Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test : Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 328 runs

BAN vs SL 1st Test: Sri Lanka have Thrashed Bangladesh by 328 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test in Sylhet to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test : Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 328 runs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test Series, 1st Test:
Home Team Bangladesh lost to the Lankans by a big margin in the Sylhet Test. The margin of defeat is 328 runs.

Full Scorecard:

First Innings
Sri Lanka Score - 280/10 in 68.0 overs

Kamindu Mendis 102(127)
Dhananjaya de Silva 102(131)

Khaled Ahmed 17-72-3
Nahid Rana 14-87-3

Second Innings
Bangladesh Score - 188/10 in 51.3 overs

Taijul Islam 47(80)
Litton Das 25(43)

Vishwa Fernando 15.3-48-4
Lahiru Kumara 12-31-3

Third Innings
Sri Lanka Score - 418/10 in 110.4 overs

Kamindu Mendis 164(237)
Dhananjaya de Silva 108(179)

Mehidy Hasan 29-74-4
Taijul Islam 20.4-75-2

Fourth Innings
Bangladesh Score - 182/10 in 49.2 overs
Mominul Haque 87(148)
Mehidy Hasan 33(50)

Kasun Rajitha 14-56-5
Vishwa Fernando 15-36-3.

It was quite confirmed that Bangladesh will lost the 1st match after Bangladesh lost 5 wickets for 47 runs in the last afternoon of the third day, playing with a target of 511 runs in the fourth innings.

And finally Bangladesh lost in the second session of the fourth day. Lost by 328 runs against the Lankans on Monday (March 25).

Bangladesh were all out for 188 runs in reply to the Lankans' 280 runs in the first innings. The visiting team scored 418 runs in the second innings. In reply, Bangladesh got all out by scoring 182 runs. Muminul remained unbeaten on 87 runs.

Twin tons for Shri Lanka Captain Dhananjaya de Silva

De Silva made 102 in SL's first innings and followed it up with a 108-run knock.He became the first SL captain and sixth batter from his nation to slam twin centuries in a Test.

Dhananjaya de Silva also declared as Player of the Match.

50 wickets for Kasun Rajitha 

Kasun Rajitha completed `50 Test wickets with figures worth 3/56 in his first outing.He claimed with a fifer (5/56) in the fourth innings. This was his second Test fifer as he has reached to 55 wickets.

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