CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) Mominul Haque became the first Bangladesh batsman to score centuries in both innings as the home side reached 281-5 at tea on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Bangladesh took an 81-run lead, with …
Mominul Haque became the first player from Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test as he steered his side to a draw in the opening match against the Sri Lankan cricket team on Sunday. (BAN v SL full scorecard, highlights). Mominul, who …
Sri Lanka held a 200-run first innings lead after declaring on a mammoth 713-9 in reply to Bangladesh’s 513. … But Mominul, 18 not out overnight, and Liton Das, who fell just six runs short of his maiden Test century, shared a crucial 180-run stand for the fourth wicket to frustrate the Sri Lankan bowlers.
Mominul Haque, for the second time in the Test, headlined his side’s resistance against Sri Lanka with another century, becoming the first Bangladesh player to have twin centuries in a Test as the first game of the two-match series ended in a draw. Bangladesh batted out three sessions on the fifth and …
The hosts would have hoped for some resistance from their top order on a pitch that isn’t doing much, but having had lost three wickets by the end of Day 4, trailing Sri Lanka by 119 runs, it doesn’t seem very promising for the hosts to pull off a draw. After Mushfiqur’s departure last evening, their hopes …
Bangladesh still trail Sri Lanka by 119 runs with first-innings centurion Mominul Haque 18 not out at stumps on Day 4 with an increasingly deteriorating pitch. “We have a pretty good chance to win,” said Sri Lanka batsman Niroshan Dickwella. “They went…
Sri Lanka have set up a potential final-day victory in the first Test against Bangladesh after smashing 9-713 and reducing the hosts to 3-81 in their second innings in Chittagong. Bangladesh still trail Sri Lanka by 119 runs with first-innings centurion Mominul Haque 18 not out at stumps on Saturday’s …
The Tigers must have felt confident in their chances having posted 513 batting first but, after the heroics of Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva on days two and three, Roshen joined the party by reaching three figures for the first time in Tests on …
CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka declared their first innings on 713-9, leading Bangladesh by 200 runs in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on … Kusal Mendis top-scored with 196 for Sri Lanka while Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen …
Sri Lanka have reached a record 7-705, extending their first-innings lead to 192 runs at tea on the fourth day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. At Saturday’s interval, Rangana Herath was not out 18 with Suranga Lakmal on nine, but Bangladesh’s spinners kept making inroads in the …