B’desh draw 1st Test vs Sri Lanka

The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fizzled out into a damp draw on Saturday, with rain robbing the match in Galle of a proper climax.

Sri Lanka were set a tall order of 296 in 37 overs and were tottering at 72-4 when stumps were drawn 9.5 overs into the final hour, with both captains shaking hands and accepting no result was possible. 

The day belonged to Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who scored centuries in both innings. 

“We were low on confidence coming into the series but this was a very good Test match,” he said. “We wanted to declare early but rain forced us to rethink.” 

Shanto made an unbeaten 125 in the second innings after posting 148 in his first dig.

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