim Iqbal. Angling away from the stumps, driven through covers for a brace. Iqbal is quickly on to 18 here.

1.4 4

1.3 4

1.2 4

Forward short leg in place.

1.1 1

Lahiru Kumara to Imrul Kayes. Kayes is off the mark straightaway. On the pads, worked away to fine leg for one.

Lahiru Kumara to run in from the other end. Two slips and a gully in place.

End of Over : 1 4 Runs BAN: 4/0

0.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller outside off, Iqbal plays inside the line and lets it go. Decent start for both the sides.

0.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full on off, pushed down the ground to mid off.

0.4 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lovely shot. The channel is just outside off, Tamim hangs back and punches it through covers. Gets another brace.

0.3 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. First runs on the board. Full and on the pads, Tamim whips it away just past the backward square leg fielder. Good running by the openers and they manage to come back for two.

0.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length ball in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

0.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lakmal starts off with a full length ball just outside off, Iqbal strides forward and blocks it towards the bowler.

We are all set to get underway. Tamim Iqbal is all ready to face the first delivery from Suranga Lakmal. Imrul Kayes waits at the other end. Here we go...

Dinesh Chandimal, the away skipper, says that the ODI series was a good one and would look to build on that although the format is different. Is aware of his side doing well in Tests in the past couple of series and would look to take inspiration and put in good performances. Reckons that the track is a dry one and they are going with 6 batters and 5 bowlers.

Mahmudullah, the home side skipper, reckons that the track looks good for batting and then it will spin later, that's why the decision to bat first. States that Shakib has been a gun player for them but he is hopeful of that they will turn up well without him. Opines that they would look to take inspiration from their previous good performances. Adds that Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim are their key players. Ends saying that Sunzamul Islam is making his Test debut for them.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says that it is a typical wicket at Chittagong, being very dry with a tinge of green. Observes that there are a lot of left-handers in the Lankan side and the left arm spinners should get purchase outside the off stump. Reckons that batting first and putting runs on the board should be the aim of the side winning the toss.

TOSS - Mahmudullah calls it right at the toss and BANGLADESH WILL BAT FIRST. Sunzamul Islam makes his Test debut for the hosts.

When two subcontinental teams clash in the subcontinent, it is hard to not expect a turning track. With a plethora of spinners in both teams, one knows on what lines the thinking has been. Shakib Al Hasan is set to miss is first game immediately after being appointed as the full time Test captain of Bangladesh. Mahmudullah will lead the side in his absence. For Sri Lanka, the selected players have been in and around the side and there should be no dearth of experience. Be here as we will let you know the playing XIs in a while.

In a multi-hero film, both the characters have a more or less equal role. Rarely do you see one character being greater than the other. Now shift your attention to the contest on our hands - the first five-day journey between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Chittagong - it is hard to say with conviction that one of these teams holds the edge. Both the sides start on an even keel and this should be a lovely game with ebbs and flows. We welcome you aboard to our coverage and would love to have you stay with us for the duration of this Test match.

End of Over : 199.3 SL: 713/9

Bangladesh bowlers will be mentally and physically tired. They bowled just three balls short of 200 overs, that's a real tough toil to say the least. Taijul Islam got 4 wickets but he made a record of bowling the most no. of overs for a Bangladeshi bowler in the process. Right then, it's now on their batters to do the job. They don't have much time to regroup and will have to bat and bat well to overhaul the Lankans. It would be interesting to see if the visitors' spinners get any assistance off the deck. Out walk Tamim Iqbal an Imrul Kayes. The third innings is set to get underway...

Dinesh Chandimal from the dressing room says it's enough. SRI LANKA HAVE DECLARED FOR A MAMMOTH 713/9! Almost all the Lankan batsmen made merry on the surface which is not like the one we see in the sub-continent. Daddy hundreds from Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis set the tone for them as they amassed a record 308-run stand. After their departure, Roshen Silva and Dinesh Chandimal stepped in. The former helped himself to his maiden Test ton while his skipper missed out by 13 runs. Once the visitors went ahead of the hosts, Niroshan Dickwella with his aggressive approach, scored a quickfire 62 off 61 balls to keep the leather hunt going.

199.3 W

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. OUT! Plumb! Flighted delivery, landed around off, Rangana Herath gets down to sweep it away but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal has been raised to which the umpire raises his finger. Herath asks his partner whether to take the DRS but gets a negative response.

199.2 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter again around off, RH prods forward to defend and gets beaten.

199.1 4

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. FOUR!streaky Flatter and shorter in length outside off, Herath looks to cut it away but gets a thick edge which flies past the first slip fielder for a boundary. LEAD now touches 200.

End of Over : 199 1 Runs SL: 709/8

198.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. Kumara drives this tossed up ball back to the bowler.

198.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. Kumara goes back and wrists it through mid-wicket with the turn.

198.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

198.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loops it up outside off, Herath drives it through cover for a single.

198.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Pitches it around off and then spins away to beat the outside edge.

198.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flighted ball outside off, pushed towards the point fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 198 3 Runs SL: 708/8

197.6 0

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Tossed up delivery outside off, Kumara lunges forward to defend but it goes off the edge towards short third man.

197.5 2

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Wider outside off, Kumara goes after it. Gets it though the gap at cover and he's off the mark too. Karunarante will be cursing after seeing this.

197.4 0

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Flighted ball outside off, Lahiru prods ahead in defense.

Lahiru Kumara is the new man in.

197.3 W

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. OUT! Knocked him over! Islam loops it up on the stumps, Lakmal shuffles across to send it out of Bangladesh but misses it completely. The ball sneaks through the disturb the furniture behind. Third wicket for Islam but he's not even celebrating.

197.2 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets down and unfurls a reverse sweep through backward point for a single.

197.1 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot.

Was that even a break? Couldn't even get a breather. Well, I shouldn't be complaining as this is something which is my profession. And I love it. 31 overs remain in the day. Rangana Herath to face the first ball.

... Day 4, Session 3 ...

Sri Lanka continue to mount the runs. They have stretched the lead to almost 200 and still have 3 wickets left. The session saw Bangladesh picking three wickets - Chandimal, Dickwella and Perera - but to be honest it hasn't done any good to them. Their bowlers have bowled 197 OVERS and this shows how much they have been made to work for wickets. The pitch has started to show some tricks although not that alarming. In all likelihood Bangladesh would be the last one batting on this and with the scoreboard pressure already up there, it would be interesting to see how they fare. All that for later, first Sri Lanka should declare or get bowled out. Join us back for the final session of the -ball"> 0.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Full on off, pushed down the ground to mid off.

0.4 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lovely shot. The channel is just outside off, Tamim hangs back and punches it through covers. Gets another brace.

0.3 2

0.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length ball in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

0.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lakmal starts off with a full length ball just outside off, Iqbal strides forward and blocks it towards the bowler.

We are all set to get underway. Tamim Iqbal is all ready to face the first delivery from Suranga Lakmal. Imrul Kayes waits at the other end. Here we go...

TOSS - Mahmudullah calls it right at the toss and BANGLADESH WILL BAT FIRST. Sunzamul Islam makes his Test debut for the hosts.

End of Over : 199.3 SL: 713/9

199.3 W

199.2 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter again around off, RH prods forward to defend and gets beaten.

199.1 4

End of Over : 199 1 Runs SL: 709/8

198.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. Kumara drives this tossed up ball back to the bowler.

198.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. Kumara goes back and wrists it through mid-wicket with the turn.

198.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Lahiru Kumara. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

198.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loops it up outside off, Herath drives it through cover for a single.

198.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Pitches it around off and then spins away to beat the outside edge.

198.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flighted ball outside off, pushed towards the point fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 198 3 Runs SL: 708/8

197.6 0

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Tossed up delivery outside off, Kumara lunges forward to defend but it goes off the edge towards short third man.

197.5 2

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Wider outside off, Kumara goes after it. Gets it though the gap at cover and he's off the mark too. Karunarante will be cursing after seeing this.

197.4 0

Taijul Islam to Lahiru Kumara. Flighted ball outside off, Lahiru prods ahead in defense.

Lahiru Kumara is the new man in.

197.3 W

197.2 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets down and unfurls a reverse sweep through backward point for a single.

197.1 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot.

... Day 4, Session 3 ...

End of Over : 197 1 Runs SL: 705/7

196.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Floated delivery around off, Lakmal works it off the inner half towards square leg. TEA ON DAY 4, SRI LANKA LEAD BY 192!

196.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Bowls a loopy leg break, it's pitched outside leg and beats Lakmal's back foot defense.

196.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal presses forward in defense.

196.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Flighted outside off, driven towards cover.

196.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Tossed up further outside off, Rangana eases it through cover for a single.

196.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flatter and it stays a bit low, Herath hangs back in defense.

End of Over : 196 3 Runs SL: 704/7

195.6 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Is get into the position early and reverse sweeps it through backward point for a single.

195.5 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter through the air on middle, Herath hangs back in defense.

195.4 1

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tucked into the leg side for a single.

195.3 0

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Comes down the track to work it away but misses to get hit on the pads. Stifled appeal which is instantly turned down.

195.2 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets forward and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

195.1 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated delivery outside off, spinning back in, Herath flicks it with the spin towards square leg.

Taijul Islam is back on.

End of Over : 195 1 Runs SL: 701/7

194.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Lakmal has made it in comfortably! Herath once again clips it away towards the leg side and this time the Lankan vice captain calls through for a single. The fielder scores a direct hit at the striker's end and once again the TV umpire is asked for some help. Replays roll in and it shows the batsman is home.

194.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter through the air around middle, defended from within the crease.

There is another appeal for a run out this time against Lakmal. Looks safe again!

194.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

194.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets forward and blocks it out.

194.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. NOT OUT! Easily in! Herath works it with the spin towards mid-wicket and sets off for a single before asking to go back. The man there dives to stop and returns a throw to Liton Das who takes the bails off and appeals. They take it upstairs and first replay is enough for the TV umpire to announce his decision.

TV umpire is called for a run out appeal against Herath. Looks safe.

194.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Around middle and leg, clipped towards the man at square leg.

End of Over : 194 2 Runs SL: 700/7

193.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Negotiated with a drive to mid on.

193.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. The leg spinner around middle and off, blocked off the front foot.

193.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floated on the stumps, swept away through square leg for one. 700 up for the visitors, the lead 13 shy of 200.

193.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

193.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floated around middle and off, Herath lunges forward to defend but misses. The ball strikes him high on the front pad. The players appeal and the umpire shakes his head. Height the factor.

193.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Full around off, driven through mid off for a single.

End of Over : 193 5 Runs SL: 698/7

192.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Tossed up around off, Rangana misses the flick and gets hit on the front pad. A huge appeal follows, turned down. Rod Tucker says it is sliding down leg.

192.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.

192.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Swept away fine down the leg side for one. The lead moves up to 184 now.

192.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Fuller outside off, driven through mid off for one.

192.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Tossed up around off, reverse swept through backward point for one.

192.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tossed up outside off, driven off the inner half back to the bowler. Lazy effort from Sunzamul and he lets it through. A run taken.

End of Over : 192 1 Runs SL: 693/7

191.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Another ball blocked with a prod forward.

191.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Slower through the air around middle and off, blocked.

191.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Similar delivery, similar set of actions from the batter.

191.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Herath prods forward and blocks it off the front foot.

End of Over : 197 1 Runs SL: 705/7

196.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Floated delivery around off, Lakmal works it off the inner half towards square leg. TEA ON DAY 4, SRI LANKA LEAD BY 192!

196.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Bowls a loopy leg break, it's pitched outside leg and beats Lakmal's back foot defense.

196.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal presses forward in defense.

196.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Flighted outside off, driven towards cover.

196.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Tossed up further outside off, Rangana eases it through cover for a single.

196.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flatter and it stays a bit low, Herath hangs back in defense.

End of Over : 196 3 Runs SL: 704/7

195.6 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Is get into the position early and reverse sweeps it through backward point for a single.

195.5 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter through the air on middle, Herath hangs back in defense.

195.4 1

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tucked into the leg side for a single.

195.3 0

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Comes down the track to work it away but misses to get hit on the pads. Stifled appeal which is instantly turned down.

195.2 1

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets forward and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

195.1 0

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated delivery outside off, spinning back in, Herath flicks it with the spin towards square leg.

Taijul Islam is back on.

End of Over : 195 1 Runs SL: 701/7

194.6 1

194.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter through the air around middle, defended from within the crease.

There is another appeal for a run out this time against Lakmal. Looks safe again!

194.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

194.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Gets forward and blocks it out.

194.2 0

TV umpire is called for a run out appeal against Herath. Looks safe.

194.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Around middle and leg, clipped towards the man at square leg.

End of Over : 194 2 Runs SL: 700/7

193.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Negotiated with a drive to mid on.

193.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. The leg spinner around middle and off, blocked off the front foot.

193.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floated on the stumps, swept away through square leg for one. 700 up for the visitors, the lead 13 shy of 200.

193.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

193.2 0

193.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Full around off, driven through mid off for a single.

End of Over : 193 5 Runs SL: 698/7

192.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Tossed up around off, Rangana misses the flick and gets hit on the front pad. A huge appeal follows, turned down. Rod Tucker says it is sliding down leg.

192.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.

192.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Swept away fine down the leg side for one. The lead moves up to 184 now.

192.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Fuller outside off, driven through mid off for one.

192.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Tossed up around off, reverse swept through backward point for one.

192.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tossed up outside off, driven off the inner half back to the bowler. Lazy effort from Sunzamul and he lets it through. A run taken.

End of Over : 192 1 Runs SL: 693/7

191.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Another ball blocked with a prod forward.

191.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Slower through the air around middle and off, blocked.

191.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Similar delivery, similar set of actions from the batter.

191.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Herath prods forward and blocks it off the front foot.

191.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. On the pads, nudged towards short fine leg

191.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Floated on a fuller length, eased down to long on for a single.

End of Over : 191 2 Runs SL: 692/7

190.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

190.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Serves it down the leg side, Herath goes back to flick but misses. Das takes it by moving to his right.

190.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Slower and fuller outside off, eased down to long on for a single.

190.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Loopier ball outside off, Suranga presses forward in defense.

190.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. This is the shot he plays well! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Herath reverse sweeps it through backward point for a single.

190.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flighted ball around middle and off, worked with the spin towards square leg.

End of Over : 190 2 Runs SL: 690/7

189.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Bowls a leg break, skids off the deck, Lakmal goes back to tuck it away but misses to get hit on the pads.

189.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Dances down the track and bunts it back to Hasan.

189.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Gets down and slog sweeps it aerially over mid-wicket for a single.

189.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery outside off, RH gets forward to keep it out.

189.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery outside off, Ranagana pushes it towards cover, Lakmal wants a single but is sent back.

189.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Flighted full ball outside off, worked away towards mid on for a single.

End of Over : 189 2 Runs SL: 688/7

188.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. On the bounce! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Herath gets down and sweeps it on the bounce to short leg.

188.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tossed up wider outside off, worked down to long on for a single.

188.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal presses forward in defense.

Suranga Lakmal is the new man in.

188.3 W

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. OUT! Dead duck! Sri Lanka lose Perera and with him a review too! Nicely tossed up on the stumps, it skids off the deck as Perera goes back to flick it away. Misses to get hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. A loud appeal and umpire Rod Tucker raises his finger. Dilruwan still takes the review and Hawk Eye returns three reds! Sunzamul Islam opens his account in Test cricket! Sri Lanka are 26 short of a 200-run lead.

Perera has been given out LBW! Looks to be a dead duck but he takes the review.

188.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

188.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery around middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket.

End of Over : 188 1 Runs SL: 686/6

187.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flattish delivery on middle and off, defended off the back foot back to Mehidy.

187.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

187.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, turning in, flicked towards the leg side.

187.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floated ball outside off, patted towards cover for a single.

187.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, Herath tries to do what Dickwella did and got out. A reverse sweep but the only difference here was Herath misses it completely.

187.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Slower through the air outside off, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 187 9 Runs SL: 685/6

186.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

186.5 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Bowls a half-tracker on middle, Perera has all the time in the world to go back and dispatch. He does so and takes the lead to 172.

186.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked straight to the man at short mid-wicket.

186.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. A loud appeal but it was easily going down leg! Quicker and angling in, DP misses his flick and gets rapped on the pads. They appeal long and hard but Hawk Eye shows it is going down leg.

186.2 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Thwacked! Flighted delivery outside off, Dilruwan gets down and gives it a full swing of the bat against the turn. Mistimes it but there is no one in the deep mid-wicket region and he gets a boundary. Lead moves to 168!

The short leg fielder has copped a blow from Herath. He looks to be in some agony and understandably so. The physio is out to attend him. It's Mosaddek Hossain. Ouch!

186.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated ball outside off, Perera gets down and sweeps it off the meat but it hits the short leg fielder on the right boot and deflects towards mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 186 0 Runs SL: 676/6

185.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Spinning down leg, Dilruwan goes back to flick but misses to wear it high on the pads.

191.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. On the pads, nudged towards short fine leg

191.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Floated on a fuller length, eased down to long on for a single.

End of Over : 191 2 Runs SL: 692/7

190.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

190.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Serves it down the leg side, Herath goes back to flick but misses. Das takes it by moving to his right.

190.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Slower and fuller outside off, eased down to long on for a single.

190.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Loopier ball outside off, Suranga presses forward in defense.

190.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. This is the shot he plays well! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Herath reverse sweeps it through backward point for a single.

190.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flighted ball around middle and off, worked with the spin towards square leg.

End of Over : 190 2 Runs SL: 690/7

189.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Bowls a leg break, skids off the deck, Lakmal goes back to tuck it away but misses to get hit on the pads.

189.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Dances down the track and bunts it back to Hasan.

189.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Gets down and slog sweeps it aerially over mid-wicket for a single.

189.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery outside off, RH gets forward to keep it out.

189.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery outside off, Ranagana pushes it towards cover, Lakmal wants a single but is sent back.

189.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Flighted full ball outside off, worked away towards mid on for a single.

End of Over : 189 2 Runs SL: 688/7

188.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. On the bounce! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Herath gets down and sweeps it on the bounce to short leg.

188.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Tossed up wider outside off, worked down to long on for a single.

188.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal presses forward in defense.

Suranga Lakmal is the new man in.

188.3 W

Perera has been given out LBW! Looks to be a dead duck but he takes the review.

188.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

188.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Loopy delivery around middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket.

End of Over : 188 1 Runs SL: 686/6

187.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flattish delivery on middle and off, defended off the back foot back to Mehidy.

187.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

187.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, turning in, flicked towards the leg side.

187.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floated ball outside off, patted towards cover for a single.

187.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, Herath tries to do what Dickwella did and got out. A reverse sweep but the only difference here was Herath misses it completely.

187.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Slower through the air outside off, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 187 9 Runs SL: 685/6

186.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

186.5 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Bowls a half-tracker on middle, Perera has all the time in the world to go back and dispatch. He does so and takes the lead to 172.

186.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked straight to the man at short mid-wicket.

186.3 0

186.2 4

The short leg fielder has copped a blow from Herath. He looks to be in some agony and understandably so. The physio is out to attend him. It's Mosaddek Hossain. Ouch!

186.1 1

End of Over : 186 0 Runs SL: 676/6

185.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Spinning down leg, Dilruwan goes back to flick but misses to wear it high on the pads.

185.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera covers the line to the quicker ball and defends it with a straight bat.

185.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. On a flatter trajectory, Perera hangs back in defense.

185.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flighted ball outside off, Dilruwan prods forward to defend but the ball spins back in to ping him on the pads.

185.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. On middle and leg, worked away towards mid on.

185.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Tossed up ball outside off, driven off the front foot towards mid off.

End of Over : 185 2 Runs SL: 676/6

184.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Loopy ball around middle and off, RH presses forward in defense.

184.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker and flatter outside off, slapped square of the wicket on the off side for one.

184.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Another short ball, lucky that Perera hits it straight to the same fielder.

184.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter and served outside off, punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

184.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, it's a dipping full toss, Herath helps it with a sweep through fine leg for a single.

184.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floats it up around middle, swept straight to the man at square leg.

End of Over : 184 3 Runs SL: 674/6

183.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Worked through square leg and takes a single this time.

183.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. The dive saves Perera! Slider around middle and leg, Rangana misses his flick as the ball goes off the pads towards square leg. The keeper himself gets to the ball and Perera is more than halfway down the track in search of a single. Rangana sends him back as Das fires a wide throw at the bowler's end. Hasan collects and takes the bails off as Dilruwan dives to get back in. It's taken upstairs and replays show that the batsman has made it in.

A run out appeal is taken upstairs. Looks safe though.

183.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Quicker ball, landed outside off, Herath plants his front foot across and makes a leave.

183.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, Herath misses his flick.

183.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Nicely looped up around off, Rangana blocks it out off the front foot.

183.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floats it up outside off, Herath gets down to sweep but gets it off the toe end through mid-wicket for a couple.

Drinks!

End of Over : 183 3 Runs SL: 671/6

182.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Safely negotiates the final ball by blocking it from the crease.

182.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. DP hangs back to this one and blocks it out.

182.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

182.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated full outside off, Rangana plays the reverse sweep. The ball rolls to third man and a run is taken.

182.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera rotates strike by playing this through the point region.

182.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter outside off, punched through covers for one.

End of Over : 182 4 Runs SL: 668/6

181.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera fails to flick this one off the back foot and wears it on the pads.

181.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked away towards square leg for nothing.

181.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

181.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan gets ahead and bunts this one.

181.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. DP prods forward and defends.

181.1 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Tired bowling hands, leaking runs. Hasan darts this short and outside off, Perera goes back and punches it through covers for a boundary. Sri Lanka 155 ahead.

End of Over : 181 1 Runs SL: 664/6

180.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Eased through mid off for one to retain strike.

180.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated outside off, driven to covers.

180.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. DP prods forward and blocks it.

180.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

180.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Kept out with a straight bat.

180.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Sunzamul Islam to bowl.

End of Over : 180 0 Runs SL: 663/6

185.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera covers the line to the quicker ball and defends it with a straight bat.

185.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. On a flatter trajectory, Perera hangs back in defense.

185.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flighted ball outside off, Dilruwan prods forward to defend but the ball spins back in to ping him on the pads.

185.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. On middle and leg, worked away towards mid on.

185.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Tossed up ball outside off, driven off the front foot towards mid off.

End of Over : 185 2 Runs SL: 676/6

184.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Loopy ball around middle and off, RH presses forward in defense.

184.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker and flatter outside off, slapped square of the wicket on the off side for one.

184.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Another short ball, lucky that Perera hits it straight to the same fielder.

184.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter and served outside off, punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

184.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, it's a dipping full toss, Herath helps it with a sweep through fine leg for a single.

184.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floats it up around middle, swept straight to the man at square leg.

End of Over : 184 3 Runs SL: 674/6

183.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Worked through square leg and takes a single this time.

183.5 0

A run out appeal is taken upstairs. Looks safe though.

183.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Quicker ball, landed outside off, Herath plants his front foot across and makes a leave.

183.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Down the leg side, Herath misses his flick.

183.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Nicely looped up around off, Rangana blocks it out off the front foot.

183.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Floats it up outside off, Herath gets down to sweep but gets it off the toe end through mid-wicket for a couple.

Drinks!

End of Over : 183 3 Runs SL: 671/6

182.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Safely negotiates the final ball by blocking it from the crease.

182.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. DP hangs back to this one and blocks it out.

182.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

182.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Floated full outside off, Rangana plays the reverse sweep. The ball rolls to third man and a run is taken.

182.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera rotates strike by playing this through the point region.

182.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Rangana Herath. Flatter outside off, punched through covers for one.

End of Over : 182 4 Runs SL: 668/6

181.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera fails to flick this one off the back foot and wears it on the pads.

181.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked away towards square leg for nothing.

181.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

181.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan gets ahead and bunts this one.

181.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. DP prods forward and defends.

181.1 4

End of Over : 181 1 Runs SL: 664/6

180.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Eased through mid off for one to retain strike.

180.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated outside off, driven to covers.

180.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. DP prods forward and blocks it.

180.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

180.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Kept out with a straight bat.

180.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Sunzamul Islam to bowl.

End of Over : 180 0 Runs SL: 663/6

179.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flicked away straight to square leg.

179.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Appeal again. Served in line of the stumps, Herath lunges forward to block. Misses and the ball goes off his pads towards slip. The players appeal to no avail. Sliding down leg.

179.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

179.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Quicker one on the pads, Rangana fails to flick it away and gets hit low on the pads.

179.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Another appeal, turned down. Sliding down leg, indicates the umpire. Flatter one on the stumps, Herath misses the flick and gets rapped on the knee roll. The players go up in celebration but are cut short by the umpire's decision.

Rangana Herath makes his way out next.

179.1 W

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. OUT! Mehidy strikes! Floated down the leg side, Dickwella looks to play the reverse sweep. He has to fetch it from outside the leg stump. Cannot manage to do so and ends up feathering an edge to the keeper. The bowler is as ecstatic as he would be when he picks up a fifer! Talk about living by the sword and dying by it...

End of Over : 179 6 Runs SL: 663/5

178.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended solidly off the front foot.

178.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan misses cutting this one away.

178.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

178.3 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off, Dickwella goes back to block but gets it off the inside edge through the vacant short leg area for one. This partnership reaches 50 now. Apart from the opening stand, all the others have gone on to cross the mark. THE LEAD TOUCHES 150 NOW.

178.2 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Impressive. There was a third man in place as an insurance against the reverse sweep that the southpaw plays. But he goes ahead with the shot and gets it in front of square on the off side for a boundary. Clever. Niroshan Dickwella.

178.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Full outside off, driven through covers for one.

End of Over : 178 0 Runs SL: 657/5

177.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated full down the leg side, Dickwella sweeps it to short fine leg and comes down in search of a run. Is sent back and he gets in. The throw is fired at the striker's end that uproots the left-hander's leg stump. He's safe says Mr. Tucker, even as Kayes signals him to take it upstairs.

177.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

177.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Quicker one on middle and leg, kept out towards mid off.

177.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. ND prods forward to defend this one.

177.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Straighter on the stumps, defended off the back foot.

177.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated in a line outside leg, Dickwella goes back to flick but gets it off the outer half towards the bowler.

End of Over : 177 6 Runs SL: 657/5

176.6 2

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter outside off, Dilruwan goes back and cuts it past backward point for a brace. Lead - 144.

176.5 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Tapped towards covers for one.

176.4 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Driven back to the bowler.

176.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan drives this through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single.

176.2 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flicked away off the pads for a single.

176.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. In dipping arm delivery angling in, Perera fails to get bat to that and wears it on the front pad. The players appeal even as the ball goes towards point. The umpire stays unmoved. The batters cross to the other end. A shy is had at the bowler's end but it misses the stumps. Leg byes signaled. The ball was sliding down leg.

End of Over : 176 7 Runs SL: 651/5

175.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Swept fine down the leg side for a couple.

175.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Blocked off the front foot.

175.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Deft! Flatter ball just outside off. There is not much width on offer. Dickwella goes back and plays it delicately past slip. The ball goes away to the third man fence in a flash. Brings up the 8th Test fifty for him. Yet again like always, he has helped Sri Lanka gain momentum since he came out to the middle.

175.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Pushed through mid on for one.

175.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker one outside off, it goes on with the arm. Perera fails to cut it away.

175.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Landed outside off, Dilruwan lunges forward and presses it onto the ground.

End of Over : 175 6 Runs SL: 644/5

174.6 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flighted ball fuller in length, Niroshan hits it back to the bowler.

174.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera goes back to this one and works it past short leg for one.

174.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

174.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, pushed to point.

174.2 179.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Flicked away straight to square leg.

179.5 0

179.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

179.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Rangana Herath. Quicker one on the pads, Rangana fails to flick it away and gets hit low on the pads.

179.2 0

Rangana Herath makes his way out next.

179.1 W

End of Over : 179 6 Runs SL: 663/5

178.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended solidly off the front foot.

178.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan misses cutting this one away.

178.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

178.3 1

178.2 4

178.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Full outside off, driven through covers for one.

End of Over : 178 0 Runs SL: 657/5

177.6 0

177.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

177.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Quicker one on middle and leg, kept out towards mid off.

177.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. ND prods forward to defend this one.

177.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Straighter on the stumps, defended off the back foot.

177.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated in a line outside leg, Dickwella goes back to flick but gets it off the outer half towards the bowler.

End of Over : 177 6 Runs SL: 657/5

176.6 2

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter outside off, Dilruwan goes back and cuts it past backward point for a brace. Lead - 144.

176.5 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Tapped towards covers for one.

176.4 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Driven back to the bowler.

176.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Dilruwan drives this through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single.

176.2 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flicked away off the pads for a single.

176.1 1

End of Over : 176 7 Runs SL: 651/5

175.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Swept fine down the leg side for a couple.

175.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Blocked off the front foot.

175.4 4

175.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Pushed through mid on for one.

175.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker one outside off, it goes on with the arm. Perera fails to cut it away.

175.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Landed outside off, Dilruwan lunges forward and presses it onto the ground.

End of Over : 175 6 Runs SL: 644/5

174.6 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flighted ball fuller in length, Niroshan hits it back to the bowler.

174.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera goes back to this one and works it past short leg for one.

174.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

174.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, pushed to point.

174.2 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Nudged through mid-wicket for a single that takes him to 49.

174.1 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Floated delivery around off, Dickwella charges down and takes it on the full. Hits it through covers for another boundary.

Taijul to bowl his 63rd over. He is second in the list of most overs bowled by a Bangladeshi bowler in an innings, behind Shakib Al Hasan, who has the record for bowling 66 overs.

End of Over : 174 7 Runs SL: 638/5

173.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

173.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera stands back and blocks it.

173.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for one.

173.3 4

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Audacious! Tossed up outside off, Dickwella gets down and unfurls the reverse sweep. The ball races away to the third man fence to take him to 43 off just 42 balls. The lead is now 124.

173.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera goes to the other end after taking a single through mid on.

173.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. ND charges down the wicket. They pick up a single.

End of Over : 173 6 Runs SL: 631/5

172.6 4

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Streaky but Perera won't mind. A flighted ball outside off, he looks to drive it square on the off side. Gets a thick outside edge past slip and goes away to the fence behind.

172.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated full outside off, DP looks to drive but misses it.

172.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Darted on the pads, Dilruwan misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

172.3 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated up on off, milked through mid on for one.

172.2 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter outside off, ND goes back to cut but misses.

172.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Around off, eased through mid off for one.

End of Over : 172 6 Runs SL: 625/5

171.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, swept straight to short fine leg.

171.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

171.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked away through square leg for a single.

171.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Judicious use of the review SAVES Perera! NOT OUT is the decision! Floated up around off, Perera comes down the track and looks to go big over the on side. But the ball stays very low, goes under the bat and hits him on the back pad. On an appeal being put up, the finger is raised. Dilruwan immediately makes use of the DRS. There is no inside edge, as confirmed by Snicko. Hawk Eye takes ages to come up and when it does, it shows the ball to be SPINNING DOWN LEG. Hush! So much turn on that.

Perera is a goner! He is ruled out LBW but he chooses to challenge it immediately. An inside edge? Only that can save him.

171.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Pushed outside off, Niroshan drives it to sweeper for one.

171.1 4

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! BAM! Tossed up outside off, it is on a fuller length. Dickwella gets down on a knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. He moves to 36 off just 35 balls. Sri Lanka get ahead by 110 runs.

End of Over : 171 4 Runs SL: 619/5

170.6 2

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker and straighter on the pads, flicked through square leg for a couple.

170.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Turn. From the rough. Floated outside off, the ball lands in THAT area and spins away past the outside edge and the keeper's gloves towards first slip.

170.4 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Islam tosses it wider outside off, Dickwella goes back and steers it towards third man and gets to the other end.

170.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Shorter outside off, punched away to deep backward point for a single.

170.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

170.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated full around off and middle, Perera bunts it off the front foot.

End of Over : 170 2 Runs SL: 615/5

169.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter outside off, Perera guides it towards third man for one.

169.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

169.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Short leg in the firing line. Short in length, Dilruwan goes back and pulls it but it hits the man at bat-pad and stops.

169.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera gets forward and blocks it off the front foot.

169.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, turned away off the pads for one.

169.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella sees this off with a forward defense.

Mehidy Hasan will roll his arm over from the other end.

End of Over : 169 1 Runs SL: 613/5

168.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera hangs on the back foot and blocks it. A run and a wicket from it.

168.5 0 pan class="balls ">1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Nudged through mid-wicket for a single that takes him to 49.

174.1 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Floated delivery around off, Dickwella charges down and takes it on the full. Hits it through covers for another boundary.

Taijul to bowl his 63rd over. He is second in the list of most overs bowled by a Bangladeshi bowler in an innings, behind Shakib Al Hasan, who has the record for bowling 66 overs.

End of Over : 174 7 Runs SL: 638/5

173.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

173.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera stands back and blocks it.

173.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for one.

173.3 4

173.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera goes to the other end after taking a single through mid on.

173.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. ND charges down the wicket. They pick up a single.

End of Over : 173 6 Runs SL: 631/5

172.6 4

172.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated full outside off, DP looks to drive but misses it.

172.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Darted on the pads, Dilruwan misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

172.3 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated up on off, milked through mid on for one.

172.2 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter outside off, ND goes back to cut but misses.

172.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Around off, eased through mid off for one.

End of Over : 172 6 Runs SL: 625/5

171.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, swept straight to short fine leg.

171.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

171.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flicked away through square leg for a single.

171.3 0

Perera is a goner! He is ruled out LBW but he chooses to challenge it immediately. An inside edge? Only that can save him.

171.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Pushed outside off, Niroshan drives it to sweeper for one.

171.1 4

End of Over : 171 4 Runs SL: 619/5

170.6 2

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Quicker and straighter on the pads, flicked through square leg for a couple.

170.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Turn. From the rough. Floated outside off, the ball lands in THAT area and spins away past the outside edge and the keeper's gloves towards first slip.

170.4 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Islam tosses it wider outside off, Dickwella goes back and steers it towards third man and gets to the other end.

170.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Shorter outside off, punched away to deep backward point for a single.

170.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

170.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Floated full around off and middle, Perera bunts it off the front foot.

End of Over : 170 2 Runs SL: 615/5

169.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter outside off, Perera guides it towards third man for one.

169.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

169.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Short leg in the firing line. Short in length, Dilruwan goes back and pulls it but it hits the man at bat-pad and stops.

169.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Perera gets forward and blocks it off the front foot.

169.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, turned away off the pads for one.

169.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella sees this off with a forward defense.

Mehidy Hasan will roll his arm over from the other end.

End of Over : 169 1 Runs SL: 613/5

168.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Perera hangs on the back foot and blocks it. A run and a wicket from it.

168.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

168.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Another one? An inside edge saves him perhaps. Floated around off and middle, Perera gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to defend this with a lunge. A huge appeal follows, turned down.

Dilruwan Perera walks in next. He will have a bigger role to play later on with the ball.

168.3 W

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. OUT! Turn and spin were the talks of the town since morning and it's the one that doesn't turn does the trick. Taijul floats in an arm delivery around off and it goes on with the arm. Chandimal looks to play the drive with the turn, which was absent, and ends up getting beaten on the inside. The ball goes onto have a meeting with the woodwork behind, that stops the Lankan skipper from progressing further. Half the visiting side back in the hut after being ahead by exactly the three-figure mark.

168.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, pushed to covers for nothing.

168.1 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated around off, Niroshan gets down the track and eases it down the track for one.

Hello! It's good to have you back with us. The home side is having a small huddle beyond the fence before making their way out. They would believe that this is a session for them to bundle the tourists out. Out walk Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella with the bat. Their aim would be to extend their lead to as much as they can. The latter will face Taijul Islam first up. Let's play, says Rod Tucker!

... Penultimate Day, Penultimate Session ...

The track has shown enough today for us to suggest that it has woken up from the slumber that it had gone into for the past three days. Given the way things stand, the tourists will look to add another century of runs to their kitty before they let their spinners out at the hosts like mice from a sack. Join us back in a while, for what we believe, would be an intriguing session of Test cricket.

Bangladesh, for once, did the right thing by handing the ball to Mehidy Hasan at the start. Although not immediately, he did show what his side missed yesterday by not doing so. The deliveries bowled outside off spun in a mile to catch the well-set batters off guard. Although it was only after the first hour, that he succeeded in picking up a scalp, the seeds of doubt were sown well before. Taijul Islam, too, got good purchase from the surface and he should have been sitting with another victim to his list, had the sharp chance offered by Niroshan Dickwella in the penultimate over before Lunch been taken.

In spite of some action happening towards the end of this session, no soul on this land has a doubt about who is ahead at this point. There are roughs outside the area of the stumps on the track. If the bowlers landed it on those spots, the batters were beaten, appeals were put up, hands were raised from the bowlers only to quickly come down in despair. Amidst all this, Dinesh Chandimal has quietly accumulated runs, like a monk meditates calmly unmindful of all the raucous happening around. He is 13 short of the triple-figure mark. Roshen Silva showed a demeanour of a veteran to notch up his maiden Test ton. Ironically, it is just his second game in the longest format.

End of Over : 168 10 Runs SL: 612/4

167.6 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Four Byes! Lovely delivery. Shows that the track has a thing or two for the spinners if they land the ball in the right areas. Hasan tosses it outside off, it lands in the rough and comes back in. Chandimal looks defend with a lunge forward but gets beaten on the inside. The ball beats the keeper to his left and goes away to the fence behind. Sri Lanka lead by 99 at LUNCH ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY!

Last ball before lunch...

167.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

167.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Classic shot! Shorter and flatter outside off, Chandimal goes back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. The lead moves to 95 now.

167.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter on the pads, ND misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads to the on side for a leg bye.

167.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

167.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad.

End of Over : 167 12 Runs SL: 602/4

166.6 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

166.5 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Another one, three-in-three. Tossed up outside off, swept away again. This time it goes just over the man at square leg and goes to the fence. Brings up the 600 for the visitors. As fickle as the occasion makes it seem, the 50-run stand is raised as a result.

166.4 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Rubbing salt to the wounds. Floated around off, Dickwella gets down and unfurls the sweep shot. The ball speeds away to the deep square leg fence.

166.3 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! ANOTHER CHANCE! Gone abegging. Bangladesh aren't grabbing the opportunities coming their way. Islam slides in a quicker one outside off, it skids on after pitching. Dickwella goes back to defend but gets a thick outside edge that flies between the keeper and the slip for a boundary. Kayes was late in reacting in the latter position. Tino Mawoyo on air makes a valid point immediately. He states that since the ball is fairly new, the slip fielder should have realised that the ball will come to him quicker and hence should have stood a bit finer. Little things, they matter a lot.

166.2 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. ND stays back and presents a straight bat.

166.1 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated full outside off, Dickwella gets down to sweep but misses. He gets hit on the back thigh. The bowler puts in an appeal and withdraws it soon as the impact was well outside off.

End of Over : 166 0 Runs SL: 590/4

165.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

165.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. DC pushes this one to mid-wicket.

165.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Served on the pads, worked away to the on side.

165.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. BOUNCE! Flatter outside off, Chandimal goes back to cut it but gets beaten as the ball lifts up from the rough.

165.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, Dinesh gets down the track and pushes it to mid on for nothing.

165.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted ball outside off, Chandimal punches it back to the bowler from the crease.

End of Over : 165 5 Runs SL: 590/4

164.6 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Shortish in length outside off, Dinesh punches it through covers to take strike for the next over. The visitors are 77 runs ahead in the game. Around 9 minutes left for Lunch.

164.5 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up on a fuller length, Dickwella gets down the track and works it away through mid-wicket to get to the other end.

164.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

168.4 0

Dilruwan Perera walks in next. He will have a bigger role to play later on with the ball.

168.3 W

168.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, pushed to covers for nothing.

168.1 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated around off, Niroshan gets down the track and eases it down the track for one.

... Penultimate Day, Penultimate Session ...

End of Over : 168 10 Runs SL: 612/4

167.6 4

Last ball before lunch...

167.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

167.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Classic shot! Shorter and flatter outside off, Chandimal goes back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. The lead moves to 95 now.

167.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter on the pads, ND misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads to the on side for a leg bye.

167.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

167.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad.

End of Over : 167 12 Runs SL: 602/4

166.6 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

166.5 4

166.4 4

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Rubbing salt to the wounds. Floated around off, Dickwella gets down and unfurls the sweep shot. The ball speeds away to the deep square leg fence.

166.3 4

166.2 0

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. ND stays back and presents a straight bat.

166.1 0

End of Over : 166 0 Runs SL: 590/4

165.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

165.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. DC pushes this one to mid-wicket.

165.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Served on the pads, worked away to the on side.

165.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. BOUNCE! Flatter outside off, Chandimal goes back to cut it but gets beaten as the ball lifts up from the rough.

165.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, Dinesh gets down the track and pushes it to mid on for nothing.

165.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted ball outside off, Chandimal punches it back to the bowler from the crease.

End of Over : 165 5 Runs SL: 590/4

164.6 1

164.5 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up on a fuller length, Dickwella gets down the track and works it away through mid-wicket to get to the other end.

164.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Bowled on a flatter trajectory outside off, Chandimal stays back and slaps it through cover-point to rotate strike.

164.3 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flighted ball around middle, flicked past short leg for one.

164.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal slinks down and gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.

164.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on off, defended with a prod forward.

Taijul Islam replaces the Fizz now.

End of Over : 164 5 Runs SL: 585/4

163.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off, blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

163.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella shimmies down the track and blocks.

163.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter outside off, ND misses out on the cut shot.

163.3 4

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! This was always coming, wasn't it? A spinner against Dickwella, the attacking shot was always around the corner. He gets down and nails the sweep shot in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

163.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter outside off, cut away through point for one.

163.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. DROPPED? Very good effort from Das, but unfortunately for him, the answer to the question will be affirmative. Chandimal gets down to paddle sweep to this delivery bowled around off. Liton anticipates that and begins to move to his left. Does well to get there as Dinesh plays the shot. The keeper sticks his gloves to his left but the ball just hits him on the left glove and rolls to the leg side. These are the ones that stick. Unlucky Mehidy.

End of Over : 163 7 Runs SL: 580/4

162.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length outside off, Dinesh cuts it to deep backward point to retain strike.

162.6 wd

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. WIDE! Rahman comes round the wicket and bangs in a bumper. Chandimal ducks as Das takes it with a leap. Mr. Tucker stretches his arms.

162.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Short and wide, slapped to deep backward point for one.

162.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, pushed towards covers for one.

162.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Another short ball, pulled through backward square leg. The fine leg fielder gets to his right to keep it to one. But the throw is a bit wild, prompting Mehidy from second slip to run all the way towards covers to collect that.

162.2 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. On a length outside off, ND times his punch to perfection and gets a brace.

162.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Bouncer outside off, Dickwella stands still and goes for the pull but misses.

End of Over : 162 5 Runs SL: 573/4

161.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and quicker on the leg, Chandimal goes back to pull but misses. Gets hit on the pads and Mehidy goes up in appeal. Going down leg.

161.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around middle, driven towards mid on for nothing.

161.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, eased through covers for another couple.

161.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Worked with the spin towards mid on.

161.2 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off and middle, turned through the on side for a brace.

161.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. ALMOST GONE! Floated outside off, Dickwella ends up pushing it aerially to the left of silly point. The man there sticks his left hand out but just manages to get a faint fingertip to it. The ball goes further and a run is taken.

