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Fans react to Sri Lanka as Angelo Matthew’s Testing Tour

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A bitwatch came out as a farewell, Sri Lankan experienced Angelo Matthews Bowed out of Test cricket as his last match Bangladesh At Galle International Stadium. In the first test of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, both teams exchanged punches in five days. Nevertheless, the result left Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ruined a missing opportunity to script a memorable victory. Despite dominating large parts of the match, Najmul Hussain Shanti’s side decreased by winning a lump sum, partially due to a conservative approach in the final innings and the obstructions of untimely rain.

Najmul Hussain Shantio and Mushfiqur Rahim Stand set tone for Bangladesh

While winning the toss to bat, Bangladesh posted a commanding 495 in 495, with captain Najmul Hussain Shantio (148) and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim (163) a brilliant 264 -run partnership, with his innings. Litton Das stuck with an fluent 90, while the Sri Lankan bowlers worked hard under the sun. Asitha Fernando (4/86) and Milan Ratnayake (3/39) were the bowlers pickle, but there was a lack of constant support from others. The scoreboard pressure was already important, and Bangladesh had quickly stressed himself in the competition.

In response, Sri Lanka showed their subtlety with almost the same answer, posting 485 – just 10 runs less. Her innings was backbone Patham Nisanka’s career-Best 187 (256 balls), a upper class knock, which strengthened her place among the currently active test batsmen. His elegant strokeplay was complemented by a composed 87 from Kamindu Mendis, allowing the hosts to absorb pressure and match Bangladesh’s total run-for-run. However, the effort left them slightly behind, which will later shape the dynamics of the game.

Shunto makes history as Bangladesh but has Sri Lankan resistance

Bangladesh’s second innings was a slow burning case. Starting his batting after the rain-fourth morning, he consumed 87 overs and declared 285/6, making Sri Lanka a target of 296 in 37 overs. The final session, however, fell into a caution trap on ambition by Bangladesh. Shanto, on the way to a historic 125, became only the 18th captain in Test history to score a century in both innings of a match and the first Bangladeshi to receive that milestone. However, it took 50 delivery after the rain break to reach them to their hundred, during which the team added just 19 runs and lost two wickets. Late acceleration – With 28 runs in 16 balls – it was shown that what could have been possible had transferred the first gear.

Seeing 37 overs to take Sri Lanka out, Bangladesh hit quickly. By the 24th over, Sri Lanka was reeling at 48/4, in which Taijul Islam (3/23) and Nayay Hasan (1/29) wore one, exploited the surface. Taijul was especially dangerous, removed Angelo Mathews in its final test innings and later removed Chandimal and Lahiru Udara with twist and bounce. But Bangladesh’s late allegation was found with calm resistance. Dhananjaya D. Silva and Kamindu Mendis absorbed the pressure and excluded the final over, their 53 -ball unbreakable partnership helped the hosts close at 72/4 and secure a draw. The teams joined hands with five overs, which was a riveting – if a little incomplete.

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