NEW DELHI: Center-order batsman Kamindu Mendis and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva scored centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 328 runs on the fourth day of the opening Check on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead within the two-match sequence.
After setting Bangladesh a huge successful goal of 511 after Kamindu struck 164 and De Silva 108 within the second innings in Sylhet, Sri Lanka bowled out the hosts for 182 in 49 overs.
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On the third day, Kamindu and De Silva placed on a 173-run partnership as Sri Lanka made 418 all out, marking solely the third time in historical past that the identical pair had two 150-plus partnerships in a single Check match.
Bangladesh misplaced half of their crew on Sunday with solely 47 on the board – nonetheless requiring 464 for victory – then folded after a late fightback on the fourth day, with Kasun Rajitha taking 5-56 and Vishwa Fernando taking 3-36.
Mominul Haque supplied the battle with an unbeaten 87 however was unable to stop the inevitable.
After setting Bangladesh a huge successful goal of 511 after Kamindu struck 164 and De Silva 108 within the second innings in Sylhet, Sri Lanka bowled out the hosts for 182 in 49 overs.
SCORECARD: BAN vs SL
On the third day, Kamindu and De Silva placed on a 173-run partnership as Sri Lanka made 418 all out, marking solely the third time in historical past that the identical pair had two 150-plus partnerships in a single Check match.
Bangladesh misplaced half of their crew on Sunday with solely 47 on the board – nonetheless requiring 464 for victory – then folded after a late fightback on the fourth day, with Kasun Rajitha taking 5-56 and Vishwa Fernando taking 3-36.
Mominul Haque supplied the battle with an unbeaten 87 however was unable to stop the inevitable.
Earlier within the contest, Kamindu and De Silva scored 102 runs every on a tough floor as Sri Lanka have been bowled for 280 on the primary day.
After Bangladesh’s Khaled Ahmed and Nahid Rana grabbed six wickets, Sri Lanka’s seam bowlers shone, ripping by means of the hosts for a 92-run lead.
Fernando took 4 wickets, with Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara taking three every, earlier than Dimuth Karunaratne’s thirty sixth Check half-century enabled the vacationers lengthen their lead late within the second day.
The second Check will begin on March 30 at Chattogram.
(With inputs from Reuters)
