- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 That's a jaffa! Full and swinging away just a bit, Omar half-cock - not fully forward or back - and fishes at it tentatively. The speedy delivery kisses the outside edge and whizzes to Prasanna Jayawardene behind the stumps. Malinga running red hot after the dismissal. Omar has to go 14/21.4 That's a ripper from Malinga, 140kph, full and swinging from middle to leg, Nafees gets his front foot too far across and can't make allowance for the exxagerated swing. Huge appeal as the ball strikes the pad and Asad Rauf has no hesitation. That was probably clipping leg stump. Malinga strikes in his first over. 3/123.4 Another doosra and yet another wicket. No.9 now. Tossed up outside off, turning away, Saleh angles his bat towards gully and present the simplest of edges to Mahela Jayawardene at first slip. Saleh goes for a gritty 21. Bangladesh in line to be bowled out before lunch on the first day of a Test 59/99.3 Got 'em! Good length from Malinga, speedy and moving slightly away, Bashar goes for the drive towards the covers but can only manage the edge that flies to Mahela Jayawardene at second slip. Comfortable catch for the skipper and Bangladesh on a serious wobble. Malinga on fire 22/39.6 Gone. What a catch at short leg! Malinga fires it on the pads, Ashraful flicks it from the meat of the bat but Malinda Warnapura, at short leg, shows amazing reflex, lunging to his left and pulling off an instinctive blinder. What a catch! Malinga can do nothing wrong here. 22/414.5 cleaned him up! That's the end of Mehrab's first innings in Test cricket. Full ball this time and he's caught in two minds. No feel movement there and the ball strikes the inside edge and rattles the stumps. He was impressive on his Test debut but couldn't last long enough 33/517.6 That's why Murali's the master. Two fours but the doosra followed and teased him out. Rahim expected the offbreak and poked defensively but the doosra kissed the outside edge and was well pouched by Prasanna Jayawardene behind the stumps. Another promising start is cut short. Murali strikes in his second over 45/618.3 As easy as it gets. Full, cutting in late, Mortaza pushes without a clue and the ball deviates off the outside edge. It goes low to second slip, where Mahela Jayawardene picks off a relatively straight-forward catch. 48/719.6 That's a dolly! Offbreak turning from leg to middle, Rafique takes a mighty swipe at it but picks out the fielder at deep square leg. Vaas waiting there and snaps up the simplest of catches. Poor stroke considering the field setting 51/825.2 And that is that. Doosra comes out and Shahadat plays for the offbreak. Misses it completely and the ball rattles the stumps. Bangladesh cleaned up for 62, the lowest total on Sri Lankan soil. 62/10Extras6 (lb 1, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL62 all out (25.2 Overs, RR: 2.44, 126 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Shahriar Nafees, 1.4 ov), 2-14 (Javed Omer, 7.3 ov), 3-22 (Habibul Bashar, 9.3 ov), 4-22 (Mohammad Ashraful, 9.6 ov), 5-33 (Mehrab Hossain jnr, 14.5 ov), 6-45 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 17.6 ov), 7-48 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 18.3 ov), 8-51 (Mohammad Rafique, 19.6 ov), 9-59 (Rajin Saleh, 23.4 ov), 10-62 (Shahadat Hossain, 25.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 5 1 6 0 1.20 0 0 SL Malinga 9 1 25 4 2.77 1 3 CRD Fernando 6 1 16 2 2.66 0 0 M Muralidaran 5.2 1 14 4 2.62 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.2 castled, that's all over for Vandort. Mortaza rewarded for keeping the ball full and straight. Seam is upright and it's full on off and swinging in, Vandort gets his front foot forward and tries to defend but the ball squeezes past the bat and pad to rattle off stump. Beauty of a delivery from Mortaza and Vandort has to go 41/152.4 And Shahadat strikes with his bouncer. Warnapura back in the hutch. Short, straight, on the middle line and Warnapura tries to pull, is cramped up a touch, gets under the ball and ends up playing a weak pull shot straight to midwicket. Bangladesh taste first blood on day 2. 169/282.1 Shahadat gets his man. And how? With a bouncer of course. Dug in short, outside off stump, chest high, and Mahela went for a pull; ended up ballooning a simple catch at square leg. Sharapova is chuffed and screams, "Yes Yes Yes!" as he continues to stare at the departed batsman. As you know, the two have a bit of history. 267/3101.4 Mortaza takes a sharp diving catch at first slip. But did Chamara get an edge? It was a flighted delivery from round the stumps. It landed outside the off stump and Chamara went for a square drive. The bat, it appears, hit the ground and the ball spun away to left of Mortaza who took a neat diving catch. 359/4101.6 But Dilshan combusts spontaneously. Adrenalin rush. He charged down the track and attempted a wild heave; the head went up, the left hand came off the bat-handle and that combo meant he missed the ball completely. The off stump was pegged back. Mehrab has struck twice. 