SL vs BAN, Day 2 Review
Najmul Shanto and skipper Mominul Haque placed on a file stand of 242 as Bangladesh reached an imposing 474-4 on day two of the opening Test in opposition to Sri Lanka on Thursday. Shanto took his maiden Test century to 163 whereas Mominul weighed in with 127 as they shared Bangladesh’s finest ever partnership for the third wicket in Tests.
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Both had been dismissed however they had been Sri Lanka’s solely successes as Mushfiqur Rahim, 43, and wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das, 25, added 50 earlier than dangerous gentle chewed up the final 90 minutes of the day’s play to pressure an early shut in Pallekele.
The vacationers resumed the day on 302-2 with Shanto properly set on 126 and Monimul on 64. Neither discovered the going simple on one other stiflingly scorching day, with the run price grinding alongside in opposition to some tight Sri Lankan bowling.
The left-handed Shanto, who was dropped on 28 on Wednesday, batted for near 9 hours, hitting 17 fours and one six.
“Being a bit more patient, leaving a few more balls, cutting out certain scoring areas. He has played a fantastic innings,” mentioned Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo.
“I am really pleased with him. He has worked really hard on his game in the last couple of months.” After a wicketless first session, Shanto lastly fell to Lahiru Kumara after lunch, giving freely a return catch to the tempo bowler.
It marked the tip of a marathon stand which additionally equalled the perfect third-wicket effort at the venue set by the Pakistan pair of Shan Masood and Younis Khan in 2015.
Mominul reached his eleventh Test hundred — remarkably it was his first outdoors Bangladesh — by reducing a large supply from Dhananjaya de Silva for 4.
De Silva lastly eliminated the captain who edged to Lahiru Thirimanne at first slip. “I think Mominul understands his game really well. He is a very calm person,” mentioned Domingo. “He is meticulous in his preparation. I think he is a fantastic Test batsman.”
Mushfiqur and Liton then stood agency to place an unbeaten stand of fifty and performed some cheeky photographs to frustrate the Sri Lankan bowlers.
Mushfiqur hit a scoop shot over the wicketkeeper’s head off Dimuth Karunaratne’s medium-pace bowling. The ultimate session was interrupted briefly for rain after which referred to as off once more because of dangerous gentle after simply 7.5 overs.
With 25 overs misplaced within the day, play will resume quarter-hour early on day three. Left-arm fast Vishwa Fernando mentioned it was robust grind for the bowlers on the batting wicket.
“We didn’t get as much support from the wicket as we thought,” mentioned Fernando. “We felt it was dry underneath and it’s now a batting wicket.”
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