08/03Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Bogra, Mar 8-11 2006
Sri Lanka won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Upul Tharanga
Upul TharangaSri Lanka
08/03Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh at Bogra, Mar 8-11 2006
Sri Lanka won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Upul Tharanga
Upul TharangaSri Lanka
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Sri Lanka seal series despite the rain

Rain kept the players off the field for seven hours at Bogra, but when the weather did clear, Sri Lanka only needed eight overs to knock off the 43 runs they required to seal a ten-wicket

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

WU Tharanga
WU Tharanga
165(304) 19x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 63 runs
  • 9x4 - 0x6
6 16 23 7 4 22 30 54
Habibul Bashar
Habibul Bashar
73(104) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %88%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 22 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
2 4 10 8 19 5 12 13

Best performances - Bowlers

M Muralidaran
O30.5
M8
R79
W5
Eco2.56
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Shahadat Hossain
Shahadat Hossain
O21.3
M2
R86
W5
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorecard Summary

BANGLADESH 234(76.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SRI LANKA 316(103.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

BANGLADESH 201(56.1 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

SRI LANKA 120/0(28 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
28 | 3 Runs | SL: 120/0

  • Michael Vandort40 (82b)
  • Upul Tharanga71 (87b)
  • Enamul Haque jnr6-0-19-0
  • Mohammad Rafique9-2-32-0

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets. They needed 43 runs on the 4th day and they got the runs in 8 overs to wrap the test and the series 2-0. Thanks for being with us, it is bye from all of us here. This is your commentator Binoy George signing off.

27.6
1
Enamul Haque jnr to Vandort, 1 run, cuts to backward-point for a single for the winning run.
27.5
1
Enamul Haque jnr to Tharanga, 1 run,
27.4
0
Enamul Haque jnr to Tharanga, no run,
27.3
0
Enamul Haque jnr to Tharanga, no run, makes room and drives to extra-cover, Bashar does well.
27.2
1
Enamul Haque jnr to Vandort, 1 run, driven to mid on for a quick single
27.1
0
Enamul Haque jnr to Vandort, no run, tossed up outside off stump, driven to mid on.&

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