Bangladesh firm in reply after Mathews falls for 199
The Hindu
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 397 in the first Test
Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by one run as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 runs in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday.
Bangladesh made a solid reply with the bat, reaching 76-0 at stumps on the second day, with opener Tamim Iqbal on 35 and Mahmudul Hasan on 31.
The hosts were trailing Sri Lanka by 321 when bad light forced the stumps with seven overs still to be bowled on the day.
Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan earlier broke Mathews's heart, forcing him to spoon a catch to Shakib Al Hasan at square leg on 199 as he made a desperate attempt to complete his double hundred with last man Vishwa Fernando at the other end.
The Sri Lankan's previous highest Test score was 200 not out.
Nayeem finished with 6-105 on his home ground, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, while Shakib claimed 3-60 for Bangladesh.
Running out of partners, Mathews had the double hundred in his sights after sharing 47 runs with Vishwa for the ninth wicket.
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