Sri Lanka recorded an innings and 234-run comprehensive victory in their first test against the Bangladesh team yesterday, at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. The determination and resistance shown by the top-order Bangladeshi batsmen were all in vain, as the middle and lower order collapsed in no time. Finishing day 3 on 233/5, [...]
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Sri Lanka record comprehensive victory against Bangladesh
Posted in Bangladesh, cricket, cricket-etcetera, current-cricket-tournaments, Lasith-malinga, muttiah-muralitharan, Sri Lanka Cricket on June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bangladesh bat through Day 3
Posted in Bangladesh, cricket, cricket-etcetera, muttiah-muralitharan, Sri Lanka Cricket on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Bangladesh batsmen frustated the Sri Lankan bowlers, finishing on 233/5 at the end of day 3. The two openers Javed Omar and Shahriar Nafees got on to a brilliant start in a 86-run partnership for the first wicket. Nafees hit 38 before falling to a Muralitharan delivery caught by Murali himself. Bangladesh made sure that [...]