Sri Lanka are closing in on victory and one other Test collection sweep in Bangladesh after decreasing the host to 268 for seven of their inconceivable chase of a 511-run goal.
Pacer Lahiru Kumara, left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuirya and occasional bowler Kamindu Mendis took two wickets every to go away Bangladesh in survival mode on day 4 of the second and final Test in Chattogram.
Bangladesh barely compelled a fifth day. At stumps, Mehidy Hasan was on 44 from 49 balls after hitting seven fours, and Taijul Islam was on 10.
That left them 243 runs from an unlikely victory, however 511 was by no means on. Nobody might resist Sri Lanka’s bowling.
Mominul Haque’s second fifty within the collection helped Bangladesh go previous 200 for the primary time in 5 Test innings relationship to December. But he was dismissed on 50 off 56 after hitting eight fours and one six.
Mominul stated: “No excuse, as a batting unit, we played extremely bad cricket. We couldn’t bat according to our potential. We have to take the responsibility. Today, most of the batters, including me, got out after getting set. The wicket was good to bat on.”
Sri Lanka began the day batting and allowed Angelo Mathews to attain his first half-century of the collection and forty first in his profession.
Sri Lanka resumed their second innings on 102 for six, and declared at 157 for seven shortly after Mathews was bowled by Shakib Al Hasan for 56 after hitting 5 boundaries. Prabath Jayasuriya was unbeaten on 28.
Sri Lanka posted 531 of their first innings, the very best complete with none batsman scoring a century, and took a 353-run lead with out imposing the follow-on. They have by no means misplaced a Test in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh batted eight overs with out loss to lunch, then misplaced their first wicket within the second over after the interval. Jayasuriya broke up the openers when he dismissed Mahmudul Hasan on 24.
Then pacer Vishwa Fernando received Zakir Hasan caught on 19 by Dhananjaya de Silva at first slip.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain, reached double digits for the primary time within the collection however appeared uncomfortable all through his keep earlier than being bowled on 20 by Kumara.
Mominul counterattacked and raised his 18th take a look at fifty off 55 balls, pulling pacer Asitha Fernando right down to superb leg for a single. He was out off the following supply, top-edging a sweep of Jayasuriya straight to sq. leg.
Shakib and Liton Das got here collectively at 132 for 4 and have become Bangladesh’s final nice hopes. They fought for greater than 16 overs, bridging tea, and mixed for 61 runs, however had been out within the house of 4 runs.
Shakib, enjoying his first take a look at in a yr, had 36 off 53 balls when he was baffled by Kamindu’s enormous flip and gave the bowler his first wicket in Test cricket.
Kamindu additionally took out Shahadat Hossain for 15 earlier than Liton was undone by a brief supply from Kumara and edged behind on 38.
Sri Lanka gained the primary Test by 328 runs.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
