Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings & 78 runs with more than 05 sessions to spare & clinch the 02 match series 1 – 0
Bangladesh Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2025 – ICC 04th World Test Championship Cycle 2025 to 2027 – 02nd Test – Maitland Place ( SSC ), Colombo District, Western Province – concluded on the 04th day
Bangladesh electing to bat, 247 all out – ( 79.3 Overs )
Shadman Islam 46, Mushfiqur Rahim 35, Litton Das 34, Taijul Islam 33, Mehidy Miraz 31, Nayeem Hasan 25, Mominul Haque 21 – Shadman Islam / Mominul Haque 38 runs for the 02nd wicket, Shadman Islam / Najmul Shanto 31 runs for the 03rd wicket, Mushfiqur Rahim / Litton Das 67 runs for the 05th wicket, Mehidy Miraz / Nayeem Hasan 37 runs for the 07th wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 50 runs – Sonal Dinusha 3 / 22 – on debut – Asitha Fernando 3 / 51, Vishwa Fernando 2 / 45, Kusal Mendis 02 victims & 133 all out – ( 44.2 Overs ) Mushfiqur Rahim 26, Anamul Haque 19, Skipper Najmul Shanto 19 – Shadman Islam / Anamul Haque 31 run opening stand, Mominul Haque / Najmul Shanto 32 runs for the 03rd wicket, Mushfiqur Rahim / Litton Das 30 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 33 runs – Prabath Jayasuriya 5 / 56, Skipper Dhananjaya De Silva 2 / 13, Tharindu Rathnayake 2 / 19, Kusal Mendis 02 victims.
Sri Lanka in reply, 458 all out – ( 116.5 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 158 ( 19×4, 254 balls ), Dinesh Chandimal 93 ( 1×6,10×4, 153 balls ), Kusal Mendis 84 ( 2×6, 8×4, 87 balls ), Lahiru Udara 40, Kamindu Mendis 33, Extras 10 – Pathum Nissanka / Lahiru Udara 88 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Dinesh Chandimal 194 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the next 04 wickets for the addition of 53 runs – Kamindu Mendis / Kusal Mendis 49 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 74 runs – Taijul Islam 5 / 131, Nayeem Hasan 3 / 87, Anamul Haque 02 catches.
Player of the Match / Player of the Series :
Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
Most Runs
369 : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
300 : Najmul Shanto – Bangladesh
Best Batting
187 : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
163 : Mushfiqur Rahim – Bangladesh
158 : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
148 : Najmul Shanto – Bangladesh
Most Wickets
09 : Nayeem Hasan – Bangladesh
09 : Taijul Islam – Bangladesh
09 : Tharindu Rathnayake – Sri Lanka
Best Bowling
5 / 56 : Prabath Jayasuriya – Sri Lanka
5 / 121 : Nayeem Hasan – Bangladesh
5 / 131 : Taijul Islam – Bangladesh
Most Catches
03 : Dhananjaya De Silva
Best Fielding
02 ct : Dhananjaya De Silva – Sri Lanka
02 ct : Anamul Haque – Bangladesh
Most Dismissals
10 : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka
02 : Litton Das – Bangladesh
Best Wicket Keeping
04 vic : Litton Das – Bangladesh
04 vic : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka
Highest Partnerships
264 runs for the 04th wicket :
Najmul Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim – Bangladesh
194 runs for the 02nd wicket :
Pathum Nissanka / Dinesh Chandimal – Sri Lanka
157 runs for the 02nd wicket :
Pathum Nissanka / Dinesh Chandimal – Sri Lanka
149 runs for the 05th wicket :
Mushfiqur Rahim / Litton Das – Bangladesh
Highest Totals
495 all out – ( 153.4 Overs ) : Bangladesh *
485 all out – ( 131.2 Overs ) : Sri Lanka *
458 all out – ( 116.5 Overs ) : Sri Lanka
* same match
Lowest Total
133 all out – ( 44.2 Overs ) : Bangladesh
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