The third new ball has been TAKEN. Let me sound cliched - will Bangladesh manage to make inroads now?

End of Over : 161 5 Runs SL: 568/4

160.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is pushed to mid-wicket for nothing.

160.5 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball on the shorter side, slapped through cover-point for a couple. Good running yet again. The lead has swollen to 55.

Remember, the third new ball is already due now. Bangladesh haven't opted for it yet though.

160.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball well outside off, Dickwella reaches out and places it through point. A single is all he gets.

160.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Sprayed full down leg, Niroshan gets inside the line and misses the flick.

160.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, driven through covers for one.

160.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on the pads, ND misses the flick and the ball rolls to the on side. A leg bye taken.

End of Over : 160 1 Runs SL: 563/4

159.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Well wide outside off, left alone.

159.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Niroshan gets down the track and milks it to long off. A run taken. SRI LANKA ARE FIFTY RUNS AHEAD NOW.

159.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. This one is worked to the on side.

159.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. HUGE APPEAL! Hasan is generous in giving the ball some more air on this occasion. Lands it around middle. Dickwella gets down to sweep but misses and wears it on the chest. The home side players scream their hearts out to no avail. Hawk Eye says that it would have returned umpire's call as the ball would have clipped the bails.

159.2

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Bowled on a flatter trajectory outside off, Chandimal stays back and slaps it through cover-point to rotate strike.

164.3 1

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Flighted ball around middle, flicked past short leg for one.

164.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal slinks down and gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.

164.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on off, defended with a prod forward.

Taijul Islam replaces the Fizz now.

End of Over : 164 5 Runs SL: 585/4

163.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off, blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

163.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella shimmies down the track and blocks.

163.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter outside off, ND misses out on the cut shot.

163.3 4

163.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter outside off, cut away through point for one.

163.1 0

End of Over : 163 7 Runs SL: 580/4

162.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length outside off, Dinesh cuts it to deep backward point to retain strike.

162.6 wd

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. WIDE! Rahman comes round the wicket and bangs in a bumper. Chandimal ducks as Das takes it with a leap. Mr. Tucker stretches his arms.

162.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Short and wide, slapped to deep backward point for one.

162.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, pushed towards covers for one.

162.3 1

162.2 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. On a length outside off, ND times his punch to perfection and gets a brace.

162.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Bouncer outside off, Dickwella stands still and goes for the pull but misses.

End of Over : 162 5 Runs SL: 573/4

161.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and quicker on the leg, Chandimal goes back to pull but misses. Gets hit on the pads and Mehidy goes up in appeal. Going down leg.

161.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around middle, driven towards mid on for nothing.

161.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, eased through covers for another couple.

161.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Worked with the spin towards mid on.

161.2 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off and middle, turned through the on side for a brace.

161.1 1

The third new ball has been TAKEN. Let me sound cliched - will Bangladesh manage to make inroads now?

End of Over : 161 5 Runs SL: 568/4

160.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is pushed to mid-wicket for nothing.

160.5 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball on the shorter side, slapped through cover-point for a couple. Good running yet again. The lead has swollen to 55.

Remember, the third new ball is already due now. Bangladesh haven't opted for it yet though.

160.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball well outside off, Dickwella reaches out and places it through point. A single is all he gets.

160.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Sprayed full down leg, Niroshan gets inside the line and misses the flick.

160.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller outside off, driven through covers for one.

160.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on the pads, ND misses the flick and the ball rolls to the on side. A leg bye taken.

End of Over : 160 1 Runs SL: 563/4

159.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Well wide outside off, left alone.

159.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Niroshan gets down the track and milks it to long off. A run taken. SRI LANKA ARE FIFTY RUNS AHEAD NOW.

159.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. This one is worked to the on side.

159.3 0

159.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

159.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

The third new ball will be due after the following over.

End of Over : 159 6 Runs SL: 562/4

158.6 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good shot. Full outside off, Chandimal strides forward and drives it through covers for a brace. Tamim does the mopping up there. The lead swells to 49 now.

158.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball outside off, punched straight to point.

158.4 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Wristy. On a length angling in, Chandimal hangs back and uses his wrists to flick it away through square leg for a brace.

158.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes round the wicket for Chandimal and bowls it on a length outside off. DC keeps it out towards point and shouts a big NOOO!

158.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Hurled outside off, Dickwella pushes it through cover-point for one less than a brace.

158.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball outside off, punched through the cover region for one.

End of Over : 158 2 Runs SL: 556/4

157.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, reverse swept to third man for one. No maidens yet for Mehidy.

157.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Straighter outside off, shouldered arms to by DC.

157.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Talk about working the batsman over. Three deliveries before eventually dismissing Silva, Hasan kept bowling around the off stump. The wicket ball was the widest of them all, thereby lighting up Roshen's eyes to go for the run-taking cut shot. Edged and gone followed.

157.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

157.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Short leg? Absent. Tossed up around off, Chandimal looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads and through the vacant short leg region.

157.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Full around leg, ND sweeps it to fine leg and gets to the other end.

End of Over : 157 2 Runs SL: 554/4

156.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, kept out to point. Bangladesh sense an opening here. Their body language seems to have changed with Silva's wicket.

156.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Landed around off, driven back towards the bowler.

156.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Hurled in line of the stumps, defended towards mid on.

156.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. A cover drive through mid-wicket! Yes, you read that right. Fuller in length just outside off, Dinesh looks to drive it through the off side. The ball goes off the inside edge towards mid-wicket for nothing.

156.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, defended from the crease.

156.1 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Intent from Chandimal. Rahman bowls it outside off from round the wicket, the skipper pushes it through cover-point. Takes the first run very quickly and that allows him to come back quickly for another.

Mustafizur Rahman is brought back into the attack.

End of Over : 156 2 Runs SL: 552/4

155.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up on a fuller length on middle, Niroshan gets down and sweeps it fine down the leg side. Hasan sits appealing for LBW, although it came off the bat. A couple results.

155.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated around off, Dickwella lunges forward and defends.

Niroshan Dickwella, the swashbuckling left-hander, walks out to the middle. Hold on to your hats, we could be in for some quick runs here. A silly point comes in as well.

155.4 W

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. OUT! STOP THE PRESS! Mehidy Hasan provides the breakthrough for the hosts. All this while, he was getting significant purchase when he was landing it outside off but not so if he ventured closer to the stumps. Perhaps he realised it late and as they say, better late than never. He bowls it flatter outside off on a shorter length, Silva goes back to cut it away. But the ball lands on the rough and goes straight on, taking the bottom edge on the way to the keeper. That culminates a good level-headed knock from Roshen Silva, thereby ending the 135-run association that he had with his skipper. His side is 37 runs ahead at this point. Another view could be, his wicket could be a blessing in disguise for Sri Lanka as he wasn't really looking like scoring quickly. The men to follow could take an aggressive approach here.

155.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, flicked away to the on side.

155.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around off, spinning in a bit, Roshen closes the bat face and plays it to backward square leg.

155.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Served around off, Silva lunges forward and keeps it out.

Drinks are on the field.

End of Over : 155 4 Runs SL: 550/3

154.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball outside off, Dinesh comes down the track and strokes it straight to the cover fielder.

154.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air, Chandimal goes back and pats it towards the cover fielder.

154.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Darted on the pads, worked through square leg for a single.

154.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy full toss, dipping in, Chandimal comes down the track to take it on the full to whip it away through mid-wicket for a single.

154.2 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Nicely uses his feet and eases it down to long off for a single.

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Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

159.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

The third new ball will be due after the following over.

End of Over : 159 6 Runs SL: 562/4

158.6 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good shot. Full outside off, Chandimal strides forward and drives it through covers for a brace. Tamim does the mopping up there. The lead swells to 49 now.

158.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball outside off, punched straight to point.

158.4 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Wristy. On a length angling in, Chandimal hangs back and uses his wrists to flick it away through square leg for a brace.

158.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes round the wicket for Chandimal and bowls it on a length outside off. DC keeps it out towards point and shouts a big NOOO!

158.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Niroshan Dickwella. Hurled outside off, Dickwella pushes it through cover-point for one less than a brace.

158.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball outside off, punched through the cover region for one.

End of Over : 158 2 Runs SL: 556/4

157.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, reverse swept to third man for one. No maidens yet for Mehidy.

157.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Straighter outside off, shouldered arms to by DC.

157.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

157.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

157.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Short leg? Absent. Tossed up around off, Chandimal looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads and through the vacant short leg region.

157.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Full around leg, ND sweeps it to fine leg and gets to the other end.

End of Over : 157 2 Runs SL: 554/4

156.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, kept out to point. Bangladesh sense an opening here. Their body language seems to have changed with Silva's wicket.

156.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Landed around off, driven back towards the bowler.

156.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Hurled in line of the stumps, defended towards mid on.

156.3 0

156.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, defended from the crease.

156.1 2

Mustafizur Rahman is brought back into the attack.

End of Over : 156 2 Runs SL: 552/4

155.6 2

155.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated around off, Dickwella lunges forward and defends.

Niroshan Dickwella, the swashbuckling left-hander, walks out to the middle. Hold on to your hats, we could be in for some quick runs here. A silly point comes in as well.

155.4 W

155.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, flicked away to the on side.

155.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around off, spinning in a bit, Roshen closes the bat face and plays it to backward square leg.

155.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Served around off, Silva lunges forward and keeps it out.

Drinks are on the field.

End of Over : 155 4 Runs SL: 550/3

154.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball outside off, Dinesh comes down the track and strokes it straight to the cover fielder.

154.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air, Chandimal goes back and pats it towards the cover fielder.

154.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Darted on the pads, worked through square leg for a single.

154.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy full toss, dipping in, Chandimal comes down the track to take it on the full to whip it away through mid-wicket for a single.

154.2 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Nicely uses his feet and eases it down to long off for a single.

154.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floats it up outside off, allows the ball to turn and then taps it in front of point for a single.

End of Over : 154 1 Runs SL: 546/3

153.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Nice flight on this one, fuller outside off, the batsman prods forward in defense.

153.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller on off, pushed through cover for a single.

153.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The Lankan skipper dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

153.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Stays back and tucks it with the spin towards mid-wicket.

153.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Spinning back in from outside off, it stays a bit low. DC keeps it out.

153.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal shimmies down the track and flicks it towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 153 1 Runs SL: 545/3

152.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Goes wide of the crease and slides in an arm ball, Roshen presses forward and defends it down the ground.

152.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track and jams it out back to Islam.

152.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, played off the front foot.

152.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

152.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Turns away from a length, Silva hangs back in defense.

152.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and shorter outside off, Chandimal punches it past cover for one.

End of Over : 152 2 Runs SL: 544/3

151.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flattish ball on the stumps, flicked towards mid-wicket.

151.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

151.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, worked with the spin towards mid-wicket.

151.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air, punched off the back foot towards cover for a single.

151.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Bowls it quicker and shorter outside off, Silva goes back to cut but isn't in any control. Gets it towards backward point and they take the single.

151.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, wristed towards the leg side.

End of Over : 151 4 Runs SL: 542/3

150.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks it through the leg side for a single.

150.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

150.4 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Was it off the pads? Well, Bangladesh certainly feel so! Quicker and flatter through the air outside off, Silva looks to cut but it goes off something and deflects off Das' gloves towards third man. The batsmen are busy running but the bowler appeals for an LBW. The umpire signals it as runs. Replays later on show that it was off the pads but the impact could have been an issue. Since, the hosts have exhausted their reviews, story over.

150.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker ball on the stumps, blocked off the back foot.

150.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

150.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Drops it short outside off, Chandimal taps it towards cover and calls through for a single.

End of Over : 150 3 Runs SL: 538/3

149.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, fuller in length, blocked.

149.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A huge appeal! Tossed up on the rough outside off, Silva takes a stride forward to defend but the ball spins back in to hit him on the pads. The umpire, however, shakes his head as the impact was outside the line.

149.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Silva leans forward and wrists it to short leg.

149.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Goes back and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

This isn't impressive. From the Dutch Bangla End from which Hasan is bowling at the moment, there are plenty of rough patches outside the off stump of the right-hander. But he's not bowling there. If he continuously lands it on that, he could cause some trouble.

149.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Eases it towards mid off for gets to the other end.

149.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The bottom hand comes off! Tossed up on middle, Chandimal comes down the track to go inside out but the bottom hand comes off but still he connects it well to clear the man at mid off. Takes a brace.

End of Over : 149 2 Runs SL: 535/3

148.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker through the air, clipped off the back foot to short leg who takes it on the bounce.

148.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

148.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Keeps it full outside off, blocked into the ground.

148.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Beaten! Flighted delivery outside off, Roshen goes back to defend but the ball spins away past the outside edge.

154.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floats it up outside off, allows the ball to turn and then taps it in front of point for a single.

End of Over : 154 1 Runs SL: 546/3

153.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Nice flight on this one, fuller outside off, the batsman prods forward in defense.

153.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller on off, pushed through cover for a single.

153.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The Lankan skipper dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

153.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Stays back and tucks it with the spin towards mid-wicket.

153.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Spinning back in from outside off, it stays a bit low. DC keeps it out.

153.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal shimmies down the track and flicks it towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 153 1 Runs SL: 545/3

152.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Goes wide of the crease and slides in an arm ball, Roshen presses forward and defends it down the ground.

152.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track and jams it out back to Islam.

152.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, played off the front foot.

152.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

152.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Turns away from a length, Silva hangs back in defense.

152.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and shorter outside off, Chandimal punches it past cover for one.

End of Over : 152 2 Runs SL: 544/3

151.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flattish ball on the stumps, flicked towards mid-wicket.

151.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

151.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, worked with the spin towards mid-wicket.

151.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air, punched off the back foot towards cover for a single.

151.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Bowls it quicker and shorter outside off, Silva goes back to cut but isn't in any control. Gets it towards backward point and they take the single.

151.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, wristed towards the leg side.

End of Over : 151 4 Runs SL: 542/3

150.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks it through the leg side for a single.

150.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

150.4 2

150.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker ball on the stumps, blocked off the back foot.

150.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

150.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Drops it short outside off, Chandimal taps it towards cover and calls through for a single.

End of Over : 150 3 Runs SL: 538/3

149.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, fuller in length, blocked.

149.5 0

149.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Silva leans forward and wrists it to short leg.

149.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Goes back and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

149.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Eases it towards mid off for gets to the other end.

149.1 2

End of Over : 149 2 Runs SL: 535/3

148.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker through the air, clipped off the back foot to short leg who takes it on the bounce.

148.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

148.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Keeps it full outside off, blocked into the ground.

148.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Beaten! Flighted delivery outside off, Roshen goes back to defend but the ball spins away past the outside edge.

148.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Spinning down leg, swept down to fine leg for a single.

148.1 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Islam drops it short outside off, Silva punches it towards mid off who is placed a bit deep. Easy single for RS.

End of Over : 148 4 Runs SL: 533/3

147.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. On middle and leg, wristed towards short mid-wicket.

147.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit shorter, turning back in, punched comfortably off the back foot past short mid-wicket for one.

147.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. There you go, Mehidy! Pitches it on the rough, Chandimal leans forward to drive but gets it off the inner half past the man at short leg for a single.

147.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes down the track and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

147.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flicks it with the turn through mid-wicket for a single.

147.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Another batsmen making the most of it! It's Chandimal who reaches to his fifty, 16th in Tests! Gets across and flicks it through square leg for a single.

End of Over : 147 8 Runs SL: 529/3

146.6 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On a flatter trajectory, punched towards cover for a single.

146.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

146.4 2

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Gets down and across to broom it away towards fine leg for another couple.

146.3 3

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Beats the backward point and runs three! Maiden Test ton for Roshen Silva! It means a lot to him. Removes the cap, raises both his arms in delight and gets a huge hug from Chandimal. Very well played! Flatter again outside off, easy for Silva who gets back and steers it through backward point. The fielder gives it a chase and slides to stop the ball but by the time he returns a throw Silva is already seen celebrating.

146.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter delivery outside off, Silva cuts it behind point and runs brace. Moves to 97!

146.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up ball outside off, Roshen Silva presses forward and taps it towards point. Wants the single but Chandimal sends him back.

End of Over : 146 2 Runs SL: 521/3

145.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

145.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets across and flicks it through mid-wicket.

145.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Another huge shout! Pitched outside off, turning back in off the surface and beating the back foot defense of Silva. He gets hit on the pads and an appeal follows. Not given as it seemed to have gone down leg.

145.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

145.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gently tossed up outside off, Silva is happy to keep it out.

145.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal presses forward to a loopy ball and pats it towards point for a single.

End of Over : 145 1 Runs SL: 519/3

144.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Leans forward to push it away but gets it off the outer half as the ball rolls away towards point.

144.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. More flight on this one but the length is too full which allows the batsman to drive it towards cover and take the single.

144.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Gets well forward and stonewalls it.

144.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely bowled! Gives it nice loop, lands it outside off and turns away sharply to beat the attempted drive of the Lankan skipper. Keep bowling on that length.

144.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted ball outside off, Chandimal comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

144.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy delivery outside off, pushed into the cover region.

Helmets off, caps on for both the batsmen. Also, Rahman is taken off and here comes Taijul Islam.

End of Over : 144 2 Runs SL: 518/3

143.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit shorter, turning back in, clipped towards the leg side.

143.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, RS works it to short mid-wicket.

143.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Oh encouraging turn for Hasan! A loopy off break, pitched outside off and turning back in, Silva comes forward to defend but misses to get pinged on the pads. A stifled appeal from the bowler. The impact was well outside the line.

143.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy delivery outside off, Chandimal milks a single down to long on.

143.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up ball on the stumps, RS clips it through mid-wicket with soft hands and scampers through to the other end.

143.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery around middle, Roshen comes forward and wrists it off the inner half to short fine leg.

End of Over : 143 0 Runs SL: 516/3

142.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

142.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Another fuller delivery on off, Chandimal strides forward and defends it straight to the short cover fielder.

148.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Spinning down leg, swept down to fine leg for a single.

148.1 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Islam drops it short outside off, Silva punches it towards mid off who is placed a bit deep. Easy single for RS.

End of Over : 148 4 Runs SL: 533/3

147.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. On middle and leg, wristed towards short mid-wicket.

147.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit shorter, turning back in, punched comfortably off the back foot past short mid-wicket for one.

147.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. There you go, Mehidy! Pitches it on the rough, Chandimal leans forward to drive but gets it off the inner half past the man at short leg for a single.

147.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes down the track and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

147.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flicks it with the turn through mid-wicket for a single.

147.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Another batsmen making the most of it! It's Chandimal who reaches to his fifty, 16th in Tests! Gets across and flicks it through square leg for a single.

End of Over : 147 8 Runs SL: 529/3

146.6 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On a flatter trajectory, punched towards cover for a single.

146.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

146.4 2

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Gets down and across to broom it away towards fine leg for another couple.

146.3 3

146.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter delivery outside off, Silva cuts it behind point and runs brace. Moves to 97!

146.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up ball outside off, Roshen Silva presses forward and taps it towards point. Wants the single but Chandimal sends him back.

End of Over : 146 2 Runs SL: 521/3

145.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

145.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets across and flicks it through mid-wicket.

145.4 0

145.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

145.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gently tossed up outside off, Silva is happy to keep it out.

145.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal presses forward to a loopy ball and pats it towards point for a single.

End of Over : 145 1 Runs SL: 519/3

144.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Leans forward to push it away but gets it off the outer half as the ball rolls away towards point.

144.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. More flight on this one but the length is too full which allows the batsman to drive it towards cover and take the single.

144.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Gets well forward and stonewalls it.

144.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely bowled! Gives it nice loop, lands it outside off and turns away sharply to beat the attempted drive of the Lankan skipper. Keep bowling on that length.

144.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted ball outside off, Chandimal comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

144.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy delivery outside off, pushed into the cover region.

Helmets off, caps on for both the batsmen. Also, Rahman is taken off and here comes Taijul Islam.

End of Over : 144 2 Runs SL: 518/3

143.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit shorter, turning back in, clipped towards the leg side.

143.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, RS works it to short mid-wicket.

143.4 0

143.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy delivery outside off, Chandimal milks a single down to long on.

143.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up ball on the stumps, RS clips it through mid-wicket with soft hands and scampers through to the other end.

143.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery around middle, Roshen comes forward and wrists it off the inner half to short fine leg.

End of Over : 143 0 Runs SL: 516/3

142.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

142.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Another fuller delivery on off, Chandimal strides forward and defends it straight to the short cover fielder.

142.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Very unusual of Chandimal! Sees the fuller delivery, it's a bit wider on off, the Lankan skipper couldn't resist as he looks to spank it through the line. Gets beaten completely. A moral victory for Rahman?

142.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Pitches it right up there, it's the cutter again, a nice compact defense from DC.

142.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good length delivery, angling in, DC prods forward to block it towards the cover fielder.

142.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Sprays a bit wider outside off, Chandimal lifts his bat to make a leave.

End of Over : 142 2 Runs SL: 516/3

141.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Shimmies down the track to a loopy ball and pushes it towards mid off for a single.

141.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air around off, blocked.

141.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Roshen Silva works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end to raise another 100-run stand of the Lankan innings. Handshakes between the batsmen as they get back to business.

141.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot watchfully.

141.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, worked towards the leg side.

141.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Turning back in from a length outside off, clipped towards the mid-wicket fielder.

End of Over : 141 5 Runs SL: 514/3

140.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Sri Lanka get into the lead! Shortish of a good length outside off, Silva taps it in front of point and calls through for a quick single.

140.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. The Fizz bowls it fuller outside off, it's left alone.

140.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, defended off the back foot.

140.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Takes a little stride forward and strokes it straight to mid off.

140.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Lovely! Rahman delivers it on a fuller length outside off, Silva reaches out to that one and square drives it through backward point. Fetches a boundary to level the scores and move into the 90s.

140.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and around off, Silva is rock solid in defense.

End of Over : 140 4 Runs SL: 509/3

139.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball outside off, defended off the front foot.

139.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated ball outside off, defended by coming down the track. Best way to keep the spinners at bay.

139.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Skips down the track to kill the spin and pushes it to mid on.

139.3 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Rolls his wrists is what my colleague says as soon as Chandimal unfurled a sweep shot! I was busy describing the LBW shout and couldn't spot that! Flighted delivery around middle, Chandimal gets across and sweeps it neatly to play it along the ground towards fine leg. Tamim Iqbal in the deep tries to stop but to no avail. Also, it brings up the 100 for Mehidy Hasan. Partnership moves to 94 and trail reduces to just 4.

139.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Goes back and clips it on the bounce to short leg.

139.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. A loud, loud shout for an LBW! Hasan floats it up around middle and off, Chandimal gets down to play the sweep shot but it goes off something and dies down besides the short leg fielder. Mehidy turns back and keeps appealing but umpire Erasmus shakes his head. Bangladesh don't have any reviews left. Replays show it was a good call from the umpire as it went off the gloves.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 139 1 Runs SL: 505/3

138.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched towards cover for a single to end the first over.

138.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Cutter but at a good pace, 131 clicks. The line is a bit wider which allows the Lankan skipper to leave it alone.

138.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket. He hurls in a cutter, in the channel outside off, DC stays back and pushes it towards the point fielder.

138.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good shot but for nothing! Fuller in length, outside off, Chandimal leans into it and drives it towards wide mid off where the fielder makes a good stop.

138.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slightly fuller, pitched around the fourth stump line, defended off the front foot gently.

138.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Begins with a fuller length delivery, a bit wide outside off. Chandimal ain't interested in going after that one.

We are all set to get underway. There is a Bangladesh team huddle near the boundary rope. Out walk the Sri Lankan overnight batsmen - Roshen Silva and Dinesh Chandimal. It will be Mustafizur Rahman to kickoff the proceedings. Let's roll...

The Bangladesh skipper is up for a quick chat. Mahmudullah says his bowlers tried hard but aren't getting any assistance off the wicket. Feels even they are a bit surprised as to why is there very little turn on offer. Hopes that the pitch might break out and they manage to pick up wickets to get back into the game.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says the pitch is still the same with very little wear and tear. Adds there have been some roughs outside the off stump for both left and right-handed batsmen which needs to be exploited.

Bangladesh need to pick wickets and bowl the visitors out if they are to restrict the Lankans from running away with the show. If that doesn't happen, the hosts will be under the pump. Also, if at all the pitch deteriorates and Sri Lanka get a lead of around 150-200, Mahmudullah and his men will be having their backs against the wall. How will day 4 pan out? Welcome for the coverage of the first Test...

It's been a batting paradise at Chittagong that we have got to witness so far in the first three days. Bangladesh posted a huge first innings total and in reply Sri Lanka have almost reached there and they have a full week of wickets left in the bank. With Roshen Silva and Dinesh Chandimal out there and with Niroshan Dickwella yet to come, one would expect them to continue the juggernaut.

... Day 4, Session 1 ...

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142.4 0

142.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Pitches it right up there, it's the cutter again, a nice compact defense from DC.

142.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good length delivery, angling in, DC prods forward to block it towards the cover fielder.

142.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Sprays a bit wider outside off, Chandimal lifts his bat to make a leave.

End of Over : 142 2 Runs SL: 516/3

141.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Shimmies down the track to a loopy ball and pushes it towards mid off for a single.

141.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air around off, blocked.

141.4 1

141.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot watchfully.

141.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, worked towards the leg side.

141.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Turning back in from a length outside off, clipped towards the mid-wicket fielder.

End of Over : 141 5 Runs SL: 514/3

140.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Sri Lanka get into the lead! Shortish of a good length outside off, Silva taps it in front of point and calls through for a quick single.

140.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. The Fizz bowls it fuller outside off, it's left alone.

140.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, defended off the back foot.

140.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Takes a little stride forward and strokes it straight to mid off.

140.2 4

140.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and around off, Silva is rock solid in defense.

End of Over : 140 4 Runs SL: 509/3

139.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball outside off, defended off the front foot.

139.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated ball outside off, defended by coming down the track. Best way to keep the spinners at bay.

139.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Skips down the track to kill the spin and pushes it to mid on.

139.3 4

139.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Goes back and clips it on the bounce to short leg.

139.1 0

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 139 1 Runs SL: 505/3

138.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched towards cover for a single to end the first over.

138.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Cutter but at a good pace, 131 clicks. The line is a bit wider which allows the Lankan skipper to leave it alone.

138.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket. He hurls in a cutter, in the channel outside off, DC stays back and pushes it towards the point fielder.

138.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good shot but for nothing! Fuller in length, outside off, Chandimal leans into it and drives it towards wide mid off where the fielder makes a good stop.

138.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slightly fuller, pitched around the fourth stump line, defended off the front foot gently.

138.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Begins with a fuller length delivery, a bit wide outside off. Chandimal ain't interested in going after that one.

... Day 4, Session 1 ...

So, Sri Lanka are in the driver's seat and would accelerate once they resume their innings tomorrow. As de Silva said, if they get a lead of around 150-200, it will definitely tighten their grip on the match. Generally, day 3 is regarded as the moving day in a Test match but here day 4, could take that role. Will the surface breakout? Or will this game head towards a tame draw? Penultimate day will tell us. Join us at 0930 Local (0330 GMT) to catch all the action. Goodbye and Cheers!

Gautam Bhimani and Roshan Abeysinghe have Dhananjaya de Silva with them for an interview. He says he backs his game, which is all about aggression. Adds Kusal Mendis' role was to rotate strike and that they both complimented each other really well. Further says he and Mendis spoke that all they need is to stand out there as the wicket isn't that difficult to bat on. Is disappointed to not get a double ton especially when he was so close. Feels if they manage to get a lead of around 150-200, they stand a real chance.

Roshen Silva then, along with his skipper, Dinesh Chandimal, continued the pattern. The former made the most of the opportunity given to him as he is all set to get a ton of his own. Importantly, for Sri Lanka they are just one short of 10 behind the hosts' first innings total. Bangladesh, well, they've been made to toil really hard on the field. Mind you, it's not over as yet. Their spinners are not able extract anything off the surface and whatever little that they did, the visitors managed to deal with it. The fact that they could only pick up two wickets today, should tell you the way they have got a beating at the hands of the Lankans.

Sri Lanka's day by a distance! Over 1000 runs being scored for the loss of just 13 wickets in three days, tells us that it was another day where the batsmen have dictated terms. It all started with the overnight duo of Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva continuing from where they left off. They kept the hosts firmly on the back foot by bagging a wicketless morning session today. Both of them registered their career-best scores but sadly, departed just when they were nearing a double ton.

End of Over : 138 0 Runs SL: 504/3

137.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, Roshen Silva negotiates the last ball by lunging forward. STUMPS ON DAY 3!

137.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Some turn! Lands it outside off, Silva comes forward to defend but the ball turns away as Roshen makes a leave.

137.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up further outside off, another defense off the front foot.

137.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Takes a stride forward and pushes it to the cover fielder.

137.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Roshen lunges forward in defense.

137.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery around middle and off, Silva blocks it out.

Last over of the day coming up.

End of Over : 137 4 Runs SL: 504/3

136.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total.

136.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Beaten! Cutter from Mustafizur, Silva dangles his bat at it but the ball shapes away and nearly takes the outside edge.

136.4 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bowls a cutter, on a length outside off, punched a bit squarer on the off side to collect two.

136.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller ball on off, defended solidly.

136.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Stays back and shows a straight bat.

136.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. What was that from Sunzamul Islam? Lazy effort? Short of a length delivery, angling in on middle, Chandimal looks to pull and does so a bit uppishly towards fine leg. The debutant collects it on the bounce over his head and nearly makes a mess of it as the ball pops out. The balls rolls behind him but he recovers. A single taken.

End of Over : 136 2 Runs SL: 500/3

135.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. A loud shout for an LBW! Maybe, sliding down leg! Quicker through the air, skidding off the deck. Silva goes back to flick but misses to get on the pads. A loud appeal follows but umpire Erasmus shakes his head. Replays then show there was an inside edge. Good call!

135.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air around middle and off, Roshen pushes it towards point.

135.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. 500 comes up for Sri Lanka! Loopy ball outside off, Chandimal dances down the track and milks a single to long off.

135.3 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, flicked towards short leg who gets a hand to it and parries it towards square leg for a single.

135.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, turning away, Silva defends it into the ground.

135.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery from around the wicket, landed around middle and leg, Silva presses forward to keep it out.

Taijul Islam is back.

End of Over : 135 4 Runs SL: 498/3

134.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length delivery on off, punched to mid off.

134.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller and on the pads, Chandimal gets across and flicks it towards the man at short mid-wicket.

134.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller in length and outside off, Chandimal presses across and pushes it to the cover region.

134.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery outside off, steered fine down to third man for a single.

134.2 3

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes from around the wicket, but it's a bit too straight this time. Chandimal gets across and flicks it through mid-wicket. Good running again as the batsmen pick up three.

134.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slants it away on a length outside off, Dinesh lifts his bat and lets it be.

End of Over : 134 0 Runs SL: 494/3

133.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Sees the flight does Silva, comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

133.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

133.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. On middle and leg, worked with soft hands towards the square leg fielder.

133.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Nicely looped up outside off, Roshen Silva takes a little stride forward and defends.

End of Over : 138 0 Runs SL: 504/3

137.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, Roshen Silva negotiates the last ball by lunging forward. STUMPS ON DAY 3!

137.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Some turn! Lands it outside off, Silva comes forward to defend but the ball turns away as Roshen makes a leave.

137.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up further outside off, another defense off the front foot.

137.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Takes a stride forward and pushes it to the cover fielder.

137.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Roshen lunges forward in defense.

137.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery around middle and off, Silva blocks it out.

Last over of the day coming up.

End of Over : 137 4 Runs SL: 504/3

136.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total.

136.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Beaten! Cutter from Mustafizur, Silva dangles his bat at it but the ball shapes away and nearly takes the outside edge.

136.4 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bowls a cutter, on a length outside off, punched a bit squarer on the off side to collect two.

136.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller ball on off, defended solidly.

136.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Stays back and shows a straight bat.

136.1 1

End of Over : 136 2 Runs SL: 500/3

135.6 0

135.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air around middle and off, Roshen pushes it towards point.

135.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. 500 comes up for Sri Lanka! Loopy ball outside off, Chandimal dances down the track and milks a single to long off.

135.3 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, flicked towards short leg who gets a hand to it and parries it towards square leg for a single.

135.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, turning away, Silva defends it into the ground.

135.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery from around the wicket, landed around middle and leg, Silva presses forward to keep it out.

Taijul Islam is back.

End of Over : 135 4 Runs SL: 498/3

134.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length delivery on off, punched to mid off.

134.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller and on the pads, Chandimal gets across and flicks it towards the man at short mid-wicket.

134.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller in length and outside off, Chandimal presses across and pushes it to the cover region.

134.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery outside off, steered fine down to third man for a single.

134.2 3

134.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slants it away on a length outside off, Dinesh lifts his bat and lets it be.

End of Over : 134 0 Runs SL: 494/3

133.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Sees the flight does Silva, comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

133.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

133.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. On middle and leg, worked with soft hands towards the square leg fielder.

133.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Nicely looped up outside off, Roshen Silva takes a little stride forward and defends.

133.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Lunges forward and dead-bats it.

133.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, Silva presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 133 6 Runs SL: 494/3

132.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Wider outside off, dabbed towards point and calls his skipper through for a single.

132.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Another cutter this time on middle and leg, Silva misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

132.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. What was he trying to do there? Got beaten or he left it alone? Bowls a cutter, it grips off the surface, Silva at first looks to steer but then it deviates and he keeps his bat inside the line to leave it alone.

132.3 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Easily done! Well played, actually! Length delivery, a bit wide outside off, Roshen stands his ground and places it with an open bat face past the second slip fielder again. Another boundary results and he moves into the 80s!

132.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slightly fuller and outside off, driven square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

132.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slants it away on a length outside off, Chandimal plants his front foot across and then shoulders his arms.

End of Over : 132 3 Runs SL: 488/3

131.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

131.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and shorter in length outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.

131.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely tossed up outside off, pushed into the cover region.

131.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Leans forward and blocks it into the ground.

131.2 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted delivery outside off, driven through cover and collects a brace.

131.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Drops it short and outside off, Chandimal cuts it nicely but finds the man at backward point.

End of Over : 131 6 Runs SL: 485/3

130.6 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Just wide of the slip fielder! Back of a length delivery, angling away on the fourth stump channel, Silva steers it delicately past the diving Mehidy Hasan at second slip. No one protecting the third man area and he picks up a boundary.

130.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. A bit fuller and around middle and leg, RS misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

130.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and outside off, Roshen Silva lifts his bat to make another leave.

130.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling away on a length outside off, dabbed towards point.

130.3 wd

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Wide! Sprays it fuller and miles outside off, it crosses the tramline and it's called as a wide. We saw Lakshan Sandakan bowling a wide in the first innings.

130.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and slanting away outside off, Roshen shoulders his arms to that one.

130.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Strays on the pads, flicked behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman is called back into the attack. Liton Das is upto the stumps now.

End of Over : 130 5 Runs SL: 479/3

129.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated delivery outside off, Dinesh dances down the track but isn't to the pitch of the ball this time. Mistimes it towards Haque who makes another half-stop at short cover. Concedes another single.

129.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

129.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through air around middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single.

129.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air outside off, punched towards cover for a single.

129.2 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy delivery outside off, Chandimal comes down the track and drives it towards Haque at short cover who gets a hand to it and deflects it towards long off. Good running between the wicket allows them to come back for a brace.

129.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower through the air, outside off, Chandimal goes back and pushes it towards point.

End of Over : 129 3 Runs SL: 474/3

128.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Just short of the man at short mid-wicket. Floats it up around middle, Silva gets down the track and chips it on the bounce towards Mominul Haque at short mid-wicket.

128.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

128.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track and eases it towards mid off for a single.

128.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Gives some more loop, lands it outside off, driven once again back to the bowler.

128.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Roshen shimmies down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

128.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, worked towards the man at mid on.

End of Over : 128 2 Runs SL: 471/3

127.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted ball on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and gets it o

133.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Lunges forward and dead-bats it.

133.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, Silva presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 133 6 Runs SL: 494/3

132.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Wider outside off, dabbed towards point and calls his skipper through for a single.

132.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Another cutter this time on middle and leg, Silva misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

132.4 0

132.3 4

132.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slightly fuller and outside off, driven square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

132.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Slants it away on a length outside off, Chandimal plants his front foot across and then shoulders his arms.

End of Over : 132 3 Runs SL: 488/3

131.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

131.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter and shorter in length outside off, punched towards sweeper cover for a single.

131.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely tossed up outside off, pushed into the cover region.

131.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Leans forward and blocks it into the ground.

131.2 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted delivery outside off, driven through cover and collects a brace.

131.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Drops it short and outside off, Chandimal cuts it nicely but finds the man at backward point.

End of Over : 131 6 Runs SL: 485/3

130.6 4

130.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. A bit fuller and around middle and leg, RS misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

130.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and outside off, Roshen Silva lifts his bat to make another leave.

130.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling away on a length outside off, dabbed towards point.

130.3 wd

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Wide! Sprays it fuller and miles outside off, it crosses the tramline and it's called as a wide. We saw Lakshan Sandakan bowling a wide in the first innings.

130.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and slanting away outside off, Roshen shoulders his arms to that one.

130.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Strays on the pads, flicked behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman is called back into the attack. Liton Das is upto the stumps now.

End of Over : 130 5 Runs SL: 479/3

129.6 1

129.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

129.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through air around middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single.

129.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter through the air outside off, punched towards cover for a single.

129.2 2

129.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower through the air, outside off, Chandimal goes back and pushes it towards point.

End of Over : 129 3 Runs SL: 474/3

128.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Just short of the man at short mid-wicket. Floats it up around middle, Silva gets down the track and chips it on the bounce towards Mominul Haque at short mid-wicket.

128.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

128.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track and eases it towards mid off for a single.

128.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Gives some more loop, lands it outside off, driven once again back to the bowler.

128.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Roshen shimmies down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

128.1 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, worked towards the man at mid on.

End of Over : 128 2 Runs SL: 471/3

127.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted ball on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and gets it off the inner half back towards the bowler.

127.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva stays in the crease and defends this one.

127.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Almost gone! Tossed up around off, Silva gets down and pushes it uppishly to short cover. It lands just short of Haque there, who takes it with a dive.

127.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Worked away through the square leg region for one.

127.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

127.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for a single. The trail is down to 43 now.

End of Over : 127 0 Runs SL: 469/3

126.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fired in line of the stumps, kept out.

126.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh prods forward and bunts it down.

126.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Darted outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover region.

126.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, defended with a stride forward.

126.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Delivered outside off, punched to covers off the back foot.

126.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Shorter outside off, cut away to the man at point.

End of Over : 126 1 Runs SL: 469/3

125.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, Silva shoulders arms.

125.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

125.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen lunges forward and defends this.

125.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This is cut to deep backward point for one.

125.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Served well outside off, Dinesh lets it be.

125.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

End of Over : 125 4 Runs SL: 468/3

124.6 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched through mid off off the back foot for one.

124.5 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

124.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

124.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it to long off for one.

124.2 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva turns this through mid-wicket to move to the other end. That's 50 runs raised between these two. Apart from the first wicket, the stands for the other wickets have all passed at least 50.

124.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

End of Over : 124 4 Runs SL: 464/3

123.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter outside off, sliced through backward point for a brace.

123.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On off, defended off the front foot.

123.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Served around middle and leg, turned away in front of square on the leg side to rotate strike. Silva moves to 68 now.

123.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the stumps, blocked.

123.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets down the track and pushes it towards long off for one.

123.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

Drinks are on the field now. This game has crawled in this hour. Sri Lanka haven't shown a great urgency to go about with their task and neither have Bangladesh looked like picking up a wicket. Can they prise out at least one wicket before the end of day's play?

End of Over : 123 0 Runs SL: 460/3

122.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Another one around off, blocked off the front foot. Another maiden over.

122.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. This ball is negotiated with a forward defense.

122.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, turned towards mid-wicket.

122.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets down the track and bunts it.

122.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

122.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

End of Over : 122 7 Runs SL: 460/3

121.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and pushes it towards mid off. He takes off for a quick run. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Roshen was well past it.

Roshen Silva has a good front foot defensive technique. He meetff the inner half back towards the bowler.

127.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva stays in the crease and defends this one.

127.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Almost gone! Tossed up around off, Silva gets down and pushes it uppishly to short cover. It lands just short of Haque there, who takes it with a dive.

127.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Worked away through the square leg region for one.

127.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

127.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for a single. The trail is down to 43 now.

End of Over : 127 0 Runs SL: 469/3

126.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fired in line of the stumps, kept out.

126.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh prods forward and bunts it down.

126.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Darted outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover region.

126.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, defended with a stride forward.

126.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Delivered outside off, punched to covers off the back foot.

126.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Shorter outside off, cut away to the man at point.

End of Over : 126 1 Runs SL: 469/3

125.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, Silva shoulders arms.

125.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva dances down the track and does well to block the ball.

125.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen lunges forward and defends this.

125.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This is cut to deep backward point for one.

125.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Served well outside off, Dinesh lets it be.

125.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

End of Over : 125 4 Runs SL: 468/3

124.6 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched through mid off off the back foot for one.

124.5 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

124.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

124.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it to long off for one.

124.2 1

124.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

End of Over : 124 4 Runs SL: 464/3

123.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter outside off, sliced through backward point for a brace.

123.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On off, defended off the front foot.

123.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Served around middle and leg, turned away in front of square on the leg side to rotate strike. Silva moves to 68 now.

123.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the stumps, blocked.

123.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets down the track and pushes it towards long off for one.

123.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 123 0 Runs SL: 460/3

122.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Another one around off, blocked off the front foot. Another maiden over.

122.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. This ball is negotiated with a forward defense.

122.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, turned towards mid-wicket.

122.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets down the track and bunts it.

122.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

122.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

End of Over : 122 7 Runs SL: 460/3

121.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and pushes it towards mid off. He takes off for a quick run. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end but Roshen was well past it.

Roshen Silva has a good front foot defensive technique. He meets the ball with a straight bat face and right under his eye-line. My colleague comments that he absolutely dead-bats them, which ensures that the ball doesn't lob towards the close-in fielders.

121.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva dead-bats this one off the front foot.

121.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

121.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

121.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Edged but safe! Served around off, Roshen strides forward to block. Gets a soft outside edge to slip on the bounce.

121.1 6

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. SIX! Clean as a whistle! Floated around off, Silva gets down the track and chips it straight over the bowler's head for a biggie.

End of Over : 121 0 Runs SL: 453/3

120.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. A maiden over.

120.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh stays back and keeps it out.

120.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on the stumps, pushed to mid on.

120.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Another back foot punch, straight to silly point.

120.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Short in length, punched off the back foot towards covers.

120.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 120 4 Runs SL: 453/3

119.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets down the track and pushes it through covers for one.

119.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, driven towards covers.

119.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

119.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Lovely ball. Floated outside off, Silva strides forward to defend. Misses the ball as it turns away just a touch. Das misreads the spin as well and the ball hits his gloves and goes to the on side for a bye.

119.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched towards covers. But the fielder there parries it to his right and a run is taken.

119.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Patted towards covers for a single that brings up 450 for them. The trail reads 63 now.

End of Over : 119 2 Runs SL: 449/3

118.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On the pads, flicked off the pads for a single.

118.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is punched off the back foot through covers for one.

118.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

118.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Ouch, the silly point fielder takes a beating with this defensive shot.

