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Kamindu Mendis puts up a show at Hambantota

Bangladesh ‘A’ tour of Sri Lanka 2019 | 1st Unofficial Test – Day 3

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The first Unofficial Test between the touring Bangladesh ‘A’ side and Sri Lanka ‘A’ ended in a high scoring draw at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. Sri Lanka A won a lead of 90 runs in the first innings.

Hosts started the third days’ play in a decent position (204/2) thanks to a brilliant century by opener Sangeeth Cooray, chasing Bangladesh A’s first innings total of 360. Overnight batsmen, Kamindu Mendis and skipper Ashan Priyanjan continued their good work for another 12.5 overs, putting a 79 runs partnership.

Watch: Ambidextrous cricketer Kamindu Mendis as a schoolboy

Priyanjan was the first fall of the day, trapped infront of wicket by Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s off break for 37. Prolific run-scorer Ashen Bandara soon followed him to the pavilion without making much of an impact.

Meanwhile, Kamindu Mendis notched up a strokeful century reminding his value to everyone as a genuine all rounder in multi-day cricket. He was well supported by Priyamal Perera who quietly went past the half century mark in no time.

Watch: Who is Priyamal Perera?

Perera’s 75-ball 61 included 9 boundaries and Perera and Mendis’ 94 run partnership propelled Sri Lanka past Bangladesh A’s first innings score. After gaining the first innings advantage, Mendis looked to stretch the lead as he upped the tempo of his innings. Finally he was dismissed putting an end to his marathon innings of 169 runs off 282 balls as Mohommed Mithun found a way to rattle his stumps in the 107th over.

Watch: Kamindu Mendis – Powerplay

Home team was soon bundled out for 450 runs after Mendis’s dismissal, gaining a 90 run lead for the first innings. But it left room for only 1 over to be bowled in the 2nd innings in Bangladesh as the game ended in a draw.

The 2nd and last match of the Test (unofficial) series will be held on 4th October at the same ground. That will be a four-day game unlike the first unofficial Test which had to be rescheduled due to bad weather.

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Result

Match drawn

Bangladesh A
360/10 (120.1) & 1/0 (1)

Sri Lanka A Team
450/10 (121.1)

Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Jahurul Islam lbw b Vishwa Fernando 90 210 8 0 42.86
Shadman Islam st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ashan Priyanjan 53 112 8 0 47.32
Najmul Hossain b Ramesh Mendis 4 21 0 0 19.05
Mominul Haque c Malinda Pushpakumara b Ramesh Mendis 11 21 1 0 52.38
Mohammad Mithun run out (Ashen Bandara) 92 120 10 3 76.67
Soumya Sarkar c Kamindu Mendis b Asitha Fernando 24 38 3 0 63.16
Nurul Hasan c Ramesh Mendis b Asitha Fernando 1 4 0 0 25.00
Mehidy Hasan st Manoj Sarathchandra b Ramesh Mendis 57 114 7 0 50.00
Mehedi Hasan Rana c Kamindu Mendis b Malinda Pushpakumara 8 19 2 0 42.11
Abu Jayed not out 8 48 0 0 16.67
Ebadat Hossain b Asitha Fernando 7 14 0 1 50.00


Extras 5 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 1, pen 0)
Total 360/10 (120.1 Overs, RR: 3)
Fall of Wickets 1-90 (32.6) Shadman Islam, 2-102 (38.2) Najmul Hossain, 3-116 (44.2) Mominul Haque, 4-253 (80.2) Mohammad Mithun, 5-257 (81.2) Jahurul Islam, 6-260 (82.6) Nurul Hasan, 7-309 (96.1) Soumya Sarkar, 8-318 (101.3) Mehedi Hasan Rana, 9-348 (112.6) Mehidy Hasan, 10-360 (120.1) Ebadat Hossain,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Vishwa Fernando 16 0 79 1 4.94
Asitha Fernando 23.1 3 59 3 2.55
Malinda Pushpakumara 35 5 94 1 2.69
Ramesh Mendis 23 6 57 3 2.48
Ashan Priyanjan 12 1 34 1 2.83
Kamindu Mendis 6 0 15 0 2.50
Ashen Bandara 5 0 18 0 3.60
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka lbw b Ebadat Hossain 14 24 3 0 58.33
Sangeeth Cooray c Soumya Sarkar b Mehidy Hasan 104 151 15 0 68.87
Kamindu Mendis b Mohammad Mithun 169 282 9 0 59.93
Ashan Priyanjan lbw b Mehidy Hasan 37 56 6 0 66.07
Ashen Bandara run out (Mehidy Hasan) 2 12 0 0 16.67
Priyamal Perera c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan 61 75 9 0 81.33
Ramesh Mendis lbw b Mehidy Hasan 21 32 3 1 65.62
Manoj Sarathchandra lbw b Mohammad Mithun 12 38 1 0 31.58
Malinda Pushpakumara st Nurul Hasan b Mehidy Hasan 15 36 2 0 41.67
Vishwa Fernando c Mohammad Mithun b Mehidy Hasan 4 15 1 0 26.67
Asitha Fernando not out 0 6 0 0 0.00


Extras 11 (b 0 , lb 8 , nb 0, w 3, pen 0)
Total 450/10 (121.1 Overs, RR: 3.71)
Fall of Wickets 1-17 (5.5) Pathum Nissanka, 2-182 (48.5) Sangeeth Cooray, 3-261 (67.5) Ashan Priyanjan, 4-269 (70.6) Ashen Bandara, 5-363 (92.2) Priyamal Perera, 6-416 (103.2) Ramesh Mendis, 7-422 (106.6) Kamindu Mendis, 8-433 (114.4) Manoj Sarathchandra, 9-450 (119.4) Vishwa Fernando, 10-450 (121.1) Malinda Pushpakumara,

Bowling O M R W Econ
Abu Jayed 12 0 48 0 4.00
Ebadat Hossain 20 1 82 1 4.10
Mehedi Hasan Rana 21 3 88 1 4.19
Mehidy Hasan 46.1 9 150 5 3.25
Mohammad Mithun 14 3 34 2 2.43
Soumya Sarkar 4 1 14 0 3.50
Mominul Haque 3 0 16 0 5.33
Najmul Hossain 1 0 10 0 10.00


Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Jahurul Islam not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Shadman Islam not out 0 4 0 0 0.00


Extras 0 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0)
Total 1/0 (1 Overs, RR: 1)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Vishwa Fernando 1 0 1 0 1.00