The game remained like this till lunch
On the other hand, Sri Lanka kept their upper hand on the first day of the second cricket Test with Bangladesh’s five-wicket haul by Kasun Rajita. In the first match, Rajita, who played as a substitute for concussion (a state of unconsciousness due to a head injury), took three for 15 while Asitha Fernando took two for 26 as Sri Lanka reduced Bangladesh to 66 for five by lunch. gave.
Liton Das was 26 at the break while Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored a century in the first Test, was playing on 22 runs. Both have shared an important 42-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Rajita bowled Mahmudul Hasan Joy (00) off the second ball of the match while Fernando caught second opener Tamim Iqbal (00) at the hands of Praveen Jayavikram to make Bangladesh six for two in the second over.
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque failed once again and after scoring nine runs was caught by wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella off Fernando in the sixth over. In the next over, Rajita dismissed Najmul Hossain (08) and the experienced Shakib Al Hasan (00) in successive deliveries to make Bangladesh 24 for five. Liton and Mushfiqur then batted 16 overs till lunch to keep the Sri Lankan bowlers out of trouble.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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