SL vs BAN 1st Test Day 5: Karunaratne, de Silva depart; SL 605/7 (169 ov)- Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne hit a double ton while Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 154 as the hosts didn’t lose a single wicket on day four of the opening Test against Bangladesh on Saturday before bad light stopped play.
It was a wicketless day for Bangladesh with Karunaratne (234*) and De Silva (154*) sharing an unbeaten 322-run stand as Sri Lanka went to stumps with 512 runs on board.
The hosts are still trailing by 29 runs with seven wickets in the bag as the Test moves towards a draw.Sri Lanka had ended day three on 229/3 after Bangladesh declared their first innings at 541/7 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Meanwhile, de Silva completed his half-century as Sri Lanka went past the 300-run mark before the completion of the first session.
In the second session, de Silva converted his fifty into a ton as he hit his seventh Test century. Karunaratne and de Silva added 252 runs at the end of the second session as the duo extended their solid stand to 252, piling further misery on Bangladesh bowlers.
In the third session, de Silva went past 150 while Karunaratne hit his first double ton as Sri Lanka crossed the 500-run mark before umpires called stumps.
SL vs BAN 1st Test Day 4 Full Scoreboard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne (C) | 244 | 437 | 26 | 0 | 55.84 | |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | 58 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 46.40 | |
| Oshada Fernando | 20 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 46.51 | |
| Angelo Mathews | 25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 78.13 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 166 | 291 | 22 | 0 | 57.04 | |
| Pathum Nissanka | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Niroshan Dickwella (WK) | 31 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 93.94 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 62.96 | |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 | |
| Extra | 22 (b 4, w 10, nb 3, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 605/7 (169.3) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Jayed | 19.3 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 4.05 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 30 | 6 | 112 | 3 | 3.73 |
| Ebadat Hossain | 21 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 4.71 |
| Mehidy Hasan | 56 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 2.68 |
| Taijul Islam | 40 | 9 | 143 | 1 | 3.58 |
| Mominul Haque | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Saif Hassan | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| L Thirimanne | 1-114 | 38.6 |
| O Fernando | 2-157 | 53.3 |
| A Mathews | 3-190 | 62.3 |
| D de Silva | 4-535 | 153.4 |
| D Karunaratne | 5-544 | 155.4 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 6-553 | 159.4 |
| N Dickwella | 7-585 | 166.5 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamim Iqbal | 90 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 89.11 | |
| Saif Hassan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Najmul Hossain | 163 | 378 | 17 | 1 | 43.12 | |
| Mominul Haque (C) | 127 | 304 | 11 | 0 | 41.78 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 68 | 156 | 6 | 0 | 43.59 | |
| Liton Das (WK) | 50 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 74.63 | |
| Mehidy Hasan | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Taijul Islam | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extra | 32 (b 9, w 11, nb 6, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 541/7 (173) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 36 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Vishwa Fernando | 35 | 9 | 96 | 4 | 2.74 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 28 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 3.14 |
| Angelo Mathews | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 30 | 1 | 130 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 36 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 3.08 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Hassan | 1-8 | 1.6 |
| T Iqbal | 2-152 | 38.3 |
| Najmul Hossain | 3-394 | 124.1 |
| Mominul Haque | 4-424 | 139.5 |
| Liton Das | 5-511 | 164.1 |
| Mehidy Hasan | 6-515 | 167.5 |
| Taijul Islam | 7-524 | 170.4 |
Teams
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain
SL vs BAN Test Series: Full Schedule
1st Test
Date: April 21-25
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Time: 10 AM IST
2nd Test:
Date: April 29-May 3
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Time: 10 AM IST
SL vs BAN Test series: Live Streaming and Broadcast
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