118.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

118.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 118 4 Runs SL: 447/3

117.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva pushes it towards mid off and sets off for a run. Chandimal makes it safely to the other end even has the fielder has a shy at hits it directly on the stumps. The ball deflects towards fine leg and another one is taken on the overthrow.

117.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen shimmies down and bunts it stoicly.

117.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller on the stumps, worked away to the on side for a single.

117.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

117.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets forward and defends it towards covers.

117.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks this one off the pads and gets to the other end. The deficit comes down to 69.

End of Over : 117 2 Runs SL: 443/3

116.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is negotiated with a forward defense.

116.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.

116.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On the pads, flicked away through square leg for one.

116.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen defends it nicely off the front foot.

116.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal lunges forward and pushes it towards covers and gets to the other end.

116.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On the stumps, defended with a straight bat.

End of Over : 116 5 Runs SL: 441/3

115.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. This is played towards point off the back foot.

115.5 0 s the ball with a straight bat face and right under his eye-line. My colleague comments that he absolutely dead-bats them, which ensures that the ball doesn't lob towards the close-in fielders.

121.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva dead-bats this one off the front foot.

121.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

121.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

121.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Edged but safe! Served around off, Roshen strides forward to block. Gets a soft outside edge to slip on the bounce.

121.1 6

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. SIX! Clean as a whistle! Floated around off, Silva gets down the track and chips it straight over the bowler's head for a biggie.

End of Over : 121 0 Runs SL: 453/3

120.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. A maiden over.

120.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh stays back and keeps it out.

120.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated on the stumps, pushed to mid on.

120.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Another back foot punch, straight to silly point.

120.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Short in length, punched off the back foot towards covers.

120.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 120 4 Runs SL: 453/3

119.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets down the track and pushes it through covers for one.

119.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, driven towards covers.

119.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

119.3 1

119.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Punched towards covers. But the fielder there parries it to his right and a run is taken.

119.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Patted towards covers for a single that brings up 450 for them. The trail reads 63 now.

End of Over : 119 2 Runs SL: 449/3

118.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On the pads, flicked off the pads for a single.

118.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is punched off the back foot through covers for one.

118.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

118.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Ouch, the silly point fielder takes a beating with this defensive shot.

118.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

118.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Nicely defended off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 118 4 Runs SL: 447/3

117.6 2

117.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen shimmies down and bunts it stoicly.

117.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller on the stumps, worked away to the on side for a single.

117.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

117.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal gets forward and defends it towards covers.

117.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks this one off the pads and gets to the other end. The deficit comes down to 69.

End of Over : 117 2 Runs SL: 443/3

116.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This ball is negotiated with a forward defense.

116.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.

116.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On the pads, flicked away through square leg for one.

116.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen defends it nicely off the front foot.

116.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal lunges forward and pushes it towards covers and gets to the other end.

116.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. On the stumps, defended with a straight bat.

End of Over : 116 5 Runs SL: 441/3

115.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. This is played towards point off the back foot.

115.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

115.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen defends it with a prod forward.

115.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh gets down the track and pushes it through covers for one.

115.2 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Finally the binary routine is broken! Tossed up ball around off, Chandimal gets down the track and goes over mid off. The ball goes on the bounce to the fence. This is the first boundary after Tea, and the first after about 13 overs.

115.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up on off, Dinesh lets it come on and defends it.

End of Over : 115 2 Runs SL: 436/3

114.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Solidly defended off the front foot onto the ground.

114.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, pushed towards mid off for a quick run. The man there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

114.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. One run taken after charging down the track to flick it towards wide mid on.

114.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Straighter on the stumps, blocked off the inner half towards short leg.

114.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS gets down the track and dead-bats it.

114.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, stonewalled off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 114 1 Runs SL: 434/3

113.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal lunges forward to block it.

113.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

113.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. DC gets to the back foot and keeps it out.

113.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Sunzamul lands it in line of the stumps, bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

113.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Punched through covers for a single.

113.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, defended off the front foot.

Sunzamul Islam is back for a bowl.

End of Over : 113 3 Runs SL: 433/3

112.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed on the pads, worked round the corner to rotate strike.

112.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal pushes it towards covers and looks to take a quick single. The fielder there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. That enables the skipper to get back in safely.

112.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up outside off, driven to mid off.

112.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter on off, blocked off the front foot.

112.2 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slinks down the track and works it through mid-wicket for one.

112.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated up on the stumps, defended after charging down the track.

End of Over : 112 1 Runs SL: 430/3

111.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Making the batsman play this time, defended off the front foot.

111.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Well outside off, Chandimal lets it be.

111.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Rahman comes round the wicket and bowls it just outside off. Play and a miss for DC.

111.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. 2nd Test fifty in just his third innings for Roshen Silva. Gets a freebie to get to the mark. Full toss angling away, he slices it through point and ambles to the other end. Thanks the Almighty before raising his bat.

111.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Slanting away on a length, Roshen defends it from the crease towards point.

111.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Silva stands back and defends this one solidly.

End of Over : 111 3 Runs SL: 429/3

110.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quick run! Silva pats it towards mid on and takes on Rahim. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A run completed in the end.

110.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and defends this one.

110.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter around off, Silva goes back and guides it past slip. Comes down in search of a run but has to hurriedly get back as his partner doesn't respond seeing short third man get to the ball quickly.

110.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS gets down the track and bunts it.

110.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets ahead and wrists it through mid-wicket for a brace.

110.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up on off, defended with a stride forward.

End of Over : 110 4 Runs SL: 426/3

109.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh stands his ground and blocks it off the front foot.

109.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Hurled in line of the stumps,

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

115.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen defends it with a prod forward.

115.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh gets down the track and pushes it through covers for one.

115.2 4

115.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up on off, Dinesh lets it come on and defends it.

End of Over : 115 2 Runs SL: 436/3

114.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Solidly defended off the front foot onto the ground.

114.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated around off, pushed towards mid off for a quick run. The man there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

114.4 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. One run taken after charging down the track to flick it towards wide mid on.

114.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Straighter on the stumps, blocked off the inner half towards short leg.

114.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS gets down the track and dead-bats it.

114.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, stonewalled off the front foot onto the ground.

End of Over : 114 1 Runs SL: 434/3

113.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal lunges forward to block it.

113.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

113.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. DC gets to the back foot and keeps it out.

113.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Sunzamul lands it in line of the stumps, bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

113.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Punched through covers for a single.

113.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, defended off the front foot.

Sunzamul Islam is back for a bowl.

End of Over : 113 3 Runs SL: 433/3

112.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed on the pads, worked round the corner to rotate strike.

112.5 1

112.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up outside off, driven to mid off.

112.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter on off, blocked off the front foot.

112.2 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slinks down the track and works it through mid-wicket for one.

112.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated up on the stumps, defended after charging down the track.

End of Over : 112 1 Runs SL: 430/3

111.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Making the batsman play this time, defended off the front foot.

111.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Well outside off, Chandimal lets it be.

111.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Rahman comes round the wicket and bowls it just outside off. Play and a miss for DC.

111.3 1

111.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Slanting away on a length, Roshen defends it from the crease towards point.

111.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Silva stands back and defends this one solidly.

End of Over : 111 3 Runs SL: 429/3

110.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quick run! Silva pats it towards mid on and takes on Rahim. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A run completed in the end.

110.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and defends this one.

110.4 0

110.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS gets down the track and bunts it.

110.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets ahead and wrists it through mid-wicket for a brace.

110.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up on off, defended with a stride forward.

End of Over : 110 4 Runs SL: 426/3

109.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh stands his ground and blocks it off the front foot.

109.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Hurled in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

109.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller this time, stabbed through covers for one.

Mustafizur Rahman has bowled on a shorter length after the second new ball has been taken. Inexplicable. Wonder of Courtney Walsh, their bowling coach, has something to do with it. Perhaps, the variable bounce and slowness on the surface would have mooted that tactic.

109.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Around middle and length, driven to mid on.

109.2 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Outside off, sliced through covers for a couple.

109.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Rahman comes over the wicket and bowls a length delivery around middle and off. Dinesh pushes it with soft hands towards covers and gets to the other end.

End of Over : 109 0 Runs SL: 422/3

108.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and hits it back to the bowler.

108.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and wrists it to mid-wicket.

108.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended solidly off the back foot.

108.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, played to mid-wicket for nothing.

108.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the stumps, RS goes back and keeps it out with a straight bat.

108.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 108 3 Runs SL: 422/3

107.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Rahman runs in from round the wicket and lands it on a length outside off. Roshen gets squared up a touch but pats it towards cover-point for a quick run. 0,0,0,1,1,1 reads the over.

107.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Milked through covers for one.

107.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Length ball on the pads, tucked away through backward square leg for a single.

107.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Outside off, driven to mid off.

107.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length around off, Roshen lets it come on to the bat and blocks it towards mid off.

107.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and angling away, Silva feels for it but misses. The ball goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Mustafizur Rahman to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 107 3 Runs SL: 419/3

106.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. DC defends this with a prod forward.

106.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller around off, driven to mid off.

106.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

The Taijul vs Mendis battle was an interesting one. The ball to dismiss the batter was the shortest he bowled to him. Before that, the deliveries were on the good length area on the fuller side. Kusal came ahead and went back to defend those before he decided to take him on and paid the price.

106.3 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Knocked through mid-wicket for a single.

106.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker in pace, in line of the stumps, worked away through square leg for a brace.

106.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on off, Silva stands there and presents a straight bat to block it.

Welcome back! We have 32 overs left to be bowled. Bangladesh's over rate has hardly been an issue. Roshen Silva will face Taijul Islam to begin the proceedings in this final segment.

... Third Day, Third Session ...

Mendis added over 100 with Roshen Silva, who survived a stumping chance when he came in. The latter has looked composed so far and it is just a matter of time before even he starts to attack. Bangladesh have looked flat on the field, letting runs slip by easily. Add to that the keeper's fumble and some more misfields, you can sense that they are now starting to lose hopes of staying in the game. All's not lost yet, we believe, as if the hosts can make use of the opening that they have got now to eke out few more wickets, they can restrict the opposition from running away with the game. Will we have a batting collapse on the other side of the break or will the bowlers continue to spend more time in the middle? We'll find out shortly.

27 overs, 121 runs, 2 wickets - the numbers that matter. Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis began from where they had left off and had a doule hundred for the taking. But just like you shut the lid on the drum after taking water from it, they decided, after getting to 173 and 196 respectively, that they would either get to the coveted figure in style or rather not have it at all. At least that's how it looked on the outset. Both of them fell to rash shots and their side is still three runs less than 100 away from Bangladesh's score.

End of Over : 106 1 Runs SL: 416/3

105.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. That's TEA, DAY 3, as this ball outside off is pushed safely towards covers.

105.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Kept out watchfully with a front foot defense towards mid off.

105.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Just outside off, Dinesh just lets it come and defends.

105.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This one is punched towards mid off.

105.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, pushed to covers.

105.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets down the track and pushes it towards mid off for one.

Last over before Tea. A slip and a gully in place.

End of Over : 105 0 Runs SL: 415/3

104.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh sees this off safely with a forward defense.

104.5 0

Taijul defended from the crease.

109.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller this time, stabbed through covers for one.

109.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Around middle and length, driven to mid on.

109.2 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Outside off, sliced through covers for a couple.

109.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Rahman comes over the wicket and bowls a length delivery around middle and off. Dinesh pushes it with soft hands towards covers and gets to the other end.

End of Over : 109 0 Runs SL: 422/3

108.6 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and hits it back to the bowler.

108.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Silva charges down and wrists it to mid-wicket.

108.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended solidly off the back foot.

108.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, played to mid-wicket for nothing.

108.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the stumps, RS goes back and keeps it out with a straight bat.

108.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 108 3 Runs SL: 422/3

107.6 1

107.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Milked through covers for one.

107.4 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Length ball on the pads, tucked away through backward square leg for a single.

107.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Outside off, driven to mid off.

107.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length around off, Roshen lets it come on to the bat and blocks it towards mid off.

107.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and angling away, Silva feels for it but misses. The ball goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Mustafizur Rahman to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 107 3 Runs SL: 419/3

106.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. DC defends this with a prod forward.

106.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller around off, driven to mid off.

106.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

106.3 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Knocked through mid-wicket for a single.

106.2 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker in pace, in line of the stumps, worked away through square leg for a brace.

106.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on off, Silva stands there and presents a straight bat to block it.

Welcome back! We have 32 overs left to be bowled. Bangladesh's over rate has hardly been an issue. Roshen Silva will face Taijul Islam to begin the proceedings in this final segment.

... Third Day, Third Session ...

End of Over : 106 1 Runs SL: 416/3

105.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. That's TEA, DAY 3, as this ball outside off is pushed safely towards covers.

105.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Kept out watchfully with a front foot defense towards mid off.

105.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Just outside off, Dinesh just lets it come and defends.

105.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. This one is punched towards mid off.

105.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, pushed to covers.

105.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets down the track and pushes it towards mid off for one.

Last over before Tea. A slip and a gully in place.

End of Over : 105 0 Runs SL: 415/3

104.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh sees this off safely with a forward defense.

104.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

104.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, defended off the front foot.

The Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal makes his way out to the center.

104.3 W

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. NO DOUBLE TON! Mendis gets OUT in an attempt to get to his landmark in a stylish way. Is this a cursed game? After Mominul Haque and Dhananjaya de Silva, now Kusal Mendis misses out on a double hundred. Taijul floats it up but keeps it on a length. Mendis comes down and looks to go big over the on side. Ends up getting a top edge and the ball goes miles in the air. Mushfiqur Rahim runs to his right from mid on and takes a fine catch diving forward after running backwards. Remember, these aren't easy ones. The partnership worth 107 is broken. The youngster was given a couple of chances and he has made good use of them. This is the second time he has been dismissed in the 190s. The tourists are still behind by 98 runs.

104.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

104.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter on the pads, Kusal fails to flick it and wears it on the pads.

Taijul Islam back on.

End of Over : 104 1 Runs SL: 415/2

103.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

103.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, pushed to point for one.

103.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lovely! Tossed up outside off, Kusal looks to play the drive but gets beaten on the outside due to the away spin.

103.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, blocked solidly.

103.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed to covers.

103.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Punched off the backfoot by the batsman.

End of Over : 103 12 Runs SL: 414/2

102.6 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

102.5 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. On the pads, worked away to mid-wicket for one. This is Mendis' Test best score.

102.4 4

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Oh dear! Another short ball from Mosaddek, put away. Mendis goes back deep in the crease and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. It rolls all along the surface. Now he is just one shot away from a double ton.

102.3 6

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. SIX! Mendis moves into the 190s in style. Hossain seems to be tired already. After bowling a couple of short balls in the previous over, he drops another one short now. Mendis goes back and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. The 100-run partnership is also raised. The trail comes to double digits.

102.2 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. The batsman works it down the leg side.

102.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the pads, nudged fine down the leg side for one.

End of Over : 102 3 Runs SL: 402/2

101.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full outside off, Kusal fails to jam it out. Well collected by the keeper.

101.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, left alone.

101.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, pushed towards point rotate strike.

101.3 2

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, Silva goes back and glides it towards third man for a couple.

101.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around off, Silva gets down and bunts it.

101.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, pushed towards covers.

Sunzamul Islam is back on.

End of Over : 101 9 Runs SL: 399/2

100.6 4

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Same area, same result. This is dropped on a shorter length around middle and leg, Kusal goes back and pulls it. This time, he takes the aerial route and helps himself to another boundary. 9 runs off the over. He moves to 184, the deficit gets down to 114.

100.5 4

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Short in length, Kusal goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Lots of real estate in that region.

100.4 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Flatter on the pads, Kusal fails to flick it away.

100.3 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

100.2 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, pushed towards mid-wicket.

100.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. Floated around middle and leg, worked away through square leg for one.

Mosaddek Hossain is brought back. He's just bowled the lone over so far.

End of Over : 100 15 Runs SL: 390/2

99.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. After getting some protection on the off side, Islam angles this in around middle and leg. Roshen works it through square leg to retain strike. 15 runs off this over. Talk about lack of action now.

Short third man in place, finally. But is it three boundaries too late?

99.5 4

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Oh Taijul, what line are you bowling with no protection in the deep? Flatter in trajectory, outside off. Silva goes back deep in the crease and he has to only beat the lone slip fielder this time, as the gully is moved to silly point. He does so and collects a boundary.

99.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Eased through covers for a single.

99.3 4

Taijul Islam to KusaIslam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

104.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Around off, defended off the front foot.

The Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal makes his way out to the center.

104.3 W

104.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

104.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter on the pads, Kusal fails to flick it and wears it on the pads.

Taijul Islam back on.

End of Over : 104 1 Runs SL: 415/2

103.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

103.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, pushed to point for one.

103.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lovely! Tossed up outside off, Kusal looks to play the drive but gets beaten on the outside due to the away spin.

103.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, blocked solidly.

103.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed to covers.

103.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Punched off the backfoot by the batsman.

End of Over : 103 12 Runs SL: 414/2

102.6 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

102.5 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. On the pads, worked away to mid-wicket for one. This is Mendis' Test best score.

102.4 4

102.3 6

102.2 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. The batsman works it down the leg side.

102.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the pads, nudged fine down the leg side for one.

End of Over : 102 3 Runs SL: 402/2

101.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full outside off, Kusal fails to jam it out. Well collected by the keeper.

101.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, left alone.

101.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, pushed towards point rotate strike.

101.3 2

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, Silva goes back and glides it towards third man for a couple.

101.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around off, Silva gets down and bunts it.

101.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, pushed towards covers.

Sunzamul Islam is back on.

End of Over : 101 9 Runs SL: 399/2

100.6 4

100.5 4

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Short in length, Kusal goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Lots of real estate in that region.

100.4 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Flatter on the pads, Kusal fails to flick it away.

100.3 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

100.2 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, pushed towards mid-wicket.

100.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Roshen Silva. Floated around middle and leg, worked away through square leg for one.

Mosaddek Hossain is brought back. He's just bowled the lone over so far.

End of Over : 100 15 Runs SL: 390/2

99.6 1

Short third man in place, finally. But is it three boundaries too late?

99.5 4

99.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Eased through covers for a single.

99.3 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Similar ball, similar shot, similar result. Short in length outside off, Mendis goes back and cuts it. There is a gully stationed this time but it doesn't make a difference. The ball goes through his left and speeds away to the fence.

99.2 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Kusal Mendis is in very good touch. Understatement, considering that he is batting on 167 (now 171). This is flatter outside off, Kusal goes back and cuts it powerfully through backward point for a boundary.

99.1 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and hits it towards mid off for one.

End of Over : 99 11 Runs SL: 375/2

98.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated outside off, driven through covers for a couple.

98.5 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Tripe! Half-tracker on the stumps, Kusal goes back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

98.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, Kusal goes back and cuts it through backward point for a brace.

98.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Another one outside off, a run taken after pushing it through covers.

98.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. A touch short outside off, Mendis hangs on the back foot and pushes it through the cover region for one.

98.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the pads, worked away down the leg side for a single.

End of Over : 98 2 Runs SL: 364/2

97.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen eases this one through covers and gets to the other end. The trail gets down to one short of 150.

97.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

97.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

97.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, Mendis pushes it towards cover-point for a quick run. The trail gets down to 150 now.

97.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Blocked off the front foot towards mid-wicket.

97.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis prods forward and defends it solidly.

End of Over : 97 7 Runs SL: 362/2

96.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, pushed to mid-wicket.

96.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, patted down the ground for one.

96.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

96.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Served around middle and leg, turned through mid-wicket for one.

96.2 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! That's the fifty-run partnership between these two. Floated full on off, Mendis gets a good stride forward and pushes it down the ground. Beats the bowler and mid off completely and gets a boundary.

96.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Kusal lunges forward and defends this one.

End of Over : 96 6 Runs SL: 355/2

95.6 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, guided past slip for a brace. The stand is worth 47 at this point.

95.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS prods forward and defends.

95.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets behind that and keeps it out watchfully.

95.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

95.2 4

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Lovely. This is a shot similar to the one played by Dhananjaya this morning. Fuller on the stumps, Silva gets down the track and flicks it down through mid-wicket for a boundary. There was a man chasing it but he fails to stop that.

95.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Fuller on off, defended back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 95 3 Runs SL: 349/2

94.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. This ball is kept out towards point off the back foot.

94.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. On the stumps, turned to mid-wicket for one.

94.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Eased through covers for a single.

94.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

94.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Outside off, cut towards point.

94.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. This one is turned round the corner for nothing.

End of Over : 94 4 Runs SL: 346/2

93.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis lunges forward and blocks.

93.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

93.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the pads, flicked away round the corner.

93.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed to covers.

93.2 l Mendis. FOUR! Similar ball, similar shot, similar result. Short in length outside off, Mendis goes back and cuts it. There is a gully stationed this time but it doesn't make a difference. The ball goes through his left and speeds away to the fence.

99.2 4

99.1 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated on the stumps, Roshen gets down the track and hits it towards mid off for one.

End of Over : 99 11 Runs SL: 375/2

98.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated outside off, driven through covers for a couple.

98.5 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Tripe! Half-tracker on the stumps, Kusal goes back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

98.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, Kusal goes back and cuts it through backward point for a brace.

98.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Another one outside off, a run taken after pushing it through covers.

98.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. A touch short outside off, Mendis hangs on the back foot and pushes it through the cover region for one.

98.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the pads, worked away down the leg side for a single.

End of Over : 98 2 Runs SL: 364/2

97.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen eases this one through covers and gets to the other end. The trail gets down to one short of 150.

97.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

97.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

97.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, Mendis pushes it towards cover-point for a quick run. The trail gets down to 150 now.

97.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Blocked off the front foot towards mid-wicket.

97.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis prods forward and defends it solidly.

End of Over : 97 7 Runs SL: 362/2

96.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Around middle and leg, pushed to mid-wicket.

96.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, patted down the ground for one.

96.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

96.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Served around middle and leg, turned through mid-wicket for one.

96.2 4

96.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Kusal lunges forward and defends this one.

End of Over : 96 6 Runs SL: 355/2

95.6 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, guided past slip for a brace. The stand is worth 47 at this point.

95.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. RS prods forward and defends.

95.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen gets behind that and keeps it out watchfully.

95.3 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

95.2 4

95.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Fuller on off, defended back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 95 3 Runs SL: 349/2

94.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. This ball is kept out towards point off the back foot.

94.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. On the stumps, turned to mid-wicket for one.

94.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Eased through covers for a single.

94.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

94.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Outside off, cut towards point.

94.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. This one is turned round the corner for nothing.

End of Over : 94 4 Runs SL: 346/2

93.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis lunges forward and blocks.

93.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

93.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the pads, flicked away round the corner.

93.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed to covers.

93.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. What's happening? Mendis places this one towards covers and comes down but stops to see what happens to the ball. Hasan there, gets to his left and tumbles as he stops it. Seeing that the ball isn't in the fielder's hands, the batters decide to take a run but then abort the plan. The throw is wide as well as tall, Das has to get well to his right and leap to take that. He does that and also has a shy at the stumps but misses. Kusal puts in the dive and makes it in eventually. A throw closer to the stumps would have meant curtains for him.

93.1 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Four Byes! Tossed up outside off, Mendis looks to go for the drive. But the turn on that ball takes it past the outside edge and through the gap between first slip and the keeper and goes away to the fence.

End of Over : 93 6 Runs SL: 342/2

92.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Silva prods forward and blocks.

92.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

92.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. 150 up for Kusal Mendis. This is the third time in his career that he has passed the mark. He goes on the back foot and punches it down to long on for one.

92.3 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! All morning, we were ranting as to why Mehidy isn't brought in to bowl and he hasn't been impressive enough after he was. Drops it on a very short length, allowing Mendis to go back and pull it away. He does so and finds the deep mid-wicket fence with ease.

92.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed defensively towards covers.

92.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up in line of the stumps, Silva goes back and works it off his pads for one.

Mehidy Hasan is brought back.

Drinks are called on the field.

End of Over : 92 3 Runs SL: 336/2

91.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker through the air on middle and leg, RS shimmies down the track and works it through mid-wicket for a single to keep strike.

91.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track but almost yorks himself. Digs it out back to Taijul.

91.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery outside off, Silva presses forward in defense.

91.3 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Drifting in on middle and leg, clipped fine down the leg side for a couple of runs.

91.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loops it up around off, Silva leans ahead and drives it back to Islam.

91.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Very full outside off, jammed out back to the bowler.

End of Over : 91 1 Runs SL: 333/2

90.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Goes wider of the crease and slants it on a fuller length on middle and off, blocked from within the crease. Another good over from The Fizz.

90.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Switches to over the wicket, bowls a lifter on middle and leg. The batsman sits under it to let Liton Das collect.

90.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short again but the line is down the leg side. KM moves inside the line to leave it unharmed.

90.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short of a length delivery on middle and off, Kusal Mendis ducks under the bumper quickly.

Short leg comes in place. Expect some short stuff now.

90.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling in on a length on middle, Roshen Silva looks to turn it away but it goes off the thigh pad and rolls towards square leg. They cross for a leg bye.

90.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length delivery, in the channel on uncertainty, Silva shoulders his arms to leave it alone.

End of Over : 90 4 Runs SL: 332/2

89.6 2

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Edged but safe! Quicker through the air, at 84.4 kph, it turns away sharply. Mendis hangs back in defense but the away turns takes the outside edge and rolls past the first slip fielder. Kayes gives it a chase to keep them down to a couple.

89.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, Mendis eases the drive towards mid off.

89.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drifting in from outside off, driven towards the fielder at cover.

89.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit fuller outside off, worked in front of the short leg fielder.

89.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one around off, worked in the bounce towards FSL.

89.1 2

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loosener from Taijul! Short and spinning away outside off, Mendis slaps it behind point to take a brace.

We have a change in bowling. Taijul Islam is brought back into the attack. Let's see if the left-arm spinner can extract some purchase with the cherry that is relatively hard.

End of Over : 89 4 Runs SL: 328/2

88.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery but not much bounce behind it, dealt easily with it.

88.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in the channel outside off, left alone without much fuss.

88.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Drags his length on the shorter side, Silva doesn't offer any shot.

88.3 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Edgyyyyy! Lucky, that Silva played that with soft hands. Clever bowling from Rahman. He should be happy as he managed to induce an edge! Goes wider of the crease from around the wicket angle, serves a cutter which pitches on off and deviates just a bit. Roshen has a tentative poke at it. Gets an edge which dips in between the first slip fielder and the keeper. Liton Das dives full length to his right but the ball drops in front. It takes a bit of gloves and goes to the fence behind.

88.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bangs in a short one, at 133 kph, Silva is quick to sit under it.

88.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length de 0

93.1 4

End of Over : 93 6 Runs SL: 342/2

92.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Silva prods forward and blocks.

92.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

92.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. 150 up for Kusal Mendis. This is the third time in his career that he has passed the mark. He goes on the back foot and punches it down to long on for one.

92.3 4

92.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed defensively towards covers.

92.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up in line of the stumps, Silva goes back and works it off his pads for one.

Mehidy Hasan is brought back.

Drinks are called on the field.

End of Over : 92 3 Runs SL: 336/2

91.6 1

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Quicker through the air on middle and leg, RS shimmies down the track and works it through mid-wicket for a single to keep strike.

91.5 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track but almost yorks himself. Digs it out back to Taijul.

91.4 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery outside off, Silva presses forward in defense.

91.3 2

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Drifting in on middle and leg, clipped fine down the leg side for a couple of runs.

91.2 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loops it up around off, Silva leans ahead and drives it back to Islam.

91.1 0

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Very full outside off, jammed out back to the bowler.

End of Over : 91 1 Runs SL: 333/2

90.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Goes wider of the crease and slants it on a fuller length on middle and off, blocked from within the crease. Another good over from The Fizz.

90.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Switches to over the wicket, bowls a lifter on middle and leg. The batsman sits under it to let Liton Das collect.

90.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short again but the line is down the leg side. KM moves inside the line to leave it unharmed.

90.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short of a length delivery on middle and off, Kusal Mendis ducks under the bumper quickly.

Short leg comes in place. Expect some short stuff now.

90.2 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling in on a length on middle, Roshen Silva looks to turn it away but it goes off the thigh pad and rolls towards square leg. They cross for a leg bye.

90.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length delivery, in the channel on uncertainty, Silva shoulders his arms to leave it alone.

End of Over : 90 4 Runs SL: 332/2

89.6 2

89.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, Mendis eases the drive towards mid off.

89.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drifting in from outside off, driven towards the fielder at cover.

89.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit fuller outside off, worked in front of the short leg fielder.

89.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one around off, worked in the bounce towards FSL.

89.1 2

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loosener from Taijul! Short and spinning away outside off, Mendis slaps it behind point to take a brace.

We have a change in bowling. Taijul Islam is brought back into the attack. Let's see if the left-arm spinner can extract some purchase with the cherry that is relatively hard.

End of Over : 89 4 Runs SL: 328/2

88.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery but not much bounce behind it, dealt easily with it.

88.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in the channel outside off, left alone without much fuss.

88.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Drags his length on the shorter side, Silva doesn't offer any shot.

88.3 4

88.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bangs in a short one, at 133 kph, Silva is quick to sit under it.

88.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length delivery, angling in, tucked from within the crease towards square leg.

End of Over : 88 7 Runs SL: 324/2

87.6 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! That was a loosener! Mehidy Hasan drops it on a shorter length, served outside off, Mendis camps back and punches it through the gap at cover. Rahman in the deep comes charging across to his right, puts in a dive, tries to pull the ball back in play but the ball goes off his fingers and trickles away the fence.

87.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, eased through cover for a single.

87.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets behind the line and Silva defends it watchfully.

87.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Darted, very full on the stumps, wristed wide of the man at mid on for a single.

87.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the stumps, kept out off the back foot gently.

87.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Spinning back down leg, flicked off the pads towards fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 87 2 Runs SL: 317/2

86.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Kusal Mendis hangs back and shows a straight bat. Good couple of overs from Bangladesh. They are drying out the runs here.

86.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling in on middle, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

86.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Hits the deck hard, gets a bit of extra bounce as Roshen Silva ducks under it to let the keeper collect it.

86.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Sprays a bit too wide outside off to make the batter play at it.

86.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angles it in from outside off, Silva covers the sticks and blocks it down.

86.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length delivery outside off, tapped behind point for a single.

End of Over : 86 4 Runs SL: 315/2

85.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Wristed away towards the man at mid-wicket.

85.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Touch short and spinning in from outside off, defended with a straight bat.

85.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Roshen leans ahead and keeps it out.

85.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up outside off, blocked off the front foot.

85.2 2

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter one down the leg side, flicked down to fine leg for a brace.

85.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Stumping chance goes down! Nearly, nearly another one but you can't blame the keeper as he tried his best. Hasan pitches it around middle, Roshen Silva comes down the track but the ball grips and turns down leg. He gets beaten on the attempted flick shot and Liton Das behind the stumps moves quickly to his left but fails to gather. The ball bursts through his mitts and goes behind further. They take two byes. Bangladesh creating chances here.

End of Over : 85 0 Runs SL: 311/2

84.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Bangs in a short ball on middle and leg, Kusal sits under it. A maiden!

84.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Driven straight to the man at cover.

Now Rahman is seen flirting with the danger zone in his followthrough. Needs to be careful here as umpire Rod Tucker has been really strict all this while.

84.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Angling away outside off, another leave from Mendis.

84.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

84.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, KM lets it be.

84.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On a good length and just outside off, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 84 3 Runs SL: 311/2

83.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks it towards the man at mid-wicket for nothing.

83.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single.

83.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Quicker ball on the stumps, worked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

83.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets behind the line and blocks.

83.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Turning back in from a length outside off, flicked through backward square leg for a single.

83.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Spinning down leg, Mendis goes back to flick but fails to work it away. A good take from Das.

End of Over : 83 0 Runs SL: 308/2

82.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Goes fuller, a bit on off, worked away towards mid on.

One Silva replaces another. Roshen Silva walks in next.

82.5 W

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. OUT! Top edge and it's taken! A wicket against the run of play, the second new ball doing the trick, a rash approach. You call it what you want. To be honest, de Silva who was fluent all throughout his innings, looked a bit overconfident after the lunch break. Rahman drops it on a length and angles it away outside off. Dhananjaya stands tall and looks to pull it away but gets hurried on due to the zip extracted by the new ball. Gets a healthy top edge that skies straight up in the air. Liton Das calls for it, runs in front towards point and takes it. Even Rahman goes for it but seeing the keeper charging in, he aborts. Finally, finally Bangladesh have struck and have put an end to a marathon partnership of 308 runs. Sri Lanka still trail by 205 runs.

82.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Sprays it on a fuller length, wider outside off, the batsman shoulders his armlivery, angling in, tucked from within the crease towards square leg.

End of Over : 88 7 Runs SL: 324/2

87.6 4

87.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, eased through cover for a single.

87.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets behind the line and Silva defends it watchfully.

87.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Darted, very full on the stumps, wristed wide of the man at mid on for a single.

87.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the stumps, kept out off the back foot gently.

87.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Spinning back down leg, flicked off the pads towards fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 87 2 Runs SL: 317/2

86.6 0

86.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling in on middle, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

86.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Hits the deck hard, gets a bit of extra bounce as Roshen Silva ducks under it to let the keeper collect it.

86.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Sprays a bit too wide outside off to make the batter play at it.

86.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angles it in from outside off, Silva covers the sticks and blocks it down.

86.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length delivery outside off, tapped behind point for a single.

End of Over : 86 4 Runs SL: 315/2

85.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Wristed away towards the man at mid-wicket.

85.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Touch short and spinning in from outside off, defended with a straight bat.

85.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Roshen leans ahead and keeps it out.

85.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up outside off, blocked off the front foot.

85.2 2

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter one down the leg side, flicked down to fine leg for a brace.

85.1 2

End of Over : 85 0 Runs SL: 311/2

84.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Bangs in a short ball on middle and leg, Kusal sits under it. A maiden!

84.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Driven straight to the man at cover.

Now Rahman is seen flirting with the danger zone in his followthrough. Needs to be careful here as umpire Rod Tucker has been really strict all this while.

84.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Angling away outside off, another leave from Mendis.

84.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

84.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, KM lets it be.

84.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On a good length and just outside off, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 84 3 Runs SL: 311/2

83.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Silva flicks it towards the man at mid-wicket for nothing.

83.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single.

83.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Quicker ball on the stumps, worked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

83.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets behind the line and blocks.

83.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Turning back in from a length outside off, flicked through backward square leg for a single.

83.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Spinning down leg, Mendis goes back to flick but fails to work it away. A good take from Das.

End of Over : 83 0 Runs SL: 308/2

82.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Goes fuller, a bit on off, worked away towards mid on.

One Silva replaces another. Roshen Silva walks in next.

82.5 W

82.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Sprays it on a fuller length, wider outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms.

82.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

82.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stands back to this length ball and defends it down.

82.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller and wider outside off, de Silva looks to jam this one out but it goes to the keeper. A stifled appeal for a caught behind but the sound was of the bat hitting the ground and hence the umpire shakes his head.

End of Over : 82 3 Runs SL: 308/1

81.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

81.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. A bit short and flatter through the air, Mendis taps it in front of point. Wants a single but won't get it.

81.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Mendis bunts it back to the bowler.

81.3 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Fractionally short and bowled outside off, Mendis punches it through sweeper cover for a brace.

81.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, knocked down to long on for one.

81.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Was that a catch? Oh, yes indeed! Full marks to Liton Das for his efforts! He is quick to see what Dhananjaya was shaping up for. De Silva walks across the sticks, Mehidy serves it down the leg side. The right-hander goes for the paddle but ends up getting it off the splice. Das dives to his left, gets a glove to it but fails to hold on. Had that been taken, my word, it would have been a stunner. Chance goes down, nevertheless.

End of Over : 81 7 Runs SL: 305/1

80.6 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Creamed it! Rahman goes fuller, it turns out to be a half-volley. Mendis takes a stride forward and drives it past the man at mid off. The new ball does the rest. It races away to the fence.

80.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slanting away on a back of a length in the fifth stump channel, slapped towards sweeper cover for a single.

80.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery on middle, defended with a slightly closed face of the bat towards mid-wicket.

80.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Angling away on a fuller length outside off, DdS makes an assured leave.

80.2 2

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. A record broken! This is the first time in this Test that runs have come in the form of leg byes. Rahman once again strays around the pads, de Silva moves inside the line to clip it away but gets it off the pads down to fine leg. Two leg byes taken, first extras in this innings. Also, triple century comes up.

The umpires are having a chat with de Silva. Not sure what was it regarding. Maybe, because the batter walked down the track and was seen on the danger area. Well, I didn't know that even when you take the charge, you aren't allowed to step on the red zone.

80.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Interesting! He comes in from over the wicket but serves it down the leg side. Dhananjaya dances down the track and looks to clip it away but fails to get any wood on it.

The second new ball is available now. And Bangladesh have opted for it straightaway. Mustafizur Rahman to taste the new cherry first. Can he strike? Three slips in place. Good attacking move.

End of Over : 80 3 Runs SL: 298/1

79.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Hasan gives it air, lands it outside off, Kusal bunts it back to the bowler.

79.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around off, worked off the inner half as the ball rolls past the short leg fielder.

79.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter ball outside off, helped with a dab past the first slip fielder for a couple of runs towards third man.

79.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Let's the ball dip in, Mendis works it straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket.

79.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Lands it on off, turning back in, clipped off the back foot past short leg.

79.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Run to start with! Tossed up ball outside off, dipping in, de Silva gets down, takes it on the full to sweep it in front of square on the leg side to get to the other end.

We are back for the post-lunch session. Will we see Bangladesh coming out with a plan and tasting success? Both the batsmen are set to resume their innings. Dhananjaya de Silva will face the first ball. Mehidy Hasan has the ball. Let's play...

... Day 3, Second Session ...

Bangladesh look down and out at the moment. They look hapless against the two batsmen out there and none of their bowlers have an answer to stop the rampage. The left-arm spinners opted for negative lines to dry the run-flow while their skipper went all defensive with his field placements. The fact that Mehidy Hasan wasn't given to bowl much, should keep you thinking. Anyway, Sri Lanka are still 218 runs adrift and if they manage to continue in the same manner, they will be ahead of the hosts at some stage later in the day. The second new ball is just one over away. Will that bring about the change in fortunes for the home side? Or will the churning game go on? Join us back for the second session in a short while...

Back-to-back wicketless sessions and no need to say who take the honours this morning. Sri Lanka continue to dominate the proceedings with both their overnight batsmen, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva ruling the roost and making merry on this docile surface. They haven't offered any chance to the hosts and have been successful in motoring along. Both look set big time and look hungry for more. Double ton is there for the taking and they would look to get one under their belts.

End of Over : 79 2 Runs SL: 295/1

78.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the leg stump, Kusal Mendis gets it off the inner half past short leg. LUNCH, DAY 3!

78.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller on the stumps, defended nicely off the front foot and into the ground.

78.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shorter and wider on off, de Silva stays back and punches it towards deep cover for a single.

78.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, wristed through square leg for one.

78.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker delivery, a bit close to the off stump, Mendis shapes up for the cut shot but it's too close to do so. Chops it towards the backward point fielder.

78.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, pushed towards the mid off fielder.

We will get one more over in before lunch.

End of Over : s.

82.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

82.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stands back to this length ball and defends it down.

82.1 0

End of Over : 82 3 Runs SL: 308/1

81.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

81.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. A bit short and flatter through the air, Mendis taps it in front of point. Wants a single but won't get it.

81.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Mendis bunts it back to the bowler.

81.3 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Fractionally short and bowled outside off, Mendis punches it through sweeper cover for a brace.

81.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, knocked down to long on for one.

81.1 0

End of Over : 81 7 Runs SL: 305/1

80.6 4

80.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slanting away on a back of a length in the fifth stump channel, slapped towards sweeper cover for a single.

80.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery on middle, defended with a slightly closed face of the bat towards mid-wicket.

80.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Angling away on a fuller length outside off, DdS makes an assured leave.

80.2 2

80.1 0

The second new ball is available now. And Bangladesh have opted for it straightaway. Mustafizur Rahman to taste the new cherry first. Can he strike? Three slips in place. Good attacking move.

End of Over : 80 3 Runs SL: 298/1

79.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Hasan gives it air, lands it outside off, Kusal bunts it back to the bowler.

79.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around off, worked off the inner half as the ball rolls past the short leg fielder.

79.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter ball outside off, helped with a dab past the first slip fielder for a couple of runs towards third man.

79.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Let's the ball dip in, Mendis works it straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket.

79.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Lands it on off, turning back in, clipped off the back foot past short leg.

79.1 1

... Day 3, Second Session ...

End of Over : 79 2 Runs SL: 295/1

78.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the leg stump, Kusal Mendis gets it off the inner half past short leg. LUNCH, DAY 3!

78.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller on the stumps, defended nicely off the front foot and into the ground.

78.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shorter and wider on off, de Silva stays back and punches it towards deep cover for a single.

78.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, wristed through square leg for one.

78.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker delivery, a bit close to the off stump, Mendis shapes up for the cut shot but it's too close to do so. Chops it towards the backward point fielder.

78.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, pushed towards the mid off fielder.

We will get one more over in before lunch.

End of Over : 78 6 Runs SL: 293/1

77.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in from around off, de Silva stabs it out.

77.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Covers the line and blocks.

77.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Slower delivery, turning back in from a length, worked in front of square leg for a single.

77.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish delivery on the stumps, Mendis hangs back and shows a straight blade.

77.2 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Deft! Mehidy Hasan bowls it quicker through the air, outside off, Mendis makes room and cuts it really late. Gets it past Imrul Kayes at first slip, who gives it a chase. But his tired legs mean that the ball wins the race.

77.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Spinning back in around leg, clipped towards short fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 77 5 Runs SL: 287/1

76.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up on the stumps, driven straight to the man at cover.

76.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva pushes it through cover for a single.

76.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted outside off, defended with a lunge forward.

76.3 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Delightful stuff! Left me in awe! Excellent use of the feet and then those wrists come into play! Simply superb! Floated delivery around middle and off, Dhananjaya skips down the track and wrists it cleanly over mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.

76.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets behind the line and stabs it out.

76.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery on off, de Silva comes down the track, takes it on the full and pushes it back to the bowler.

Another change. Taijul Islam comes back into the attack.

End of Over : 76 1 Runs SL: 282/1

75.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. This one nearly went through! Flatter one, skids off the surface and stays a bit low too. Mendis crouches low and brings his bat down at the right time to keep it out in the direction of the bowler.

75.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

75.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stays back, allows the ball to turn back in and then clips it through square leg for a single.

75.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Takes a stride forward, drives but finds the man at mid off.

75.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air but the length is a tad short, defended off the back foot.

75.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery outside off, de Silva straightaway dances down the track and drives it towards mid off where Mominul Haque makes a tumbling stop.

Here he comes. The only one to pick up a wicket, Mehidy Hasan is FINALLY brought into the attack. Can he provide the breakthrough? The second new ball is 30 balls away.

End of Over : 75 7 Runs SL: 281/1

74.6 0

Mahmudullah to Kusal Mendis. Hangs back and works it towards the man at square leg.

74.5 1

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it short around leg, worked away through square leg for a single.

Shamim Chowdhury makes a point on air. He feels that going in with just one pacer isn't the best idea. Variation in pace plays a big role, especially when the wickets are hard to come by.

74.4 0

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

74.3 1

Mahmudullah to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one outside off, punched to long on for one.

