SL, Bangladesh ends in stalemate after Najmul’s 125*

SL, Bangladesh ends in stalemate after Najmul's 125*

Najmul Hossain Shanto's seventh Test hundred and a spirited bowling performance from Bangladesh were the highlights of a rain-hit fifth day's play in Galle as the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a draw.

Day 5 Highlights

• Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim extended their partnership past 100, adding 56 runs in the first hour.
• Rahim fell one short of a fifty as he was run out attempting a quick single.
• Tharindu Ratnayake struck in quick succession, bagging the wickets of Litton Das and Jaker Ali.
• Shanto became the first Bangladesh batter to hit hundreds in each innings of a Test twice.
• Sri Lanka began the chase positively, but lost Lahiru Udara and Pathum Nissanka early.
• Angelo Mathews signed off from Test cricket with a 45-ball 8, being involved in a crucial 13-run stand with Dinesh Chandimal.
• Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva put on an important partnership worth 24, seeing off close to nine overs.

Brief Scores

• Bangladesh: 495 & 285/6 decl. (Najmul Hossain Shanto 125*, Shadman Islam 76; Tharindu Ratnayake 3-102)
• Sri Lanka: 485 & 72/4 (Pathum Nissanka 24; Taijul Islam 3-23)