Tamim Iqbal’s century as well as fifties from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das helped Bangladesh make a strong response with the bat on day three of the 1st Test against Bangladesh at Chattogram.
Bangladesh opening pair Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy resumed Bangladesh’s first innings on day three at 76/0 and continued to pile on the runs, making the most of the good batting conditions offered at Chattogram.
The duo added 162 runs for the opening wicket before Joy was caught behind for 58 runs off the bowling of seamer Asitha Fernando. After the Lunch break, the Sri Lankan bowlers took control of the match, taking 3 wickets.
Kasun Rajitha, who came onto bowl as a concussion substitute for Vishwa Fernando, who was ruled out of the Test due to the blow he suffered yesterday on the back of the helmet, made an impact in his very first over of the match, dismissing Bangladesh number 3 batter Najmul Hossain Shanto for just 1 run.
Rajitha impressed once more with the ball, knocking over Bangladesh Skipper Mominul Haque for just 2 runs, pushing the hosts onto the backfoot at 184/3. However, the experienced duo of Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the Bangladesh innings as they reached 220/3 at Tea on day three.
Iqbal, who reached his 10th Test ton, remained unbeaten on 133 runs at Tea, but did not come out to bat after the break as he retired hurt, struggling with heat related issues. The wicket-keeper batter Litton Das paired with Rahim and built a solid unbeaten 97-run partnership for the 4th wicket, as Bangladesh finished day three at 318/3.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Liton Das b Nayeem Hasan | 36 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 47.37 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Nayeem Hasan | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Nayeem Hasan b Taijul Islam | 54 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 41.22 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Shakib Al Hasan (vc) b Nayeem Hasan | 199 | 397 | 19 | 1 | 50.13 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Mahmudul Hasan Joy b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Nayeem Hasan | 66 | 148 | 2 | 3 | 44.59 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Nayeem Hasan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ramesh Mendis | b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 17 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 20.24 |
| Asitha Fernando | b Nayeem Hasan | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Extras | 5 (b 4 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 397/10 (153 Overs, RR: 2.59) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-23 (7.5) Dimuth Karunaratne, 2-66 (21.2) Oshada Fernando, 3-158 (56.1) Kusal Mendis, 4-183 (65.2) Dhananjaya de Silva, 5-319 (113.1) Dinesh Chandimal, 6-323 (113.5) Niroshan Dickwella, 7-328 (116.2) Ramesh Mendis, 8-328 (116.3) Lasith Embuldeniya, 9-390 (148.5) Asitha Fernando , 10-397 (152.6) Angelo Mathews, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoriful Islam | 20 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2.75 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | 16 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 4.12 | |
| Nayeem Hasan | 30 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 3.50 | |
| Taijul Islam | 48 | 12 | 107 | 1 | 2.23 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 39 | 12 | 60 | 3 | 1.54 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 58 | 142 | 9 | 0 | 40.85 |
| Tamim Iqbal | b Kasun Rajitha | 133 | 218 | 15 | 0 | 61.01 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Mominul Haque | b Kasun Rajitha | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | b Lasith Embuldeniya | 105 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 37.23 |
| Liton Das | c Niroshan Dickwella b Kasun Rajitha | 88 | 189 | 10 | 0 | 46.56 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | c Niroshan Dickwella b Asitha Fernando | 26 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Nayeem Hasan | c Kusal Mendis b Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 16.98 |
| Taijul Islam | c Chamika Karunaratne b Asitha Fernando | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Shoriful Islam | retired | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Khaled Ahmed | not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 20 (b 4 , lb 8 , nb 8, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 465/10 (170.1 Overs, RR: 2.73) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-162 (48.5) Mahmudul Hasan Joy , 2-172 (54.4) Najmul Hossain Shanto, 3-184 (60.5) Mominul Haque, 4-385 (134.1) Liton Das, 5-385 (134.2) Tamim Iqbal, 6-421 (146.1) Shakib Al Hasan (vc), 7-439 (157.1) Mushfiqur Rahim, 8-450 (163.6) Nayeem Hasan, 9-465 (169.2) Taijul Islam, 10-465 (170.1) Shoriful Islam, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5.25 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 26 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 2.77 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 45 | 10 | 119 | 0 | 2.64 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 47 | 9 | 104 | 1 | 2.21 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 19 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 2.53 | |
| Kasun Rajitha | 24.1 | 6 | 60 | 4 | 2.49 | |
| Kusal Mendis | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | run out (Taijul Islam) | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Mominul Haque b Taijul Islam | 52 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 37.68 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | b Taijul Islam | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Taijul Islam | 48 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 111.63 |
| Angelo Mathews | c & b Taijul Islam | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 33 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 55.00 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 39 | 135 | 4 | 1 | 28.89 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | not out | 61 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 63.54 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0 , lb 2 , nb 4, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 260/6 (90.1 Overs, RR: 2.88) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-36 (11.5) Oshada Fernando, 2-39 (17.1) Lasith Embuldeniya, 3-106 (31.2) Kusal Mendis, 4-110 (35.6) Angelo Mathews, 5-143 (47.1) Dimuth Karunaratne, 6-161 (56.2) Dhananjaya de Silva, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayeem Hasan | 23 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 3.43 | |
| Khaled Ahmed | 7 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan (vc) | 25 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 2.32 | |
| Taijul Islam | 34 | 9 | 82 | 4 | 2.41 | |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
