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Mominul breaks the partnership by bringing back Mathews
SriLanka is giving a strong reply to Bangladesh’s 495 runs. Specifically, Pathun Nishanka. He is running towards a double century. However, Mathews’ 89-run partnership with Nishanka was broken by Mominul Haque. He turned Mathews into a catch behind the wicket.
Mominul breaks the partnership by bringing back Mathews
Sri Lanka scored 295 runs in 76 overs for the loss of 3 wickets in the first innings. They are 200 runs behind Bangladesh. Nishanka scored 169 runs. His partner is Kamindu Mendis.
Mathews, victim of Mominul: Angel Mathews has come to the field to play the last Test of his career. Bangladesh timed him out in the World Cup. Bangladesh gave Mathews a guard of honor. He came to the crease and scored 39 runs off 69 balls with three fours and a six.
Naeem brings Chandimal back, Nishanka gets life: Bangladesh finally sees success. Chandimal returns after being caught by Sadman off Naeem’s ball. The Sri Lankan batsman scored 54 runs with four fours off 119 balls. This broke the 157-run partnership off 238 balls. New batsman Angelo Mathews is at the crease. Naeem could have taken another wicket in the next over. Liton could not catch Nishanka. Nishanka was on 119 runs at that time. Sri Lanka are batting at 213 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of 55 overs. Nishanka is on 123 runs and Mathews is on 4 runs.
Lankans resist Nishanka’s century: Despite changing bowlers frequently, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto is unable to find a way out. On the contrary, Nishanka-Chandimal got a century partnership. Nishanka also got his third century in his Test career. Chandimal is also on his way to fifty.
The Sri Lankans are batting at 181 for 1. Nishanka is on 101 and Chandimal is on 48. Sri Lanka is 314 runs behind Bangladesh. Earlier, Sri Lanka batted for 27 overs in the first session of the day. They lost the wicket of opener Lahiru Udara.
Bangladesh started the third day of the match with 489 for 9. The visitors survived only 3.4 overs on the day, adding only 6 runs. Bangladesh’s first innings ended at 495.
