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The first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ends in a draw
The first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a draw after the last session of the game was washed out due to torrential rain on Sunday. Bangladesh picked up 5 wickets in the morning session of the 5th day as Sri Lanka declared their innings at 648/8, leading by 107. In reply, Bangladesh scored 100 for 2 in the second session before incessant rain forced the umpires to call off the game. Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne struck a double century while Dhananjaya de Silva scored a splendid century.
Sri Lanka lost a flurry of wickets in the first session which saw the hosts declared at 648 for 8 after going into the lunch with a lead of 107 runs. Bangladesh got off to bad start in the second innings as the visitors lost two quick wickets. Suranga Lakmal removed Saif Hassan and Najmul Hossain to reduce Bangladesh to 27 for 2. But Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque took the visitors to 100 for 2 at Tea, after which no play was possible due to incessant rains. The second and final Test match between the two teams will begin on April 29 at the same venue.
