SL vs BAN 1st Test: The Galle Test ended in a draw that drew curtains for Angelo Mathews’s Test career. However, it was not like Galle. Batters made merry with Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring a twin ton for Bangladesh. Pathum Nissanka scored 187 for Sri Lanka. Batting first, Bangladesh posted 495 while Sri Lanka came close with 485. As Bangladesh declared their 2nd innings at 285/6, Sri Lanka had a mammoth 296-run target to chase on Day 5. One could argue that Shanto’s ton prevented Bangladesh from winning the Galle Test as Sri Lanka managed 72/4 in the 2nd innings,
SL vs BAN 1st Test LIVE score
SL vs BAN Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Tharindu Ratnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Jaker Ali, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
