28/02Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Feb 28-Mar 3 2006
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Mohammad Ashraful
Mohammad AshrafulBangladesh
28/02Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Feb 28-Mar 3 2006
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Mohammad Ashraful
Mohammad AshrafulBangladesh

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Ashraful
Mohammad Ashraful
136(184) 15x4 - 3x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 42 runs
  • 6x4 - 1x6
8 9 15 29 21 16 12 26
MF Maharoof
72(133) 10x4 - 1x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 25 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 0 16 5 9 5 12 25

Best performances - Bowlers

M Muralidaran
O19.5
M6
R54
W6
Eco2.72
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
SL Malinga
SL Malinga
O16.5
M3
R57
W4
Eco3.38
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorecard Summary

BANGLADESH 319(91.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SRI LANKA 338(97.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

BANGLADESH 181(58.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

SRI LANKA 163/2(37 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
37 | 8 Runs | SL: 163/2

  • Mahela Jayawardene23 (25b)
  • Michael Vandort64 (105b)
  • Mohammad Ashraful2-0-13-0
  • Alok Kapali2-0-6-0

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets. 138 runs scored in the session. A convincing win. Vandort played well for his 64. Please stay tuned for the Man of the match award.

Ashraful is the Man of the Match, only centurion in the match. Thanks for being with us, this is your commentator Binoy George signing off.

Please join us again for the Second Test which is starting on the 8th of March at Bogra, until then it is bye from all of us here.

36.6
1
Mohammad Ashraful to Jayawardene, 1 run, short ball outside off stump, waits for the ball and drives well of the back-foot to cover-point fence, good shot.
36.5
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Jayawardene, no run, driven to mid off, cannot get the single.

scores are leveled.

36.4
1
Mohammad Ashraful to Vandort, 1 run, tossed right up, worked to square leg for a single.
36.3
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Vandort, no run, good ball pitched right up, mistimes it to the off side.
36.2
4
Mohammad Ashraful to Vandort, FOUR, tossed up, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives past the diving mid off, ball races to the fence.
36.1
2
Mohammad Ashraful to Vandort, 2 runs, bit of turn away from the batsman, gets the edge to thirdman, comes back for the second run.

Could be the final over befor lunch, coming round the wicket.

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