74.2 4

Mahmudullah to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Pulled away! Drops it short and down the leg side, Mendis sinks low and pulls it over square leg. The man in the deep gets to the ball, gets a hand to it but fails to stop it from crossing the fence.

74.1 1

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in from outside off, slapped towards deep point for a single.

Mahmudullah brings himself on. Another throw of the dice.

End of Over : 74 5 Runs SL: 274/1

73.6 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery around off, makes a bit of room and pushes it down to long off for a single.

73.5 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

73.4 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up outside off, driven towards long off for a single.

73.3 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

73.2 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Another short ball on middle, punched past the man at mid-wicket for a single.

73.1 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it short and served outside off, cut through point for a single.

End of Over : 73 8 Runs SL: 269/1

72.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Milked down to long off for an easy single.

72.5 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Another couple! Quicker and flatter one outside off, Dhananjaya makes room and guides it past the lone slip fielder to collect a brace.

72.4 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. On the shorter length around leg, clipped through square leg and this time the batsmen come back for two. 1000 Test runs for de Silva in just 23 innings! Becomes the joint-fastest 78 6 Runs SL: 293/1

77.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in from around off, de Silva stabs it out.

77.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Covers the line and blocks.

77.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Slower delivery, turning back in from a length, worked in front of square leg for a single.

77.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish delivery on the stumps, Mendis hangs back and shows a straight blade.

77.2 4

77.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Spinning back in around leg, clipped towards short fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 77 5 Runs SL: 287/1

76.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up on the stumps, driven straight to the man at cover.

76.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva pushes it through cover for a single.

76.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted outside off, defended with a lunge forward.

76.3 4

76.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets behind the line and stabs it out.

76.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery on off, de Silva comes down the track, takes it on the full and pushes it back to the bowler.

Another change. Taijul Islam comes back into the attack.

End of Over : 76 1 Runs SL: 282/1

75.6 0

75.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

75.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stays back, allows the ball to turn back in and then clips it through square leg for a single.

75.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Takes a stride forward, drives but finds the man at mid off.

75.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air but the length is a tad short, defended off the back foot.

75.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery outside off, de Silva straightaway dances down the track and drives it towards mid off where Mominul Haque makes a tumbling stop.

Here he comes. The only one to pick up a wicket, Mehidy Hasan is FINALLY brought into the attack. Can he provide the breakthrough? The second new ball is 30 balls away.

End of Over : 75 7 Runs SL: 281/1

74.6 0

Mahmudullah to Kusal Mendis. Hangs back and works it towards the man at square leg.

74.5 1

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it short around leg, worked away through square leg for a single.

Shamim Chowdhury makes a point on air. He feels that going in with just one pacer isn't the best idea. Variation in pace plays a big role, especially when the wickets are hard to come by.

74.4 0

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

74.3 1

Mahmudullah to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one outside off, punched to long on for one.

74.2 4

74.1 1

Mahmudullah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in from outside off, slapped towards deep point for a single.

Mahmudullah brings himself on. Another throw of the dice.

End of Over : 74 5 Runs SL: 274/1

73.6 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery around off, makes a bit of room and pushes it down to long off for a single.

73.5 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

73.4 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up outside off, driven towards long off for a single.

73.3 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

73.2 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Another short ball on middle, punched past the man at mid-wicket for a single.

73.1 1

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it short and served outside off, cut through point for a single.

End of Over : 73 8 Runs SL: 269/1

72.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Milked down to long off for an easy single.

72.5 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Another couple! Quicker and flatter one outside off, Dhananjaya makes room and guides it past the lone slip fielder to collect a brace.

72.4 2

72.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air outside off, punched through cover for a single.

72.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flattish delivery around middle and leg, punched past the man at short mid-wicket to pick up a single.

72.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slides it in from around the wicket, Kusal with a lean forward drives it through cover for a single.

End of Over : 72 1 Runs SL: 261/1

71.6 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up around middle and leg, Dhananjaya presses forward to keep it out.

71.5 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets right behind the line and blocks it out.

71.4 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, Kusal doesn't play at it.

71.3 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery outside off, eased down to long off for a single.

71.2 0

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket.

71.1 0

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. That's why! Turn on the very first ball! Mendis wears a smile on his face! He pitches it around off and gets it to turn away appreciably, Mendis makes an easy leave.

More left-arm spin! Mominul Haque is brought into the attack. Hard to fathom why Bangladesh is not bringing Mehidy Hasan on.

End of Over : 71 3 Runs SL: 260/1

70.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, worked down to long on for a single.

70.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva is happy to milk a single by nudging it towards square leg.

70.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter delivery on leg, defended back to the bowler off the back foot.

70.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated outside leg, whipped away to deep square leg for a single.

70.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lands it outside leg, defended with a lunge forward.

70.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller around middle and leg, Mendis blocks it back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan is having a long chat with Mahmudullah.

End of Over : 70 4 Runs SL: 257/1

69.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drops it a bit short around leg, clipped through square leg to keep strike.

69.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside leg, turning in towards off, Mendis stays back to keep it out.

69.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. 150 up for Dhananjaya de Silva! He continues to amaze us! Beautiful knock. A bit shorter around middle and off, punched down to long off for a single. Just a raise of the bat from him. Now, can he get to a double ton?

69.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too full on the leg stump, driven down to long on to bring de Silva back on strike.

69.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter through the air around leg, tucked through square leg for an easy single. Moves to 149!

69.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter delivery around middle and leg, punched back down the track.

End of Over : 69 2 Runs SL: 253/1

68.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy outside off, Kusal Mendis lunges forward in defense.

68.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

68.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva dances down the track but yorks himself. What does he do? Jams it down to long off for a single.

68.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lands it on middle and leg, blocked.

68.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, worked wide of mid on for a single.

68.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too full, pitched around middle and off, blocked into the ground.

End of Over : 68 2 Runs SL: 251/1

67.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pitching outside leg, turning in, safely defended back down.

67.5 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Darted on the leg stump, nudged away in front of square leg for a single.

67.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Takes a stride forward and kills it into the turf.

67.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dipping in on middle and leg, worked away through square leg to bring up the 250 for Sri Lanka. These two are going strong and it doesn't seem like they will stop.

67.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Very full around middle and leg, de Silva jams it out.

67.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. A bit fuller, pitched around leg, de Silva hides his bat behind the pads to kick it away.

End of Over : 67 1 Runs SL: 249/1

66.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air, dipping in on leg, Mendis defends it back down the track.

66.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

for Sri Lanka along with Roy Dias and Michael Vandort.

72.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air outside off, punched through cover for a single.

72.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flattish delivery around middle and leg, punched past the man at short mid-wicket to pick up a single.

72.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slides it in from around the wicket, Kusal with a lean forward drives it through cover for a single.

End of Over : 72 1 Runs SL: 261/1

71.6 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up around middle and leg, Dhananjaya presses forward to keep it out.

71.5 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets right behind the line and blocks it out.

71.4 0

Mominul Haque to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, Kusal doesn't play at it.

71.3 1

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery outside off, eased down to long off for a single.

71.2 0

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket.

71.1 0

Mominul Haque to Kusal Mendis. That's why! Turn on the very first ball! Mendis wears a smile on his face! He pitches it around off and gets it to turn away appreciably, Mendis makes an easy leave.

More left-arm spin! Mominul Haque is brought into the attack. Hard to fathom why Bangladesh is not bringing Mehidy Hasan on.

End of Over : 71 3 Runs SL: 260/1

70.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, worked down to long on for a single.

70.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva is happy to milk a single by nudging it towards square leg.

70.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter delivery on leg, defended back to the bowler off the back foot.

70.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated outside leg, whipped away to deep square leg for a single.

70.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lands it outside leg, defended with a lunge forward.

70.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller around middle and leg, Mendis blocks it back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan is having a long chat with Mahmudullah.

End of Over : 70 4 Runs SL: 257/1

69.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drops it a bit short around leg, clipped through square leg to keep strike.

69.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside leg, turning in towards off, Mendis stays back to keep it out.

69.4 1

69.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too full on the leg stump, driven down to long on to bring de Silva back on strike.

69.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter through the air around leg, tucked through square leg for an easy single. Moves to 149!

69.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter delivery around middle and leg, punched back down the track.

End of Over : 69 2 Runs SL: 253/1

68.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy outside off, Kusal Mendis lunges forward in defense.

68.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

68.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva dances down the track but yorks himself. What does he do? Jams it down to long off for a single.

68.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lands it on middle and leg, blocked.

68.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, worked wide of mid on for a single.

68.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too full, pitched around middle and off, blocked into the ground.

End of Over : 68 2 Runs SL: 251/1

67.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pitching outside leg, turning in, safely defended back down.

67.5 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Darted on the leg stump, nudged away in front of square leg for a single.

67.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Takes a stride forward and kills it into the turf.

67.3 1

67.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Very full around middle and leg, de Silva jams it out.

67.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. A bit fuller, pitched around leg, de Silva hides his bat behind the pads to kick it away.

End of Over : 67 1 Runs SL: 249/1

66.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air, dipping in on leg, Mendis defends it back down the track.

66.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

66.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air, but on the shorter length, clipped through square leg for a single.

66.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shimmies down the track and bunts it back down the track.

66.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in on middle and leg, pushed back to Sunzamul.

66.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated delivery around middle and leg, blocked again.

End of Over : 66 0 Runs SL: 248/1

65.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Maiden! Very full on the stumps, KM blocks.

65.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery around middle and off, defended off the back foot.

65.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around middle and leg, Mendis stonewalls it.

65.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker through the air, but a bit too full, clipped through the leg side.

65.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Leans forward a touch and nudges it towards the man at mid-wicket.

65.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tosses it up from over the wicket, Kusal presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 65 1 Runs SL: 248/1

64.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated ball on the stumps, de Silva takes a stride forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

64.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air, but this time he drags his length back just a touch. Mendis goes back and clips it to the square leg fielder.

64.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, another solid defense on offer.

64.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Nice loop again, Kusal is happy to press forward and keep it out.

64.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Nice loop again, lands it around leg, defended into the ground.

64.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around leg, blocked solidly by prodding ahead.

End of Over : 64 2 Runs SL: 247/1

63.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

63.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Served around leg, de Silva pads this one as well.

Athar Ali Khan is questioning the logic of not going to Mehidy Hasan in the first hour. Clearly, the leader of your spin attack should have been given a role soon.

63.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around leg, padded away.

63.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DdS gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out.

63.2 2

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Similar ball, Dhananjaya goes back and pushes it with soft hands through backward square leg. Has enough time to come back for the second.

63.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Taijul comes over the wicket and bowls it around leg. De Silva pushes it back to the bowler off the back foot.

Time for some drinks! Sri Lanka continue to motor along well. They have taken 58 runs off the first hour, wherein 15 overs have been bowled. The pair has looked commanding, to say the least. Their mammoth 245-run stand stands testimony to that. Bangladesh haven't been incisive enough with the ball and have continued to go with the flow. Can they find a way to break this stand?

End of Over : 63 6 Runs SL: 245/1

62.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short in length down leg, Dhananjaya pulls it through backward square leg. There is a fielder manning that area and just a single results.

62.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

62.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around leg, de Silva pads it away.

62.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Islam comes over the wicket now. Bowls it around middle and leg, defended.

The cap goes out and the helmet comes in for Dhananjaya now.

62.2 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! It is heartening to see the way these youngsters play spin. This ball is flighted outside off, Dhananjaya gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

62.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal gets to the other end by driving it to long off.

End of Over : 62 8 Runs SL: 239/1

61.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by DdS.

61.5 2

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good use of the feet. Dhananjaya uses his feet to get down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

61.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. SAFE! Floated outside off, de Silva lunges forward to defend but misses. Das whips the bails off in a flash and asks the query to the umpire, who takes it upstairs. Joel Wilson, the third umpire, is happy to make his decision on having the first look, as Dhananjaya's back foot is firmly grounded.

Have Bangladesh got the breakthrough that they want? Liton Das seems pretty confident to have stumped Dhananjaya. It is referred upstairs.

61.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. A forward defense displayed to this one in line of the stumps.

61.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

61.1

66.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air, but on the shorter length, clipped through square leg for a single.

66.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shimmies down the track and bunts it back down the track.

66.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifting in on middle and leg, pushed back to Sunzamul.

66.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated delivery around middle and leg, blocked again.

End of Over : 66 0 Runs SL: 248/1

65.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Maiden! Very full on the stumps, KM blocks.

65.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery around middle and off, defended off the back foot.

65.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around middle and leg, Mendis stonewalls it.

65.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker through the air, but a bit too full, clipped through the leg side.

65.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Leans forward a touch and nudges it towards the man at mid-wicket.

65.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tosses it up from over the wicket, Kusal presses forward in defense.

End of Over : 65 1 Runs SL: 248/1

64.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated ball on the stumps, de Silva takes a stride forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

64.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air, but this time he drags his length back just a touch. Mendis goes back and clips it to the square leg fielder.

64.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, another solid defense on offer.

64.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Nice loop again, Kusal is happy to press forward and keep it out.

64.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Nice loop again, lands it around leg, defended into the ground.

64.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery around leg, blocked solidly by prodding ahead.

End of Over : 64 2 Runs SL: 247/1

63.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

63.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Served around leg, de Silva pads this one as well.

Athar Ali Khan is questioning the logic of not going to Mehidy Hasan in the first hour. Clearly, the leader of your spin attack should have been given a role soon.

63.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around leg, padded away.

63.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DdS gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out.

63.2 2

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Similar ball, Dhananjaya goes back and pushes it with soft hands through backward square leg. Has enough time to come back for the second.

63.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Taijul comes over the wicket and bowls it around leg. De Silva pushes it back to the bowler off the back foot.

End of Over : 63 6 Runs SL: 245/1

62.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short in length down leg, Dhananjaya pulls it through backward square leg. There is a fielder manning that area and just a single results.

62.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

62.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around leg, de Silva pads it away.

62.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Islam comes over the wicket now. Bowls it around middle and leg, defended.

The cap goes out and the helmet comes in for Dhananjaya now.

62.2 4

62.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal gets to the other end by driving it to long off.

End of Over : 62 8 Runs SL: 239/1

61.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by DdS.

61.5 2

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good use of the feet. Dhananjaya uses his feet to get down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

61.4 0

Have Bangladesh got the breakthrough that they want? Liton Das seems pretty confident to have stumped Dhananjaya. It is referred upstairs.

61.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. A forward defense displayed to this one in line of the stumps.

61.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

61.1 6

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. SIX! Beautifully struck. Tossed up ball around off, de Silva slinks down the track in a flash and hits it straight as an arrow for half a dozen.

End of Over : 61 7 Runs SL: 231/1

60.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Eased through mid off for one.

60.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.

60.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This is driven through covers for one.

60.3 4

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Kusal Mendis will remember his 23rd birthday for some time now. He gets to his 4th Test century and in some style. This one is floated well outside off, Kusal uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and hits it over wide mid on. Raises his helmet and the bat and that's that for a celebration. He knows that a personal milestone is just a step for the larger cause, that is taking lead over the opposition. His side is still 284 runs behind.

60.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, Dhananjaya goes back to guide it to third man. Does so off the bottom edge past slip. A run taken.

60.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 60 4 Runs SL: 224/1

59.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended with a stride forward.

59.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This ball is played towards covers.

59.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, cut away to point.

59.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

59.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Punched off the back foot towards covers.

59.1 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! It is a boundary, as the ball bounced just inside the ropes. This is floated on the stumps, Mendis gets down and goes across the line. Gets it over mid-wicket and the ball seems to have landed on the ropes. But further looks confirm that it landed just inside.

The umpires are checking whether this one has gone the distance or no...

End of Over : 59 8 Runs SL: 220/1

58.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. This one is driven straight back. 8 runs off the over.

58.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

On 57.1, the ball fell well short of the cover fielder. The Hawk Eye is rolled in. It shows that the ball would have missed the leg stump. So, a good decision by the umpire.

58.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Sunzamul hasn't started well today. Bowls a half-tracker this time. De Silva goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

58.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, left alone.

58.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven to covers.

58.1 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Short ball, punished. This is served outside off, Dhananjaya stays back and cuts it fiercely through point for a boundary.

Sunzamul Islam to have a go with the ball now.

End of Over : 58 5 Runs SL: 212/1

57.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, defended from the crease.

57.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Driven towards the mid off region.

57.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Authoritative! Floated on the stumps, Mendis slinks down the track and lofts it over wide mid on for a boundary.

57.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva turns this towards square leg and sets off for a run. There is no hesitation from Mendis and makes it in safely before Das nails the direct hit at his end after getting to the ball quickly.

57.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

57.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. What's happening there? An appealing fair? Taijul fires it full in line of the stumps, Dhananjaya is caught on the crease as he looks to jam it out. The ball lobs off something towards covers. Before the further action is completed, the keeper and the slip yell in appeal but the bowler doesn't. Sees the ball lob towards covers, where the fielder doesn't seem to have taken it and then Islam starts appealing. None of it is upheld. Further replays show that it landed on the boot and then came off the bat, for which Liton and Kayes were appealing.

End of Over : 57 3 Runs SL: 207/1

56.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, left alone.

56.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Blocked firmly off the front foot.

56.4 3

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full in length around middle, Dhananjaya clips it through mid-wicket. Rahim, by his own admission, isn't the best of the fielders in the side. He chases it down and parries it to the man in the deep, who came there running to his left. Three runs taken in the interim.

56.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full on off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

56.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Another length ball outside off, Kusal lets it be.

56.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off from round the wicket, Mendis sees it and lets it be. Mr. Chowdhury continues his rants about this angle not being effective. The Fizz came over the wicket on only the last ball of the last over.

End of Over : 56 0 Runs SL: 204/1

55.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off, defended towards silly point. Maiden.

55.5

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. SIX! Beautifully struck. Tossed up ball around off, de Silva slinks down the track in a flash and hits it straight as an arrow for half a dozen.

End of Over : 61 7 Runs SL: 231/1

60.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Eased through mid off for one.

60.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.

60.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This is driven through covers for one.

60.3 4

60.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, Dhananjaya goes back to guide it to third man. Does so off the bottom edge past slip. A run taken.

60.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 60 4 Runs SL: 224/1

59.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended with a stride forward.

59.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This ball is played towards covers.

59.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, cut away to point.

59.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

59.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Punched off the back foot towards covers.

59.1 4

The umpires are checking whether this one has gone the distance or no...

End of Over : 59 8 Runs SL: 220/1

58.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. This one is driven straight back. 8 runs off the over.

58.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

On 57.1, the ball fell well short of the cover fielder. The Hawk Eye is rolled in. It shows that the ball would have missed the leg stump. So, a good decision by the umpire.

58.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Sunzamul hasn't started well today. Bowls a half-tracker this time. De Silva goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

58.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, left alone.

58.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven to covers.

58.1 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Short ball, punished. This is served outside off, Dhananjaya stays back and cuts it fiercely through point for a boundary.

Sunzamul Islam to have a go with the ball now.

End of Over : 58 5 Runs SL: 212/1

57.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, defended from the crease.

57.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Driven towards the mid off region.

57.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Authoritative! Floated on the stumps, Mendis slinks down the track and lofts it over wide mid on for a boundary.

57.3 1

57.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

57.1 0

End of Over : 57 3 Runs SL: 207/1

56.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, left alone.

56.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Blocked firmly off the front foot.

56.4 3

56.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full on off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

56.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Another length ball outside off, Kusal lets it be.

56.1 0

End of Over : 56 0 Runs SL: 204/1

55.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off, defended towards silly point. Maiden.

55.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis gets his bat in front of his pad and defends this.

55.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven to cover.

55.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. KM has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

55.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis prods forward and defends.

55.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal goes back and punches it to cover.

End of Over : 55 8 Runs SL: 204/1

54.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

54.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven through covers.

54.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Educated edge, shouts Ricky, my colleague! On a length well outside off, de Silva stands tall and looks to guide it to third man. Gets the desired result but it ends up going off the outer half. Moves to 116 in a stand that is worth 204. Sri Lanka still trail by 309.

54.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. This ball is defended off the front foot onto the ground.

54.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Good ball and equally well played. Rahman angles it in on a fuller length. De Silva is awake to this one on and wrists it through mid-wicket. The timing is very good and the ball trickles away to the fence, even though it slows down. The 200-run stand between Dhananjaya and Mendis is raised. Another look showed that the batter was standing well outside the crease and that enabled him convert the length ball to a fairly full one.

54.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Mustafizur comes round the wicket and hurls it outside off. Dhananjaya covers his stumps to let it go.

End of Over : 54 0 Runs SL: 196/1

53.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full outside off, kept out towards covers.

53.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. In line of the stumps, Mendis gets his bat in front of the stumps and stonewalls it.

53.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, pushed towards covers.

53.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by KM.

53.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Similar shot displayed to this one around off.

53.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 53 2 Runs SL: 196/1

52.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Now, Rahman comes over the wicket. Angles it away from Kusal, who opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man and retain strike.

Shamim Chowdhury on air says that he would like Mustafizur Rahman to come over the wicket and use the natural angle that a left arm bowler gets. Although he isn't overly unhappy with this, he reckons that when he will bowl over the wicket, the angle will aid him more.

52.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled outside off, Mendis lets it be.

52.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On off, defended with a stride forward.

52.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Full outside off, Mendis lunges forward and shoulders arms.

52.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Fuller in length on off, defended off the front foot.

52.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length in line of the stumps, de Silva hops and pats it towards mid on and rotates strike. He is happy to take singles this morning.

End of Over : 52 1 Runs SL: 194/1

51.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal negotiates the last ball by lunging forward.

51.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller this time, driven to covers.

51.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off, Mendis goes back and punches it towards covers.

51.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

51.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva drives it through mid on and gets to the other end. He crawls to 107 now.

51.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled in line of the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

End of Over : 51 5 Runs SL: 193/1

50.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one outside off, left alone.

50.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, well alone.

50.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! The birthday boy gets a slice of luck going his way! Rahman lands it on a length in the zone of apprehension. Mendis hangs his bat out at that to defend. Gets squared up a touch but ends up playing it with soft hands. The ball grabs a thick outside edge and flies right through first and second slip and races away to the fence. The ball did carry but went through the two of them. Streaky runs to move off the overnight score for Kusal.

50.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. A touch shorter in length outside off, Mendis gets a thick outside edge towards gully.

50.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, shouldered arms to by Kusal.

50.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length delivery outside off, de Silva stands back and opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man for a single.

End of Over : 50 1 Runs SL: 188/1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis gets his bat in front of his pad and defends this.

55.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven to cover.

55.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. KM has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

55.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis prods forward and defends.

55.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal goes back and punches it to cover.

End of Over : 55 8 Runs SL: 204/1

54.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

54.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven through covers.

54.4 4

54.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. This ball is defended off the front foot onto the ground.

54.2 4

54.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Mustafizur comes round the wicket and hurls it outside off. Dhananjaya covers his stumps to let it go.

End of Over : 54 0 Runs SL: 196/1

53.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full outside off, kept out towards covers.

53.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. In line of the stumps, Mendis gets his bat in front of the stumps and stonewalls it.

53.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, pushed towards covers.

53.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by KM.

53.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Similar shot displayed to this one around off.

53.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 53 2 Runs SL: 196/1

52.6 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Now, Rahman comes over the wicket. Angles it away from Kusal, who opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man and retain strike.

52.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled outside off, Mendis lets it be.

52.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On off, defended with a stride forward.

52.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Full outside off, Mendis lunges forward and shoulders arms.

52.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Fuller in length on off, defended off the front foot.

52.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length in line of the stumps, de Silva hops and pats it towards mid on and rotates strike. He is happy to take singles this morning.

End of Over : 52 1 Runs SL: 194/1

51.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal negotiates the last ball by lunging forward.

51.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller this time, driven to covers.

51.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off, Mendis goes back and punches it towards covers.

51.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

51.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva drives it through mid on and gets to the other end. He crawls to 107 now.

51.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled in line of the stumps, pushed towards mid on.

End of Over : 51 5 Runs SL: 193/1

50.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one outside off, left alone.

50.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, well alone.

50.4 4

50.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. A touch shorter in length outside off, Mendis gets a thick outside edge towards gully.

50.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, shouldered arms to by Kusal.

50.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length delivery outside off, de Silva stands back and opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man for a single.

End of Over : 50 1 Runs SL: 188/1

49.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This one is driven to the man at mid off.

49.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Another one around off, pushed towards covers.

49.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Served around off and middle, Kusal lunges forward and blocks it down.

49.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This is bowled outside off, defended towards covers.

49.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven through mid off for one. First run for the day.

49.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated on off, de Silva comes down the track and pushes it towards the bowler.

Taijul Islam to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 49 0 Runs SL: 187/1

48.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one outside off, Mendis lets it be. A maiden over to start the day.

48.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, Kusal lets it be.

48.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Yes, yes! That is the ideal line, that can trouble even the set batsman. Further than good length in the channel of apprehension, Mendis wafts his bat at that to defend but the ball just whizzes past the outside edge and goes to the keeper. Roshen Abeysinghe on air says that the track perhaps is playing its tricks, to which Shamim Chowdhury replies that this delivery has nothing to do with the surface.

48.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one further away from the stump, Kusal minds his own business by letting it be.

48.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. This is bowled wide outside off, Mendis doesn't bother playing at that.

48.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Runs in from round the wicket and lands it full around off. Mendis gets behind it and pushes it towards mid off.

The men who matter are out in the middle. Mustafizur Rahman will begin the day with the ball and Kusal Mendis will face him. Two slips stand in position.

Chandika Hathurusingha has a chat before the start of play and he says that he feels proud to come back and coach the national side of his country. States that Sri Lanka took their time to understand the track offered in the tri-series earlier and then adapted well in the end. Adds that they have done well in this game so far. About the transitional phase that is often talked about, he iterates that there is nothing special been done in their dressing room. Adds that it is all about common sense and assigning roles to individuals. Reckons that small things like identifying individual and their skill-sets for the job is the way forward. Cites Dushmantha Chameera being assigned to bowl with the new ball in ODIs as an example. Mentions that their first aim is to take it as close as they can and then take it session-by-session from there.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo is out there inspecting the surface. The first thing he states is that the key to play on this track is to let the ball come to you as a batsman like Mendis and de Silva largely did. Observes that an area outside the right-hander's off stump is a bit rough and that could be crucial. Reckons that use of feet would be crucial as well against spin.

Moving over to Bangladesh. Life is often simple and that should be the case for their bowlers as well. Wickets - that is the one word they would be aiming for. But it is easier said than done. By virtue of them putting up over 500 when they batted, they still have 326 runs to play with. The track should aid bowling as the game nears the end. We'll reserve our comments about the pitch for the report, that we'll have shortly. Welcome to Day 3 of this first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and we'd love to have your company throughout the day's play.

A youngster is often noticed when he stands up in adverse conditions. Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis certainly feature in such a list. Remember Mendis' 176 against Australia? The current innings may not be as high in value as that one but nevertheless, it has been a vital one. He is still 17 short of his 4th ton in Tests. Now move your focus to de Silva. His previous outing was one where his entire side was hampered by unconducive weather conditions. Then, he showed character to brave a groin strain to make 119 then. Here he is, unbeaten on 104 and making sure his side is still in the game. Just to add more numbers, these two are amidst a 187-run partnership.

... Day 3, First Session ...

What does Day 3 have for us? More batting from Sri Lanka? Maybe. The track is still good enough to bat and the tourists would be expected to make use of that. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would believe that they are just a wicket or two away from making inroads. Join us tomorrow to see how the story rolls on. 0930 local time (0330 GMT) is the time. Take care, adios! Meanwhile, you can switch tabs to get a feel of some ODI cricket. South Africa and India clash in the first of their 6-match series and you would have your time's worth.

Richard Halsall, the assistant coach of Bangladesh is up for a chat. He reckons that it is still good to be in their dressing room. States that if Sri Lanka bat well tomorrow, they'll be ahead. Opines that their (own) batters have done well to post over 500. Asserts that his side stresses on having big partnerships and that's what worked for them. Concedes that the lack of spin has hampered his side. Says that he doesn't think any of their reviews was taken in desperation. Ends saying that if they have three more good sessions, they could be bossing the game.

Dhananjaya de Silva is batting post his 4th Test hundred while Kusal Mendis is keeping him company. The latter is 17 away from his triple figure score. At this point in time, it is good to remember that he has been given a couple of lives - first by Mehidy Hasan and then by Imrul Kayes. How much more will he make them pay for that? Talking about the home side's bowling, their only success came on the 15th ball of the innings and since then, it has been a barren run. Not that they haven't been disciplined enough but perhaps the track doesn't have much in it for the bowlers, although the odd ball plays the trick. A laudable point - Bangladesh haven't yet bowled an extra in this innings so far.

Test cricket at its best. A wicketless session for Sri Lanka, showing that there is nothing unusual on the track to cause discomfort to them. Initially, after Dimuth Karunaratne, who had been their mainstay in the past year, was out for a duck, it seemed as if the others will follow suit. But kudos to these youngsters to have stuck it out there. They have grinded and grafted their way to an unbeaten 187-run stand.

End of Over : 48 1 Runs SL: 187/1

47.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. This is bowled around middle and leg, defended solidly by Dhananjaya to see the day off. STUMPS, DAY 2!

Last ball of the day...

47.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Islam comes over the wicket and bowls it around leg. De Silva pads it away.

47.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva goes back and punches it towards covers.

47.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed through covers for one.

47.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fired down the leg side, Mendis misses the flick and it goes off the pads into the keeper's gloves. A stifled appeal made to no avail.

47.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis lunges forward and defends it with a straight bat.

End of Over : 47 3 Runs SL: 186/1

46.6 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Mendis retains strike with a flick through mid-wicket.

46.5 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Kusal prods forward and blocks it down.

46.4 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

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49.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This one is driven to the man at mid off.

49.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Another one around off, pushed towards covers.

49.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Served around off and middle, Kusal lunges forward and blocks it down.

49.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This is bowled outside off, defended towards covers.

49.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven through mid off for one. First run for the day.

49.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated on off, de Silva comes down the track and pushes it towards the bowler.

Taijul Islam to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 49 0 Runs SL: 187/1

48.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one outside off, Mendis lets it be. A maiden over to start the day.

48.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Well outside off, Kusal lets it be.

48.4 0

48.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Another one further away from the stump, Kusal minds his own business by letting it be.

48.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. This is bowled wide outside off, Mendis doesn't bother playing at that.

48.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Runs in from round the wicket and lands it full around off. Mendis gets behind it and pushes it towards mid off.

The men who matter are out in the middle. Mustafizur Rahman will begin the day with the ball and Kusal Mendis will face him. Two slips stand in position.

... Day 3, First Session ...

End of Over : 48 1 Runs SL: 187/1

47.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. This is bowled around middle and leg, defended solidly by Dhananjaya to see the day off. STUMPS, DAY 2!

Last ball of the day...

47.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Islam comes over the wicket and bowls it around leg. De Silva pads it away.

47.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva goes back and punches it towards covers.

47.3 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed through covers for one.

47.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fired down the leg side, Mendis misses the flick and it goes off the pads into the keeper's gloves. A stifled appeal made to no avail.

47.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis lunges forward and defends it with a straight bat.

End of Over : 47 3 Runs SL: 186/1

46.6 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Mendis retains strike with a flick through mid-wicket.

46.5 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Kusal prods forward and blocks it down.

46.4 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

46.3 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Floated on the stumps, hit to mid-wicket.

46.2 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Dhananjaya de Silva. In line of the stumps, pushed down to long on for one.

46.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Mendis turns it through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

Mosaddek Hossain to roll his arm over. Last two overs left in the day's play.

End of Over : 46 7 Runs SL: 183/1

45.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

45.5 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Dhananjaya de Silva gets to his fourth Test century in a pretty simple manner. Anticlimatic delivery, after having a backward short leg apart from a cover, mid off and point. This is flatter outside off, de Silva goes back and punches it through the gap between mid off and covers for a boundary. Back-to-back tons for him, his previous one being a testing one against India. No real celebrations from him as he just punches the air with his fist, before thanking the Almighty for this feat. Removes his cap and raises the bat to sink in the applause that he is getting. Top innings. At this point, Sri Lanka are still 330 runs behind.

Dhananjaya de Silva is on strike. He is on 99. The hosts are taking their time to get their field right. A backward square leg in place.

45.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slapped through covers for one to get his partner on strike.

45.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal gets forward and pushes it towards mid on.

45.2 2

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Shorter in length, Mendis goes back and chips it over mid-wicket for two less than a boundary.

45.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full on off and middle, squeezed out towards square leg.

End of Over : 45 4 Runs SL: 176/1

44.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, slapped through cover-point for a couple. Moves to 99 now.

44.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

44.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed to mid off.

44.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on the stumps, driven straight back.

44.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended with a prod.

44.1 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, de Silva goes back and guides it past slip for a brace. Gets to 97 with that.

End of Over : 44 0 Runs SL: 172/1

43.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Landed outside off, driven to covers.

43.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

43.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Turned to mid-wicket for nothing.

43.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up on middle and leg, Mendis fails to defend it with a lunge forward. Gets hit on the pads that draws a stifled appeal.

43.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller outside off, driven to the man at mid off.

43.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Served on the stumps, Kusal goes back and defends.

End of Over : 43 1 Runs SL: 172/1

42.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva keeps it out with a defense off the front foot.

42.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

42.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated on the stumps, Dhananjaya gets down the track and bunts it down.

42.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva presses forward and defends this one.

42.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

42.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, blocked.

End of Over : 42 3 Runs SL: 171/1

41.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal retains strike with a drive to long off.

41.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis looks to cut but misses.

41.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The big smile on Mendis' face shows that the original call of NOT OUT is upheld. Floated outside off, Kusal lunges forward to defend but seems to have missed it. Liton Das takes that and puts in a huge appeal. The others join him, too. However, Marais Erasmus stays unmoved. Now, Mahmudullah challenges the same. Another look show that it is not right to have done that. Snicko doesn't show any disturbance and that means BANGLADESH LOSE BOTH THEIR REVIEWS!

Time for another review! There is a caught behind appeal against Mendis and it is taken upstairs by Bangladesh after the umpire rules it in the batter's favor.

41.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya drives it through mid off for one.

41.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

41.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On middle and leg, flicked away through square leg for one.

End of Over : 41 5 Runs SL: 168/1

40.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Cut away straight to the man at backward point.

40.5 0

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Floated on the stumps, hit to mid-wicket.

46.2 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Dhananjaya de Silva. In line of the stumps, pushed down to long on for one.

46.1 1

Mosaddek Hossain to Kusal Mendis. Mendis turns it through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

Mosaddek Hossain to roll his arm over. Last two overs left in the day's play.

End of Over : 46 7 Runs SL: 183/1

45.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

45.5 4

Dhananjaya de Silva is on strike. He is on 99. The hosts are taking their time to get their field right. A backward square leg in place.

45.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slapped through covers for one to get his partner on strike.

45.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal gets forward and pushes it towards mid on.

45.2 2

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Shorter in length, Mendis goes back and chips it over mid-wicket for two less than a boundary.

45.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full on off and middle, squeezed out towards square leg.

End of Over : 45 4 Runs SL: 176/1

44.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, slapped through cover-point for a couple. Moves to 99 now.

44.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

44.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed to mid off.

44.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on the stumps, driven straight back.

44.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended with a prod.

44.1 2

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, de Silva goes back and guides it past slip for a brace. Gets to 97 with that.

End of Over : 44 0 Runs SL: 172/1

43.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Landed outside off, driven to covers.

43.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

43.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Turned to mid-wicket for nothing.

43.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up on middle and leg, Mendis fails to defend it with a lunge forward. Gets hit on the pads that draws a stifled appeal.

43.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fuller outside off, driven to the man at mid off.

43.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Served on the stumps, Kusal goes back and defends.

End of Over : 43 1 Runs SL: 172/1

42.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva keeps it out with a defense off the front foot.

42.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

42.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated on the stumps, Dhananjaya gets down the track and bunts it down.

42.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva presses forward and defends this one.

42.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

42.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, blocked.

End of Over : 42 3 Runs SL: 171/1

41.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal retains strike with a drive to long off.

41.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis looks to cut but misses.

41.4 0

Time for another review! There is a caught behind appeal against Mendis and it is taken upstairs by Bangladesh after the umpire rules it in the batter's favor.

41.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya drives it through mid off for one.

41.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

41.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On middle and leg, flicked away through square leg for one.

End of Over : 41 5 Runs SL: 168/1

40.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Cut away straight to the man at backward point.

40.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

40.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DdS slinks down the track and blocks it.

40.3 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Shot! Full outside off, drilled through covers for a boundary. Dhananjaya moves to 94 now.

40.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

40.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. NOT OUT! Mendis is well in. He pushes it towards mid off and sets off to the other end. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end as Kusal tries to make it in. The ball deflects towards mid on. The umpire waits for the ball to stop and refers it upstairs. The replays confirm that the batsman has made it in.

Direct hits are often interesting. There is one at the bowler's end even as Mendis tries to make it in. It is referred upstairs. This one should be good for the batter.

Sunzamul Islam back on.

End of Over : 40 1 Runs SL: 163/1

39.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva defends this ball off the front foot. Another maiden for Taijul.

39.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. On the stumps, blocked.

39.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. NOT OUT! The three-meter rule saves de Silva! Floated up in line of the stumps, Dhananjaya gets down the track and looks to flick but misses. Gets rapped on the pads that draws huge appeal from the fielding side. On not getting the nod, it is taken upstairs by Mahmudullah. The first look shows that the batter is down the track more than 3 meters from the stumps and hence it is umpire's call. The review isn't lost though.

Big moment! Is that it for Dhananjaya today? An LBW appeal against him is referred upstairs by Bangladesh. Looks close.

39.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up in line of the stumps, DdS defends but does so onto his pads off the inner half.

39.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya gets forward and blocks it.

39.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, driven through mid off for one.

End of Over : 39 6 Runs SL: 162/1

38.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Cheekier, same result. Dhananjaya gets down on one knee and paddles it aerially towards fine leg for a couple. He moves to 90 with that.

38.5 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated around middle, de Silva gets down and paddles it down the leg side for a brace.

38.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Punched through covers to rotate strike.

38.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flicked away through square leg for a single.

38.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. That stayed low! Shorter in length, de Silva goes back to punch it. Ends up chopping it back towards the bowler.

38.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around off and middle, defended with a forward lunge.

End of Over : 38 0 Runs SL: 156/1

37.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled on the stumps, kept out with a forward defense. A maiden for Taijul.

37.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A touch short in length, pushed towards covers.

37.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated on off, Kusal presses forward and bunts it.

37.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis keeps it out with a forward defense.

37.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

37.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On off and middle, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 37 6 Runs SL: 156/1

36.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Well done, Fizz! This ball is punched through covers. Seems that the ball has enough in it to go to the fence. Rahman gets to his right and does well to get down and keep the ball in play. A couple of runs result.

36.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven to mid off.

36.4 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Hasan comes round the wicket and tosses it up around middle and leg. Dhananjaya clips it aerially towards square leg and sets off for a run. The player from mid-wicket gets to the ball and fires a wild throw to the keeper, which beats him as well as the slip fielder, both of whom went down in tandem as they try to stop that with a dive. The ball rolls towards deep backward point and another run is taken on the overthrow.

36.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, de Silva looks to cut but misses.

36.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, punched through covers for two.

End of Over : 36 0 Runs SL: 150/1

35.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended.

35.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Pitching IN LINE, impact in line and HEIGHT is the factor! Mendis survives, you can guess the decision flashed on the big screen - NOT OUT! Floated up around middle and leg, Kusal looks to block but gets beaten due to the spin on that. Gets struck on the back leg. Bangladesh appeal and on not getting the nod, decide to challenge the call. The on-field call is retained due to what Hawk Eye showed. A review lost for the hosts.

Bangladesh appeal for an LBW against Mendis and don't get the decision in their favour. They opt to take it upstairs now. Pitching could be interesting to see...

35.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. KM blocks it off the front foot.

35.3 00

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

40.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DdS slinks down the track and blocks it.

40.3 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Shot! Full outside off, drilled through covers for a boundary. Dhananjaya moves to 94 now.

40.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

40.1 1

Direct hits are often interesting. There is one at the bowler's end even as Mendis tries to make it in. It is referred upstairs. This one should be good for the batter.

Sunzamul Islam back on.

End of Over : 40 1 Runs SL: 163/1

39.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva defends this ball off the front foot. Another maiden for Taijul.

39.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. On the stumps, blocked.

39.4 0

Big moment! Is that it for Dhananjaya today? An LBW appeal against him is referred upstairs by Bangladesh. Looks close.

39.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up in line of the stumps, DdS defends but does so onto his pads off the inner half.

39.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya gets forward and blocks it.

39.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, driven through mid off for one.

End of Over : 39 6 Runs SL: 162/1

38.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Cheekier, same result. Dhananjaya gets down on one knee and paddles it aerially towards fine leg for a couple. He moves to 90 with that.

38.5 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated around middle, de Silva gets down and paddles it down the leg side for a brace.

38.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Punched through covers to rotate strike.

38.3 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flicked away through square leg for a single.

38.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. That stayed low! Shorter in length, de Silva goes back to punch it. Ends up chopping it back towards the bowler.

38.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around off and middle, defended with a forward lunge.

End of Over : 38 0 Runs SL: 156/1

37.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled on the stumps, kept out with a forward defense. A maiden for Taijul.

37.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A touch short in length, pushed towards covers.

37.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated on off, Kusal presses forward and bunts it.

37.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis keeps it out with a forward defense.

37.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

37.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. On off and middle, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 37 6 Runs SL: 156/1

36.6 2

36.5 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, driven to mid off.

36.4 2

36.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

36.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, de Silva looks to cut but misses.

36.1 2

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter outside off, punched through covers for two.

End of Over : 36 0 Runs SL: 150/1

35.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended.

35.5 0

Bangladesh appeal for an LBW against Mendis and don't get the decision in their favour. They opt to take it upstairs now. Pitching could be interesting to see...

35.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. KM blocks it off the front foot.

35.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Huge appeal from Bangladesh! Floated on the stumps, Mendis lunges forward to defend. The ball strikes him on the pads, as it seems on the first look, and the hits the bat. The players appeal to no avail. Mahmudullah asks whether to review it and gets a negative response. IT WAS BAT, NO PAD AT ALL! Good for the hosts that they didn't go upstairs.

35.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flicked away towards square leg for nothing.

35.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Yorker on the stumps, dug out back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 35 3 Runs SL: 150/1

34.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. DDS has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

34.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one. Brings up the 150-run stand between these two. They have got the side to a respectable position here, with the trail coming down to 363.

34.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

34.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated outside off, de Silva gets down the track and pushes it to covers.

34.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Dropped on a length around middle and leg, Mendis goes back quickly and works it through backward square leg to rotate strike.

34.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, driven back to where it came from.

End of Over : 34 5 Runs SL: 147/1

33.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. On off, blocked solidly.

33.5 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, knocked through mid off for one.

33.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Streaky but effective. Tossed up in line of the stumps, Mendis presses forward to defend. The ball takes the inside edge and rolls through to the fine leg fence.

33.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis camps on the back foot and defends it showing the full face of the bat.

33.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated around off and middle, kept out with a straight bat.

33.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 33 5 Runs SL: 142/1

32.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, swept through square leg for one. The stand moves to 142, trail down to 371.

32.5 3

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled on the pads, nudged fine down the leg side for three runs.

32.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Around middle, turned through short leg for one.

