After a long time, international cricket has started in the world. Bangladesh hosting this Sri Lankan tour which contains two test matches. The visitor’s captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first. The opener of their team Oshada Fernando faced 76 deliveries and scored 36 runs. The captain of the team Dimuth Karunaratne has not survived long enough and out with scoring just nine runs. Kusal Mendis contributed 54 runs off 131 balls. Dhananjaya de Silva’s wicket fell with six runs.
The old gun of the Sri Lankan team Angelo Mathews stood tall on the first day of the first test match in Bangladesh. He scored 114 runs off 213 deliveries he faced and goes not out at stumps day 1. Dinesh Chandimal also batted beautifully by facing 77 balls and scored 34 runs not out. Nayeem Hasan bowled sixteen overs and took two wickets by giving 71 runs. Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan took one wicket each today.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights today, Sunday 15-5-2022 – 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh from Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
Head to head
Total matches played: 22
Ban Won: 1
SL Won: 17
Toss: Sri Lanka, elected to bat first.
Bangladesh team: Dimuth (capt), Oshada, Kusal, Angelo, Dhananjaya, Chandimal, Dickwella (wk), Ramesh, Embuldeniya, Asitha, Vishwa.
Sri Lanka team: Tamim, Mahmudul, Najmul, Mominul (capt), Mushfiqur, Litton (wk), Shakib, Nayeem, Taijul, Shoriful, Khaled.
Match Timings: 04:00 GMT | 10:00 Local
Umpires – Richard Kettleborough, Sharfuddoula
TV Umpires – Joel Wilson
Match Referee – Chris Broad
Reserve Umpire – Masudur Rahman
Match number – Test no. 2462
