END OF OVER:85 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 318/10
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz81 (110b)
- Lahiru Kumara15-3-50-4
- Prabath Jayasuriya27-2-99-2
That's all from us. We'll catch you on the next series. Madushka Balasuriya's report should be up soon, and Mohammad Isam will have the analysis and post-match press conferences covered. This is Fidel signing off on behalf of those two gents, and also Shashwat, who has been part of our coverage. Take it easy.
So that's it from this tour. Sri Lanka, fair to say, emerge with the overall honours. Sri Lanka had won the T20Is 2-1, before Bangladesh hit back with a 2-1 ODI series victory. The Lankan sweep of the two Tests, though, means they finish by far the happier side. It's also been a tour of a little needle, but nothing crazy. Fair to say there is tension between these sides, but nothing spilled over dramatically.
Dhananjaya de Silva: "The bowlers did their basics on this wicket, and the batters did their job as well. The batters were a bit disappointed about not getting runs in the first Test, but we have experienced players. I was confident they would get runs."
"There wasn't a lot of spin on offer, so I thought about reverse swing as a way to get wickets. The pacers were really on the spot. We have tours of England and South Africa coming up. I have faith in my fast bowlers."
Kamindu: "Asitha Fernando said sorry many times after the run out in the first innings. In the last few months I'm working really hard on my bowling with the spin bowling coach. In this innings I was very confident about my right arm, so I kept going with that. In the Sylhet match it was quite hard to bat. Credit goes to the captain who also got two centuries."
Kamindu Mendis is Player of the Match for his 92 in the first innings, and his 3 for 32 with the ball in the second innings. Unsurprisingly, (he was also PoTM in the first match), he is also Player of the Series.
Shanto: "If you look at our batting everyone got set but didn't get a big score. That's something to think about. If you get set you have to make a score. We have to play more first-class cricket.
The way Hasan Mahmud bowled was a positive. Shakib bowled and batted really well, and Mehidy Hasan also batted well."
The presentation has started now. Here's Bangladesh captain Shanto is up first.
10:30: The big take-away from the series, though, is Sri Lanka's seam bowling. It was fitting that the series ended witha Kumara dismissal, because the Lankan quicks have accounted for 33 of the 40 Bangladesh wickets to fall, and have consistently threatened to make breakthroughs. They've done so with swing and seam, but also with excellent bouncers, yorkers, and other uncomfortable lengths.
It's all over. Sri Lanka win by 192. Mehidy Hasan fought hard in this innings to finish with 81 off 110, but it was all a little insubstantial from everyone else. Bangladesh will be disheartened with the way they batted in this series, being shot out for less than 190 in three consecutive innings. That really is where Sri Lanka made the biggest headway.
And where in Sylhet Bangladesh had their moments of dominance, particularly on day one, it's fair to say that Sri Lanka have dominated right through this Chattogram match. They made 531 after winning the toss and batting, then locked Bangladesh out of the match by dismissing them for 178. Bangladesh were much better in the second dig, but had lost too much ground in the first innings.
Khaled Ahmed b Kumara 2 (10m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
END OF OVER:84 | 4 Runs | BAN: 318/9
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz81 (110b)
- Khaled Ahmed2 (2b)
- Prabath Jayasuriya27-2-99-2
- Lahiru Kumara14-2-50-3