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De Silva hits ton in strong Sri Lanka reply
Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva reacts after scoringa century during the second day of the first Test againstBangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium inChittagong yesterday. (Photo: AFP)
Cricket, Sports
February 1, 2018

De Silva hits ton in strong Sri Lanka reply

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) — Dhananjaya de Silva struck a century and shared 187 runs in an unbroken second-wicket stand with Kushal Mendis as Sri Lanka gave a strong reply to Bangladesh in the first Test in Chittagong yesterday.

De Silva made an unbeaten 104 while Mendis hit 83 not out, guiding Sri Lanka to 187-1 at stumps on the second day.

Earlier, Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal took three wickets each to help the visitors dismiss Bangladesh for 513 in their first innings.

The pair came together after spinner Mehedi Hasan got rid of Dimuth Karunaratne for a duck shortly after Bangladesh’s innings ended with skipper Mahmudullah Riyad unbeaten on 83.

De Silva led Sri Lanka’s batting charge with his aggressive approach and brought his fourth Test hundred off 122 balls with a cover drive off left-arm spinner Taijul Islam.

This is de Silva’s second- successive Test century after scoring an unbeaten 119 in Sri Lanka’s last match against India in New Delhi in December.

The hosts, who resumed the day on 374-4, added 139 runs to their overnight score with Mahmudullah leading the charge on the second day.

Mahmudullah added 58 runs with debutant Sunzamul Islam for the eighth wicket, after three quick wickets rattled the home side early in the morning.

Spinner Herath brought Mominul Haque’s majestic knock to an end in the third over of the day when the left-handed batsman flicked a catch to Mendis at forward short leg. He made 176.

SCOREBOARD

Bangladesh first innings (374-4 overnight)

Tamim Iqbal b D Perera 52

Imrul Kayes lbw b Sandakan 40

Mominul Haque c Mendis b Herath 176

Mushfiqur Rahim c Dickwella b Lakmal 92

Liton Das b Lakmal 0

Mahmudllah not out 83

Mosaddek Hossain c Sandakan b Herath 8

Mehedi Hasan run out 20

Sunzamul Islam St Dickwella b Sandakan 24

Taijul Islam b Herath 1

Mustafizur Rahman c Dickwella b Lakmal 8

Extras (nb 4, w5) 9

Total (all out; 129.5 overs) 513

Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Tamim), 2-120 (Kayes), 3-356

(Mushfiqur), 4-356 (Liton) , 5-376 (Mominul), 6-390

(Mosaddek), 7-417 (Mehedi), 8-475 (Sunzamul), 9-478

(Taijul), 10-513(Mustafizur)

Bowling: Lakmal 23.4-4-68-3 (nb2, w1), Kumara 15-1-79-

0 (w1), D. Perera 27-4-112-1 (nb2), Herath 37-2-150-3,

Sandakan 22-1-92-2 (w3), Dhananjaya 5-0-12-0

Sri Lanka first innings

D Karunaratne c Kayes b Mehedi 0

K Mendis not out 83

D De Silva not out 104

Extras 0

Total (one wicket. 48 overs) 187

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Karunaratne)

To Bat: D. Chandimal, N. Dickwella, R. Silva, D. Perera, R.

Herath, S. Lakmal, L. Sandakan, L. Kumara

Bowling: Mustafizur 7-1-31-0, Sunzamul 15-1-52-0,

Mehedi 8-0-45-1, Taijul 17-3-56-0, Mosaddek 1-0-3-0

Toss: Bangladesh

Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS), Marais Erasmus (SA)

TV Umpire: Joel Wilson (WI)

Match Referee: David Boon (AUS)

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