Debutant Spinner Sonal Dinusha and Fast Bowlers Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando Took TOOK TOOK TOOCTES Each To Help Sri Lanka Limit Bangladesh to 220 For EIGT ATEST ATEST TEST on Wednsday.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto Won the Toss and Elected to Bat first at the Singhalese Sports Club. The visitor endured a nervous start, losing its first wicket with the total on five.
Opening batter anamul haqe failed to capitalize on a reprief when Sri lankan wicketkeetkeeper kusal mendis dropped heam off fast boler assitha fernando. But he was soon out by the same bowler after a few deliveryies without scoring.
Mominul Haque and Shadman Islam Shared a Promising Partnership of 38 Runs, but Sri Lankan Captain Dhananjaya De Silva Removed Mominul (21), Cauth by Substute Fielder Pawan Rathnayak. This left the visitors 71 for two at lunch.
Sri Lanka Took TWO Quick Wickets after Lunch as Fernando Had Shanto, Who Scored Centuries in Each Innings in the first test in Galle, Cauht Behinds by Mendis for eight.
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Off-spinner Tharindu Rathnayake then Had Shadman Caught by De Silva for 46, The Highest Score of the Innings So far, Lending Bangladesh Four down for 76.
Sri Lanka Missed Out on Another Wicket when Lahiru Udara Dropped Mushfique Rahim in the Deep on Eight.
Rahim and Litton Das Shared 67 Runs for the fifth wicket and steadied bangladesh’s innings.
Das edged a catch to mendis and vishwa fernando didnys out on a second chance given by Rahim in the Deep.
AllRounder Dinusha, Who is 24, Made His Test Debut for Sri Lanka after the retirement of Senior AllRounder Angelo Mathews after the First Test and Had Bowling Figures of 2-22.
Dinusha has scored 2,478 runs playing in 48 first-class matches and averaging more than 40 runs per innings. He has also taken 99 first-class wickets.
Fast Bowler Milan Rathnayake was left out of the lineup against of injury, and left-arm paceman vishwa fernando has taken his place. Bangladesh AllRounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Who Missed The First Test Due to An Injury, Returned in the place of Jaker Ali.
A long rain stoppage meant only 71 overs was bowled on the opening day and on day 2 the match will start 15 minutes early.
The first test, played in galle, ended in a draw.
