25/06Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jun 25-28 2007
Sri Lanka won by an inns & 234 runs
Player of the Match
Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka
25/06Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jun 25-28 2007
Sri Lanka won by an inns & 234 runs
Player of the Match
Muthiah MuralidaranSri Lanka

Five wickets have fallen in just about 30 minutes this morning. Malinga and Murali were simply too much for the tailenders to handle. Sri Lanka win by an innings and 234 runs.

Muttiah Muralitharan is the Man of the Match for his haul of 9 for 102. No surprises there for it was his spell in the first innings that won the game for Sri Lanka. He's 26 away from Shane Warne's record for most Test wickets.

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87.1
W
Muralidaran to Shahadat Hossain, OUT, that's the end of the Test! Murali bowls the big-spinning offbreak outside off stump, Shahadat lunges forward at it and drags his back leg outside the crease, the ball spins between bat and pad to Prasanna Jayawardene who whips of the bails and heads towards the dressing-room

Shahadat Hossain st †HAPW Jayawardene b Muralidaran 1 (8m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

END OF OVER:
87 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 254/9

  • Abdur Razzak0 (2b)
  • Shahadat Hossain1 (2b)
  • Lasith Malinga17-2-80-4
  • Muthiah Muralidaran36-12-87-3
86.6
0
Malinga to Abdur Razzak, no run, Malinga delivers another full toss on off stump, defended back to the bowler
86.6
1nb
Malinga to Abdur Razzak, 1 no ball, Malinga oversteps in his attempt to find the blockhole, Razzak defends the full toss towards cover

Razzak is the last man.

Just one more to get for the Sri Lankans.

86.5
W
Malinga to Mohammad Rafique, OUT, bowled him, Malinga beats Rafique all ends up with the slower yorker, that dipped sharply and Rafique had left all stumps exposed and lost middle stump

Mohammad Rafique b Malinga 0 (8m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

86.4
1
Malinga to Shahadat Hossain, 1 run, another yorker, Shahadat jams his bat down on it and plays it over forward short leg
86.3
0
Malinga to Shahadat Hossain, no run, yes he does, full, fast and swinging into Shahadat who gets hit on the pad, Malinga stifles his appeal, the ball was slipping down leg side

Shahadat Hossain is the next man in. Will Malinga give him the yorker?

Sri Lanka are wrapping this up in a jiffy.

86.2
W
Malinga to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, another one falls, Malinga bowls it just short of a length outside the off stump, it bounces higher that Shakib expected, he went on the back foot and played a punch in the air towards Warnapura at short cover, his feet were in no position to play the shot and he was early on the shot because the ball stopped on him

Shakib Al Hasan c Warnapura b Malinga 8 (38m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

86.1
0
Malinga to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, Malinga begins the over with a slower ball on middle and off stump, Shakib leans forward and drives back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
86 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 252/7

  • Mohammad Rafique0 (1b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan8 (14b)
  • Muthiah Muralidaran36-12-87-3
  • Lasith Malinga16-2-78-2
85.6
2lb
Muralidaran to Mohammad Rafique, 2 leg byes, Murali pitches it outside Rafique's leg stump, the ball spins towards Rafique, hits the outside of the front pad and runs down to fine leg

Mohammad Rafique comes in at No 9.

Sri Lanka close in on victory.

85.5
W
Muralidaran to Mashrafe Mortaza, OUT, that was plumb! Murali pitches the doosra on middle and leg stump, Mortaza gets half a stride in and plays for the offspin, the ball turns across him and hits him plumb in front of middle stump

Mashrafe Mortaza lbw b Muralidaran 9 (8m 9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

85.4
4
Muralidaran to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, this time Mortaza connects with the sweep and hits it out of the middle of the bat to the deep square leg fence
85.3
0
Muralidaran to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, Mortaza lunges forward and gts hit on the pad
85.2
2b
Muralidaran to Mashrafe Mortaza, 2 byes, Murali drifts past leg stump again, Mortaza tries to sweep but misses it again and the batsmen run byes to third man
85.1
0
Muralidaran to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, Mortaza moves across and tries to flick but gets beaten

END OF OVER:
85 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 244/6

  • Shakib Al Hasan8 (14b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza5 (4b)
  • Lasith Malinga16-2-78-2
  • Muthiah Muralidaran35-12-83-2
84.6
0
Malinga to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, the slower ball at 111 kmh outside Shakib's off stump, he moves on to the front foot and lets it go
84.6
1nb
Malinga to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 no ball, Malinga oversteps while attempting the bouncer

Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2007 News

Bangladesh 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st86Javed OmarShahriar Nafees
2nd40Javed OmarRajin Saleh
3rd34Habibul BasharRajin Saleh
4th67Rajin SalehMohammad Ashraful
5th4Mohammad AshrafulShakib Al Hasan
6th7Khaled MashudShakib Al Hasan
7th12Mashrafe MortazaShakib Al Hasan
8th2Mohammad RafiqueShakib Al Hasan
9th1Mohammad RafiqueShahadat Hossain
10th1Abdur RazzakShahadat Hossain