Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets Win the 02 match series 1 – 0
ICC World Test Championship 2022 – 02nd Test Mirpur, Bangladesh – concluded on the 05th day
Bangladesh electing to bat, 365 all out – ( 116.2 Overs ) Mushfiqur Rahim 175no ( 21×4, 355 balls ), Litton Das 141 (1×6, 16×4, 246 balls) – career best – Taijul Islam 15, Extras 17 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 24 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 69 runs – Mushfiqur / Litton involved in a 272 run partnership for the 06th wicket – the highest ever 06th wicket partnership for Bangladesh in tests, the first time a 200 plus partnership in the lower order after losing the first 05 wickets for fewer than 25 runs – 06 batters dismissed without scoring – the joint sixth occasion it has happened in tests – Kasun Rajitha 5 / 64 – maiden five wicket haul – Asitha Fernando 4 / 93 – career best – Niroshan Dickwella 04 victims & 169 all out – ( 55.3 Overs ) Shakib Al Hasan 58, Litton Das 52, Mushfiqur Rahim 23, Mahmudul Joy 15 – 04 batters failed to open scoring – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 53 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 13 runs – Litton / Shakib associated in a 103 run partnership for the 06th wicket – Asitha Fernando 6 / 51 – career best, maiden 05 wicket haul in an inning – Kasun Rajitha 2 / 40, Kusal Mendis 02 catches, Niroshan Dickwella 02 victims.
Sri Lanka in reply, 506 all out – ( 165.1 Overs ) Angelo Mathews 145 no ( 2×6, 12×4, 342 balls ), Dinesh Chandimal 124 ( 1×6, 11×4, 219 balls ), Skipper Dimuth Karunarathne 80, Dhananjaya De Silva 58, Oshada Fernando 57 – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 41 runs – Oshada / Dimuth involved in a 95 run opening stand, Angelo / Dhananjaya added 102 runs for the 05th wicket, Angelo / Dinesh put on 199 runs for the 06th wicket – Shakib Al Hasan 5 / 96, Ebadot Hossain 4 / 148, Litton Das 03 victims & 29 for no loss – ( 03 Overs ) Oshada Fernando 21no.
Player of the Match :
Asitha Fernando – Sri Lanka Match Bag of 10 / 144 ( maiden 10 wicket haul for first ever Man of the Match award )
Player of the Series :
Angelo Mathews – Sri Lanka
Aggregate of 344 runs ( 199, 00, 145no )
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