The best career 187 Stylish Pathum Nissanka led Sri Lanka to 368-4 in the first shifts on the third day of the opening test against Bangladesh on Thursday. This left the 127 home team running Adrift from Bangladesh, who has accumulated a total of 495.
On the surface of the feathers, Nissanka created shifts of noble timing and Poise, which is a species that make experts to grow and the opponents will throw themselves. Nissanka, whose two previous tests came overseas, finally recorded his first century at home.
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Double hundreds looked not only likely but inevitable. Unfortunately, as he does in cricket, the second new ball brought his fall. Nissanka, the touch too eager to settle down, offered the ride too early, left the gap between the bat and the mat, and was cleaned with Hasan Mahmud.
“I was disappointed by how I got out,” Nissanka said. “I knew I had to see a new ball. I thought the shot was, but it was also a good piece of bowling.
“We were aware of the level of running. We knew we did not get too fast in the last World Cup Testing Championship.
The debutant of Lahir Udar, also looked at the brisk 29 out of 34 balls, praised the border with six timed four before offering the return catch of Taijul Islam from the front edge.
Dinesh Chandimal then sewed a 157-run stand for the second goal with Nissanka, his 54 output class, until a weak ticking on the side of the foot outside Nayeem Hasan ended his stay.
In his final test appearance, 38 -year -old Angelo Mathews appeared in a decent touch during Fluent 39 before fell to Mominul Haque, a part -time spinner that attracted the edge to Wickeeper Litton Das.
“It was the honor of a bat with Angelo,” Nissanka said. “He’s an amazing guy. He did a lot for the game and helped me.”
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva (17 No Out) and versatile Kaminda Mendis (37 No out), then took Sri Lanka at the end of the game with an uninterrupted 37-Run partnership. With the greater depth of the launch, which will come and the time on its side-if the weather would hold-the rope will have a chance to request the first lead.
Previously, Sri Lanka packed Bangladesh’s shifts within 15 minutes. Asitha Fernando took 4-86, while Milan Rathnayake and Tharind Rathnayake raised three goals per piece.
Bangladeshi fast coach Shaun Tait said: “Sri Lanka is a team that competed for the final of the WTC six months ago. I think they really detonated.
“I think we would take our score at the beginning of the game. We got a good score. From Bangladesh we can’t ask much more than that.”
Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
June 19, 2025
