At lunch, Mushfiqur and Liton lead Bangladesh to
Bangladesh maintained their grip on the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle International Cricket Stadium today, Wednesday, reaching 383-4 at lunchtime despite the captain Najmul Hossain Shanto leaving early.
After adding 12 runs to his overnight total, Shanto was removed for 148, missing his second score of 150 or more.
Liton Das, who joined after Najmul Hossain Shanto fell, and another overnight batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim, kept the runs coming easily, keeping Bangladesh safe till lunchtime.
Liton Das, who counterattacked immediately after Mushfiqur's 141, was on 43 at the first interval of the day, adding 74 runs in an uninterrupted fifth wicket stand.
Resuming at 292-3, Shanto declared that Bangladesh would once again rule the day by casually whipping Asitha Fernando for a mid-wicket boundary in the third over.
After hitting 15 fours and one six for his 279 ball-148, the captain did in fact score runs with effortlessly until Fernando undid him with a slower delivery in the seventh over.
Shanto’s dismissal brought an end to the fourth wicket partnership in which he and Muishfiqur added 264 runs, just three short of the highest runs in this wicket for Bangladesh.
Mushfiqur and Mominul shared 266 runs for the fourth wicket partnership against Zimbabwe in 2018.
Mushfiqur relied on singles and doubles like the previous day but Liton Das got into action immediately, coming down heavily on the Lankan bowlers as the pitch seemed to have completely eased out.
When Pathum Nissanka failed to hold onto a catch at mid-wicket from Tharindu Rathnayake on 14, Liton was dropped. Liton then punished them severely for the miss by hitting three consecutive boundaries.
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