32.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

32.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Again! Hit straight to mid on from the crease. The fielder again throws it needlessly to the keeper.

32.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated around off and middle, pushed to silly mid on. The fielder there has a shy to the keeper, returned by a glare from Mendis.

End of Over : 32 2 Runs SL: 137/1

31.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, kept out off the back foot.

31.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

31.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal takes a run after punching it through covers.

31.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Landed around off, punched towards covers.

31.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Save your head, de Silva! He flicks this off the pads towards square leg. Hesitates a bit before going through with the run. Thankfully for Dhananjaya, he had his eyes on where the ball was. The throw is fired straight at the batter, unintentionally, and he evades it with a slide inside the crease. It the end it looked good but wouldn't have been the case if the batter had been struck.

31.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter on the pads, kept out to the on side.

Taijul Islam back into the attack. He's having a longish chat with his skipper.

Refreshment time!

End of Over : 31 12 Runs SL: 135/1

30.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

30.5 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Edged and dropped! Kusal Mendis gets another life! Oh dear, Imrul Kayes is the culprit! Hasan lands it outside off and it goes straight on to open Mendis up. He tries to defend but gets an edge which flies quickly towards the first slip fielder who is late to react. Imrul sticks his left hand out but the ball goes off his fingers and races down to the third man fence. This surely goes down as a chance.

30.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Top edge but safe again! Kusal Mendis tries to take on Hasan. Gets down to play the sweep shot but gets it off the top edge. It was in the air for a while but lands safely and Rahim can't stop it from crossing the fence either.

30.3 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Mendis goes back and flicks it behind square on the leg side. Rahim gets to the ball but couldn't stop them from taking a brace.

30.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted ball around off, eased down to long on for a single.

30.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, swept behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mehidy Hasan is back on. Double change from Mahmudullah.

End of Over : 30 12 Runs SL: 123/1

29.6

35.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flicked away towards square leg for nothing.

35.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Yorker on the stumps, dug out back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 35 3 Runs SL: 150/1

34.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. DDS has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

34.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one. Brings up the 150-run stand between these two. They have got the side to a respectable position here, with the trail coming down to 363.

34.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

34.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated outside off, de Silva gets down the track and pushes it to covers.

34.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Dropped on a length around middle and leg, Mendis goes back quickly and works it through backward square leg to rotate strike.

34.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Full on off, driven back to where it came from.

End of Over : 34 5 Runs SL: 147/1

33.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. On off, blocked solidly.

33.5 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, knocked through mid off for one.

33.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Streaky but effective. Tossed up in line of the stumps, Mendis presses forward to defend. The ball takes the inside edge and rolls through to the fine leg fence.

33.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis camps on the back foot and defends it showing the full face of the bat.

33.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated around off and middle, kept out with a straight bat.

33.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled on the stumps, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 33 5 Runs SL: 142/1

32.6 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On the stumps, swept through square leg for one. The stand moves to 142, trail down to 371.

32.5 3

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowled on the pads, nudged fine down the leg side for three runs.

32.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Around middle, turned through short leg for one.

32.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

32.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Again! Hit straight to mid on from the crease. The fielder again throws it needlessly to the keeper.

32.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated around off and middle, pushed to silly mid on. The fielder there has a shy to the keeper, returned by a glare from Mendis.

End of Over : 32 2 Runs SL: 137/1

31.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, kept out off the back foot.

31.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

31.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Kusal takes a run after punching it through covers.

31.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Landed around off, punched towards covers.

31.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Save your head, de Silva! He flicks this off the pads towards square leg. Hesitates a bit before going through with the run. Thankfully for Dhananjaya, he had his eyes on where the ball was. The throw is fired straight at the batter, unintentionally, and he evades it with a slide inside the crease. It the end it looked good but wouldn't have been the case if the batter had been struck.

31.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter on the pads, kept out to the on side.

Taijul Islam back into the attack. He's having a longish chat with his skipper.

Refreshment time!

End of Over : 31 12 Runs SL: 135/1

30.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

30.5 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Edged and dropped! Kusal Mendis gets another life! Oh dear, Imrul Kayes is the culprit! Hasan lands it outside off and it goes straight on to open Mendis up. He tries to defend but gets an edge which flies quickly towards the first slip fielder who is late to react. Imrul sticks his left hand out but the ball goes off his fingers and races down to the third man fence. This surely goes down as a chance.

30.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Top edge but safe again! Kusal Mendis tries to take on Hasan. Gets down to play the sweep shot but gets it off the top edge. It was in the air for a while but lands safely and Rahim can't stop it from crossing the fence either.

30.3 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Mendis goes back and flicks it behind square on the leg side. Rahim gets to the ball but couldn't stop them from taking a brace.

30.2 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted ball around off, eased down to long on for a single.

30.1 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, swept behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mehidy Hasan is back on. Double change from Mahmudullah.

End of Over : 30 12 Runs SL: 123/1

29.6 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Fuller in length and attacking the stumps, driven down the ground past mid on for a boundary. 12 off the over!

29.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery on off, blocked off the front foot.

29.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Edged but safe! Rahman from around the wicket, bowls an off cutter, it grips off the surface and moves away late. De Silva has a tentative poke at it and it's enough to draw an edge. Luckily for him it evades the dive of the first slip fielder and races away to the fence.

29.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drives it off the front foot but finds the man at mid off.

29.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Edgyyy! Fuller in length and a bit wide outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva goes hard at it. Gets it off the outer half behind point for a boundary.

29.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery outside off, poked into the cover region off the back foot.

End of Over : 29 4 Runs SL: 111/1

28.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

28.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

28.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Overthrows! And that helps Kusal Mendis to get to his fifty, fifth in this format! And my colleague, Suds, who has been very fascinated with numbers these days tells me something about Kusal. He has got to a fifty after 17 international innings. Hmmmm! Ball - A bit short and outside off, punched towards the cover-point fielder. The batsmen are confused as to take the single or not. The fielder there fires a throw at the bowler's end but misses his shy. There is no one backing up either which allows the pair to take four runs.

28.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the stumps, Mendis rocks back to pull but mistimes it towards mid-wicket.

28.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

28.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery around middle and leg, clipped past the short leg fielder.

Change of ends for Taijul Islam.

End of Over : 28 8 Runs SL: 107/1

27.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on off, driven towards the cover fielder.

27.5 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Ahhhhh, that's off the meat again! Relied more on timing this time! Slants it on a length outside off, but offers a bit of width. De Silva presses forward and nails the drive on the up. Splits the gap in the cover region and picks up another boundary to his name. Dhananjaya is oozing in confidence!

27.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stabs this length ball to the man at point.

27.3 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Effortless! Rahman overcooks it on the stumps, de Silva lunges ahead and presents a straight bat. The ball connects the sweet spot of the bat to beat the dive of the fielder at mid off. Brings up the 100-run stand as well. Sri Lanka on the charge here.

27.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery, angling across the batsman, pushed into the cover region.

27.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller in length from over the wicket by going wider of the crease, de Silva looks to turn it away but gets a soft leading edge to the left of the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

End of Over : 27 11 Runs SL: 99/1

26.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This time Mendis flicks the ball which is outside off through mid-wicket. Places it in the gap and takes two more. 11 off the over and Mendis is just 4 short of a half century.

26.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery on off, blocked out into the ground.

26.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Exceptional use of the feet! Comes down the track, takes it on the full and whips it through the gap at mid-wicket. Second boundary of the over.

26.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. Sensible batting!

26.2 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Help yourself delivery! Dhananjaya de Silva brings up his third Test fifty. He scored a ton in his last Test which he played against India and has continued his good run. Sri Lanka were in a bit of trouble at the start but he came in with a lot of intent and look what he has done - bailed his side out in a stunning manner. Played, DDS! Short ball, wide outside off, slapped square of the wicket through point for a blazing boundary.

26.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery around off, blocked nicely.

End of Over : 26 1 Runs SL: 88/1

25.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated delivery around middle and off, Kusal Mendis lunges forward and defends it with his bat and pad close together.

25.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

25.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Sits deep in the crease and defends it down.

25.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dances down the track and nudges it past short leg for a single.

25.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fractionally short and outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

25.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up ball around middle and leg, bunted back to the bowler.

End of Over : 25 3 Runs SL: 87/1

24.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and milks a single towards long off.

24.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

24.4 14

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Fuller in length and attacking the stumps, driven down the ground past mid on for a boundary. 12 off the over!

29.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery on off, blocked off the front foot.

29.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Edged but safe! Rahman from around the wicket, bowls an off cutter, it grips off the surface and moves away late. De Silva has a tentative poke at it and it's enough to draw an edge. Luckily for him it evades the dive of the first slip fielder and races away to the fence.

29.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drives it off the front foot but finds the man at mid off.

29.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Edgyyy! Fuller in length and a bit wide outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva goes hard at it. Gets it off the outer half behind point for a boundary.

29.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery outside off, poked into the cover region off the back foot.

End of Over : 29 4 Runs SL: 111/1

28.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

28.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

28.4 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Overthrows! And that helps Kusal Mendis to get to his fifty, fifth in this format! And my colleague, Suds, who has been very fascinated with numbers these days tells me something about Kusal. He has got to a fifty after 17 international innings. Hmmmm! Ball - A bit short and outside off, punched towards the cover-point fielder. The batsmen are confused as to take the single or not. The fielder there fires a throw at the bowler's end but misses his shy. There is no one backing up either which allows the pair to take four runs.

28.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery on the stumps, Mendis rocks back to pull but mistimes it towards mid-wicket.

28.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

28.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery around middle and leg, clipped past the short leg fielder.

Change of ends for Taijul Islam.

End of Over : 28 8 Runs SL: 107/1

27.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on off, driven towards the cover fielder.

27.5 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Ahhhhh, that's off the meat again! Relied more on timing this time! Slants it on a length outside off, but offers a bit of width. De Silva presses forward and nails the drive on the up. Splits the gap in the cover region and picks up another boundary to his name. Dhananjaya is oozing in confidence!

27.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stabs this length ball to the man at point.

27.3 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Effortless! Rahman overcooks it on the stumps, de Silva lunges ahead and presents a straight bat. The ball connects the sweet spot of the bat to beat the dive of the fielder at mid off. Brings up the 100-run stand as well. Sri Lanka on the charge here.

27.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good length delivery, angling across the batsman, pushed into the cover region.

27.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller in length from over the wicket by going wider of the crease, de Silva looks to turn it away but gets a soft leading edge to the left of the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

End of Over : 27 11 Runs SL: 99/1

26.6 2

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This time Mendis flicks the ball which is outside off through mid-wicket. Places it in the gap and takes two more. 11 off the over and Mendis is just 4 short of a half century.

26.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery on off, blocked out into the ground.

26.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Exceptional use of the feet! Comes down the track, takes it on the full and whips it through the gap at mid-wicket. Second boundary of the over.

26.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. Sensible batting!

26.2 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Help yourself delivery! Dhananjaya de Silva brings up his third Test fifty. He scored a ton in his last Test which he played against India and has continued his good run. Sri Lanka were in a bit of trouble at the start but he came in with a lot of intent and look what he has done - bailed his side out in a stunning manner. Played, DDS! Short ball, wide outside off, slapped square of the wicket through point for a blazing boundary.

26.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flighted delivery around off, blocked nicely.

End of Over : 26 1 Runs SL: 88/1

25.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated delivery around middle and off, Kusal Mendis lunges forward and defends it with his bat and pad close together.

25.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

25.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Sits deep in the crease and defends it down.

25.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dances down the track and nudges it past short leg for a single.

25.2 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fractionally short and outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

25.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up ball around middle and leg, bunted back to the bowler.

End of Over : 25 3 Runs SL: 87/1

24.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and milks a single towards long off.

24.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

24.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Steps out of the crease and clips it wide of Tamim at mid on for a single.

24.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Goes back and punches it towards Sunzamul Islam.

24.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower and fuller in length outside off, driven towards widish mid off for a single.

24.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed back to the bowler by De Silva.

End of Over : 24 2 Runs SL: 84/1

23.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

23.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DDS drives this down to long off for a single.

23.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too straight and full, flicked through backward square leg for a single.

23.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

23.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air outside off, dabbed away.

23.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Another run out chance! This is not good between the batters. Earlier, it was Mendis who wanted a run this time it's de Silva. Payback time? Maybe! Around middle and leg, Mendis clips it off the pads. De Silva sets off but Imrul Kayes from first slip gets across to his left and stops it. Mendis sends his partner back and the Bangladesh opener scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but the batsman has made it in. The ball deflects off the timber but they don't run.

End of Over : 23 2 Runs SL: 82/1

22.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva presses forward and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

22.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lunges forward to a tossed up delivery and blocks.

22.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Hangs back to a flatter ball and keeps it out.

22.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slightly short and outside off, punched to deep cover for a single.

22.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy ball outside off, defended off the front foot comfortably.

22.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Darted on the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 22 4 Runs SL: 80/1

21.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis is home! Maybe, a better throw was needed. Mendis comes down the track and pushes it towards wide mid off. He sets off as soon as he connects this. De Silva at the other end isn't interested and sends him back. The fielder fires a wide throw to the keeper who has to move a bit to his right and then take the bails off as Kusal drags his bat in. They take it upstairs and replays find Mendis home comfortably.

A mix up but seems all's well in the end. Still the umpire has asked the help of the TV umpire for a run out appeal against Mendis.

21.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya de Silva camps back to a short ball and punches it through cover for a single.

21.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

21.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Goes back and pushes it towards the off side.

21.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Steps out of the crease to a loopy delivery and eases it down to long off for one.

21.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, nudged through square leg for a single.

End of Over : 21 1 Runs SL: 76/1

20.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flicked through square leg and will retain strike.

20.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around off, blocked.

20.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lunges forward and drives it towards the mid off fielder for nothing.

20.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

20.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower again, but the length is short. KM punches it to backward point.

20.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tosses it up slower through the air, wider outside off, Mendis lets it go unharmed.

End of Over : 20 6 Runs SL: 75/1

19.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopy ball around off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

19.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

19.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drags his length short and it's crunched to deep cover for one.

19.3 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Easily done! Quicker but the line is on the leg stump, Mendis gets inside the line and tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

19.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter again, this time a bit outside off, punched off the back foot to mid off for a single.

19.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter ball on the stumps, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 19 8 Runs SL: 69/1

18.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

18.5 6 pan>

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Steps out of the crease and clips it wide of Tamim at mid on for a single.

24.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Goes back and punches it towards Sunzamul Islam.

24.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower and fuller in length outside off, driven towards widish mid off for a single.

24.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Pushed back to the bowler by De Silva.

End of Over : 24 2 Runs SL: 84/1

23.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

23.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. DDS drives this down to long off for a single.

23.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit too straight and full, flicked through backward square leg for a single.

23.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

23.2 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air outside off, dabbed away.

23.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Another run out chance! This is not good between the batters. Earlier, it was Mendis who wanted a run this time it's de Silva. Payback time? Maybe! Around middle and leg, Mendis clips it off the pads. De Silva sets off but Imrul Kayes from first slip gets across to his left and stops it. Mendis sends his partner back and the Bangladesh opener scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but the batsman has made it in. The ball deflects off the timber but they don't run.

End of Over : 23 2 Runs SL: 82/1

22.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva presses forward and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

22.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lunges forward to a tossed up delivery and blocks.

22.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Hangs back to a flatter ball and keeps it out.

22.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slightly short and outside off, punched to deep cover for a single.

22.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy ball outside off, defended off the front foot comfortably.

22.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Darted on the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 22 4 Runs SL: 80/1

21.6 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis is home! Maybe, a better throw was needed. Mendis comes down the track and pushes it towards wide mid off. He sets off as soon as he connects this. De Silva at the other end isn't interested and sends him back. The fielder fires a wide throw to the keeper who has to move a bit to his right and then take the bails off as Kusal drags his bat in. They take it upstairs and replays find Mendis home comfortably.

A mix up but seems all's well in the end. Still the umpire has asked the help of the TV umpire for a run out appeal against Mendis.

21.5 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya de Silva camps back to a short ball and punches it through cover for a single.

21.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

21.3 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Goes back and pushes it towards the off side.

21.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Steps out of the crease to a loopy delivery and eases it down to long off for one.

21.1 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around middle and leg, nudged through square leg for a single.

End of Over : 21 1 Runs SL: 76/1

20.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flicked through square leg and will retain strike.

20.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around off, blocked.

20.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lunges forward and drives it towards the mid off fielder for nothing.

20.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

20.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower again, but the length is short. KM punches it to backward point.

20.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tosses it up slower through the air, wider outside off, Mendis lets it go unharmed.

End of Over : 20 6 Runs SL: 75/1

19.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopy ball around off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

19.5 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

19.4 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drags his length short and it's crunched to deep cover for one.

19.3 4

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Easily done! Quicker but the line is on the leg stump, Mendis gets inside the line and tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

19.2 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter again, this time a bit outside off, punched off the back foot to mid off for a single.

19.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter ball on the stumps, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 19 8 Runs SL: 69/1

18.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

18.5 6

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. SIX! This was asking to be hit and Kusal Mendis says, thank you very much! Gets a half-tracker, Kusal goes deep in the crease and pulls it with aplomb. Where is the ball? Has it bounced or has gone over the fence? A lot of time is taken to make the decision. That's gone the distance.

18.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

18.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery outside off, Mendis doesn't play at it.

18.2 2

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Sees the flight and decides to go after it by coming down the track. Lofts it over mid-wicket, isn't in control of it but there is no one in the deep. Collects a brace.

18.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated delivery outside off, Mendis is happy to keep this one out.

End of Over : 18 5 Runs SL: 61/1

17.6 3

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Islam drags his length short, Mendis sits back and slaps it through cover-point. The fielder gives it a good chase to save a run for his side.

17.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Gets behind the line and stonewalls it.

17.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Roshen Abeysinghe tells us why Dhananjaya de Silva has been successful till now. He is a very good player of the spin. Uses his feet to great effect, has sweep shots in his armory which is why he is able to negate any turn that is on offer. The others in his team should take a leaf out of this...

17.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flattish ball on the stumps, tucked in front of square on the leg side for a single.

17.2 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single.

17.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery outside off, dabbed towards backward point.

Taijul Islam is back into the attack.

End of Over : 17 2 Runs SL: 56/1

16.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

16.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy ball on off, kept out off the front foot gently.

16.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one on the pads, flicked towards the leg side.

16.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Gets nicely forward and buries it into the ground.

16.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

16.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up delivery on off, DDS drives it to mid off and gets to the other end very lazily.

Sunzamul Islam will bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 16 4 Runs SL: 54/1

15.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Drops it short and outside off, Mendis cracks it square of the wicket on the off side for a couple of runs.

15.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shimmies down the track and driven down to long on for a single.

15.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover for a single.

15.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Goes back, allows the ball to turn in and then flicks it towards mid-wicket.

15.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

15.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Starts off with a tossed up ball outside off, Mendis covers his off stump and makes an assured leave.

We're back for the final session. Kusal Mendis and Dhanajaya de Silva will resume their innings. We have 33 overs left in the day. With the way Bangladesh spinners are bowling in tandem, it seems like we should be done in by the scheduled time. Mehidy Hasan to start the proceedings.

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

Bangladesh are still ahead in the game with the heavy first innings total that they have. They were on a roll when they got an early breakthrough but since then have been taken aback. Their spinners are extracting good purchase off the deck and consistency is what they would need, come the final session. There is slow turn so batting isn't that difficult. It's all about patience. Do the Lankans have it in them? Or will Bangladesh run riot? Join us for an exciting final session which will unfold in just a bit...

A good session for Sri Lanka, this! Firstly, they wrapped up the hosts after the lunch break and then have put on a commanding effort to race to their fifty. Dimuth Karunaratne departed for a duck to Mehidy Hasan but Dhananjaya de Silva and his aggressive approach has nullified the openers' loss for the time being. Kusal Mendis looked a bit scratchy at the start (surviving a dropped catch) but looking at his partner attack, he did a sensible job of hanging in out there. The duo has taken the attack to the opposition and their side would bank on the pair to keep it going.

End of Over : 15 12 Runs SL: 50/1

14.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva prods ahead and negotiates the last ball with ease. TEA ON DAY 2!

14.5 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Sliced but the end result matters! Islam bowls it quicker through the air at 89.9 kph, De Silva comes down the track but this time he opts to go inside out. Slices it but has enough behind the shot to clear the man at mid off. Third boundary of the over and it also brings up the 50-run stand between the two.

14.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lunges ahead and defends it down into the ground.

14.3 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Struck again! This looked even better! The best way to defend is to attack they say and Dhananjaya de Silva is doing exactly that. Tossed up again, the batter skips down the track and belts it down to long off for back-to-back boundaries.

14.2 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Boom! Sees the flight, wears his dancing shoes on and kabooms it dead straight over the bowler's head for a boundary.

14.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopier ball, landed full around off, blocked out.

End of Over : 14 8 Runs SL: 38/1

13.6

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. SIX! This was asking to be hit and Kusal Mendis says, thank you very much! Gets a half-tracker, Kusal goes deep in the crease and pulls it with aplomb. Where is the ball? Has it bounced or has gone over the fence? A lot of time is taken to make the decision. That's gone the distance.

18.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

18.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter delivery outside off, Mendis doesn't play at it.

18.2 2

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Sees the flight and decides to go after it by coming down the track. Lofts it over mid-wicket, isn't in control of it but there is no one in the deep. Collects a brace.

18.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated delivery outside off, Mendis is happy to keep this one out.

End of Over : 18 5 Runs SL: 61/1

17.6 3

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Islam drags his length short, Mendis sits back and slaps it through cover-point. The fielder gives it a good chase to save a run for his side.

17.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Gets behind the line and stonewalls it.

17.4 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Roshen Abeysinghe tells us why Dhananjaya de Silva has been successful till now. He is a very good player of the spin. Uses his feet to great effect, has sweep shots in his armory which is why he is able to negate any turn that is on offer. The others in his team should take a leaf out of this...

17.3 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flattish ball on the stumps, tucked in front of square on the leg side for a single.

17.2 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Very full on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single.

17.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery outside off, dabbed towards backward point.

Taijul Islam is back into the attack.

End of Over : 17 2 Runs SL: 56/1

16.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

16.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy ball on off, kept out off the front foot gently.

16.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one on the pads, flicked towards the leg side.

16.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Gets nicely forward and buries it into the ground.

16.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

16.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up delivery on off, DDS drives it to mid off and gets to the other end very lazily.

Sunzamul Islam will bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 16 4 Runs SL: 54/1

15.6 2

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Drops it short and outside off, Mendis cracks it square of the wicket on the off side for a couple of runs.

15.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shimmies down the track and driven down to long on for a single.

15.4 1

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover for a single.

15.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Goes back, allows the ball to turn in and then flicks it towards mid-wicket.

15.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around off, blocked off the front foot and into the ground.

15.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Starts off with a tossed up ball outside off, Mendis covers his off stump and makes an assured leave.

We're back for the final session. Kusal Mendis and Dhanajaya de Silva will resume their innings. We have 33 overs left in the day. With the way Bangladesh spinners are bowling in tandem, it seems like we should be done in by the scheduled time. Mehidy Hasan to start the proceedings.

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

Bangladesh are still ahead in the game with the heavy first innings total that they have. They were on a roll when they got an early breakthrough but since then have been taken aback. Their spinners are extracting good purchase off the deck and consistency is what they would need, come the final session. There is slow turn so batting isn't that difficult. It's all about patience. Do the Lankans have it in them? Or will Bangladesh run riot? Join us for an exciting final session which will unfold in just a bit...

A good session for Sri Lanka, this! Firstly, they wrapped up the hosts after the lunch break and then have put on a commanding effort to race to their fifty. Dimuth Karunaratne departed for a duck to Mehidy Hasan but Dhananjaya de Silva and his aggressive approach has nullified the openers' loss for the time being. Kusal Mendis looked a bit scratchy at the start (surviving a dropped catch) but looking at his partner attack, he did a sensible job of hanging in out there. The duo has taken the attack to the opposition and their side would bank on the pair to keep it going.

End of Over : 15 12 Runs SL: 50/1

14.6 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva prods ahead and negotiates the last ball with ease. TEA ON DAY 2!

14.5 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Sliced but the end result matters! Islam bowls it quicker through the air at 89.9 kph, De Silva comes down the track but this time he opts to go inside out. Slices it but has enough behind the shot to clear the man at mid off. Third boundary of the over and it also brings up the 50-run stand between the two.

14.4 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Lunges ahead and defends it down into the ground.

14.3 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Struck again! This looked even better! The best way to defend is to attack they say and Dhananjaya de Silva is doing exactly that. Tossed up again, the batter skips down the track and belts it down to long off for back-to-back boundaries.

14.2 4

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Boom! Sees the flight, wears his dancing shoes on and kabooms it dead straight over the bowler's head for a boundary.

14.1 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopier ball, landed full around off, blocked out.

End of Over : 14 8 Runs SL: 38/1

13.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

13.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Advances down the track and milks it down to long on for a single.

13.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! In the air... safe! Floats it up outside off, dipping in. De Silva gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. On a flatter trajectory, defended off the back foot back to the bowler.

13.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. On middle and leg, wristed towards mid on.

13.1 3

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Good effort in the field! Hasan begins this spell with a short ball, serves it wide outside off, it's slapped through cover. Tamim gives it a long hard chase and does extremely well to pull the ball back in play. They take three till then.

Mehidy Hasan is brought back into the attack. He bowled just an over and removed Karunaratne.

End of Over : 13 3 Runs SL: 30/1

12.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fires it fuller on middle and leg, worked away towards mid on for a single to end the over.

12.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

12.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Nicely looped up outside off, driven through mid off for a single.

12.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva dances down the track to defend but wears it on the pads. The ball lobs towards short leg. They put in a stifled appeal but the umpire shakes his head.

12.2 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drifting in from around middle and leg, worked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

12.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up ball outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

Taijul Islam is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 12 1 Runs SL: 27/1

11.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower and turning away, pushed off the front foot to point. A maiden for Islam.

11.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

11.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Eased down to long off for a single.

11.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A loopy full toss, dipping in, Kusal gets down on one knee to slog it away but drags it off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

11.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted ball around off, defended into the ground.

11.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slightly short, slower through the air and served outside off, Mendis stays back to defend but the ball turns away to beat the outside edge.

End of Over : 11 2 Runs SL: 26/1

10.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length ball on middle and off, De Silva sticks back in defense.

10.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short of a length delivery on middle, pulled through square leg for a single.

10.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

10.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets across and flicks it through the leg side for a single.

10.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller and attacking the stumps, De Silva prods forward in defense.

10.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Comes steaming in and angles it away on a length outside off, De Silva covers the sticks and defends it back to Rahman.

End of Over : 10 3 Runs SL: 24/1

9.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it a touch short, De Silva camps back and attempts to pull it away. Mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

9.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball outside off, driven through cover for a single.

9.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya dances down to this tossed up ball, takes it on the full and flicks it through mid-wicket to get off strike.

9.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

9.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

9.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Edged but falls short! Islam knows what exactly the pitch is offering. He slows it through the air, at 77.2 kph, lands it outside off and lures the batsman forward. De Silva presses forward to defend but the ball turns a beat, takes the outside edge but falls short of the first slip fielder.

End of Over : 9 1 Runs SL: 21/1

8.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Fuller but the line is too wide outside off to make the batter play at it.

8.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length ball on middle and off, KM hangs back in defense.

8.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Goes from around the wicket and angles it in from outside off, Mendis has it covered before making leave.

8.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis has got nothing to do with that one.

8.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Angling away from a length outside off, Kusal pokes at it and gets beaten comprehensively.

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~~Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.~~

13.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Advances down the track and milks it down to long on for a single.

13.4 4

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! In the air... safe! Floats it up outside off, dipping in. De Silva gets down and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.3 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. On a flatter trajectory, defended off the back foot back to the bowler.

13.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. On middle and leg, wristed towards mid on.

13.1 3

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Good effort in the field! Hasan begins this spell with a short ball, serves it wide outside off, it's slapped through cover. Tamim gives it a long hard chase and does extremely well to pull the ball back in play. They take three till then.

Mehidy Hasan is brought back into the attack. He bowled just an over and removed Karunaratne.

End of Over : 13 3 Runs SL: 30/1

12.6 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Fires it fuller on middle and leg, worked away towards mid on for a single to end the over.

12.5 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

12.4 1

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Nicely looped up outside off, driven through mid off for a single.

12.3 0

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva dances down the track to defend but wears it on the pads. The ball lobs towards short leg. They put in a stifled appeal but the umpire shakes his head.

12.2 1

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drifting in from around middle and leg, worked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

12.1 0

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up ball outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

Taijul Islam is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 12 1 Runs SL: 27/1

11.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower and turning away, pushed off the front foot to point. A maiden for Islam.

11.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

11.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Eased down to long off for a single.

11.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A loopy full toss, dipping in, Kusal gets down on one knee to slog it away but drags it off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

11.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted ball around off, defended into the ground.

11.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slightly short, slower through the air and served outside off, Mendis stays back to defend but the ball turns away to beat the outside edge.

End of Over : 11 2 Runs SL: 26/1

10.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length ball on middle and off, De Silva sticks back in defense.

10.5 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Short of a length delivery on middle, pulled through square leg for a single.

10.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

10.3 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Gets across and flicks it through the leg side for a single.

10.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller and attacking the stumps, De Silva prods forward in defense.

10.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Comes steaming in and angles it away on a length outside off, De Silva covers the sticks and defends it back to Rahman.

End of Over : 10 3 Runs SL: 24/1

9.6 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drops it a touch short, De Silva camps back and attempts to pull it away. Mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

9.5 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball outside off, driven through cover for a single.

9.4 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya dances down to this tossed up ball, takes it on the full and flicks it through mid-wicket to get off strike.

9.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

9.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter one outside off, punched off the back foot to the cover fielder.

9.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Edged but falls short! Islam knows what exactly the pitch is offering. He slows it through the air, at 77.2 kph, lands it outside off and lures the batsman forward. De Silva presses forward to defend but the ball turns a beat, takes the outside edge but falls short of the first slip fielder.

End of Over : 9 1 Runs SL: 21/1

8.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Fuller but the line is too wide outside off to make the batter play at it.

8.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length ball on middle and off, KM hangs back in defense.

8.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Goes from around the wicket and angles it in from outside off, Mendis has it covered before making leave.

8.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis has got nothing to do with that one.

8.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Angling away from a length outside off, Kusal pokes at it and gets beaten comprehensively.

8.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single.

End of Over : 8 2 Runs SL: 20/1

7.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Beaten! Slower through the air, at 77.4 kph, Mendis leans forward to block but the ball turns away and beats the outside edge by a whisker.

7.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air around middle and off, Mendis hangs back in defense.

7.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drags his length back a touch, it's slapped straight to the man at cover-point.

7.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit quicker but it's a bit too full, kept out watchfully.

7.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Little bit of shimmy down the track from De Silva as he works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

7.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery, landing full outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.

End of Over : 7 4 Runs SL: 18/1

6.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. In the fifth stump line, the batter is happy to make a leave.

6.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Goes wide of the crease and once angles it on a length outside off, stabbed out comfortably.

6.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slightly shorter in length, slanting away outside off, shouldered arms to.

6.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, De Silva stays back in defense.

6.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Dhananjaya means business! Anticipates a short ball from Rahman, he swivels just a bit and pummels it over mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.

6.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Angles it away on a length outside off, dabbed towards the man at point.

End of Over : 6 1 Runs SL: 14/1

5.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis sees off the last ball with a forward block.

5.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven to covers.

5.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

5.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Eased through covers to rotate strike.

5.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Huuugeee appeal, turned down! Bowled flatter outside off, Dhananjaya gets his stride out to block. Gets hit on the front pad and that makes Islam go up in celebration. The umpire, though, negates the same. The hosts think about the review but then decide against it thinking an inside edge to be present. They are right and wrong. Wrong, as there's no bat involved but right, as the impact was well outside off.

5.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 5 4 Runs SL: 13/1

4.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis looks to play it through the off side but fails to get bat to that.

4.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. EDGED AND DROPPED! Who is the cuplrit? Mehidy Hasan. Angling away from Kusal on a length, he stays back and looks to open the bat face and hangs his bat out there for the same. The ball goes off the outer half towards the slip cordon. Hasan dives to his left from second slip but the ball hits him on the wrists and goes to ground. Should have taken this at this level. How costly will this be?

4.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Off the mark in style. Rahman bowls it short in length, Mendis goes back and plays the pull shot. The ball goes through front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

4.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled on a length outside off, defended towards point.

4.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On a length in line of the stumps, blocked to the on side.

4.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled outside off, Mendis shoulders arms to let it be.

Another change. After picking up a wicket, Hasan is taken out of the attack and Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

End of Over : 4 8 Runs SL: 9/1

3.6 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Good cricket. Dhananjaya de Silva picks the length up early on this occasion. This is a half-tracker on middle, he goes back and heaves it over mid-wicket for yet another boundary. 8 runs off this one.

3.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed to point.

3.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! This is what has to be done on such a track. Floated up around middle, Dhananjaya slinks down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket. That goes to the fence and the first boundary of the innings is hit.

3.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter on off, blocked from the crease.

3.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva gets down the track and blocks it.

3.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 3 1 Runs SL: 1/1

2.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

2.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. What an approach! De Silva gets down and plays a slog sweep to this one. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket for a single to get going.

2.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around off, defended off the front foot.

8.1 1

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller on middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single.

End of Over : 8 2 Runs SL: 20/1

7.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Beaten! Slower through the air, at 77.4 kph, Mendis leans forward to block but the ball turns away and beats the outside edge by a whisker.

7.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air around middle and off, Mendis hangs back in defense.

7.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drags his length back a touch, it's slapped straight to the man at cover-point.

7.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit quicker but it's a bit too full, kept out watchfully.

7.2 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Little bit of shimmy down the track from De Silva as he works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

7.1 1

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery, landing full outside off, pushed towards cover for a single.

End of Over : 7 4 Runs SL: 18/1

6.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. In the fifth stump line, the batter is happy to make a leave.

6.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Goes wide of the crease and once angles it on a length outside off, stabbed out comfortably.

6.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slightly shorter in length, slanting away outside off, shouldered arms to.

6.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, De Silva stays back in defense.

6.2 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Dhananjaya means business! Anticipates a short ball from Rahman, he swivels just a bit and pummels it over mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.

6.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Angles it away on a length outside off, dabbed towards the man at point.

End of Over : 6 1 Runs SL: 14/1

5.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis sees off the last ball with a forward block.

5.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, driven to covers.

5.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

5.3 1

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Eased through covers to rotate strike.

5.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Huuugeee appeal, turned down! Bowled flatter outside off, Dhananjaya gets his stride out to block. Gets hit on the front pad and that makes Islam go up in celebration. The umpire, though, negates the same. The hosts think about the review but then decide against it thinking an inside edge to be present. They are right and wrong. Wrong, as there's no bat involved but right, as the impact was well outside off.

5.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 5 4 Runs SL: 13/1

4.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, Mendis looks to play it through the off side but fails to get bat to that.

4.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. EDGED AND DROPPED! Who is the cuplrit? Mehidy Hasan. Angling away from Kusal on a length, he stays back and looks to open the bat face and hangs his bat out there for the same. The ball goes off the outer half towards the slip cordon. Hasan dives to his left from second slip but the ball hits him on the wrists and goes to ground. Should have taken this at this level. How costly will this be?

4.4 4

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Off the mark in style. Rahman bowls it short in length, Mendis goes back and plays the pull shot. The ball goes through front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

4.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled on a length outside off, defended towards point.

4.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. On a length in line of the stumps, blocked to the on side.

4.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Hurled outside off, Mendis shoulders arms to let it be.

Another change. After picking up a wicket, Hasan is taken out of the attack and Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

End of Over : 4 8 Runs SL: 9/1

3.6 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Good cricket. Dhananjaya de Silva picks the length up early on this occasion. This is a half-tracker on middle, he goes back and heaves it over mid-wicket for yet another boundary. 8 runs off this one.

3.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed to point.

3.4 4

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! This is what has to be done on such a track. Floated up around middle, Dhananjaya slinks down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket. That goes to the fence and the first boundary of the innings is hit.

3.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter on off, blocked from the crease.

3.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva gets down the track and blocks it.

3.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, pushed towards covers.

End of Over : 3 1 Runs SL: 1/1

2.6 0

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

2.5 1

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. What an approach! De Silva gets down and plays a slog sweep to this one. The ball goes towards deep mid-wicket for a single to get going.

2.4 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around off, defended off the front foot.

Dhananjaya de Silva walks in at the fall of the early wicket.

2.3 W

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. OUT! Early strike for the hosts! All through yesterday, Sri Lanka were struggling to get a wicket and here are the hosts, they strike off the 15th ball of the innings. Floated outside off, Karunaratne shouldn't be playing away from his body on this track. He does so and pays the price. He gets his front leg out of the way and then hangs his bat out at that tamely. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of Kayes at first slip. He reacts well and takes it nicely. Staying alert helps. You have to credit Mahmudullah's captaincy here. He brought on the off spinner to bowl to the left-hander after just one over from Rahman and it has worked for his side. The Lankan southpaw bags a duck in his first Test of 2018, after having a stellar 2017.

2.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. DK lunges forward to bury this onto the ground.

2.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the stumps, blocked off the back foot.

Mehidy Hasan to roll his arm now. An immediate change here. A slip and bat-pad in place.

End of Over : 2 0 Runs SL: 0/0

1.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

1.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lovely bowling. Islam seems ounces away from picking up his maiden scalp. This one is tossed up just around off, it spins past the outer edge of the bat.

1.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

1.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

1.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

1.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Beaten straightaway! Floated outside off, Mendis lunges forward to defend but gets beaten by the away turn on this one.

Sunzamul Islam, the newcomer, will share the new ball from the other end. A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 1 0 Runs SL: 0/0

0.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Dimuth stays in the crease and sees it off. A maiden to begin for Bangladesh.

0.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Full on the pads, Karunaratne misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads to the keeper. Das dives and stops it.

0.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Landed around off, met with a straight bat face off the front foot.

0.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Sprayed down the leg side, Karunaratne misses the flick.

0.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot.

0.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Rahman begins with a full ball on off and middle, pushed defensively back to the bowler.

End of Over : 100.0 BAN: 307/5

429.2 overs, 1533 runs, 24 wickets - the relevant numbers for the game. Sums up the match, right? Test cricket certainly doesn't require such games for its advancements. With a hope that the following game doesn't offer the same, we head to Dhaka for the second Test. It begins on the 8th of February, 2018 from 0930 local time (0330 GMT). Do join us. Till then, take care. Cheers! Adios! Meanwhile, you can catch some limited overs action by switching to the ongoing South Africa vs India game.

Mominul Haque became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to score two tons in a single Test. He also returned with most runs in a game for a player of his nation - 281. His love affair with Chittagong continued. Rightly so, he is adjudged the MAN OF THE MATCH.

In reply, Sri Lanka turned up with a mountain of runs as the each from the second wicket to the sixth wicket stand crossed the 50-run mark. The 308-run association between Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva helped them build a strong reply. Both of them got daddy hundreds but missed out on double tons. Even Roshen Silva used up the chance to get to his maiden test ton. Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan picked up 7 wickets between them. With a 200-run lead, the visitors came out all guns blazing but then an effective response from Haque and Das turned out to be their undoing.

Earlier in the game, the hosts had no hesitation in batting first. The 236-run partnership between Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim helped them set the base for a big score. The hometown southpaw stroked his way to a huge score while the latter missed out on his ton by 8 runs. Even Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah used the occasion to add a half century to their kitty. For the Lankans, Suranga Lakmal and Rangana Herath turned up with three apiece.

Here is what Liton Das has got to say when he is caught up after the game. He says that he thought of reaching his landmark in style quickly and hence came down the track to that ball and played the shot. Athar Ali Khan takes the mike from him and states that the youngster has realised his mistake. On being asked about his stand with Mominul Haque, the wicketkeeper-batsman states that he and the southpaw decided to take it over by over and that worked. He opines that the middle of the track was very flat and the areas outside the stumps had some roughs.

After the two batters departed in succession, the tourists sensed an opening to get a positive result in their favour. But Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain combined together for a stand worth 28 that took 106 balls, which signified that the game was moving nowhere and only one outcome looked assured, which is what happened.

Such has been the nature of the track, that wonder if it is right to give credit to Bangladesh for this or whether to blame the placid pitch for the tame run-filled boring draw. The hosts came into the final day still 119 adrift of Sri Lanka's total. They had lost three quick wickets towards the end of Day 4, to stare at a possible innings defeat. But Mominul Haque and Liton Das had different plans. They stitched together a 180-run stand and quelled any hopes that the visitors would have had of an early end to the game. The southpaw passed the triple figure mark for the 6th time in Tests, 5th in Chittagong, while the latter missed out on his by a mere 6 runs.

That's that! The SHAKE OF HANDS THAT WE ALL AWAITED! It's come. Both the sides decide that it isn't possible to eke out a result from this point and decide to settle for a DRAW. Wonder who will the happier of the two sides at the end of the game.

99.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated up at a fuller length, Hossain pushes it back towards the bowler.

99.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Well, well, well down the leg side, it spins further away. Mosaddek lets it be. The leg gully takes evasive action even as the keeper rushes to stop that. Wide not signaled, even the umpire is bored perhaps.

99.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. MH goes back and presents a straight bat face to keep this out.

99.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

99.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated on the stumps, pushed to mid-wicket.

99.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Where was this Sandakan all this while? Tosses up a googly around off, it goes straight on. Squares Mosaddek up who just misses out on edging it.

End of Over : 99 2 Runs BAN: 307/5

98.6 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. A loopy full toss, hit back to the bowler with love.

Dhananjaya de Silva walks in at the fall of the early wicket.

2.3 W

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. OUT! Early strike for the hosts! All through yesterday, Sri Lanka were struggling to get a wicket and here are the hosts, they strike off the 15th ball of the innings. Floated outside off, Karunaratne shouldn't be playing away from his body on this track. He does so and pays the price. He gets his front leg out of the way and then hangs his bat out at that tamely. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of Kayes at first slip. He reacts well and takes it nicely. Staying alert helps. You have to credit Mahmudullah's captaincy here. He brought on the off spinner to bowl to the left-hander after just one over from Rahman and it has worked for his side. The Lankan southpaw bags a duck in his first Test of 2018, after having a stellar 2017.

2.2 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. DK lunges forward to bury this onto the ground.

2.1 0

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the stumps, blocked off the back foot.

Mehidy Hasan to roll his arm now. An immediate change here. A slip and bat-pad in place.

End of Over : 2 0 Runs SL: 0/0

1.6 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

1.5 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Lovely bowling. Islam seems ounces away from picking up his maiden scalp. This one is tossed up just around off, it spins past the outer edge of the bat.

1.4 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

1.3 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Around off and middle, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

1.2 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Bowled in line of the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

1.1 0

Sunzamul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Beaten straightaway! Floated outside off, Mendis lunges forward to defend but gets beaten by the away turn on this one.

Sunzamul Islam, the newcomer, will share the new ball from the other end. A slip and a short leg in place.

End of Over : 1 0 Runs SL: 0/0

0.6 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Dimuth stays in the crease and sees it off. A maiden to begin for Bangladesh.

0.5 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Full on the pads, Karunaratne misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads to the keeper. Das dives and stops it.

0.4 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Landed around off, met with a straight bat face off the front foot.

0.3 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Sprayed down the leg side, Karunaratne misses the flick.

0.2 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot.