359/5109.5 caught! That's a soft dimissal. Mortaza banged it short outside the off stump, Jayawardene goes for the pull, the ball hits the high part of the bat and lobs tamely towards Javed Omar at mid on who takes one of the simplest catches you could hope to get 395/6Extras29 (b 6, lb 7, nb 13, w 3)TOTAL451/6d (124.5 Overs, RR: 3.61, 538 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Michael Vandort, 13.2 ov), 2-169 (Malinda Warnapura, 52.4 ov), 3-267 (Mahela Jayawardene, 82.1 ov), 4-359 (Chamara Silva, 101.4 ov), 5-359 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 101.6 ov), 6-395 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 109.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 30 7 77 2 2.56 1 4 Shahadat Hossain 21 3 81 2 3.85 0 3 Mohammad Sharif 24 4 86 0 3.58 2 0 Mohammad Rafique 35 3 134 0 3.82 0 4 Mohammad Ashraful 7 0 31 0 4.42 0 0 Mehrab Hossain jnr 7.5 0 29 2 3.70 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.5 Vaas gets another one! He pitches it on off and middle and the ball cuts into Omar who gets half forward and is hit on the top of the pad in front of middle stump, Asad Rauf quickly raises his finger, Bangladesh are struggling after an enterprising start 55/36.5 that's the first wicket! Needless shot really, Vaas pitches it on a good length outside off stump and moves it away from Nafees, who sees the width on offer and tries to smash it down the ground, he ends up nicking a straightforward catch to Prasanna Jayawardene 48/17.5 spectacular catch! Fernando bowls the heavy ball on off stump, it goes straight through to Saleh who pushes hard at it, the ball hits the outside edge and flies towards Sangakkara at first slip, before the ball reaches Sangakkara, Jayawardene flies across from second slip, diving to his left and pulls off a blinder 51/29.4 Bangladesh lose another one, Fernando hits a good length outside off stump and angles it into Mehrab who pushes forward, there's a sizable gap between bat and pad, the ball hits the inside edge of the bat and cannons into off stump 59/417.5 Fernando follows up the bouncer with a fast and full-length ball on middle and off stump, Bashar hardly moved his feet, was beaten for pace, and heard the ball crash into middle stump, that's the first wicket of the morning 78/577.1 gone! Finally Sri Lanka make the breakthrough! Murali tossed it up on off stump, inviting the drive, Mushfiqur went on to the front foot and tried to drive towards mid off, he didn't get to the pitch of the ball and got a thick inside edge and chipped it straight back to Murali who gleefully accepted a simple catch 269/680.1 and he strikes with his first ball! That pitched on middle and off stump, Sharif thought it would angle away from him and moved back in his crease and offered no shot, the ball nipped back into him and rapped him on the pads plumb in front of middle and leg 276/780.2 and another! Vaas pitches it on a similar off and middle stump line, Mortaza thinks it's going to leave him and once he sees it nipping back into his pads he tries to bring his bat down and play it it, he's very late on the shot and the ball strikes him flush on the pad, plumb in front 276/882.2 Vaas strays on to leg stump, Ashraful clips it off his pads to deep backward square leg and calls for two immediately, Rafique completes the first and blindly turns for the second which is fraught with danger for Chamara Silva had got to the ball quickly enough for Ashraful to change his mind, Rafique tries to make his ground but Prasanna Jayawardene whips off the bails with Rafique well short 286/986.2 that the end of the Test! Vaas bowls a yorker which Ashraful digs out towards midwicket, he calls for two but there was never two in it, Hossain responds to his captain's call and runs back for the second but he was never going to make it, Vandort ran in from the deep and fired the throw into Vaas who broke the bails to seal the victory 299/10Extras15 (b 2, lb 2, nb 9, w 2)TOTAL299 all out (86.2 Overs, RR: 3.46, 362 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Shahriar Nafees, 6.5 ov), 2-51 (Rajin Saleh, 7.5 ov), 3-55 (Javed Omer, 8.5 ov), 4-59 (Mehrab Hossain jnr, 9.4 ov), 5-78 (Habibul Bashar, 17.5 ov), 6-269 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 77.1 ov), 7-276 (Mohammad Sharif, 80.1 ov), 8-276 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 80.2 ov), 9-286 (Mohammad Rafique, 82.2 ov), 10-299 (Shahadat Hossain, 86.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 20.2 8 55 4 2.70 0 0 SL Malinga 15 1 86 0 5.73 2 7 CRD Fernando 17 2 60 3 3.52 0 2 M Muralidaran 28 6 84 1 3.00 0 0 TM Dilshan 6 1 10 0 1.66 0 0
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- Tue, 3 Jul - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 154/1 (SM Warnapura 79*, KC Sangakkara 51*, 45.3 ov)
- Wed, 4 Jul - day 2 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 69/4 (Habibul Bashar 3*, Mohammad Ashraful 7*, 14 ov)
