SL vs Ban: Bangladesh Eye Rare Away Test Win, and Day 4 with 187 runs-Leide | Cricket news
Bangladesh on Friday ended Bangladesh on the day of the initial Test with a minor but significant advantage, with 3 for 3 in stumps in their second innings in their second innings – raised 187 runs on a wearing cheek pitch. Visitors, who thanked the first innings of a narrow 10-rran for an enthusiastic bowling fightback, batted in his second outing with clear intentions, established themselves for a rare foreign test win and important World Test Championship points. Opener Shadman Islam launched an innings anchor with a 76-composed 76, with valuable participation-24 Anamul Haque, with 36 Mominul Haq, and a decisive 68-ri stand with Captain Najmul Hussain Shanto transferred the way to Momentum Bangladesh. Milan Rathnayake saw him Shadman for a century before trapping LBW, but by then the stage was solid. Nearly, the skipper shunt and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim – both of them remained unbeaten in the first innings, leading the lead to safely beyond 150 and blown away Sri Lanka’s late success hopes.
Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers dramatically replaced the game in the morning session. Off-spinner Nayam Hasan conducted his fourth Test for five-for-long-for for the Sri Lanka, ending the lower order of Sri Lanka. The hosts were well placed at 470 for 6, but fell by 485 – lost four wickets for just 15 runs – Bangladesh assigned a surprising lead. Nayeem’s biggest success was when he removed Kamindu Mendis with a delivery for 87, which jumped and changed rapidly to find the edge. Hasan Mahmud’s controlled reverse swing added Sri Lanka’s troubles, as he took three wickets, kept pressure from the other end. Despite accepting the profit, Kamindu Mendis supported Sri Lanka to fight back on the last day: “If we can bowl them in the first session, we can chase it down … We have two sessions to do it.”
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Handbanglodesh Eye Rare after Gritti Day 4 in Galle will aim to increase the lead beyond the reach of Sri Lanka with seven wickets in the Test win and shut down a rare and memorable victory away from home.
