Kandy Test: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh high-scoring 1st Test ends in a draw

SL vs BAN: Only 17 wickets fell in the match as the high-scoring 1st Test between the two Asian teams ended in a draw on Sunday. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored 244 runs in the match.

A high-scoring first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a draw on a rain-marred Day 5 on Sunday. After not getting a single wicket on Day 4, Bangladesh bowlers bounced back with five wickets in the morning session of the final day in the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Taskin Ahmed ended the monstrous 345-run third-wicket stand between Dhananjaya de Silva and his captain Dimuth Karunaratne. The Bangladesh pacer struck again in his next over, picking up the prized wicket of Karunaratne, who missed out on the chance of socring a possible triple ton and got out on 244. His innings included 26 boundaries.