0.1 0

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Rahman begins with a full ball on off and middle, pushed defensively back to the bowler.

End of Over : 100.0 BAN: 307/5

429.2 overs, 1533 runs, 24 wickets - the relevant numbers for the game. Sums up the match, right? Test cricket certainly doesn't require such games for its advancements. With a hope that the following game doesn't offer the same, we head to Dhaka for the second Test. It begins on the 8th of February, 2018 from 0930 local time (0330 GMT). Do join us. Till then, take care. Cheers! Adios! Meanwhile, you can catch some limited overs action by switching to the ongoing South Africa vs India game.

Mominul Haque became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to score two tons in a single Test. He also returned with most runs in a game for a player of his nation - 281. His love affair with Chittagong continued. Rightly so, he is adjudged the MAN OF THE MATCH.

In reply, Sri Lanka turned up with a mountain of runs as the each from the second wicket to the sixth wicket stand crossed the 50-run mark. The 308-run association between Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva helped them build a strong reply. Both of them got daddy hundreds but missed out on double tons. Even Roshen Silva used up the chance to get to his maiden test ton. Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan picked up 7 wickets between them. With a 200-run lead, the visitors came out all guns blazing but then an effective response from Haque and Das turned out to be their undoing.

Earlier in the game, the hosts had no hesitation in batting first. The 236-run partnership between Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim helped them set the base for a big score. The hometown southpaw stroked his way to a huge score while the latter missed out on his ton by 8 runs. Even Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah used the occasion to add a half century to their kitty. For the Lankans, Suranga Lakmal and Rangana Herath turned up with three apiece.

Here is what Liton Das has got to say when he is caught up after the game. He says that he thought of reaching his landmark in style quickly and hence came down the track to that ball and played the shot. Athar Ali Khan takes the mike from him and states that the youngster has realised his mistake. On being asked about his stand with Mominul Haque, the wicketkeeper-batsman states that he and the southpaw decided to take it over by over and that worked. He opines that the middle of the track was very flat and the areas outside the stumps had some roughs.

After the two batters departed in succession, the tourists sensed an opening to get a positive result in their favour. But Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain combined together for a stand worth 28 that took 106 balls, which signified that the game was moving nowhere and only one outcome looked assured, which is what happened.

Such has been the nature of the track, that wonder if it is right to give credit to Bangladesh for this or whether to blame the placid pitch for the tame run-filled boring draw. The hosts came into the final day still 119 adrift of Sri Lanka's total. They had lost three quick wickets towards the end of Day 4, to stare at a possible innings defeat. But Mominul Haque and Liton Das had different plans. They stitched together a 180-run stand and quelled any hopes that the visitors would have had of an early end to the game. The southpaw passed the triple figure mark for the 6th time in Tests, 5th in Chittagong, while the latter missed out on his by a mere 6 runs.

That's that! The SHAKE OF HANDS THAT WE ALL AWAITED! It's come. Both the sides decide that it isn't possible to eke out a result from this point and decide to settle for a DRAW. Wonder who will the happier of the two sides at the end of the game.

99.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated up at a fuller length, Hossain pushes it back towards the bowler.

99.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Well, well, well down the leg side, it spins further away. Mosaddek lets it be. The leg gully takes evasive action even as the keeper rushes to stop that. Wide not signaled, even the umpire is bored perhaps.

99.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. MH goes back and presents a straight bat face to keep this out.

99.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

99.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated on the stumps, pushed to mid-wicket.

99.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Where was this Sandakan all this while? Tosses up a googly around off, it goes straight on. Squares Mosaddek up who just misses out on edging it.

End of Over : 99 2 Runs BAN: 307/5

98.6 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. A loopy full toss, hit back to the bowler with love.

98.5 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around off, Mahmudullah taps it towards covers. Wants a run but decides against it seeing the fielder get to it quickly.

98.4 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

98.3 1

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain. This is what you get with leg spinners. A long hop on the stumps, punched through mid on for one.

98.2 0

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain. Oh! Mendis extracts purchase from this surface. Tosses it up outside off, Hossain goes for the drive but misses. It turned sharply.

98.1 1

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven through covers for one.

Kusal Mendis is introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 98 1 Runs BAN: 305/5

97.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Something for me to write, finally! Tossed up outside off, Hossain lunges but misses. Dickwella whips the bails off and asks the question but gets a negation as an answer. Niroshan gets to the batter and tries to get his back leg out of the crease with his hands in jest. All in good spirits.

97.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Mosaddek gets back and keeps it out to short leg.

97.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. This one is guided past backward point for one.

97.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Hit aerially back towards the bowler.

97.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Sprayed down the leg side, Mahmudullah lets it be.

97.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Loopy googly outside off, Mahmudullah goes for the drive but misses.

End of Over : 97 0 Runs BAN: 304/5

96.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain lets it come to him and dead-bats it.

96.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off, defended off the front foot.

96.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Lunges forward and defends this solidly.

96.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Mosaddek goes behind and keeps it out.

96.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Gone? No! Looked so at first. Floated outside off, Hossain gets an inside edge yet again past short leg to his right. Looked as if it went straight into his hands.

96.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up outside off, Hossain lunges to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg. Dickwella has something to say to the batsman.

End of Over : 96 1 Runs BAN: 304/5

95.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Bowled outside off, guided towards backward point.

95.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Tossed up on the pads, flicked away.

95.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. This one is punched through covers for a single.

95.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Similar ball and similar set of actions.

95.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on off, Hossain goes back and dead-bats it.

95.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated full around off, driven straight to mid off.

End of Over : 95 4 Runs BAN: 303/5

94.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. This one is cut away to the man at point.

94.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven through covers.

94.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Served around middle and leg, kept out off the front foot.

94.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Pushed from the crease to mid on.

94.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

94.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Dropped shot outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary. The lead now crosses 100.

End of Over : 94 7 Runs BAN: 299/5

93.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven towards covers. Chandimal dives but makes a half-stop. A run is taken eventually.

93.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, punched towards covers.

93.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Patted to the same region for another single.

93.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. FOUR! Oh Sandakan, when will you learn. He floats it well outside off, Hossain goes back and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary.

93.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, Mahmudullah lunges to defend but gets a soft outside edge past slip for one.

93.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Looped outside off, cut away to point.

Lakshan Sandakan is back on.

End of Over : 93 0 Runs BAN: 292/5

92.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. MH prods and smothers this one.

ary-ball"> 98.5 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around off, Mahmudullah taps it towards covers. Wants a run but decides against it seeing the fielder get to it quickly.

98.4 0

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

98.3 1

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain. This is what you get with leg spinners. A long hop on the stumps, punched through mid on for one.

98.2 0

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain. Oh! Mendis extracts purchase from this surface. Tosses it up outside off, Hossain goes for the drive but misses. It turned sharply.

98.1 1

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven through covers for one.

Kusal Mendis is introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 98 1 Runs BAN: 305/5

97.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Something for me to write, finally! Tossed up outside off, Hossain lunges but misses. Dickwella whips the bails off and asks the question but gets a negation as an answer. Niroshan gets to the batter and tries to get his back leg out of the crease with his hands in jest. All in good spirits.

97.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Mosaddek gets back and keeps it out to short leg.

97.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. This one is guided past backward point for one.

97.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Hit aerially back towards the bowler.

97.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Sprayed down the leg side, Mahmudullah lets it be.

97.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Loopy googly outside off, Mahmudullah goes for the drive but misses.

End of Over : 97 0 Runs BAN: 304/5

96.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain lets it come to him and dead-bats it.

96.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off, defended off the front foot.

96.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Lunges forward and defends this solidly.

96.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Mosaddek goes behind and keeps it out.

96.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Gone? No! Looked so at first. Floated outside off, Hossain gets an inside edge yet again past short leg to his right. Looked as if it went straight into his hands.

96.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up outside off, Hossain lunges to defend but gets an inside edge towards short leg. Dickwella has something to say to the batsman.

End of Over : 96 1 Runs BAN: 304/5

95.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Bowled outside off, guided towards backward point.

95.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Tossed up on the pads, flicked away.

95.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. This one is punched through covers for a single.

95.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Similar ball and similar set of actions.

95.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on off, Hossain goes back and dead-bats it.

95.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated full around off, driven straight to mid off.

End of Over : 95 4 Runs BAN: 303/5

94.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. This one is cut away to the man at point.

94.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven through covers.

94.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Served around middle and leg, kept out off the front foot.

94.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Pushed from the crease to mid on.

94.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

94.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Dropped shot outside off, Mahmudullah goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary. The lead now crosses 100.

End of Over : 94 7 Runs BAN: 299/5

93.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, driven towards covers. Chandimal dives but makes a half-stop. A run is taken eventually.

93.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Outside off, punched towards covers.

93.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. Patted to the same region for another single.

93.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain. FOUR! Oh Sandakan, when will you learn. He floats it well outside off, Hossain goes back and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary.

93.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, Mahmudullah lunges to defend but gets a soft outside edge past slip for one.

93.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mahmudullah. Looped outside off, cut away to point.

Lakshan Sandakan is back on.

End of Over : 93 0 Runs BAN: 292/5

92.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. MH prods and smothers this one.

92.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Shortish outside off, cut away to point.

92.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up around off, Hossain defends it off the inner half towards short leg.

92.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

92.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Similar ball, same action.

92.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on off, Hossain keeps it out from the crease.

Dilruwan Perera is swung over.

End of Over : 92 2 Runs BAN: 292/5

91.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bouncer, ducked under by Mahmudullah.

91.5 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Length ball angling away, punched through covers for one.

91.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Lakmal runs in from round the wicket and delivers it around off. Mahmudullah plays it towards point.

91.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Back of a length ball outside off, Mahmudullah gets out of the way and lets it be.

91.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Length ball around off, defended off the back foot.

91.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Hurled around off, kept out from the crease.

End of Over : 91 0 Runs BAN: 290/5

90.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Another maiden over.

90.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Hurled on the stumps, with a lunge.

90.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

90.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off and middle, Mosaddek gets it off the inside half to short leg.

90.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up around middle and leg, Hossain gets his bat in front of the pads and blocks.

90.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated outside off, driven to covers.

End of Over : 90 2 Runs BAN: 290/5

89.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah gets forward and blocks.

89.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bouncer on the stumps, Mahmudullah crouches low to let it pass.

89.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Short in length on the stumps, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. Hossain gets off the mark with a single. He does so on the 19th ball he has faced.

89.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. On a length around off, Mosaddek hangs back and defends with a straight bat.

89.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. This one is punched to sweeper cover for one.

89.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller on off, defended off the front foot.

Suranga Lakmal back into the attack.

End of Over : 89 1 Runs BAN: 288/5

88.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Another risky shot. Mahmudullah lofts it inside out towards covers for a quick single to retain strike.

88.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the stumps, Mahmudullah goes back and defends it.

88.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Nicely bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

88.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Slower through the air outside off, Mahmudullah blocks it with a lunge.

88.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

88.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges forward and defends this one.

End of Over : 88 2 Runs BAN: 287/5

87.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on the stumps, kept out from the crease.

87.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Outside off, driven to covers.

87.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended nicely off the front foot onto the ground.

87.3 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Oh my gosh! This one spins in sharply and beats the batter and the keeper all ends up. Hossain strides forward to defend this one but the ball beats him on the inside, strikes his front pad and goes off the keeper's chest down towards fine leg. Two leg byes signaled.

87.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

87.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off, defended off the front foot onto he ground.

Dilruwan Perera to continue...

End of Over : 87 4 Runs BAN: 285/5

86.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Fuller around off, defended off the inner half towards short leg.

86.5 92.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Shortish outside off, cut away to point.

92.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up around off, Hossain defends it off the inner half towards short leg.

92.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

92.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Similar ball, same action.

92.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on off, Hossain keeps it out from the crease.

Dilruwan Perera is swung over.

End of Over : 92 2 Runs BAN: 292/5

91.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bouncer, ducked under by Mahmudullah.

91.5 2

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Length ball angling away, punched through covers for one.

91.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Lakmal runs in from round the wicket and delivers it around off. Mahmudullah plays it towards point.

91.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Back of a length ball outside off, Mahmudullah gets out of the way and lets it be.

91.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Length ball around off, defended off the back foot.

91.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Hurled around off, kept out from the crease.

End of Over : 91 0 Runs BAN: 290/5

90.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Another maiden over.

90.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Hurled on the stumps, with a lunge.

90.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

90.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off and middle, Mosaddek gets it off the inside half to short leg.

90.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Tossed up around middle and leg, Hossain gets his bat in front of the pads and blocks.

90.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Floated outside off, driven to covers.

End of Over : 90 2 Runs BAN: 290/5

89.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah gets forward and blocks.

89.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bouncer on the stumps, Mahmudullah crouches low to let it pass.

89.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. Short in length on the stumps, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. Hossain gets off the mark with a single. He does so on the 19th ball he has faced.

89.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mosaddek Hossain. On a length around off, Mosaddek hangs back and defends with a straight bat.

89.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. This one is punched to sweeper cover for one.

89.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Fuller on off, defended off the front foot.

Suranga Lakmal back into the attack.

End of Over : 89 1 Runs BAN: 288/5

88.6 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Another risky shot. Mahmudullah lofts it inside out towards covers for a quick single to retain strike.

88.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the stumps, Mahmudullah goes back and defends it.

88.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Nicely bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

88.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Slower through the air outside off, Mahmudullah blocks it with a lunge.

88.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

88.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges forward and defends this one.

End of Over : 88 2 Runs BAN: 287/5

87.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flatter on the stumps, kept out from the crease.

87.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Outside off, driven to covers.

87.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended nicely off the front foot onto the ground.

87.3 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Oh my gosh! This one spins in sharply and beats the batter and the keeper all ends up. Hossain strides forward to defend this one but the ball beats him on the inside, strikes his front pad and goes off the keeper's chest down towards fine leg. Two leg byes signaled.

87.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

87.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Around off, defended off the front foot onto he ground.

Dilruwan Perera to continue...

End of Over : 87 4 Runs BAN: 285/5

86.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Fuller around off, defended off the inner half towards short leg.

86.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Wow! Look at this one turn. Floated around off, the ball spins just past the outside edge of Mahmudullah's defensive bat.

86.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Gets nicely forward and blocks it down the track.

86.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. This ball is defended towards the point fielder.

86.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter and quicker on the pads, Mahmudullah fails to defend and gets hit low on the pads.

86.1 4

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Runs straightaway! Herath tosses it up around off, it is fuller in length. Mahmudullah gets his front leg out of the way and drives it nicely through covers for a boundary.

Welcome back! We're all set for the final segment of this game. Mahmudullah will face Rangana Herath to begin proceedings. Here we go...

... Final Day, Final Session ...

So, we've got a match in our hands here. 81 runs ahead with 5 wickets in hand, can't really say who's ahead at the moment. We have 31 overs more to be bowled, with a possible two overs reduction due to the change of innings. Will this game go down to the wire? Will be in a position to start the talks of 5-dat Test cricket at its best et al? Let's see. See ya soon!

The session began in a sedate way but Mominul and Liton got about to scoring runs at a fast pace. So much so that, they took some risks, getting dropped in the process. Eventually Mushfiqur Rahim signaled to them from their dressing room to calm down. That they did, as both of them strung together a 180-run stand. At this point, because of the pair, they lead by 81. Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera have bowled their hearts out while Dhananjaya de Silva turned out to be the one with the golden arm. Lakshan Sandakan was all but disciplined and frugal.

A happening session! In fact the last hour, we can say. 46/2 in the 14 overs after the drinks interval. Sri Lanka certainly had some magic potion then or maybe a lucky one as they prised out the two set batters after that. Mominul Haque got a very good delivery that he had to play. More than that, the catch by Dimuth Karunaratne was to be credited. Then, a certain youngster aged 35, going around with the name of Dilruwan Perera took a well-judged stunner to end Liton Das' stay. The batter had to be blamed first because he threw away a golden opportunity to get to a triple figures.

End of Over : 86 0 Runs BAN: 281/5

85.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Perera bowls this from round the wicket and lands it around middle and leg. Hossain lunges and defends this one solidly to walk unbeaten into TEA, FINAL DAY!

Forward short leg and short mid-wicket in place.

85.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot towards covers.

85.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Another slip added.

85.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Shorter outside off, Mosaddek fails to cut it away.

85.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flighted outside off, pushed towards point.

85.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked off the front foot towards covers.

Last over before Tea...

End of Over : 85 0 Runs BAN: 281/5

84.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Maiden. Mahmudullah blocks this one with a prod.

84.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the pads, flicked away for nothing.

84.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

84.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, blocked firmly with a lunge.

84.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. This one is pushed to the man at covers.

84.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around off, bunted off the front foot.

End of Over : 84 1 Runs BAN: 281/5

83.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked firmly off the front foot onto the ground.

83.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain is safe to bat on as a FLAT LINE IS SEEN ON SNICKO! Floated outside off, the ball spins in after pitching. Hossain looks to punch it off the back foot but seems to have missed it. However, there was a sound as the ball passed the bat. Yet, nobody among the players really appeal. Karunaratne seems to have heard something and he urges his skipper to go for the DRS. Chandimal obliges, even as Mosaddek signals to his partner that he hasn't hit it. Snicko confirms the same and Sri Lanka lose a review.

Review time! Things really happening here now. There is a caught behind appeal against Hossain that is taken upstairs by Sri Lanka. There seems to be some noise but no real elation from the players.

83.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

83.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

83.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah taps this towards backward point and takes a quick run. Risky, as there was a man there, but he didn't collect it cleanly on the first go. Karunaratne is the man.

83.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the stumps, turned to mid-wicket.

End of Over : 83 1 Runs BAN: 280/5

82.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Bunted firmly off the front foot.

82.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Steers it away towards third man for a single.

82.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

82.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, pushed towards mid off. Mahmudullah wants a run but eventually has to settle for none as the fielder gets to the ball quickly.

Mosaddek Hossain walks in next.

82.2 W

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. OUT! DILRUWAN TAKES A STUNNER! What a catch to send the set Das back! It is a poor shot to be frank. Herath floats it up around off, Liton gets down the track and looks to get to his milestone with a glory shot. He fails to get to the pitch of the ball and due to the little spin on the ball, he ends up skying it high in the air. Perera sidetracks from mid off and goes towards long off. Never did he take his eyes off the ball. In the end, he turned aballs ">0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Wow! Look at this one turn. Floated around off, the ball spins just past the outside edge of Mahmudullah's defensive bat.

86.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Gets nicely forward and blocks it down the track.

86.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. This ball is defended towards the point fielder.

86.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter and quicker on the pads, Mahmudullah fails to defend and gets hit low on the pads.

86.1 4

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Runs straightaway! Herath tosses it up around off, it is fuller in length. Mahmudullah gets his front leg out of the way and drives it nicely through covers for a boundary.

Welcome back! We're all set for the final segment of this game. Mahmudullah will face Rangana Herath to begin proceedings. Here we go...

... Final Day, Final Session ...

So, we've got a match in our hands here. 81 runs ahead with 5 wickets in hand, can't really say who's ahead at the moment. We have 31 overs more to be bowled, with a possible two overs reduction due to the change of innings. Will this game go down to the wire? Will be in a position to start the talks of 5-dat Test cricket at its best et al? Let's see. See ya soon!

The session began in a sedate way but Mominul and Liton got about to scoring runs at a fast pace. So much so that, they took some risks, getting dropped in the process. Eventually Mushfiqur Rahim signaled to them from their dressing room to calm down. That they did, as both of them strung together a 180-run stand. At this point, because of the pair, they lead by 81. Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera have bowled their hearts out while Dhananjaya de Silva turned out to be the one with the golden arm. Lakshan Sandakan was all but disciplined and frugal.

A happening session! In fact the last hour, we can say. 46/2 in the 14 overs after the drinks interval. Sri Lanka certainly had some magic potion then or maybe a lucky one as they prised out the two set batters after that. Mominul Haque got a very good delivery that he had to play. More than that, the catch by Dimuth Karunaratne was to be credited. Then, a certain youngster aged 35, going around with the name of Dilruwan Perera took a well-judged stunner to end Liton Das' stay. The batter had to be blamed first because he threw away a golden opportunity to get to a triple figures.

End of Over : 86 0 Runs BAN: 281/5

85.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Perera bowls this from round the wicket and lands it around middle and leg. Hossain lunges and defends this one solidly to walk unbeaten into TEA, FINAL DAY!

Forward short leg and short mid-wicket in place.

85.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Defended off the front foot towards covers.

85.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Another slip added.

85.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Shorter outside off, Mosaddek fails to cut it away.

85.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Flighted outside off, pushed towards point.

85.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked off the front foot towards covers.

Last over before Tea...

End of Over : 85 0 Runs BAN: 281/5

84.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Maiden. Mahmudullah blocks this one with a prod.

84.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the pads, flicked away for nothing.

84.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

84.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, blocked firmly with a lunge.

84.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. This one is pushed to the man at covers.

84.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated around off, bunted off the front foot.

End of Over : 84 1 Runs BAN: 281/5

83.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked firmly off the front foot onto the ground.

83.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Hossain is safe to bat on as a FLAT LINE IS SEEN ON SNICKO! Floated outside off, the ball spins in after pitching. Hossain looks to punch it off the back foot but seems to have missed it. However, there was a sound as the ball passed the bat. Yet, nobody among the players really appeal. Karunaratne seems to have heard something and he urges his skipper to go for the DRS. Chandimal obliges, even as Mosaddek signals to his partner that he hasn't hit it. Snicko confirms the same and Sri Lanka lose a review.

Review time! Things really happening here now. There is a caught behind appeal against Hossain that is taken upstairs by Sri Lanka. There seems to be some noise but no real elation from the players.

83.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

83.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mosaddek Hossain. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

83.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah taps this towards backward point and takes a quick run. Risky, as there was a man there, but he didn't collect it cleanly on the first go. Karunaratne is the man.

83.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Flatter on the stumps, turned to mid-wicket.

End of Over : 83 1 Runs BAN: 280/5

82.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mosaddek Hossain. Bunted firmly off the front foot.

82.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Steers it away towards third man for a single.

82.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

82.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated outside off, pushed towards mid off. Mahmudullah wants a run but eventually has to settle for none as the fielder gets to the ball quickly.

Mosaddek Hossain walks in next.

82.2 W

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. OUT! DILRUWAN TAKES A STUNNER! What a catch to send the set Das back! It is a poor shot to be frank. Herath floats it up around off, Liton gets down the track and looks to get to his milestone with a glory shot. He fails to get to the pitch of the ball and due to the little spin on the ball, he ends up skying it high in the air. Perera sidetracks from mid off and goes towards long off. Never did he take his eyes off the ball. In the end, he turned around and takes that catch with a dive. The entire Sri Lanka side comes to him to congratulate him as he sits there in disbelief. Remember, he is 35 years young! Inexplicable shot from the Bangladesh keeper this. He walks back 6 runs short of his MAIDEN Test ton.

82.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Served outside off, driven to covers.

End of Over : 82 9 Runs BAN: 279/4

81.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Dropped! Lakshan Sandakan the man. Floated on the stumps, Mahmudullah gets down and sweeps it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Sandakan there runs to his left, gets to the ball but fails to hang on to that. What's more, the ball goes through his hands and into the fence.

81.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Das gets to the other end with a drive through mid on.

81.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

81.3 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. FOUR! Lovely shot. Loopy ball outside off, Das gets to the pitch of the ball with a stride forward and drives it through covers. The ball speeds away to the fence. The lead is now three quarters of a century. Liton moves into the 90s now.

81.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Floated outside off, kept out off the back foot.

81.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Flatter down the leg side, Liton lets it be.

A mini-conference in the middle. Herath, Chandimal and Lakmal stand at de Silva's bowling mark and have some thoughts exchanged. Dhananjaya will continue.

End of Over : 81 2 Runs BAN: 270/4

80.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

80.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Could have been fatal! Mahmudullah pushes it towards covers and races down for a run. However, his partner didn't move an inch, seeing the fielder rush to the ball. However, Sandakan, the man there, failed to collect the ball in a go and return the throw and the home side skipper gets back in safely.

80.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated outside off, eased through covers for one.

80.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter on the stumps, pushed to mid-wicket.

80.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot towards covers.

80.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, pushed towards covers for a single.

The fourth umpire comes running on to the field to give the SECOND NEW BALL to the on-field umpires. Yes, Sri Lanka opt for it straightaway and Rangana Herath will have the first go with it.

End of Over : 80 3 Runs BAN: 268/4

79.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Driven towards the mid on region.

79.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Hit to the man at mid on.

Remember, the second new ball will be due at the end of this over.

79.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Pushed towards wide mid off for a single.

79.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. De Silva comes round the wicket and delivers it around middle and leg, eased down to long on for a single.

79.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. This ball is driven towards mid on for a single.

79.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Looped up around off and middle, pushed back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 79 2 Runs BAN: 265/4

78.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flatter outside off, left alone.

78.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah pats it towards covers and gets to the other end.

78.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Served outside off, cut away through point for one.

78.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Punched off the back foot towards covers.

78.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

78.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Around off, turning in a touch, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 78 2 Runs BAN: 263/4

77.6 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. This ball is guided past point to get off the mark with a brace.

77.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges and blocks.

77.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

77.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Around off and middle, defended from the crease.

77.2 W

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. OUT! The magnum opus Test match with the bat ends for Mominul Haque! Gets an almost unplayable delivery for his downfall. De Silva loops it up nicely outside off, the angle is such that the southpaw has to play that. Mominul lunges and defends but the ball turns away just a touch to grab the outside edge. Now for the other part of this dismissal. The ball passes close past the keeper's gloves. Karunaratne is alert at first slip and swoops quickly to his right and takes that with a dive. Terrific catch that. The visitors leap up in celebration as they know the value of this scalp. Take a bow, Haque. What a game he has played! Top class. He walked in when his side were 148 runs behind, walks out with his side 61 ahead.

77.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, pushed towards backward point for nothing.

End of Over : 77 1 Runs BAN: 261/3

76.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Around middle, turned to mid-wicket.

76.5 1

82.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Served outside off, driven to covers.

End of Over : 82 9 Runs BAN: 279/4

81.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Dropped! Lakshan Sandakan the man. Floated on the stumps, Mahmudullah gets down and sweeps it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. Sandakan there runs to his left, gets to the ball but fails to hang on to that. What's more, the ball goes through his hands and into the fence.

81.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Das gets to the other end with a drive through mid on.

81.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

81.3 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. FOUR! Lovely shot. Loopy ball outside off, Das gets to the pitch of the ball with a stride forward and drives it through covers. The ball speeds away to the fence. The lead is now three quarters of a century. Liton moves into the 90s now.

81.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Floated outside off, kept out off the back foot.

81.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Flatter down the leg side, Liton lets it be.

A mini-conference in the middle. Herath, Chandimal and Lakmal stand at de Silva's bowling mark and have some thoughts exchanged. Dhananjaya will continue.

End of Over : 81 2 Runs BAN: 270/4

80.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

80.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Could have been fatal! Mahmudullah pushes it towards covers and races down for a run. However, his partner didn't move an inch, seeing the fielder rush to the ball. However, Sandakan, the man there, failed to collect the ball in a go and return the throw and the home side skipper gets back in safely.

80.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated outside off, eased through covers for one.

80.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter on the stumps, pushed to mid-wicket.

80.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot towards covers.

80.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter on off, pushed towards covers for a single.

The fourth umpire comes running on to the field to give the SECOND NEW BALL to the on-field umpires. Yes, Sri Lanka opt for it straightaway and Rangana Herath will have the first go with it.

End of Over : 80 3 Runs BAN: 268/4

79.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Driven towards the mid on region.

79.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Hit to the man at mid on.

Remember, the second new ball will be due at the end of this over.

79.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Pushed towards wide mid off for a single.

79.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. De Silva comes round the wicket and delivers it around middle and leg, eased down to long on for a single.

79.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. This ball is driven towards mid on for a single.

79.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Looped up around off and middle, pushed back towards the bowler.

End of Over : 79 2 Runs BAN: 265/4

78.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flatter outside off, left alone.

78.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah pats it towards covers and gets to the other end.

78.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Served outside off, cut away through point for one.

78.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Punched off the back foot towards covers.

78.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

78.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Around off, turning in a touch, defended off the back foot.

End of Over : 78 2 Runs BAN: 263/4

77.6 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. This ball is guided past point to get off the mark with a brace.

77.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges and blocks.

77.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

77.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahmudullah. Around off and middle, defended from the crease.

77.2 W

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. OUT! The magnum opus Test match with the bat ends for Mominul Haque! Gets an almost unplayable delivery for his downfall. De Silva loops it up nicely outside off, the angle is such that the southpaw has to play that. Mominul lunges and defends but the ball turns away just a touch to grab the outside edge. Now for the other part of this dismissal. The ball passes close past the keeper's gloves. Karunaratne is alert at first slip and swoops quickly to his right and takes that with a dive. Terrific catch that. The visitors leap up in celebration as they know the value of this scalp. Take a bow, Haque. What a game he has played! Top class. He walked in when his side were 148 runs behind, walks out with his side 61 ahead.

77.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, pushed towards backward point for nothing.

End of Over : 77 1 Runs BAN: 261/3

76.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Around middle, turned to mid-wicket.

76.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter and shorter outside off, slapped to deep point for one.

76.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Turn again. Harmless one though. Tossed up well outside off, Mominul doesn't fiddle with it. It spins away and goes to the keeper.

76.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Kept out off the back foot.

76.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On a flatter trajectory around off, Haque goes back to block it with a straight blade.

76.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot back to the bowler.

End of Over : 76 1 Runs BAN: 260/3

75.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Turns this one towards mid on for nothing.

75.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Liton drives this one towards the man at covers.

75.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Tossed up around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler.

75.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Mominul pushes this towards mid off and gets to the other end.

75.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, driven straight to covers.

75.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fuller in length, played to mid on.

End of Over : 75 2 Runs BAN: 259/3

74.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Edged! Soft one, past slip for a single. MH did well to not go at that with hard hands.

74.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Terrific delivery. Draws Haque forward in defense with this tossed up ball, only for the ball to deviate away a touch past the outside edge of the blade.

74.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Nicely looped up outside off, Mominul gets his front foot forward and lets it be as the ball spins away a mile.

74.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Pushed towards point from the crease.

74.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. This ball is worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

74.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flighted delivery around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 74 1 Runs BAN: 257/3

73.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside off, played towards cover-point.

73.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque lunges and defends it down.

73.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

73.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, driven to the man at covers.

73.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Placed to wide mid on for a single.

73.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Floated around middle and leg from round the wicket, pushed back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to roll his arm over.

End of Over : 73 10 Runs BAN: 256/3

72.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Fuller outside off, pushed towards covers to retain strike. 10 runs off this over.

72.5 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! Woah! Das has kept his foot on the accelerator here. Gets down and nails the sweep shot through square leg for another boundary. Moves to 83, his side leads by 55.

72.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

72.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Chance? No! Tossed up outside off, Liton looks to fetch the sweep from outside off. He is early into the shot and the ball lobs off his shoulders towards slip. The man there leaps to his left but is unable to grab that even after having multiple goes at that.

72.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! Excellent shot. Floated outside off, Liton lofts it nicely over wide mid on. Makes excellent contact and the timing is good enough to beat the man charging to his right from long on.

72.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, slapped through covers for a single.

Dilruwan Perera back on.

Drinks are on the field now!

End of Over : 72 8 Runs BAN: 246/3

71.6 2

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Another boundary? No, the mopping up is done well in the deep. Liton hangs back and guides it to third man for a brace. 8 runs off the over.

71.5 4

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. FOUR! Liton Das decides to cash in on the opportunity. Gets an overpitched delivery outside off, Das gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and drives it through covers for a glorious boundary.

71.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Driven towards the mid off region.

71.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Landed around middle, turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

71.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Glided through point for a single.

71.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Hurled on the stumps, defended from the crease.

End of Over : 71 3 Runs BAN: 238/3

70.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Das slaps it throug> Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter and shorter outside off, slapped to deep point for one.

76.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Turn again. Harmless one though. Tossed up well outside off, Mominul doesn't fiddle with it. It spins away and goes to the keeper.

76.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Kept out off the back foot.

76.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On a flatter trajectory around off, Haque goes back to block it with a straight blade.

76.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot back to the bowler.

End of Over : 76 1 Runs BAN: 260/3

75.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Turns this one towards mid on for nothing.

75.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Liton drives this one towards the man at covers.

75.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Tossed up around off and middle, pushed back to the bowler.

75.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Mominul pushes this towards mid off and gets to the other end.

75.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, driven straight to covers.

75.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Fuller in length, played to mid on.

End of Over : 75 2 Runs BAN: 259/3

74.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Edged! Soft one, past slip for a single. MH did well to not go at that with hard hands.

74.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Terrific delivery. Draws Haque forward in defense with this tossed up ball, only for the ball to deviate away a touch past the outside edge of the blade.

74.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Nicely looped up outside off, Mominul gets his front foot forward and lets it be as the ball spins away a mile.

74.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Pushed towards point from the crease.

74.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. This ball is worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

74.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flighted delivery around off, defended off the front foot.

End of Over : 74 1 Runs BAN: 257/3

73.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside off, played towards cover-point.

73.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque lunges and defends it down.

73.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

73.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, driven to the man at covers.

73.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Placed to wide mid on for a single.

73.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Liton Das. Floated around middle and leg from round the wicket, pushed back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to roll his arm over.

End of Over : 73 10 Runs BAN: 256/3

72.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Fuller outside off, pushed towards covers to retain strike. 10 runs off this over.

72.5 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! Woah! Das has kept his foot on the accelerator here. Gets down and nails the sweep shot through square leg for another boundary. Moves to 83, his side leads by 55.

72.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

72.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Chance? No! Tossed up outside off, Liton looks to fetch the sweep from outside off. He is early into the shot and the ball lobs off his shoulders towards slip. The man there leaps to his left but is unable to grab that even after having multiple goes at that.

72.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! Excellent shot. Floated outside off, Liton lofts it nicely over wide mid on. Makes excellent contact and the timing is good enough to beat the man charging to his right from long on.

72.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, slapped through covers for a single.

Dilruwan Perera back on.

Drinks are on the field now!

End of Over : 72 8 Runs BAN: 246/3

71.6 2

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Another boundary? No, the mopping up is done well in the deep. Liton hangs back and guides it to third man for a brace. 8 runs off the over.

71.5 4

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. FOUR! Liton Das decides to cash in on the opportunity. Gets an overpitched delivery outside off, Das gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and drives it through covers for a glorious boundary.

71.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Driven towards the mid off region.

71.3 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Landed around middle, turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

71.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Glided through point for a single.

71.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Hurled on the stumps, defended from the crease.

End of Over : 71 3 Runs BAN: 238/3

70.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Das slaps it through cover-point to retain strike.

70.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. HISTORY CREATED! 6th Test ton for Mominul Haque, his SECOND IN THIS GAME. He becomes the first from his nation to achieve this feat. He knows the magnitude of the achievement and leaps up, punching his fists as he gets to the other end. The Bangladesh players rush out to the balcony to applaud and cheer their savior in the game. Remember, they were precariously placed last evening and he has been in the thick of the things for them to be in the position that they are in now. How does he get to the mark? Taps the loopy ball towards covers and hares to the other end. Well played, young man. Chittagong Hero for sure. That places the hosts 37 runs in front.

70.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter and outside off, cut away but straight to the man at point.

Mominul on strike. 99 reads his score.

70.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Das opens his bat face to guide it towards point for a single.

70.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up outside off, defended towards mid off.

70.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Floated full around off, driven back to the bowler.

End of Over : 70 1 Runs BAN: 235/3

69.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Anticlimax! Bumper on the stumps, Haque ducks.

69.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Length ball slanting in, tucked away to fine leg for one.

69.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller on the stumps, driven back. Silly mid on dives to his left and stops.

69.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot.

69.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Hurled outside off, Das has a poke at that but misses.

69.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Huge appeal but a piece of wood saves Das there. Kumara runs in from over the wicket and angles it in on a fuller length. Das looks to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A huge appeal put up by Lahiru, turned down. The action's not over. Haque was down the track in search of a run to get back on strike. As the ball had rolled towards backward point, the slip fielder gets there and fires a throw at the non-striker's end. It missed the stumps but Mominul had made it in. Careful, boy.

Lahiru Kumara back on now.

End of Over : 69 5 Runs BAN: 234/3

68.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, punched wide of long off for another single.

68.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, spinning away, punched through point for one more.

68.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, driven through long off for a run.

68.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single. The 150-run stand is up!

68.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. DROPPED! But that would have been a blinder had he pulled it off. Full and outside off, Das gets down and mows it over mid-wicket but Dhananjaya de Silva at short mid-wicket leaps and gets two hands to it, but is unable to catch. Mid on gets around and keeps the batsmen to a single. Das admonishes himself.

68.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up around off, spinning in, pushed back to the bowler.

End of Over : 68 2 Runs BAN: 229/3

67.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed to the off side.

67.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track and pushes it straight to short mid-wicket again.

67.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.

67.3 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, MH sweeps it over mid-wicket where Dilruwan Perera gets across, tumbles and just about manages to stop the boundary. Two runs taken, Mominul a hit away from triple figures.

67.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Good stop. Full and outside off, Haque smashes it through mid on but Dhananjaya de Silva at silly mid on stops it.

67.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Things happening in the last 30 minutes. Enough to raise a few Sri Lankan eyebrows. Landed outside off, Mominul goes back to cut but is cramped for room as the ball spins back in, takes the inside edge and goes onto his pads.

End of Over : 67 1 Runs BAN: 227/3

66.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Dangerous. Short and outside off, Das backs a long way to cut but the ball spins in a mile. He somehow punches it towards cover.

66.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

66.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

66.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On middle, tucked straight to mid-wicket.

66.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Short and outside off, spinning away, Haque goes back and punches it behind point for a single.

66.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around off, Mominul goes back and defends.

End of Over : 66 5 Runs BAN: 226/3

65.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and just outside off, nicely smothered back to the bowler.

65.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off, spinning away, Das lunges and then watches it go past.

65.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and outside off, watchfully pushed back.

65.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

65.2 4 h cover-point to retain strike.

70.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. HISTORY CREATED! 6th Test ton for Mominul Haque, his SECOND IN THIS GAME. He becomes the first from his nation to achieve this feat. He knows the magnitude of the achievement and leaps up, punching his fists as he gets to the other end. The Bangladesh players rush out to the balcony to applaud and cheer their savior in the game. Remember, they were precariously placed last evening and he has been in the thick of the things for them to be in the position that they are in now. How does he get to the mark? Taps the loopy ball towards covers and hares to the other end. Well played, young man. Chittagong Hero for sure. That places the hosts 37 runs in front.

70.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Flatter and outside off, cut away but straight to the man at point.

Mominul on strike. 99 reads his score.

70.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Das opens his bat face to guide it towards point for a single.

70.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up outside off, defended towards mid off.

70.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Floated full around off, driven back to the bowler.

End of Over : 70 1 Runs BAN: 235/3

69.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Anticlimax! Bumper on the stumps, Haque ducks.

69.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Length ball slanting in, tucked away to fine leg for one.

69.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller on the stumps, driven back. Silly mid on dives to his left and stops.

69.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller around off, defended off the front foot.

69.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Hurled outside off, Das has a poke at that but misses.

69.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Huge appeal but a piece of wood saves Das there. Kumara runs in from over the wicket and angles it in on a fuller length. Das looks to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A huge appeal put up by Lahiru, turned down. The action's not over. Haque was down the track in search of a run to get back on strike. As the ball had rolled towards backward point, the slip fielder gets there and fires a throw at the non-striker's end. It missed the stumps but Mominul had made it in. Careful, boy.

Lahiru Kumara back on now.

End of Over : 69 5 Runs BAN: 234/3

68.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, punched wide of long off for another single.

68.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, spinning away, punched through point for one more.

68.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, driven through long off for a run.

68.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single. The 150-run stand is up!

68.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. DROPPED! But that would have been a blinder had he pulled it off. Full and outside off, Das gets down and mows it over mid-wicket but Dhananjaya de Silva at short mid-wicket leaps and gets two hands to it, but is unable to catch. Mid on gets around and keeps the batsmen to a single. Das admonishes himself.

68.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up around off, spinning in, pushed back to the bowler.

End of Over : 68 2 Runs BAN: 229/3

67.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed to the off side.

67.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track and pushes it straight to short mid-wicket again.

67.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.

67.3 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, MH sweeps it over mid-wicket where Dilruwan Perera gets across, tumbles and just about manages to stop the boundary. Two runs taken, Mominul a hit away from triple figures.

67.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Good stop. Full and outside off, Haque smashes it through mid on but Dhananjaya de Silva at silly mid on stops it.

67.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Things happening in the last 30 minutes. Enough to raise a few Sri Lankan eyebrows. Landed outside off, Mominul goes back to cut but is cramped for room as the ball spins back in, takes the inside edge and goes onto his pads.

End of Over : 67 1 Runs BAN: 227/3

66.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Dangerous. Short and outside off, Das backs a long way to cut but the ball spins in a mile. He somehow punches it towards cover.

66.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

66.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

66.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On middle, tucked straight to mid-wicket.

66.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Short and outside off, spinning away, Haque goes back and punches it behind point for a single.

66.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around off, Mominul goes back and defends.

End of Over : 66 5 Runs BAN: 226/3

65.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and just outside off, nicely smothered back to the bowler.

65.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off, spinning away, Das lunges and then watches it go past.

65.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and outside off, watchfully pushed back.

65.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

65.2 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Useful runs for Bangladesh. Full and outside off, Mominul pushes forward to defend but the ball skids through, past the outside edge and right between the keeper's legs to the fence behind. Into the 90s, moves Mr. Haque as that has been signalled runs by the umpire. Replays do not detect any edge, in fact whatever noise Marais Erasmus heard was probably the bat hitting the front pad.

65.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, watchfully pushed back to the bowler.

End of Over : 65 6 Runs BAN: 221/3

64.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On middle and leg, perhaps a bit slower through the air, Liton keeps it out.

This is not good. Lahiru Kumara is not looking comfortable at all and has called for the physio. In fact, KUMARA IS GOING OFF THE FIELD. Definitely not good news for Sri Lanka, with the second Test starting in 3 days' time. Danushka Gunathilaka comes in as the substitute. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur Rahim comes out from the dressing room and asks the batsmen to calm down a bit. Rightly so. Too many shots being played too early. Bangladesh are not out of the woods yet.

64.5 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. MISFIELD, FOUR! Sri Lanka looking a bit sloppy now. Full on middle, Das gets down and sweeps it powerfully through mid-wicket. Lahiru Kumara gets across in the deep but while sliding to his right, his left knee jams into the ground and the ball goes through. That must be quite painful.

64.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Liton stretches and defends.

64.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Down the leg side, Das goes back and plays it with soft hands, just wide of short leg.

64.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, slow spin, Mominul goes back and works it past short leg for a run.

64.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up wide outside off, Das reaches out and drives it wide of Rangana Herath at mid off for a single.

End of Over : 64 6 Runs BAN: 215/3

63.6 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. LUCKY! Oh dear... no, no, no, Mominul, Calm down. Once again, he waltzes down the track but this time is not to the pitch of the ball. Skews it off the outer half and luckily for him, mid off cannot get to it running back. Two runs taken.

63.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Played to the point region by the batsman.

63.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

63.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Goes back and blocks.

