Match Drawn – Angelo Mathews Retires, Tharindu Rathnayake Highest Wicket Taker for Sri Lanka in both innings, Skipper Najmul Shanto completes twin hundreds for Bangladesh

Bangladesh Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2025 – ICC 04th World Test Championship Cycle 2025 to 2027 – 01st Test – Galle, Southern Province – concluded after 05 days

Bangladesh electing to bat, 495 all out – (153.4 Overs) Mushfiqur Rahim 163 ( 9×4, 350 balls ), Skipper Najmul Shanto 148 ( 1×6, 15×4, 279 balls ), Litton Das 90, Mominul Haque 29, Extras 15 – Shadman Islam / Mominul Haque 34 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 40 runs – Najmul Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim 264 runs for the 04th wicket, Mushfiqur Rahim / Litton Das 149 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 37 runs – Asitha Fernando 4 / 86, Milan Rathnayake 3 / 39, Tharindu Rathnayake 3 / 196 – on debut – Kusal Mendis 04 victims, Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva 02 catches & 285 / 6 dec – ( 87 Overs ) Skipper Najmul Shanto 125no ( 3×6, 9×4, 199 balls ), Shadman Islam 76, Mushfiqur Rahim 49 – Shadman Islam / Anamul Haque 24 run opening stand, Shadman islam / Mominul Haque 36 runs for the 02nd wicket, Shadman Islam / Najmul Shanto 68 runs for the 03rd wicket, Najmul Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim 109 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the next 03 wickets for the addition of 12 runs – Tharindu Rathnayake 3 / 103 – on debut – Kusal Mendis 02 victims.

Sri Lanka in reply, 485 all out – ( 131.2 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 187 ( 1×6, 23×4, 256 balls ) – career best – Kamindu Mendis 87, Chandimal 54, Angelo Mathews 39, Lahiru Udara 39 – on debut – Milan Rathnayake 39, Extras 00 – Pathum Nissanka / Lahiru Udara 47 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Dinesh Chandimal 157 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pathum Nissanka / Angelo Mathews 89 runs for the 03rd wicket, Pathum Nissanka / Kamindu Mendis 38 runs for the 04th wicket, Kamindu Mendis / Dhananjaya De Silva 46 runs for the 05th wicket, Kamindu Mendis / Milan Rathnayake 84 runs for the 07th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 15 runs – Nayeem Hasan 5 / 121, Hasan Mahmud 3 / 74, Litton Das 04 victims & 72 / 4 – ( 32 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 24, Kamindu Mendis 12no, Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva 12no – Pathum Nissanka / Lahiru Udara 32 run opening stand – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 16 runs – Kamindu Mendis / Dhananjaya De Silva 24 runs unbroken for the 05th wicket – Taijul Islam 3 / 23.

Player of the Match : Najmul Shanto – Bangladesh

Rain curtailed play on two days.

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