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Angelo Matthews’ Test Trip for Sri Lanka ends with Girl’s draw with Bangladesh fans react



What turns out to be a bittersweet farewell, a veteran from Sri Lanka Angelo Matthews His final match ended in a tense draw, so he bowed from Test cricket Bangladesh At Gal International Stadium. First Test for 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) In the cycle, both teams traded punches over five days. Still, the results were kept in hand by Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh climbed missed opportunities to script a memorable victory. Despite dominating most of the match, Najmul Hossain ShantoThe side did not end up securing a complete victory due to a conservative approach in the final innings and a premature interruption of rain.

Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim Stand Set the tone for Bangladesh

Bangladesh has posted a 264-run partnership between 495 Commander (148) and the veteran as they won the toss and chose the bat. Mushfiquur Rahim (163) Secure innings. That’s a little While the Sri Lankan bowlers struggled vigorously in the sun, they chipped in with a fluent 90. Please send me Fernando (4/86) and Milan Ratnayake (3/39) was a bowler’s pick, but there was no sustained support from others. The pressure on the scoreboard was already important, and Bangladesh had a firm claim early in the contest.

In response, Sri Lanka showed their temper with almost equal replies, posting 485, with just 10 short runs. That was the backbone of their innings. Pathum nissankaThe top 187 career (256 balls), a high-class knock that solidified his position among the best test batters currently active. His elegant stroke play was complemented from 87 from Camind’s mistakeallowing the host to absorb pressure and perform almost the total in Bangladesh. However, the effort drove them slightly, which later forms the dynamics of the game.

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Shant makes history as Bangladesh, but Sri Lanka’s resistance is retained

Bangladesh’s two innings were slow and fiery events. Batting resumed after the rainy morning on the 4th, spending 87 overs and declared 285/6, Sri Lanka set a target of 296 with 37 overs. However, in the final session, Bangladesh fell into a trap of attention over ambitions. On his way to the historic unbeaten 125, Shanto became the 18th captain to win a century in both innings of the match and the first Bangladesh to achieve that milestone. However, it was necessary to deliver 50 after the rain to reach 100. Meanwhile, the team added just 19 runs and lost two wickets. Slow acceleration on 28 runs with 16 balls showed that if they shifted gear faster, they could do what they could.

Considering 37 overs to bowl Sri Lanka, Bangladesh attacked early. By the 24th, Sri Lanka had been caught up in 48/4, Taiju Ruiz Lamb (3/23) and Nayeem Hasan (1/29) exploit worn rotating surfaces. Taijul was particularly dangerous, and deleted Matthew in the final test inning and later dismantled it Dineshchandimal and air With turns and bounce. However, Bangladesh’s late accusations were met with mild resistance. Dhananjaya de Silva Then Kamindu absorbed the pressure and hit the final over. Their unbroken 53 ball partnership closed the hosts at 72/4 to secure a draw. The team waved with five overs left and finished something with rivets if it was a bit incomplete.

Here’s how the fans responded:

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