63.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

63.1 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Okay.. are we into the death overs of a limited overs game? Because Mominul is certainly making us feel so. Perhaps he had a look at the scorecard and thought oops, Liton is getting closer to me. So let me rush ahead. Full and on middle, Haque leans and lofts it over mid on for a boundary!

Silly mid on in place now.

End of Over : 63 7 Runs BAN: 209/3

62.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Good fielding. Poor ball, miles down the leg side, LD sweeps hard but the man at short fine leg dives to his left and stops the ball.

62.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Very well bowled. Nicely looped up wide outside off, which makes Liton get across. But then the ball spins in sharply. However, the batsman is alert and defends.

62.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Quicker one, spinning in, Das goes back and pushes it towards short mid-wicket.

62.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single.

62.2 6

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. SIX! WHAM! Who says this guy can only block? He can score the biggies too! Tossed up outside off, Mominul comes down the track and sends it miles down the ground, clearing long off! His second six of the innings. Moves to 81.

62.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

End of Over : 62 0 Runs BAN: 202/3

61.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Gone in 60 seconds. The over, that is. Spare us, Rangiii. Full on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

61.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The full ball once more, a forward defense is the response.

61.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. An arm ball, on middle and leg, watchfully defended.

61.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Similar ball once more, this is driven towards short cover.

61.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full again, pushed towards silly point.

61.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and around off, pushed towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 61 2 Runs BAN: 202/3

60.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a single.

60.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Very full this time, Das is forward to defend.

60.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Nice bowling. Lands it just around full outside off, then spins it in quickly. But LD gets right behind it and blocks.

More talks between Chandimal and Sandakan. A field change. Square leg comes in.

60.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Quicker one, this time Liton goes back to block.

60.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full on middle, Das comes forward and dead-bats it.

60.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Landed outside off, spinning away, but a tad short, Mominul goes back and works it wide of mid on for a quick single. That takes Bangladesh into the lead. The stand is worth 120.

End of Over : 60 3 Runs BAN: 200/3

59.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Useful runs for Bangladesh. Full and outside off, Mominul pushes forward to defend but the ball skids through, past the outside edge and right between the keeper's legs to the fence behind. Into the 90s, moves Mr. Haque as that has been signalled runs by the umpire. Replays do not detect any edge, in fact whatever noise Marais Erasmus heard was probably the bat hitting the front pad.

65.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, watchfully pushed back to the bowler.

End of Over : 65 6 Runs BAN: 221/3

64.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On middle and leg, perhaps a bit slower through the air, Liton keeps it out.

This is not good. Lahiru Kumara is not looking comfortable at all and has called for the physio. In fact, KUMARA IS GOING OFF THE FIELD. Definitely not good news for Sri Lanka, with the second Test starting in 3 days' time. Danushka Gunathilaka comes in as the substitute. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur Rahim comes out from the dressing room and asks the batsmen to calm down a bit. Rightly so. Too many shots being played too early. Bangladesh are not out of the woods yet.

64.5 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. MISFIELD, FOUR! Sri Lanka looking a bit sloppy now. Full on middle, Das gets down and sweeps it powerfully through mid-wicket. Lahiru Kumara gets across in the deep but while sliding to his right, his left knee jams into the ground and the ball goes through. That must be quite painful.

64.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Liton stretches and defends.

64.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Down the leg side, Das goes back and plays it with soft hands, just wide of short leg.

64.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Outside off, slow spin, Mominul goes back and works it past short leg for a run.

64.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Tossed up wide outside off, Das reaches out and drives it wide of Rangana Herath at mid off for a single.

End of Over : 64 6 Runs BAN: 215/3

63.6 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. LUCKY! Oh dear... no, no, no, Mominul, Calm down. Once again, he waltzes down the track but this time is not to the pitch of the ball. Skews it off the outer half and luckily for him, mid off cannot get to it running back. Two runs taken.

63.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Played to the point region by the batsman.

63.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

63.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Goes back and blocks.

63.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

63.1 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Okay.. are we into the death overs of a limited overs game? Because Mominul is certainly making us feel so. Perhaps he had a look at the scorecard and thought oops, Liton is getting closer to me. So let me rush ahead. Full and on middle, Haque leans and lofts it over mid on for a boundary!

Silly mid on in place now.

End of Over : 63 7 Runs BAN: 209/3

62.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Good fielding. Poor ball, miles down the leg side, LD sweeps hard but the man at short fine leg dives to his left and stops the ball.

62.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Very well bowled. Nicely looped up wide outside off, which makes Liton get across. But then the ball spins in sharply. However, the batsman is alert and defends.

62.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Quicker one, spinning in, Das goes back and pushes it towards short mid-wicket.

62.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for a single.

62.2 6

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. SIX! WHAM! Who says this guy can only block? He can score the biggies too! Tossed up outside off, Mominul comes down the track and sends it miles down the ground, clearing long off! His second six of the innings. Moves to 81.

62.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

End of Over : 62 0 Runs BAN: 202/3

61.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Gone in 60 seconds. The over, that is. Spare us, Rangiii. Full on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

61.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The full ball once more, a forward defense is the response.

61.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. An arm ball, on middle and leg, watchfully defended.

61.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Similar ball once more, this is driven towards short cover.

61.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full again, pushed towards silly point.

61.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and around off, pushed towards short mid-wicket.

End of Over : 61 2 Runs BAN: 202/3

60.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a single.

60.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Very full this time, Das is forward to defend.

60.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Nice bowling. Lands it just around full outside off, then spins it in quickly. But LD gets right behind it and blocks.

More talks between Chandimal and Sandakan. A field change. Square leg comes in.

60.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Quicker one, this time Liton goes back to block.

60.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full on middle, Das comes forward and dead-bats it.

60.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Landed outside off, spinning away, but a tad short, Mominul goes back and works it wide of mid on for a quick single. That takes Bangladesh into the lead. The stand is worth 120.

End of Over : 60 3 Runs BAN: 200/3

59.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. A touch short, a little bit quicker, cut towards backward point.

59.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off again, this time Das watches it go past.

59.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Beaten. Landed outside off, LD looks to defend but the ball straightens, just drifts away a bit and beats the outside edge.

59.3 2

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Controlled sweep. On middle and leg again, this time Liton paddles it through fine leg and comes back for the second. This means that even if Bangladesh lose all their remaining wickets without adding any run, Sri Lanka will need to bat again to win this Test. 200 UP!

59.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Around middle and leg, Das stays inside the line of the ball and eases it towards cover.

59.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.

Some discussion going on again. It is about the shape of the ball. The umpire's back is towards us, hence we cannot see whether the ball passes through the 8-shaped gauge or not, but it is handed back to Herath, which would mean that they are happy with it.

End of Over : 59 2 Runs BAN: 197/3

58.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.

58.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

58.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. A tad short, LD goes back and plays it with soft hands through the covers for a single.

58.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

58.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. OUCH! Full on middle, Liton gets down and sweeps it powerfully but straight into the pads of short leg.

58.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Das reaches out and smothers the spin.

End of Over : 58 2 Runs BAN: 195/3

57.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around off, spinning in, Haque goes back and blocks.

57.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man.

57.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Short and outside off, spinning away, Das goes back and punches it through point for a run.

57.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track and pushes it down to long on for a single.

57.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Goes back and works it towards mid-wicket.

57.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul reaches out and smothers the spin.

End of Over : 57 4 Runs BAN: 193/3

56.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, spinning in a long way, LD looks to tuck it away but wears it on the pads. The ball lobs in the air but wide of any human being.

56.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

56.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Liton reaches out and looks to drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

56.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

56.2 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! You will get that with chinaman bowlers. A full toss here and there and Liton Das does not miss out. He reaches out and drives it through the covers for a boundary! His third Fifty in Tests, probably his most important one.

56.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Down the leg side, spinning way down too, left alone.

Lakshan Sandakan to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 56 2 Runs BAN: 189/3

55.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman works it down the leg side.

55.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. DROPPED! Oh dear... have Sri Lanka missed an opportunity there? Replays do indicate that. Landed outside off, Mominul goes back, aiming to steer the ball behind point but gets a bottom edge which goes towards the keeper. However, Niroshan Dickwella cannot gather it, probably because the ball came quickly off the bottom edge. Big moment.

55.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Another easy single. Liton eases this through the covers.

55.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off, Das comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

55.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Pushes this through mid on for a single. Ticking them off...

55.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed towards point.

Welcome back. 62 overs left in the day. This hour should decide the fate of this match. Rangana Herath vs Mominul Haque first up. Here we go...

... DAY 5, SECOND SESSION ...

So? What do you reckon? When you would have had a balance at the start of the day, kept a draw on one side and a Lankan win on the other, the latter would have been heavier. Now, the game is exactly balanced. Couple of quick wickets after Lunch and Sri Lanka would smell a win. On the other hand, another wicketless hour and we could still see the series as 0-0 when the second Test begins on the 8th of this month. Join us back at 1210 local (0610 GMT).

Nothing much happening for Sri Lanka. When they picked up 3 wickets last evening, their hopes would have gone up but it just seems that the purchase available on Day 4 has disappeared on Day 5. However, a bit bizarre captaincy from Dinesh Chandimal as he was okay with giving singles away. Might as well have kept the field attacking and encouraged the batsmen to improvise. That would not have guaranteed wickets but at least the scoreboard would not have been ticking. Who knows - Liton could have tried a couple of fancy shots and even gifted his wicket away. Defensive captaincy.

Mominul Haque, well, he has been magnificent. No Bangladeshi batsman has ever scored two tons in a Test match and the southpaw is just 30 runs adrift from creating that record. Calm and composed with a wagonwheel which shows runs scored all around the ground, except the third man region, where he has got only 3. Which means that he has avoided the dab shot or the run down shot. Excellent discipline.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. A touch short, a little bit quicker, cut towards backward point.

59.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off again, this time Das watches it go past.

59.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Beaten. Landed outside off, LD looks to defend but the ball straightens, just drifts away a bit and beats the outside edge.

59.3 2

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Controlled sweep. On middle and leg again, this time Liton paddles it through fine leg and comes back for the second. This means that even if Bangladesh lose all their remaining wickets without adding any run, Sri Lanka will need to bat again to win this Test. 200 UP!

59.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Around middle and leg, Das stays inside the line of the ball and eases it towards cover.

59.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.

Some discussion going on again. It is about the shape of the ball. The umpire's back is towards us, hence we cannot see whether the ball passes through the 8-shaped gauge or not, but it is handed back to Herath, which would mean that they are happy with it.

End of Over : 59 2 Runs BAN: 197/3

58.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.

58.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

58.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. A tad short, LD goes back and plays it with soft hands through the covers for a single.

58.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

58.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. OUCH! Full on middle, Liton gets down and sweeps it powerfully but straight into the pads of short leg.

58.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Das reaches out and smothers the spin.

End of Over : 58 2 Runs BAN: 195/3

57.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around off, spinning in, Haque goes back and blocks.

57.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man.

57.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Short and outside off, spinning away, Das goes back and punches it through point for a run.

57.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Comes down the track and pushes it down to long on for a single.

57.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Goes back and works it towards mid-wicket.

57.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul reaches out and smothers the spin.

End of Over : 57 4 Runs BAN: 193/3

56.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Outside off, spinning in a long way, LD looks to tuck it away but wears it on the pads. The ball lobs in the air but wide of any human being.

56.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

56.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Full and outside off, Liton reaches out and looks to drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

56.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

56.2 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! You will get that with chinaman bowlers. A full toss here and there and Liton Das does not miss out. He reaches out and drives it through the covers for a boundary! His third Fifty in Tests, probably his most important one.

56.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Down the leg side, spinning way down too, left alone.

Lakshan Sandakan to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 56 2 Runs BAN: 189/3

55.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman works it down the leg side.

55.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. DROPPED! Oh dear... have Sri Lanka missed an opportunity there? Replays do indicate that. Landed outside off, Mominul goes back, aiming to steer the ball behind point but gets a bottom edge which goes towards the keeper. However, Niroshan Dickwella cannot gather it, probably because the ball came quickly off the bottom edge. Big moment.

55.4 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Another easy single. Liton eases this through the covers.

55.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Landed outside off, Das comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

55.2 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Pushes this through mid on for a single. Ticking them off...

55.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed towards point.

Welcome back. 62 overs left in the day. This hour should decide the fate of this match. Rangana Herath vs Mominul Haque first up. Here we go...

... DAY 5, SECOND SESSION ...

So? What do you reckon? When you would have had a balance at the start of the day, kept a draw on one side and a Lankan win on the other, the latter would have been heavier. Now, the game is exactly balanced. Couple of quick wickets after Lunch and Sri Lanka would smell a win. On the other hand, another wicketless hour and we could still see the series as 0-0 when the second Test begins on the 8th of this month. Join us back at 1210 local (0610 GMT).

Nothing much happening for Sri Lanka. When they picked up 3 wickets last evening, their hopes would have gone up but it just seems that the purchase available on Day 4 has disappeared on Day 5. However, a bit bizarre captaincy from Dinesh Chandimal as he was okay with giving singles away. Might as well have kept the field attacking and encouraged the batsmen to improvise. That would not have guaranteed wickets but at least the scoreboard would not have been ticking. Who knows - Liton could have tried a couple of fancy shots and even gifted his wicket away. Defensive captaincy.

Mominul Haque, well, he has been magnificent. No Bangladeshi batsman has ever scored two tons in a Test match and the southpaw is just 30 runs adrift from creating that record. Calm and composed with a wagonwheel which shows runs scored all around the ground, except the third man region, where he has got only 3. Which means that he has avoided the dab shot or the run down shot. Excellent discipline.

Given that two of Bangladesh's heavy run-getters were dismissed yesterday itself, one would have expected the home side to fold up quickly this morning. But while Mominul has continued to enjoy his romance with Chittagong, the biggest positive for Bangladesh has been the batting of Liton Das. The latter normally bats in a bit rash manner but today he has understood the situation and mixed caution with aggression. He has faced 89 balls which is nearly more than an hour of overs bowled.

A wonderful session for the home side! 28.1 overs, 106 runs and no wicket! Not many expected this but the pair of Mominul Haque and Liton Das have quelled all alarms or thoughts.

End of Over : 55 5 Runs BAN: 187/3

54.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. And the session is seen off with ease. A bit of a drama on the final ball as Dhananjaya pushes it fuller and in response, Haque pushes forward. But he does so with hard hands and as a result, the ball scoots off the inside edge but wide of short leg. A single to go into the break. LUNCH ON DAY 5, BANGLADESH TRAIL BY 13 RUNS!

54.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Full and around off, pushed straight to cover.

54.4 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. This time he does not miss out. Another long hop, pulled through fine leg for a couple.

54.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. A short ball down the leg side, Mominul looks to pull but misses. That ball hurried onto him and went off his pads wide of short leg.

54.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside leg, watchfully kept down.

54.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They manage to come back for the second.

Interesting. Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl the final over before Lunch.

End of Over : 54 0 Runs BAN: 182/3

53.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. A proper arm ball, pushed towards mid off.

53.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and a bit faster than the previous one, straight as an arrow though, Liton is forward to block.

53.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Action replay of the previous ball.

53.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Very full and straight, blocked towards the bowler.

53.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and outside off, eased straight to cover.

53.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full on leg stump, just a little bit of drift, Das lunges and works it towards short leg.

Rangana Herath is back on. Mostly he will bowl only one over before Lunch.

End of Over : 53 10 Runs BAN: 182/3

52.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

52.5 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! 100-RUN STAND IS UP! Well played, lads. Kept Sri Lanka at bay. Full and around leg stump, Mominul gets down and looks to sweep. Gets a bit of a top edge but it sails well over Lahiru Kumara at short fine leg. The Sri Lankans cry in ecstasy, which later turns into agony as they realize that it would have needed two Lahiru Kumaras standing on top of one another to take that catch.

52.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. LBW appeal but the ball is pitching outside leg. Haque stretches to defend but misses and is pinged on the pads. There is some confusion between our scorers whether there was an inside edge or not and from the first replay, it seemed to have missed the edge. However, another replay seemed to indicate that the ball hit the pad, then the bat and went towards silly point. Not quite sure.

52.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle, Mominul goes back and works it to the leg side.

52.3 2

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. NO BALL! Third no ball from Dilruwan, all in this spell itself. Outside off, Liton gets out another reverse sweep and earns a single through point.

52.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

52.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! The reverse sweeps are getting too frequent now. Outside off, Das gets down in a flash and spanks it behind point, towards the third man fence.

A conference going on in the middle. Everybody was there from Dickwella, Chandimal, Karunaratne, Herath, etc... surrounding the bowler. Was it just a huddle or some advice, can't say. If it was the latter, then there is a proverb which goes 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' If it was just a huddle, then there are just 10 minutes to Lunch! Feel like it was a tactic from Chandimal, just to irritate the batsman. If I were a Bangladesh batsman, I would just love to waste as much time as possible. Thank you, Sri Lanka. I have to bat one over less now.

End of Over : 52 1 Runs BAN: 172/3

51.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. A bouncer, around off, coming in, Mominul ducks.

51.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, on a length, pushed towards point for another easy single.

51.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. A full toss, Das is surprised as he just jabs it to cover.

51.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. On middle and leg, clipped straight to short mid-wicket.

51.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

51.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, on a length, Das comes forward in a walk and blocks the ball to cover.

Really nice to see Roshan Abeysinghe taking note of all the stats. Especially where Sri Lanka are involved. Today Sri Lanka are celebrating their 70th Independence Day. Roshan gives us a stat that only Pakistan have won a match on their Independence Day. He is now busy checking whether any other team has done it or can Sri Lanka become the second nation. Well, the two men batting in the middle, will hope to bat for one more hour post Lunch to just take a Lankan win out of the window.

End of Over : 51 3 Runs BAN: 171/3

50.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. The deficit is down to 29. The stand is worth 90.

50.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full on middle, pushed through deepish mid on for a run.

50.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

50.3 1

Dilruw

Given that two of Bangladesh's heavy run-getters were dismissed yesterday itself, one would have expected the home side to fold up quickly this morning. But while Mominul has continued to enjoy his romance with Chittagong, the biggest positive for Bangladesh has been the batting of Liton Das. The latter normally bats in a bit rash manner but today he has understood the situation and mixed caution with aggression. He has faced 89 balls which is nearly more than an hour of overs bowled.

A wonderful session for the home side! 28.1 overs, 106 runs and no wicket! Not many expected this but the pair of Mominul Haque and Liton Das have quelled all alarms or thoughts.

End of Over : 55 5 Runs BAN: 187/3

54.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. And the session is seen off with ease. A bit of a drama on the final ball as Dhananjaya pushes it fuller and in response, Haque pushes forward. But he does so with hard hands and as a result, the ball scoots off the inside edge but wide of short leg. A single to go into the break. LUNCH ON DAY 5, BANGLADESH TRAIL BY 13 RUNS!

54.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Full and around off, pushed straight to cover.

54.4 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. This time he does not miss out. Another long hop, pulled through fine leg for a couple.

54.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. A short ball down the leg side, Mominul looks to pull but misses. That ball hurried onto him and went off his pads wide of short leg.

54.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Outside leg, watchfully kept down.

54.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They manage to come back for the second.

Interesting. Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl the final over before Lunch.

End of Over : 54 0 Runs BAN: 182/3

53.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. A proper arm ball, pushed towards mid off.

53.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and a bit faster than the previous one, straight as an arrow though, Liton is forward to block.

53.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Action replay of the previous ball.

53.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Very full and straight, blocked towards the bowler.

53.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and outside off, eased straight to cover.

53.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full on leg stump, just a little bit of drift, Das lunges and works it towards short leg.

Rangana Herath is back on. Mostly he will bowl only one over before Lunch.

End of Over : 53 10 Runs BAN: 182/3

52.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

52.5 4

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. FOUR! 100-RUN STAND IS UP! Well played, lads. Kept Sri Lanka at bay. Full and around leg stump, Mominul gets down and looks to sweep. Gets a bit of a top edge but it sails well over Lahiru Kumara at short fine leg. The Sri Lankans cry in ecstasy, which later turns into agony as they realize that it would have needed two Lahiru Kumaras standing on top of one another to take that catch.

52.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. LBW appeal but the ball is pitching outside leg. Haque stretches to defend but misses and is pinged on the pads. There is some confusion between our scorers whether there was an inside edge or not and from the first replay, it seemed to have missed the edge. However, another replay seemed to indicate that the ball hit the pad, then the bat and went towards silly point. Not quite sure.

52.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle, Mominul goes back and works it to the leg side.

52.3 2

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. NO BALL! Third no ball from Dilruwan, all in this spell itself. Outside off, Liton gets out another reverse sweep and earns a single through point.

52.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

52.1 4

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! The reverse sweeps are getting too frequent now. Outside off, Das gets down in a flash and spanks it behind point, towards the third man fence.

A conference going on in the middle. Everybody was there from Dickwella, Chandimal, Karunaratne, Herath, etc... surrounding the bowler. Was it just a huddle or some advice, can't say. If it was the latter, then there is a proverb which goes 'Too many cooks spoil the broth.' If it was just a huddle, then there are just 10 minutes to Lunch! Feel like it was a tactic from Chandimal, just to irritate the batsman. If I were a Bangladesh batsman, I would just love to waste as much time as possible. Thank you, Sri Lanka. I have to bat one over less now.

End of Over : 52 1 Runs BAN: 172/3

51.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. A bouncer, around off, coming in, Mominul ducks.

51.5 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, on a length, pushed towards point for another easy single.

51.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. A full toss, Das is surprised as he just jabs it to cover.

51.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. On middle and leg, clipped straight to short mid-wicket.

51.2 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

51.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, on a length, Das comes forward in a walk and blocks the ball to cover.

Really nice to see Roshan Abeysinghe taking note of all the stats. Especially where Sri Lanka are involved. Today Sri Lanka are celebrating their 70th Independence Day. Roshan gives us a stat that only Pakistan have won a match on their Independence Day. He is now busy checking whether any other team has done it or can Sri Lanka become the second nation. Well, the two men batting in the middle, will hope to bat for one more hour post Lunch to just take a Lankan win out of the window.

End of Over : 51 3 Runs BAN: 171/3

50.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. The deficit is down to 29. The stand is worth 90.

50.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full on middle, pushed through deepish mid on for a run.

50.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

50.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. There comes the reverse sweep, Das plays it through point for a single.

50.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Fuller and outside off, solidly defended.

50.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. On middle and leg, played straight to short leg.

End of Over : 50 4 Runs BAN: 168/3

49.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Pushes this through the covers for one more.

49.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.

49.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Down the leg side, tucked through fine leg for a run. Moves to 60.

49.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off again, punched through the covers again where Dhananjaya de Silva dives to his left to make a partial stop.

49.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, an easy tap and run through point for a single.

49.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed straight to mid off.

49.1 wd

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. WIDE. That might seem like a poor ball from Kumara but one cannot blame the bowler here. In fact, it is a smart ploy. In his previous over, he banged a couple of balls around the good length and short areas, which made the ball skid low. So considering that he bowled short here, it is not wrong. However, this one goes way over Das' head.

End of Over : 49 4 Runs BAN: 164/3

48.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The arm ball, a touch short, MH is on guard as he punches it towards point.

48.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, slowly tossed up, Haque gets a big stride forward and pushes the ball to cover.

48.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Oho... the reverse sweep comes out now. Straight to Rangana Herath at deep backward point for a run.

48.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Beaten. Few and far between though, for SDri lanka. Full and outside off, Das stretches to defend, expecting the ball to turn but it goes straight through and beats the outside edge.

48.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Similar ball, same shot, but this one is much squarer, so Rangana Herath gets to the ball quickly. Just a single.

48.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, worked through fine leg for a couple. The deficit is down to 38 now. The partnership is worth 81.

End of Over : 48 1 Runs BAN: 160/3

47.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

47.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

47.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. LBW??? No. BBW. The pitch indeed is playing tricks now. Kumara bangs it on a length outside off and Das goes back to defend. But the ball hits something and scoots low. Liton is pinged on the pads and Lahiru is up in an appeal but the wood comes in the way. Inside edge has saved Das.

47.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

47.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. A short ball, Haque shows that he is not fazed from what happened on the previous ball as he pulls this comfortably through mid-wicket for a single. Okay... a milestone for Mr. Haque as he now registers the record for most runs in a Test match by a Bangladesh batsman. The previous record was held by Tamim Iqbal when he made 25 and 206 against Pakistan in Khulna in 2015. The Bangladeshi Bradman is back!

The physio is out in the middle. Looks alright, does Mominul, a bit relaxed as well. He has called for a rib guard as well. Does he sense uneven bounce? He would know the pitch better than anyone else.

47.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Bang on the helmet! Mominul is down. But he straightaway gets up and says he is okay, with a thumbs up sign to follow. That is a real Day 5 pitch in the sub-continent. Kumara bangs it in short, around middle and Mominul ducks as any batsman would, under a bouncer. But then, the ball barely bounces. It shoots through and luckily for Haque, he is WATCHING THE BALL. Pretty compulsory. If he had not watched the ball, a Phillip Hughes case could have occurred. So as a normal human being's reaction would be, the reflex action takes over. Haque immediately takes his head out of the way but the ball still hits him on the rim of his helmet - the vizor. It lobs towards the slip cordon where the fielder dives and collects. No one appeals for the catch though, as everyone is concerned with Mominul's reaction.

End of Over : 47 1 Runs BAN: 159/3

46.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and just outside off, eased through the covers for another single.

46.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full on middle, pushed towards the bowler once more.

46.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Looped up, outside off, pushed towards cover.

46.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, MH comes forward, waits for the ball to come to him and pushes it towards point.

46.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, this time Haque goes back and works it towards deepish short leg.

46.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul lunges and pushes it towards cover.

Some chats. Chandimal and Dilruwan have a talk and now Karunaratne comes over to give his advice too.

End of Over : 46 1 Runs BAN: 158/3

45.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

45.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Ah.... slower ball, fuller in length, perhaps Das is a tad early into the shot and nearly spoons a catch back to the bowler.

45.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller, outside off, swinging in late, but Liton is upto it and drives it towards mid off.

45.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Better ball, on a length, just outside off, coming in, no room on offer, Das defends.

45.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Rubbish ball. On a slow track,an Perera to Liton Das. There comes the reverse sweep, Das plays it through point for a single.

50.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Fuller and outside off, solidly defended.

50.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. On middle and leg, played straight to short leg.

End of Over : 50 4 Runs BAN: 168/3

49.6 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Pushes this through the covers for one more.

49.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment.

49.4 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Down the leg side, tucked through fine leg for a run. Moves to 60.

49.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off again, punched through the covers again where Dhananjaya de Silva dives to his left to make a partial stop.

49.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Outside off, an easy tap and run through point for a single.

49.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed straight to mid off.

49.1 wd

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. WIDE. That might seem like a poor ball from Kumara but one cannot blame the bowler here. In fact, it is a smart ploy. In his previous over, he banged a couple of balls around the good length and short areas, which made the ball skid low. So considering that he bowled short here, it is not wrong. However, this one goes way over Das' head.

End of Over : 49 4 Runs BAN: 164/3

48.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The arm ball, a touch short, MH is on guard as he punches it towards point.

48.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, slowly tossed up, Haque gets a big stride forward and pushes the ball to cover.

48.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Oho... the reverse sweep comes out now. Straight to Rangana Herath at deep backward point for a run.

48.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Beaten. Few and far between though, for SDri lanka. Full and outside off, Das stretches to defend, expecting the ball to turn but it goes straight through and beats the outside edge.

48.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Similar ball, same shot, but this one is much squarer, so Rangana Herath gets to the ball quickly. Just a single.

48.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, worked through fine leg for a couple. The deficit is down to 38 now. The partnership is worth 81.

End of Over : 48 1 Runs BAN: 160/3

47.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

47.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

47.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. LBW??? No. BBW. The pitch indeed is playing tricks now. Kumara bangs it on a length outside off and Das goes back to defend. But the ball hits something and scoots low. Liton is pinged on the pads and Lahiru is up in an appeal but the wood comes in the way. Inside edge has saved Das.

47.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

47.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. A short ball, Haque shows that he is not fazed from what happened on the previous ball as he pulls this comfortably through mid-wicket for a single. Okay... a milestone for Mr. Haque as he now registers the record for most runs in a Test match by a Bangladesh batsman. The previous record was held by Tamim Iqbal when he made 25 and 206 against Pakistan in Khulna in 2015. The Bangladeshi Bradman is back!

The physio is out in the middle. Looks alright, does Mominul, a bit relaxed as well. He has called for a rib guard as well. Does he sense uneven bounce? He would know the pitch better than anyone else.

47.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Bang on the helmet! Mominul is down. But he straightaway gets up and says he is okay, with a thumbs up sign to follow. That is a real Day 5 pitch in the sub-continent. Kumara bangs it in short, around middle and Mominul ducks as any batsman would, under a bouncer. But then, the ball barely bounces. It shoots through and luckily for Haque, he is WATCHING THE BALL. Pretty compulsory. If he had not watched the ball, a Phillip Hughes case could have occurred. So as a normal human being's reaction would be, the reflex action takes over. Haque immediately takes his head out of the way but the ball still hits him on the rim of his helmet - the vizor. It lobs towards the slip cordon where the fielder dives and collects. No one appeals for the catch though, as everyone is concerned with Mominul's reaction.

End of Over : 47 1 Runs BAN: 159/3

46.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and just outside off, eased through the covers for another single.

46.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full on middle, pushed towards the bowler once more.

46.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Looped up, outside off, pushed towards cover.

46.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, MH comes forward, waits for the ball to come to him and pushes it towards point.

46.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. On middle and leg, this time Haque goes back and works it towards deepish short leg.

46.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul lunges and pushes it towards cover.

Some chats. Chandimal and Dilruwan have a talk and now Karunaratne comes over to give his advice too.

End of Over : 46 1 Runs BAN: 158/3

45.6 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

45.5 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Ah.... slower ball, fuller in length, perhaps Das is a tad early into the shot and nearly spoons a catch back to the bowler.

45.4 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Fuller, outside off, swinging in late, but Liton is upto it and drives it towards mid off.

45.3 0

Lahiru Kumara to Liton Das. Better ball, on a length, just outside off, coming in, no room on offer, Das defends.

45.2 1

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Rubbish ball. On a slow track, a fast bowler is bowling in the middle of the pitch. Mominul goes back and pulls it with all the time in the world, to deep mid-wicket for a single.

45.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Lahiru Kumara into the attack now. For the first time in this innings.

End of Over : 45 3 Runs BAN: 157/3

44.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and down the leg side, this is swept through square leg for a run.

44.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed to point this time.

44.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Action replay of the previous delivery.

44.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed to cover.

44.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. On the shorter side, helped through mid-wicket for a single.

44.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Outside off, dabbed to slip.

44.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. NO BALL. Did Das hear that call? Because he was way down the track even before the ball was delivered. Was nowhere near the pitch of the ball and somehow defended it. Another crime from the bowler.

End of Over : 44 4 Runs BAN: 154/3

43.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Loose shot. That ball is landed outside off and Liton goes back to cut, thinking it will turn. The ball does spin away but it is slow. The batsman is caught by surprise and ends up pushing at it. Manages to get the ball away through the covers for a single but that could have so easily been spooned to a fielder or even dragged onto the stumps.

43.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another long hop. Outside off, placed through the covers for one.

43.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On the pads, but a bit too short again. Das goes back and comfortably tucks it through fine leg for a run.

43.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Short and outside off, MH rocks back and cuts it through the covers for a single.

43.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Landed outside off, slow loop, Haque comes forward again but does not flirt with it. Allows it to spin away into the keeper's gloves.

43.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul lunges and pushes it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 43 4 Runs BAN: 150/3

42.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed towards third man but slip intervenes.

42.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

42.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

42.3 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. 50 FOR MOMINUL! Another fighting knock. His 13th in Tests. Can he go on to make it a big one again? That is a tad short around off, spinning in, Haque goes back and works it through square leg for three.

42.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, watchfully defended by coming forward.

42.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Outside off, pushed through point for a single.

Dilruwan Perera is back on.

Drinks!

End of Over : 42 8 Runs BAN: 146/3

41.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Defended from the crease solidly.

41.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. This ball is flicked past short leg for one.

41.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. This ball is blocked towards short leg.

41.4 5

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Sandakan is not helping matters for his side. Drops a half-tracker on middle, Das goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Moreover, the bowler has overstepped and it is a no ball.

41.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Driven through the covers by the batsman. They pick up a single.

41.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

41.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Served outside off, slapped through point for a single.

End of Over : 41 8 Runs BAN: 138/3

40.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full around off, milked through to long off for a single.

40.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased through mid off for a single.

40.4 3

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter around leg, Das gets down and paddles it fine. The ball rolls towards the fine leg fence but Kumara does well to save a run for his side.

40.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.

40.2 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Around middle and off, whipped away through mid-wicket for one.

40.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Haque gets to the pitch of the ball and wrists it through mid on for one. The 50-run stand between these two is up and Bangladesh are just 69 runs behind now.

The two umpires have a chat in the middle. Not sure about what. Perhaps the menu for Lunch?

End of Over : 40 10 Runs BAN: 130/3

39.6 4

L a fast bowler is bowling in the middle of the pitch. Mominul goes back and pulls it with all the time in the world, to deep mid-wicket for a single.

45.1 0

Lahiru Kumara to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Lahiru Kumara into the attack now. For the first time in this innings.

End of Over : 45 3 Runs BAN: 157/3

44.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and down the leg side, this is swept through square leg for a run.

44.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed to point this time.

44.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Action replay of the previous delivery.

44.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, pushed to cover.

44.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. On the shorter side, helped through mid-wicket for a single.

44.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Outside off, dabbed to slip.

44.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. NO BALL. Did Das hear that call? Because he was way down the track even before the ball was delivered. Was nowhere near the pitch of the ball and somehow defended it. Another crime from the bowler.

End of Over : 44 4 Runs BAN: 154/3

43.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Loose shot. That ball is landed outside off and Liton goes back to cut, thinking it will turn. The ball does spin away but it is slow. The batsman is caught by surprise and ends up pushing at it. Manages to get the ball away through the covers for a single but that could have so easily been spooned to a fielder or even dragged onto the stumps.

43.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another long hop. Outside off, placed through the covers for one.

43.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. On the pads, but a bit too short again. Das goes back and comfortably tucks it through fine leg for a run.

43.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Short and outside off, MH rocks back and cuts it through the covers for a single.

43.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Landed outside off, slow loop, Haque comes forward again but does not flirt with it. Allows it to spin away into the keeper's gloves.

43.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, Mominul lunges and pushes it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 43 4 Runs BAN: 150/3

42.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed towards third man but slip intervenes.

42.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

42.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

42.3 3

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. 50 FOR MOMINUL! Another fighting knock. His 13th in Tests. Can he go on to make it a big one again? That is a tad short around off, spinning in, Haque goes back and works it through square leg for three.

42.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Full and outside off, watchfully defended by coming forward.

42.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Outside off, pushed through point for a single.

Dilruwan Perera is back on.

Drinks!

End of Over : 42 8 Runs BAN: 146/3

41.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Defended from the crease solidly.

41.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. This ball is flicked past short leg for one.

41.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. This ball is blocked towards short leg.

41.4 5

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Sandakan is not helping matters for his side. Drops a half-tracker on middle, Das goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Moreover, the bowler has overstepped and it is a no ball.

41.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Driven through the covers by the batsman. They pick up a single.

41.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

41.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Served outside off, slapped through point for a single.

End of Over : 41 8 Runs BAN: 138/3

40.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full around off, milked through to long off for a single.

40.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Eased through mid off for a single.

40.4 3

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter around leg, Das gets down and paddles it fine. The ball rolls towards the fine leg fence but Kumara does well to save a run for his side.

40.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.

40.2 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Around middle and off, whipped away through mid-wicket for one.

40.1 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Haque gets to the pitch of the ball and wrists it through mid on for one. The 50-run stand between these two is up and Bangladesh are just 69 runs behind now.

The two umpires have a chat in the middle. Not sure about what. Perhaps the menu for Lunch?

End of Over : 40 10 Runs BAN: 130/3

39.6 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Another poor ball from Lakshan and it's duly put away. Well outside off and a touch short as well, Das goes back and slaps it through cover-point. Lots of real estate in that region and a boundary results.

39.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Flatter on the pads, Das misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

39.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

39.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Liton is looking good. Sandakan needs to find his rhythm soon. He floats it up outside off on a very full length. Das gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and drives through mid off. Perera chases it from the same position. He slides and pushes the ball back in play, but its momentum eventually takes it to the fence.

39.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another delivery bowled well outside off, Haque goes back and cuts it in front of square on the off side for one.

39.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Flatter and well outside off, Das slaps it through cover-point for one.

Lakshan Sandakan is brought on now.

End of Over : 39 4 Runs BAN: 120/3

38.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Haque defends this one showing the full bat face.

38.4 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Good use of the feet. Tossed up ball around off and middle, Haque gets down the track in a flash and goes across the line. Makes nice contact as the ball speed away towards deep mid-wicket. Kumara makes a mess of the diving effort there and lets it through for a boundary.

38.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around off and middle, pushed to mid-wicket.

38.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up delivery outside off, Haque strides forward to defend it. The ball spins in from the rough and catches him on the front pad. A stifled appeal follows but it is turned down. Seemed to be an inside edge on the first look but replays show otherwise. Impact was well outside off and it would have gone over the stumps as well, shows Hawk Eye.

End of Over : 38 0 Runs BAN: 116/3

37.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller around off, driven towards covers. A maiden for Lakmal now.

37.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Another back of a length ball on the stumps, Liton crouched low.

37.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Banged short on the stumps, ducked under by LD.

37.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. LOW! Fuller of a good length and angling in a touch, Das stays forward to defend it on the expected bounce. The ball stays low and passes from under the bat and goes through to the keeper. Thanfully for him, the ball wasn't close to the stumps.

37.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller around off and middle, eased towards mid on for nothing.

37.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Hurled around off and middle, defended with the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 37 2 Runs BAN: 116/3

36.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter on the pads, worked away off through backward square leg for one.

36.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Rangana continues from over the wicket and lands it around middle. Liton presents a straight bat in defense.

36.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flatter and quicker outside off, Haque gets an outside edge as he looks to keep it out. The ball goes on the bounce to slip, who lets it through him. A single taken.

36.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Beaten! Tossed up arm ball outside off, Mominul lunges to defend. He fails to read the straighter one and gets beaten on the outside.

36.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Served around off, defended with a prod.

36.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, MH goes back and punches it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 36 3 Runs BAN: 114/3

35.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Another short delivery on the stumps, Das ducks under that one. It goes on the bounce to the keeper.

35.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Hurled outside off, pushed towards point to rotate strike.

35.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Very full delivery outside off, jammed through backward point for a single.

35.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller outside off, driven straight to covers.

35.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. This one is turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

35.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal comes round the wicket and hurls it full around off. Driven to mid off.

End of Over : 35 6 Runs BAN: 111/3

34.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

34.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Edged! Floated around middle, Haque gets an inside edge just past short leg for a single. It just bounced before the fielder there. The trail gets down to 89 now.

34.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up outside off, Haque charges down and reaches out to it. Hits it straight to the man at covers.

34.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated up around off, defended watchfully off the front foot.

34.2 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter one on the pads, Liton goes back and turns it through backward square leg for onakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Another poor ball from Lakshan and it's duly put away. Well outside off and a touch short as well, Das goes back and slaps it through cover-point. Lots of real estate in that region and a boundary results.

39.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Flatter on the pads, Das misses the flick and wears it on the pads.

39.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

39.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. FOUR! Liton is looking good. Sandakan needs to find his rhythm soon. He floats it up outside off on a very full length. Das gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and drives through mid off. Perera chases it from the same position. He slides and pushes the ball back in play, but its momentum eventually takes it to the fence.

39.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Another delivery bowled well outside off, Haque goes back and cuts it in front of square on the off side for one.

39.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Liton Das. Flatter and well outside off, Das slaps it through cover-point for one.

Lakshan Sandakan is brought on now.

End of Over : 39 4 Runs BAN: 120/3

38.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.5 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Haque defends this one showing the full bat face.

38.4 4

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Good use of the feet. Tossed up ball around off and middle, Haque gets down the track in a flash and goes across the line. Makes nice contact as the ball speed away towards deep mid-wicket. Kumara makes a mess of the diving effort there and lets it through for a boundary.

38.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Around off and middle, pushed to mid-wicket.

38.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up delivery outside off, Haque strides forward to defend it. The ball spins in from the rough and catches him on the front pad. A stifled appeal follows but it is turned down. Seemed to be an inside edge on the first look but replays show otherwise. Impact was well outside off and it would have gone over the stumps as well, shows Hawk Eye.

End of Over : 38 0 Runs BAN: 116/3

37.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller around off, driven towards covers. A maiden for Lakmal now.

37.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Another back of a length ball on the stumps, Liton crouched low.

37.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Banged short on the stumps, ducked under by LD.

37.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. LOW! Fuller of a good length and angling in a touch, Das stays forward to defend it on the expected bounce. The ball stays low and passes from under the bat and goes through to the keeper. Thanfully for him, the ball wasn't close to the stumps.

37.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller around off and middle, eased towards mid on for nothing.

37.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Hurled around off and middle, defended with the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 37 2 Runs BAN: 116/3

36.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter on the pads, worked away off through backward square leg for one.

36.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Rangana continues from over the wicket and lands it around middle. Liton presents a straight bat in defense.

36.4 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flatter and quicker outside off, Haque gets an outside edge as he looks to keep it out. The ball goes on the bounce to slip, who lets it through him. A single taken.

36.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Beaten! Tossed up arm ball outside off, Mominul lunges to defend. He fails to read the straighter one and gets beaten on the outside.

36.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Served around off, defended with a prod.

36.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, MH goes back and punches it back to the bowler.

End of Over : 36 3 Runs BAN: 114/3

35.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Another short delivery on the stumps, Das ducks under that one. It goes on the bounce to the keeper.

35.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Hurled outside off, pushed towards point to rotate strike.

35.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Very full delivery outside off, jammed through backward point for a single.

35.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller outside off, driven straight to covers.

35.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. This one is turned through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

35.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal comes round the wicket and hurls it full around off. Driven to mid off.

End of Over : 35 6 Runs BAN: 111/3

34.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

34.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Edged! Floated around middle, Haque gets an inside edge just past short leg for a single. It just bounced before the fielder there. The trail gets down to 89 now.

34.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Tossed up outside off, Haque charges down and reaches out to it. Hits it straight to the man at covers.

34.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated up around off, defended watchfully off the front foot.

34.2 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Flatter one on the pads, Liton goes back and turns it through backward square leg for one.

34.1 4

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. FOUR! Excellently played. Herath tosses it up just outside off from round the wicket, the ball spins away just a touch. Das gets down on a knee in and flash and unfurls the sweep shot. Makes good contact with the ball and gets it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

End of Over : 34 2 Runs BAN: 105/3

33.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Fuller than the previous delivery, Mominul goes back to defend. Ends up getting a bottom edge and the ball rolls to the off side. Decent start from Lakmal.

33.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Suranga comes around the wicket and bangs this short slanting in. Haque crouched low to let it pass.

33.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. On a length just outside off, Liton taps it towards point and scurries to the other end. Good strategy.

33.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Length ball, angling in. Das misses the flick and gets struck on the pads.

33.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Similar delivery, Haque taps it towards mid-wicket. This time he sets off and completes the single as the ball didn't go straight to the fielder there.

33.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal starts over the wicket and lands it on a length around middle and leg. Punched off the back foot towards mid-wicket.

Suranga Lakmal is brought in to bowl for the first time today.