- Thu, 5 Jul - day 3 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 299 (86.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 25.1 overs (152 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 104/5 in 29.0 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 13, Mushfiqur Rahim 20)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (Mohammad Ashraful 22, Mushfiqur Rahim 27, Ex 4)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 37.3 overs (230 balls), Extras 8
- Mohammad Ashraful: 50 off 98 balls (7 x 4)
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 174/5 in 42.0 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 50, Mushfiqur Rahim 47)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls (Mohammad Ashraful 47, Mushfiqur Rahim 47, Ex 6)
- Mushfiqur Rahim: 50 off 101 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 54.4 overs (335 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 209/5 in 58.0 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 73, Mushfiqur Rahim 57)
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 266 balls (Mohammad Ashraful 74, Mushfiqur Rahim 71, Ex 8)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 67.2 overs (412 balls), Extras 12
- Mohammad Ashraful: 100 off 184 balls (15 x 4)
- Tea: Bangladesh - 261/5 in 73.0 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 102, Mushfiqur Rahim 79)
- New Ball Taken: Bangladesh 276/6 after 80.1 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 114, Mohammad Sharif 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 180/2 in 55.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 68, DPMD Jayawardene 4)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 63.1 overs (388 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 208/2 in 66.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 75, DPMD Jayawardene 23)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (KC Sangakkara 21, DPMD Jayawardene 28, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka Innings: 75th over - 5 balls; (Mohammad Rafique, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 76.5 overs (469 balls), Extras 17
- KC Sangakkara: 100 off 188 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 267/2 in 81.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 105, DPMD Jayawardene 49)
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 267/2 after 81.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 105, DPMD Jayawardene 49)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 90.1 overs (552 balls), Extras 24
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 317/3 in 93.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 128, LPC Silva 18)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (KC Sangakkara 23, LPC Silva 18, Ex 9)
- KC Sangakkara: 150 off 270 balls (15 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 100.5 overs (618 balls), Extras 27
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 385/5 in 107.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 170, HAPW Jayawardene 10)
- Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 110.4 overs (677 balls), Extras 27
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 438/6 in 122.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 193, WPUJC Vaas 25)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (KC Sangakkara 22, WPUJC Vaas 29, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 124.3 overs (761 balls), Extras 29
- KC Sangakkara: 200 off 325 balls (20 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Bangladesh 2nd innings
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (44 balls), Extras 3
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 69/4 in 14.0 overs (Habibul Bashar 3, Mohammad Ashraful 7)
- Bangladesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 24/4 in 12.0 overs (Rajin Saleh 5, Mehrab Hossain jnr 2)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (121 balls), Extras 5
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 62/9 in 25.0 overs (Mohammad Sharif 4, Shahadat Hossain 1)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka Innings: 5th over - 7 balls; (Mashrafe Mortaza, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 36/0 in 11.0 overs (MG Vandort 11, SM Warnapura 19)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 65/1 in 23.0 overs (SM Warnapura 36, KC Sangakkara 9)
- BSM Warnapura: 50 off 68 balls (7 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (SM Warnapura 33, KC Sangakkara 16, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (194 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 120/1 in 38.0 overs (SM Warnapura 67, KC Sangakkara 31)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls (SM Warnapura 55, KC Sangakkara 41, Ex 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 44.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 10
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 105 balls (5 x 4)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 154/1 in 45.3 overs (SM Warnapura 79, KC Sangakkara 51)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 154/1 in 45.3 overs (SM Warnapura 79, KC Sangakkara 51)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 154/1 in 45.3 overs (SM Warnapura 79, KC Sangakkara 51)
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