End of Over : 33 0 Runs BAN: 103/3

32.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Served around off, Das gets ahead and bunts it. A maiden from Herath.

32.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. LD gets back to the defensive mode and blocks it.

32.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Ohh! Tossed up ball around off and middle, Das comes down the track to hit it through covers. Ends up getting it back to the bowler off the inner half.

32.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Liton gets nicely behind this one and presents a straight bat face in defense.

32.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Das lets it come on and just pushes it past silly point's left side.

32.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 32 4 Runs BAN: 103/3

31.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera bowls it on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

31.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flighted ball around off, turned through mid-wicket for one.

31.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through covers to get to the other end.

31.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH lunges and defends.

31.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

31.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Good shot. Flatter outside off, Haque gets back and punches it through covers. Seems to have timed it pretty well to race away. But Kumara runs to his left from sweeper and fields it. There is a bit of a fumble but he keeps the batsmen down to two.

End of Over : 31 9 Runs BAN: 99/3

30.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated around off and middle, Liton gets nicely forward and blocks.

30.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Now Mominul rotates strike by patting it towards mid on.

30.4 6

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. SIX! Pure timing! Herath tosses it up and lands it on a fuller length, Haque gets the length that he wants. He lofts it up over the bowler's head and gets half a dozen as a result. Looking good, the southpaw.

30.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated around middle, knocked down to mid on.

30.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended solidly off the front foot.

30.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Herath delivers this on a shorter length, Mominul goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a couple.

End of Over : 30 4 Runs BAN: 90/3

29.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Another delivery on the stumps, kept out with a defensive shot.

29.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Das presses forward and bunts it.

29.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through point for one.

29.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

29.2 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Things happening now frequently. Tossed up outside off, Haque goes back to defends. The ball catches the outside edge and goes past slip and a couple of runs are taken. On another day and another venue for Mominul, the ball would have gone to the slip fielder.

29.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Eased through mid on for a single.

End of Over : 29 3 Runs BAN: 86/3

28.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Herath bowls an arm ball outside off, it beats the defensive bat of Mominul.

28.5 3

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Lovely! This has spun off the rough. We saw it occasionally when Taijul was bowling it in the area wide outside off. Herath dishes it out outside off, Das looks to drive. But the ball deviates away sharply, beats the bat and goes through the gap between the slip and the keeper. Byes signaled as the batsmen run three.

28.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Risky option! Das thinks that he has had enough of blocking the deliveries out and charges down. Ends up getting an inside edge that rolls next to the stumps on the leg side after hie.

34.1 4

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. FOUR! Excellently played. Herath tosses it up just outside off from round the wicket, the ball spins away just a touch. Das gets down on a knee in and flash and unfurls the sweep shot. Makes good contact with the ball and gets it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

End of Over : 34 2 Runs BAN: 105/3

33.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Fuller than the previous delivery, Mominul goes back to defend. Ends up getting a bottom edge and the ball rolls to the off side. Decent start from Lakmal.

33.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Suranga comes around the wicket and bangs this short slanting in. Haque crouched low to let it pass.

33.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. On a length just outside off, Liton taps it towards point and scurries to the other end. Good strategy.

33.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Length ball, angling in. Das misses the flick and gets struck on the pads.

33.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Similar delivery, Haque taps it towards mid-wicket. This time he sets off and completes the single as the ball didn't go straight to the fielder there.

33.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Lakmal starts over the wicket and lands it on a length around middle and leg. Punched off the back foot towards mid-wicket.

Suranga Lakmal is brought in to bowl for the first time today.

End of Over : 33 0 Runs BAN: 103/3

32.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Served around off, Das gets ahead and bunts it. A maiden from Herath.

32.5 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. LD gets back to the defensive mode and blocks it.

32.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Ohh! Tossed up ball around off and middle, Das comes down the track to hit it through covers. Ends up getting it back to the bowler off the inner half.

32.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Liton gets nicely behind this one and presents a straight bat face in defense.

32.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Das lets it come on and just pushes it past silly point's left side.

32.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 32 4 Runs BAN: 103/3

31.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera bowls it on the stumps, defended towards mid-wicket.

31.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Flighted ball around off, turned through mid-wicket for one.

31.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through covers to get to the other end.

31.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH lunges and defends.

31.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

31.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Good shot. Flatter outside off, Haque gets back and punches it through covers. Seems to have timed it pretty well to race away. But Kumara runs to his left from sweeper and fields it. There is a bit of a fumble but he keeps the batsmen down to two.

End of Over : 31 9 Runs BAN: 99/3

30.6 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated around off and middle, Liton gets nicely forward and blocks.

30.5 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Now Mominul rotates strike by patting it towards mid on.

30.4 6

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. SIX! Pure timing! Herath tosses it up and lands it on a fuller length, Haque gets the length that he wants. He lofts it up over the bowler's head and gets half a dozen as a result. Looking good, the southpaw.

30.3 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated around middle, knocked down to mid on.

30.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Defended solidly off the front foot.

30.1 2

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Herath delivers this on a shorter length, Mominul goes back and whips it through mid-wicket for a couple.

End of Over : 30 4 Runs BAN: 90/3

29.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Another delivery on the stumps, kept out with a defensive shot.

29.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Das presses forward and bunts it.

29.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Outside off, pushed through point for one.

29.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

29.2 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Things happening now frequently. Tossed up outside off, Haque goes back to defends. The ball catches the outside edge and goes past slip and a couple of runs are taken. On another day and another venue for Mominul, the ball would have gone to the slip fielder.

29.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Eased through mid on for a single.

End of Over : 29 3 Runs BAN: 86/3

28.6 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Herath bowls an arm ball outside off, it beats the defensive bat of Mominul.

28.5 3

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Lovely! This has spun off the rough. We saw it occasionally when Taijul was bowling it in the area wide outside off. Herath dishes it out outside off, Das looks to drive. But the ball deviates away sharply, beats the bat and goes through the gap between the slip and the keeper. Byes signaled as the batsmen run three.

28.4 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Risky option! Das thinks that he has had enough of blocking the deliveries out and charges down. Ends up getting an inside edge that rolls next to the stumps on the leg side after hitting his pads.

28.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Quicker one, Das keeps it out with a straight bat.

28.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated on a fuller length, driven towards mid off.

28.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated around off, Das defends it off the front foot.

End of Over : 28 1 Runs BAN: 83/3

27.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque lunges and blocks it down.

27.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

27.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera comes round the wicket and lands it around off. Haque goes back and keeps it out from the crease.

27.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Das slinks down to this one and whips it past mid-wicket to rotate strike.

27.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended solidly off the front foot onto the ground.

27.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Floated around off from over the wicket, Das lunges forward and bunts it firmly.

Dilruwan Perera, as expected, will bowl from the other end. A slip and a short leg are the close in fielders for him.

End of Over : 27 2 Runs BAN: 82/3

26.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. This is delivered on a flatter trajectory outside off, Das transfers his weight on the back foot and punches it past silly point for a run to get off the mark straightaway.

We are all set to get underway. Liton Das is the new batsman walking in as Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed in what turned out to be the last ball of the day. He will face Rangana Herath, who has one delivery left in the over. A slip, gully and a silly point in place. Mominul Haque stands at the other end.

Mehidy Hasan is up for a chat and he reckons that Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Mahmudullah apart from him are yet to bat and he seems confident of doing well. Adds that they will look to do their best. Reckons that some deliveries are turning square while some go on straight and that makes it tough for batting. Ends hoping to fare well with the bat on the pitch that has just spiced up.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo is out there inspecting the track on this final day. He stands at the Rocket end and reckons that the Sri Lankan spinners would be licking their lips. The track is dry at that end and he expects them to get a lot of assistance from here. He adds further that there are enough roughs at the other end and hence, he isn't going closer to have a look there. Ends saying that smothering the spin by using the feet is the key.

Sri Lanka have played like one of those sides, who create a mirage of playing the catch-up game for most times, only to slip ahead and boss the game. Their three main spinners have picked up a wicket apiece and these are good signs for them. They have a week of wickets to be snaffled up. Dinesh Chandimal and Co. would look to go all out and quell any semblance of fightback that would be on display from the home side. Is this the final script or do we have another twist in the offing? Stay with us as we sail through Day 5.

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and Mominul Haque is a love story. The southpaw averages over 85 at the venue and his 176 in the first essay stood testimony to that. Looking at the way Bangladesh played in the first innings, it was hard to imagine that they would find themselves in a quagmire that they are in now. They are staring at a 119-run deficit and an innings defeat looms. The Chittagong Hero is still in the middle for them, though. Can he further his romance with the ground with a rescue act for his side? On this backdrop, we take pleasure in having your company with us for the final day in this first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

... Final Day, First Session ...

A final day finish beckons. The track is suddenly not a placid one. The catches are suddenly going straight to the fielders. These are all dangerous pointers for Bangladesh. They need to bat well to escape with a draw here. Didn't imagine myself writing anything close to this till the previous session. Sri Lanka would turn up refreshed and hungry for more. We'll love to have you all tomorrow. Do join us at 0930 local time (0330 GMT) for all the action. Cheers! Adios! Take care! To enjoy some crisp T20I cricket, you may switch tabs for the Australia vs New Zealand game.

Earlier in the day, the tourists played an attritional brand of cricket to keep the hosts on the field for 1197 balls. At a point it felt as if the lucid surface had made them resign to the fact that it was futile to expose their bowlers to this surface. No great urgency to score was shown. However, they crawled their way forward to a mammoth score, which means the hosts are still 119 runs behind. Roshen Silva went past the triple figure mark while Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella failed to get theirs. For the hosts, Taijul Islam picked up a four-fer. Looking back now, one can understand and laud the Lankans' strategy with the bat.

Dramatic end to an otherwise staid day! Sri Lanka have wrested back the initiative in a big time here. After thinking that 200 runs are enough in their bank, they came out, armed with experienced and incisive spinners, on the field. The home side openers kept them at bay for 90 balls and 52 runs. But that opening was enough for the visitors to make further inroads, sending a couple more back in the hut. It should be made clear, however, that there is nothing on the surface to suggest that it is unplayable, as the wickets to fall have been because of the batters' undoing.

26.5 W

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! What a moment in the game! The analogue clock on the ground showed local time to be 1630 yet the umpires went by the watch that they had in their hands, which meant that another over was squeezed in. And lo, the hosts lose one of the mainstays in what turns out to be the last delivery of the day. What's more, Chandimal brought Herath on to bowl this one and his move has paid off big time. The veteran tosses this one around off, Rahim gets a big stride forward to defend. The ball takes the inside edge, hits the front pad, lobs off the boot and Mendis takes a stunner at silly point. The Lankans are confidently ecstatic as they feel they have got their man. However, the dreaded finger from the umpire is not raised. Rod Tucker goes to his partner, has a longish chat with Marais Erasmus and takes it upstairs, giving the soft signal as Not Out. Time for another look, which seals the deal. It shows that the ball has hit the pad after taking the inside edge, lobbed off the boot and is in the air a bit. The man from silly point has taken a clean catch as well, concludes the TV umpire. Thus the on-field call is overturned and that means, Rahim has to walk back to the pavilion, this time 98 runs short of a ton. Also, that's STUMPS ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY!

What's happened here? There is a catch taken at silly point, the Lankans go up in unison for that. They seem very confident with this. Rod Tucker confers with the leg umpire and takes it upstairs. The soft signal is NOT OUT.

26.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

26.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

26.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. This one is played to mid-wicket off the inner half.

26.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated around off, Haque goes back and defends it to the on side.

Hello! We have time for another over, feel the umpires and here we go... Rangana Herath to bowl the final one. He started this innings and now will end the day.

End of Over : 26 0 Runs BAN: 80/2

25.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sandakan comes over the wicket and flights it full on middle and leg. Rahim bunts it solidly.

Should be the last ball for the day. Rahim does some gardening and then gets ready to face it...

25.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, Rahim bunts it off the front foot.

25.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, hit to mid-wicket.

25.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back and sees this off with a straight bat.

28.3 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Quicker one, Das keeps it out with a straight bat.

28.2 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated on a fuller length, driven towards mid off.

28.1 0

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Floated around off, Das defends it off the front foot.

End of Over : 28 1 Runs BAN: 83/3

27.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque lunges and blocks it down.

27.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

27.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Perera comes round the wicket and lands it around off. Haque goes back and keeps it out from the crease.

27.3 1

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Das slinks down to this one and whips it past mid-wicket to rotate strike.

27.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Defended solidly off the front foot onto the ground.

27.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Floated around off from over the wicket, Das lunges forward and bunts it firmly.

Dilruwan Perera, as expected, will bowl from the other end. A slip and a short leg are the close in fielders for him.

End of Over : 27 2 Runs BAN: 82/3

26.6 1

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. This is delivered on a flatter trajectory outside off, Das transfers his weight on the back foot and punches it past silly point for a run to get off the mark straightaway.

We are all set to get underway. Liton Das is the new batsman walking in as Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed in what turned out to be the last ball of the day. He will face Rangana Herath, who has one delivery left in the over. A slip, gully and a silly point in place. Mominul Haque stands at the other end.

Mehidy Hasan is up for a chat and he reckons that Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Mahmudullah apart from him are yet to bat and he seems confident of doing well. Adds that they will look to do their best. Reckons that some deliveries are turning square while some go on straight and that makes it tough for batting. Ends hoping to fare well with the bat on the pitch that has just spiced up.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo is out there inspecting the track on this final day. He stands at the Rocket end and reckons that the Sri Lankan spinners would be licking their lips. The track is dry at that end and he expects them to get a lot of assistance from here. He adds further that there are enough roughs at the other end and hence, he isn't going closer to have a look there. Ends saying that smothering the spin by using the feet is the key.

Sri Lanka have played like one of those sides, who create a mirage of playing the catch-up game for most times, only to slip ahead and boss the game. Their three main spinners have picked up a wicket apiece and these are good signs for them. They have a week of wickets to be snaffled up. Dinesh Chandimal and Co. would look to go all out and quell any semblance of fightback that would be on display from the home side. Is this the final script or do we have another twist in the offing? Stay with us as we sail through Day 5.

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and Mominul Haque is a love story. The southpaw averages over 85 at the venue and his 176 in the first essay stood testimony to that. Looking at the way Bangladesh played in the first innings, it was hard to imagine that they would find themselves in a quagmire that they are in now. They are staring at a 119-run deficit and an innings defeat looms. The Chittagong Hero is still in the middle for them, though. Can he further his romance with the ground with a rescue act for his side? On this backdrop, we take pleasure in having your company with us for the final day in this first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

... Final Day, First Session ...

A final day finish beckons. The track is suddenly not a placid one. The catches are suddenly going straight to the fielders. These are all dangerous pointers for Bangladesh. They need to bat well to escape with a draw here. Didn't imagine myself writing anything close to this till the previous session. Sri Lanka would turn up refreshed and hungry for more. We'll love to have you all tomorrow. Do join us at 0930 local time (0330 GMT) for all the action. Cheers! Adios! Take care! To enjoy some crisp T20I cricket, you may switch tabs for the Australia vs New Zealand game.

Earlier in the day, the tourists played an attritional brand of cricket to keep the hosts on the field for 1197 balls. At a point it felt as if the lucid surface had made them resign to the fact that it was futile to expose their bowlers to this surface. No great urgency to score was shown. However, they crawled their way forward to a mammoth score, which means the hosts are still 119 runs behind. Roshen Silva went past the triple figure mark while Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella failed to get theirs. For the hosts, Taijul Islam picked up a four-fer. Looking back now, one can understand and laud the Lankans' strategy with the bat.

Dramatic end to an otherwise staid day! Sri Lanka have wrested back the initiative in a big time here. After thinking that 200 runs are enough in their bank, they came out, armed with experienced and incisive spinners, on the field. The home side openers kept them at bay for 90 balls and 52 runs. But that opening was enough for the visitors to make further inroads, sending a couple more back in the hut. It should be made clear, however, that there is nothing on the surface to suggest that it is unplayable, as the wickets to fall have been because of the batters' undoing.

26.5 W

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! What a moment in the game! The analogue clock on the ground showed local time to be 1630 yet the umpires went by the watch that they had in their hands, which meant that another over was squeezed in. And lo, the hosts lose one of the mainstays in what turns out to be the last delivery of the day. What's more, Chandimal brought Herath on to bowl this one and his move has paid off big time. The veteran tosses this one around off, Rahim gets a big stride forward to defend. The ball takes the inside edge, hits the front pad, lobs off the boot and Mendis takes a stunner at silly point. The Lankans are confidently ecstatic as they feel they have got their man. However, the dreaded finger from the umpire is not raised. Rod Tucker goes to his partner, has a longish chat with Marais Erasmus and takes it upstairs, giving the soft signal as Not Out. Time for another look, which seals the deal. It shows that the ball has hit the pad after taking the inside edge, lobbed off the boot and is in the air a bit. The man from silly point has taken a clean catch as well, concludes the TV umpire. Thus the on-field call is overturned and that means, Rahim has to walk back to the pavilion, this time 98 runs short of a ton. Also, that's STUMPS ON THE PENULTIMATE DAY!

What's happened here? There is a catch taken at silly point, the Lankans go up in unison for that. They seem very confident with this. Rod Tucker confers with the leg umpire and takes it upstairs. The soft signal is NOT OUT.

26.4 0

Rangana Herath to Mushfiqur Rahim. Bunted off the front foot onto the ground.

26.3 1

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

26.2 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. This one is played to mid-wicket off the inner half.

26.1 0

Rangana Herath to Mominul Haque. Floated around off, Haque goes back and defends it to the on side.

Hello! We have time for another over, feel the umpires and here we go... Rangana Herath to bowl the final one. He started this innings and now will end the day.

End of Over : 26 0 Runs BAN: 80/2

25.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Sandakan comes over the wicket and flights it full on middle and leg. Rahim bunts it solidly.

Should be the last ball for the day. Rahim does some gardening and then gets ready to face it...

25.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, Rahim bunts it off the front foot.

25.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length, hit to mid-wicket.

25.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back and sees this off with a straight bat.

25.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Leg slip in place now.

25.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated well outside off, Rahim strides forward and blocks it to short leg.

Last over of the day coming up. Rahim is taking his time to ensure that it is the last one for sure. He is signaling to the dressing room to get him some tablets. Not sure what for.

End of Over : 25 2 Runs BAN: 80/2

24.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed defensively through covers to retain strike.

24.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

24.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. This is quicker and fuller on the stumps. Rahim gets back quickly and defends it to short leg.

24.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up outside off and drops it on a fuller length. Rahim gets behind the line nicely and smothers it.

24.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated outside off, Rahim lets it spin in and defends it to the off side.

24.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Dropped on a length that is on the shorter side, Mominul goes back quickly and punches it through covers to rotate strike.

End of Over : 24 2 Runs BAN: 78/2

23.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back and defends it with a straight bat.

23.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Swept away to the man at square leg.

23.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

23.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around off, Haque pushes it towards covers. Perera gets to his left from point, slides. But he is unable to prevent the single.

23.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. This is the googly, Rahim reads it well and plays it towards the off side. Quickly gets to the other end to open his account.

23.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, Rahim lunges forward and keeps it out.

End of Over : 23 0 Runs BAN: 76/2

22.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around off, bunted.

22.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, worked away towards square leg.

Leg slip comes to silly point now.

22.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

22.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

22.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Sri Lanka are now showing what their spinners are capable of. Perera floats it just around off, forcing Mominul to lunge forward in defense. But the ball spins away just enough to beat the outside edge. It wasn't far from the off pole as well. Dickwella failed to collect that.

22.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Shortish in length, cut away to point.

End of Over : 22 1 Runs BAN: 76/2

21.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

21.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated around off and middle, eased to mid on.

Mushfiqur Rahman makes his way out to the center. He missed out getting to triple figures in the first innings and should look to rectify the same this time around.

21.4 W

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Delight for Sandakan, despair for Tamim! Nicely tossed up outside off, Iqbal lunges forward to defend. Stretches out to reach the ball and all he does is gets a thick outside edge to the keeper. Dickwella pouches it to his left and sets off the celebrations for the Sri Lankans. Haque from the other end, asks Tamim to take the review but the latter replies that he had indeed edged it. The hosts rocked back early in the second innings.

21.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. Shortish delivery outside off, punched to covers.

21.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

21.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Floated outside off on a shortish length, Haque goes back and pulls it to mid on. He scurries to the other end, beating the wild shy from the fielder.

Lakshan Sandakan introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 21 4 Runs BAN: 75/1

20.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Another one in line of the stumps, defended.

20.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

20.4 4

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Flatter and shorter outside off, Tamim goes back and cuts it fiercely through point for a boundary.

20.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Landed outside off, Iqbal strides forward but gets beaten by the away turn on that.

20.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. TI gets behind that solidly and keeps it out.

20.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

End of Over : 20 6 Runs BAN: 71/1

19.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Poor delivery, punished. De Silva dishes out a low full toss outside off, Haque makes ers">25.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Leg slip in place now.

25.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated well outside off, Rahim strides forward and blocks it to short leg.

Last over of the day coming up. Rahim is taking his time to ensure that it is the last one for sure. He is signaling to the dressing room to get him some tablets. Not sure what for.

End of Over : 25 2 Runs BAN: 80/2

24.6 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pushed defensively through covers to retain strike.

24.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

24.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. This is quicker and fuller on the stumps. Rahim gets back quickly and defends it to short leg.

24.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up outside off and drops it on a fuller length. Rahim gets behind the line nicely and smothers it.

24.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated outside off, Rahim lets it spin in and defends it to the off side.

24.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Dropped on a length that is on the shorter side, Mominul goes back quickly and punches it through covers to rotate strike.

End of Over : 24 2 Runs BAN: 78/2

23.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim goes back and defends it with a straight bat.

23.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Swept away to the man at square leg.

23.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

23.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around off, Haque pushes it towards covers. Perera gets to his left from point, slides. But he is unable to prevent the single.

23.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. This is the googly, Rahim reads it well and plays it towards the off side. Quickly gets to the other end to open his account.

23.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up around off, Rahim lunges forward and keeps it out.

End of Over : 23 0 Runs BAN: 76/2

22.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around off, bunted.

22.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter on the pads, worked away towards square leg.

Leg slip comes to silly point now.

22.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

22.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

22.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Sri Lanka are now showing what their spinners are capable of. Perera floats it just around off, forcing Mominul to lunge forward in defense. But the ball spins away just enough to beat the outside edge. It wasn't far from the off pole as well. Dickwella failed to collect that.

22.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Shortish in length, cut away to point.

End of Over : 22 1 Runs BAN: 76/2

21.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

21.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated around off and middle, eased to mid on.

Mushfiqur Rahman makes his way out to the center. He missed out getting to triple figures in the first innings and should look to rectify the same this time around.

21.4 W

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Delight for Sandakan, despair for Tamim! Nicely tossed up outside off, Iqbal lunges forward to defend. Stretches out to reach the ball and all he does is gets a thick outside edge to the keeper. Dickwella pouches it to his left and sets off the celebrations for the Sri Lankans. Haque from the other end, asks Tamim to take the review but the latter replies that he had indeed edged it. The hosts rocked back early in the second innings.

21.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. Shortish delivery outside off, punched to covers.

21.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

21.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Mominul Haque. Floated outside off on a shortish length, Haque goes back and pulls it to mid on. He scurries to the other end, beating the wild shy from the fielder.

Lakshan Sandakan introduced into the attack.

End of Over : 21 4 Runs BAN: 75/1

20.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Another one in line of the stumps, defended.

20.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

20.4 4

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Flatter and shorter outside off, Tamim goes back and cuts it fiercely through point for a boundary.

20.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Landed outside off, Iqbal strides forward but gets beaten by the away turn on that.

20.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. TI gets behind that solidly and keeps it out.

20.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

End of Over : 20 6 Runs BAN: 71/1

19.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. FOUR! Poor delivery, punished. De Silva dishes out a low full toss outside off, Haque makes full use of that. Mominul drives it powerfully through covers for a boundary. Silly point had to take evasive action, which he did with a jump.

19.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Kept out from the crease.

19.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Looped up around off and middle, Mominul strides to defend.

19.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back to this one and bunts it from the crease.

19.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

19.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, flicked away through mid-wicket for a brace.

End of Over : 19 3 Runs BAN: 65/1

18.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman plays the Square-Cut.

18.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Turned away off the pads for a single through square leg.

18.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque looks to defend but gets a soft outside edge towards slip.

18.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

18.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid on to rotate strike.

18.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, cut away for a single.

End of Over : 18 2 Runs BAN: 62/1

17.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. TI stands back and defends.

17.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Defended from the crease.

17.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

17.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. MADE IT! Iqbal strides forward to defend but the ball takes the inside edge and it rolls to the on side in front of square. The man from square leg, Mendis, one thinks, gets there and strikes the bull's eye at the bowler's end. Although Tamim seems in, it is taken upstairs. Replays find him easily in.

Direct hit at the bowler's end! Tamim Iqbal seems to be in there, but the umpire takes it upstairs, just to be safe.

17.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

17.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller on off, driven towards mid off.

End of Over : 17 4 Runs BAN: 60/1

16.6 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is nudged off his pads through square leg for a brace.

16.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque drives it straight to the man at covers.

16.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

16.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH lunges forward and defends that watchfully.

16.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fired in line of the stumps, defended off the back foot.

16.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, punched through covers for two.

End of Over : 16 4 Runs BAN: 56/1

15.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

15.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around middle and leg, flicked away round the corner for one.

15.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque fails to sweep this one and gets hit on the pads.

15.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

15.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller outside off, driven through covers for one.

15.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter delivery, worked away off the pads for a brace.

Mominul Haque makes way to the middle next. Remember, he stroked a splendid 176 in the first essay. His side needs a similar innings here.

End of Over : 15 2 Runs BAN: 52/1

14.6 W

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. OUT! Atrocious, irresponsible, reckless - call it whatever you want. The end result is, Bangladesh lose their first. Floated up in line of the stumps, Kayes gets down to scoop it fine. Ends up getting a bottom edge to that and the ball lobs to backward square leg for the simplest of catches, which Chandimal doesn't falter taking. The 52-run stand is done and dusted. Hard to understand that shot when your team is looking to see the day off. The hosts are still 148 behind.

14.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Worked through backward square leg to rotate strike.

14.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated delivery around off, beaten yet again due to the away turn.

14.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Confusion! That's the last thing the hosts require. Tamim works this ball towards square leg. Dickwella rushes quickly to the ball. The batter was down in search of the single, a yes-no call from his partner made him wait there. Eventually he returns into the crease safely.

14.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Flatter on middle and leg, worked away through backward square leg for one.

14.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Lovely! Tossed up delivfull use of that. Mominul drives it powerfully through covers for a boundary. Silly point had to take evasive action, which he did with a jump.

19.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Kept out from the crease.

19.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Looped up around off and middle, Mominul strides to defend.

19.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque goes back to this one and bunts it from the crease.

19.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

19.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, flicked away through mid-wicket for a brace.

End of Over : 19 3 Runs BAN: 65/1

18.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman plays the Square-Cut.

18.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Turned away off the pads for a single through square leg.

18.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque looks to defend but gets a soft outside edge towards slip.

18.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

18.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Eased through mid on to rotate strike.

18.1 1

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Flatter outside off, cut away for a single.

End of Over : 18 2 Runs BAN: 62/1

17.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. TI stands back and defends.

17.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Defended from the crease.

17.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

17.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. MADE IT! Iqbal strides forward to defend but the ball takes the inside edge and it rolls to the on side in front of square. The man from square leg, Mendis, one thinks, gets there and strikes the bull's eye at the bowler's end. Although Tamim seems in, it is taken upstairs. Replays find him easily in.

Direct hit at the bowler's end! Tamim Iqbal seems to be in there, but the umpire takes it upstairs, just to be safe.

17.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

17.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller on off, driven towards mid off.

End of Over : 17 4 Runs BAN: 60/1

16.6 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. This ball is nudged off his pads through square leg for a brace.

16.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Haque drives it straight to the man at covers.

16.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

16.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. MH lunges forward and defends that watchfully.

16.2 0

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Fired in line of the stumps, defended off the back foot.

16.1 2

Dilruwan Perera to Mominul Haque. Served outside off, punched through covers for two.

End of Over : 16 4 Runs BAN: 56/1

15.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

15.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Tossed up around middle and leg, flicked away round the corner for one.

15.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. Haque fails to sweep this one and gets hit on the pads.

15.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mominul Haque. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

15.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller outside off, driven through covers for one.

15.1 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Flatter delivery, worked away off the pads for a brace.

Mominul Haque makes way to the middle next. Remember, he stroked a splendid 176 in the first essay. His side needs a similar innings here.

End of Over : 15 2 Runs BAN: 52/1

14.6 W

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. OUT! Atrocious, irresponsible, reckless - call it whatever you want. The end result is, Bangladesh lose their first. Floated up in line of the stumps, Kayes gets down to scoop it fine. Ends up getting a bottom edge to that and the ball lobs to backward square leg for the simplest of catches, which Chandimal doesn't falter taking. The 52-run stand is done and dusted. Hard to understand that shot when your team is looking to see the day off. The hosts are still 148 behind.

14.5 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Worked through backward square leg to rotate strike.

14.4 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Floated delivery around off, beaten yet again due to the away turn.

14.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Confusion! That's the last thing the hosts require. Tamim works this ball towards square leg. Dickwella rushes quickly to the ball. The batter was down in search of the single, a yes-no call from his partner made him wait there. Eventually he returns into the crease safely.

14.2 1

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Flatter on middle and leg, worked away through backward square leg for one.

14.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Lovely! Tossed up delivery that lands on off. Kayes lunges forward to defend but the ball spins away past the outside edge and goes to the keeper. A ball here and there that spins like this, is enough to create doubts in the minds of the batsmen.

Last drinks break for the day!

End of Over : 14 6 Runs BAN: 50/0

13.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Floated outside off, punched through covers for one. That raises the fifty for Bangladesh.

13.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Straighter one around off, Kayes lets it come on before defending. The ball takes an inside edge onto his pads.

13.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

13.3 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard! Sri Lanka won't mind this. Tossed up ball outside off, Imrul gets down on a knee and looks to go over covers. Ends up getting a thick outside edge over the slip fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

13.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Kayes gets forward and defends.

13.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Pushed outside off, driven through covers. They take a quick single. There is a wild throw at the bowler's end, the ball goes towards sweeper. No extra run results though.

End of Over : 13 5 Runs BAN: 44/0

12.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

12.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, flicked away off the pads, straight to short leg.

12.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker one on a length just around off, Tamim goes back and punches it past silly point for one.

Silly point in place.

12.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Served around off and middle, defended solidly off the front foot.

12.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Tamim's intentions are crystal clear. Sees this tossed up ball on the stumps, he slinks down the track and looks to go over the top. Gets it off the inner half but has enough to clear mid on with ease.

12.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Begins with a flighted ball fuller in length, driven straight to mid on.

Dilruwan Perera is into the attack now.

End of Over : 12 1 Runs BAN: 39/0

11.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, kept out with a forward defense.

11.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Lunged forward and blocked off the front foot.

11.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

11.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. De Silva lands it around off, Imrul looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

11.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Flatter on off and middle, defended.

11.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Tossed up around middle and leg, Iqbal gets down the track to block. Gets an inside edge past short leg for one.

End of Over : 11 2 Runs BAN: 38/0

10.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Gives it nice loop, Kayes presses forward and blocks.

10.5 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Kayes punched the ball off the back foot.

10.4 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker on the stumps, punched down to long on for a single.

10.3 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Very full on the stumps, Iqbal jams it out.

10.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

10.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Presses forward and defends.

End of Over : 10 1 Runs BAN: 36/0

9.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. LBW appeal but maybe, there was an inside edge! Fuller and straighter on the stumps, Tamim prods forward to defend but seems to have gotten an inside edge and then gets hit on the pads. De Silva keeps appealing and now the whole of the Lankan team joins. The umpire shakes his head. Replays spots an inside edge.

9.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Attempted off break which doesn't spin and stays really low. Iqbal leans forward and manages to keep it out.

9.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Loopy ball outside off, driven a bit uppishly towards Herath at deepish mid off.

9.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

9.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Hangs back and shows a straight bat.

9.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Floated delivery around middle and leg, worked away towards short mid-wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 9 5 Runs BAN: 35/0

8.6 4

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! With the spin! Tossed up delivery outside off, Tamim gets down and nails the sweep through square leg for a boundary. off the meet it came!

8.5 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal covers the line and keeps it out.

8.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Eased down to mid on for a single.

8.3

Last drinks break for the day!

End of Over : 14 6 Runs BAN: 50/0

13.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Floated outside off, punched through covers for one. That raises the fifty for Bangladesh.

13.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Straighter one around off, Kayes lets it come on before defending. The ball takes an inside edge onto his pads.

13.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

13.3 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard! Sri Lanka won't mind this. Tossed up ball outside off, Imrul gets down on a knee and looks to go over covers. Ends up getting a thick outside edge over the slip fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

13.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Kayes gets forward and defends.

13.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Pushed outside off, driven through covers. They take a quick single. There is a wild throw at the bowler's end, the ball goes towards sweeper. No extra run results though.

End of Over : 13 5 Runs BAN: 44/0

12.6 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

12.5 0

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, flicked away off the pads, straight to short leg.

12.4 1

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker one on a length just around off, Tamim goes back and punches it past silly point for one.

Silly point in place.

12.3 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Served around off and middle, defended solidly off the front foot.

12.2 4

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Tamim's intentions are crystal clear. Sees this tossed up ball on the stumps, he slinks down the track and looks to go over the top. Gets it off the inner half but has enough to clear mid on with ease.

12.1 0

Dilruwan Perera to Tamim Iqbal. Begins with a flighted ball fuller in length, driven straight to mid on.

Dilruwan Perera is into the attack now.

End of Over : 12 1 Runs BAN: 39/0

11.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, kept out with a forward defense.

11.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Lunged forward and blocked off the front foot.

11.4 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.

11.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. De Silva lands it around off, Imrul looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

11.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Flatter on off and middle, defended.

11.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Tossed up around middle and leg, Iqbal gets down the track to block. Gets an inside edge past short leg for one.

End of Over : 11 2 Runs BAN: 38/0

10.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Gives it nice loop, Kayes presses forward and blocks.

10.5 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Kayes punched the ball off the back foot.

10.4 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker on the stumps, punched down to long on for a single.

10.3 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Very full on the stumps, Iqbal jams it out.

10.2 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

10.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Presses forward and defends.

End of Over : 10 1 Runs BAN: 36/0

9.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. LBW appeal but maybe, there was an inside edge! Fuller and straighter on the stumps, Tamim prods forward to defend but seems to have gotten an inside edge and then gets hit on the pads. De Silva keeps appealing and now the whole of the Lankan team joins. The umpire shakes his head. Replays spots an inside edge.

9.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Tamim Iqbal. Attempted off break which doesn't spin and stays really low. Iqbal leans forward and manages to keep it out.

9.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Loopy ball outside off, driven a bit uppishly towards Herath at deepish mid off.

9.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

9.2 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Hangs back and shows a straight bat.

9.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Imrul Kayes. Floated delivery around middle and leg, worked away towards short mid-wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 9 5 Runs BAN: 35/0

8.6 4

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! With the spin! Tossed up delivery outside off, Tamim gets down and nails the sweep through square leg for a boundary. off the meet it came!

8.5 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Iqbal covers the line and keeps it out.

8.4 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Eased down to mid on for a single.

8.3 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, nudged towards the man at mid on.

8.2 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. IK dances down the track but decides to defend it.

8.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, Imrul drives it towards mid off.

End of Over : 8 2 Runs BAN: 30/0

7.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Sprays down the leg side, Iqbal moves inside the line to let it be. A maiden for Lakmal!

7.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Drifting in on the pads, Kayes works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

7.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Drags his length short, Kayes bends down to evade it.

7.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. A loud, loud shout for an LBW! Umpire Erasmus stays put. Lakmal fires in a yorker on the stumps, Kayes looks to jam it out and seems to have gotten an inside edge before getting hit on the pads. Suranga keeps appealing but gets no attention. Chandimal walks to him has a word but they decide not to take the DRS. Snicko spots a clear inside edge.

7.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, tucked through mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 7 6 Runs BAN: 28/0

6.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Darts in a fuller ball on off, Imrul looks to jam it out but fails to get any wood on it.

6.5 6

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. SIX! Down the track and Kayes goes bang! What a hit! All this while he was kept quiet by Herath. This time he sees the flight, decides to wear the dancing shoes on and smacks it high and handsome over the bowler's head for a maximum.

6.4 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

6.3 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Slower through the air, landed full outside off, Kayes prods forward in defense.

6.2 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Flatter delivery around middle and off, Imrul hangs back in defense.

6.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 6 1 Runs BAN: 22/0

5.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, worked towards the square leg fielder.

5.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Short of a length delivery on middle, Tamim hops and tucks it away towards the square leg fielder.

5.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Good length delivery on off, Tamim looks to drive it away but squirts it off the inner half to square leg.

5.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Another short ball but the line is not the one that will threaten the batsman. Tamim once again ducks but Lakmal will have to reload as he overstepped.

5.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Bangs in a short one, it kicks off the deck. Tamim is quick to sit under it.

5.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Slightly fuller, just outside off, Iqbal leans forward and keeps it out towards cover.

5.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. On a good length and angling in on middle, defended back to the bowler who, in his followthrough, collects it with his right hand and mimes a throw at Tamim.

End of Over : 5 2 Runs BAN: 21/0

4.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Kayes presses forward and kills it back down the turf.

4.5 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Quicker through the air outside off, Imrul Kayes goes for the reverse sweep but fails to get going with the shot. Trying to give Herath a dose of his own medicine?

4.4 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tamim milks a single down to long on.

4.3 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker and flatter outside off, slapped hard but finds the man at point.

4.2 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tossed up on the stumps, wristed away to mid on.

4.1 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up on off, driven through the cover region for a single.

End of Over : 4 7 Runs BAN: 19/0

3.6 4

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Easy for Tamim! Lakmal delivers it on a fuller length but sprays it on the pads, Tamim wrists it along the carpet in front of square on the leg side. Races away! Good start for Bangladesh!

3.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

3.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Eases this full ball straight to mid off.

3.3 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lakmal once again keeps it full and it's on the pads, Tamim leans across and flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket again. Comes back for a couple.

3.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Fuller in length and angling in, clipped through mid-wicket for one.

3.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Good length on off, defended off the back foot to the bowler.

End of Over : 3 5 Runs BAN: 12/0

2.6 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tamim leans forward to defend but this one goes straight on with the arm. Beats the outside edge as Dickwella whips the bails off. Iqbal's back foot was grounded though.

2.5 4
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Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Around middle and leg, nudged towards the man at mid on.

8.2 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. IK dances down the track but decides to defend it.

8.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, Imrul drives it towards mid off.

End of Over : 8 2 Runs BAN: 30/0

7.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Sprays down the leg side, Iqbal moves inside the line to let it be. A maiden for Lakmal!

7.5 1

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Drifting in on the pads, Kayes works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

7.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

7.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Drags his length short, Kayes bends down to evade it.

7.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. A loud, loud shout for an LBW! Umpire Erasmus stays put. Lakmal fires in a yorker on the stumps, Kayes looks to jam it out and seems to have gotten an inside edge before getting hit on the pads. Suranga keeps appealing but gets no attention. Chandimal walks to him has a word but they decide not to take the DRS. Snicko spots a clear inside edge.

7.1 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, tucked through mid-wicket for a single.

End of Over : 7 6 Runs BAN: 28/0

6.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Darts in a fuller ball on off, Imrul looks to jam it out but fails to get any wood on it.

6.5 6

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. SIX! Down the track and Kayes goes bang! What a hit! All this while he was kept quiet by Herath. This time he sees the flight, decides to wear the dancing shoes on and smacks it high and handsome over the bowler's head for a maximum.

6.4 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

6.3 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Slower through the air, landed full outside off, Kayes prods forward in defense.

6.2 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Flatter delivery around middle and off, Imrul hangs back in defense.

6.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot.

End of Over : 6 1 Runs BAN: 22/0

5.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Length delivery, angling in on middle and leg, worked towards the square leg fielder.

5.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Short of a length delivery on middle, Tamim hops and tucks it away towards the square leg fielder.

5.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Good length delivery on off, Tamim looks to drive it away but squirts it off the inner half to square leg.

5.4 1

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Another short ball but the line is not the one that will threaten the batsman. Tamim once again ducks but Lakmal will have to reload as he overstepped.

5.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Bangs in a short one, it kicks off the deck. Tamim is quick to sit under it.

5.2 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Slightly fuller, just outside off, Iqbal leans forward and keeps it out towards cover.

5.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. On a good length and angling in on middle, defended back to the bowler who, in his followthrough, collects it with his right hand and mimes a throw at Tamim.

End of Over : 5 2 Runs BAN: 21/0

4.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Kayes presses forward and kills it back down the turf.

4.5 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Quicker through the air outside off, Imrul Kayes goes for the reverse sweep but fails to get going with the shot. Trying to give Herath a dose of his own medicine?

4.4 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tamim milks a single down to long on.

4.3 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Quicker and flatter outside off, slapped hard but finds the man at point.

4.2 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tossed up on the stumps, wristed away to mid on.

4.1 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up on off, driven through the cover region for a single.

End of Over : 4 7 Runs BAN: 19/0

3.6 4

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Easy for Tamim! Lakmal delivers it on a fuller length but sprays it on the pads, Tamim wrists it along the carpet in front of square on the leg side. Races away! Good start for Bangladesh!

3.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

3.4 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Eases this full ball straight to mid off.

3.3 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lakmal once again keeps it full and it's on the pads, Tamim leans across and flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket again. Comes back for a couple.

3.2 1

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Fuller in length and angling in, clipped through mid-wicket for one.

3.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Good length on off, defended off the back foot to the bowler.

End of Over : 3 5 Runs BAN: 12/0

2.6 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Tamim leans forward to defend but this one goes straight on with the arm. Beats the outside edge as Dickwella whips the bails off. Iqbal's back foot was grounded though.

2.5 4

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Good shot! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Tamim flicks it neatly through the gap at mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.

2.4 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Loopy ball around middle, flicked towards short mid-wicket.

2.3 1

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Worked away through mid on for a single.

2.2 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up ball outside off, IK comes down the track and pushes it to the fielder at cover.

2.1 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

End of Over : 2 6 Runs BAN: 7/0

1.6 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Beaten! On a length and shaping away just a touch, Iqbal has a tentative poke inside the line but it misses the outside edge by a whisker.

1.5 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. On a length and outside off, Tamim keeps his bat inside the line to leave it alone.

1.4 2

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Fuller in length and outside off, Tamim drives it through mid off and comes back for a brace.

1.3 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. On a good length and in the channel outside off, Tamim shoulders his arms to it.

1.2 4

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Superb! Back of a length delivery, but the line is wider outside off, Iqbal cracks it through cover. Away she races to the fence for a boundary.

1.1 0

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Good length delivery, slanting away outside off, Iqbal defended off the back foot.

Suranga Lakmal to share the new cherry from the other end.

End of Over : 1 1 Runs BAN: 1/0

0.6 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Tidy stuff from Herath!

0.5 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Loopy delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

0.4 0

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up on off, worked towards mid on.

0.3 1

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Bangladesh are away and so is Tamim! Floated delivery around leg, flicked towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

0.2 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Bowls it a bit too full, Iqbal brings his bat down and wrists it towards mid on.

0.1 0

Rangana Herath to Tamim Iqbal. Starts off from over the wicket and lands it around middle, Tamim prods forward and works it towards the short leg fielder.

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