Sri Lanka Cricket

Sri Lanka edged Bangladesh by 13 runs to win the opening one-day international in Mirpur.

The hosts, who won the toss and chose to field at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in a match reduced to 43 overs per side, dismissed Sri Lanka for 180 in 40 overs.

However, the Tigers fell short in their reply.

Despite a promising start, Bangladesh were bowled for 167 in the 40th over.

Sri Lanka had stumbled to 67-8 before Thisara Perera rescued his side with 80.

Perera, batting at nine, blasted six sixes in his 57-ball knock and shared an 82-run partnership in 14 overs with Sachithra Senanayake for the ninth wicket.

Rubel Hossain dismissed both openers in his first three overs. Sri Lanka then lost key man Kumar Sangakkara for eight in the 11th over.

Of the next five batsmen, only Dinesh Chandimal made double figures, but he was one of two men to be run out while Arafat Sunny picked up wickets in consecutive overs—including that of skipper Angelo Mathews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7V4xF_4M5s

However, Perera rescued his side and added a further 31 for the 10th wicket with Lasith Malinga. The fast bowler was caught behind for a duck, though, as Sri Lanka failed to bat out their allotted overs.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
K Perera	lbw	b Rubel Hossain	20	28	18
Dilshan	c Mushfiqur Rahim	b Rubel Hossain	3	19	11
Sangakkara	c Arafat Sunny	b Al-Amin	8	30	14
Chandimal	run out (Shakib)		13	43	28
Priyanjan	lbw	b Shakib	6	7	8
Mathews		b Arafat Sunny	3	13	15
Vithanage	run out (Mushfiqur Rahim)		7	18	22
N Kulasekara		b Arafat Sunny	0	5	9
T Perera	not out		80	84	57
Senanayake		b Shakib	30	53	48
Malinga	c A Haque	b Gazi	0	19	10
Extras		0nb 9w 0b 1lb	10
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Al-Amin		8	1	34	1
Rubel Hossain		8	0	37	2
Shakib		7	0	29	2
Arafat Sunny		6	2	31	2
Gazi		7	0	22	1
Mahmudullah		4	0	26	0

Bangladesh's reply started badly. Malinga removed Anamul Haque for a second ball duck, but Shamsur Rahman and Mominul Haque put on 79 for the second wicket.

Haque was caught at point for 44 as Perera got in on the act with the ball. Rahman was then run out in the 20th over for 62.

Star batsman Shakib Al Hasan was also run out soon after, which prompted a Bangladesh collapse. Senanayake picked up two wickets and Mathews claimed three, including the crucial scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim for 27.

Sri Lanka clinched the victory when Rubel Hossain was run out after a mix-up with Al-Amin Hossain.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
A Haque	c Mathews	b Malinga	0		2
Rahman	run out (Malinga)		62	99	49
M Haque	c Dilshan	b T Perera	44	69	53
Mushfiqur Rahim	c Sangakkara	b Mathews	27	109	50
Shakib	run out (Malinga)		3	9	9
Nasir Hossain	c Mathews	b Senanayake	8	24	29
Mahmudullah	c Priyanjan	b Senanayake	0	2	2
Gazi	c Vithanage	b Mathews	6	12	9
Arafat Sunny	c Sangakkara	b Mathews	5	18	13
Rubel Hossain	run out (Mathews)		4	22	16
Al-Amin	not out		2	12	5
Extras		1nb 2w 1b 2lb	6
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Malinga		8	1	37	1
N Kulasekara		6	0	38	0
Mathews		7.2	1	21	3
Senanayake		9	0	33	2
T Perera		9	1	35	1

The series continues in Dhaka on Thursday.

Sri Lanka claimed a last-ball victory as they defeated Bangladesh by three wickets to wrap up a 2-0 Twenty20 International series win in Chittagong.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat, but his side were skittled out for 120 off the penultimate ball of the innings.

		Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s
Tamim Iqbal	c A Mendis	b N Kulasekara	2	7	4
Rahman	c Chandimal	b Dilshan	1	2	3
A Haque	c K Perera	b Senanayake	24	22	17
Shakib	c N Kulasekara	b Senanayake	12	7	6
Nasir Hossain	c Chandimal	b A Mendis	8	17	13
Rahman	c N Kulasekara	b Malinga	26	59	36
Mahmudullah	run out (Dilshan)		9	10	10
Reza	c Chandimal	b N Kulasekara	9	15	14
Mortaza		b Malinga	17	10	10
Arafat Sunny	c Chandimal	b Malinga	5	9	6
Rubel Hossain	not out		0		0
Extras		0nb 3w 1b 3lb	7
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Dilshan		2	0	23	1
N Kulasekara		4	0	32	2
Senanayake		4	0	11	2
Malinga		3.5	0	20	3
Mathews		2	0	9	0
A Mendis		4	0	21	1

The tourists were reduced to 50-6, but they needed two off the last ball and Sachithra Senanayake hit Farhad Reza to the boundary as Sri Lanka confirmed their status as the top T20 side on the planet ahead of next month's World Cup.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
K Perera	lbw	b Shakib	21	14	18
Dilshan		b Arafat Sunny	3	16	6
Chandimal	lbw	b Mahmudullah	3	11	8
Sangakkara	c Tamim Iqbal	b Rubel Hossain	37	57	38
Perera		b Mortaza	4	3	8
Mathews	c A Haque	b Mortaza	2	5	3
N Kulasekara	run out (Mahmudullah)		2	6	3
T Perera	not out		35	51	28
Senanayake	not out		12	20	9
Extras		1nb 2w 0b 1lb	4
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Arafat Sunny		2	0	8	1
Mortaza		4	0	29	2
Rubel Hossain		4	0	34	1
Shakib		2	0	8	1
Mahmudullah		4	0	16	1
Nasir Hossain		2	0	11	0
Reza		2	0	16	0

The hosts lost both openers in the first eight deliveries before Senanayake picked up the wickets of key man Shakib Al Hasan (12) and Anamul Haque (24).

Debutant Sabbir Rahman top scored with 26, but only Mortaza (17) of the other batters reached double figures. Lasith Malinga ripped through the Tigers batting, taking 3-20.

Sri Lanka lost openers Kusal Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan in the space of three balls after they put on 23 for the opening wicket.

Mahmudullah, who replaced Sohag Gazi after Bangladesh lost the opening T20I by two runs, removed Dinesh Chandimal cheaply. The visitors were under pressure when Mortaza removed Angelo Perera and Angelo Mathews in the same over before Nuwan Kulasekara was run out.

Kumar Sangakkara looked as if he was going to guide his side home but perished for 37, caught at backward point off Rubel Hossain to leave Sri Lanka needing 25 runs off the final 20 balls with three wickets remaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1fSY1i0C30

However, Thisara Perera's unbeaten 35 took them to the brink, before Senanayake found the boundary behind square leg off the final ball of the innings.

The teams now head to Dhaka for a three-match ODI series, which begins on Monday.

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by two runs in a thrilling first T20 International in Chittagong.

The hosts won the toss and elected to field at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium but were only able to restrict the visitors to 168-7 in their 20 overs.

In reply, the Tigers came perilously close and needed three off the final delivery, but Anamul Haque was caught and bowled by Thisara Perera.

Sri Lanka lost veteran opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for a duck in the first over when he was clean bowled by Mashrafe Mortaza.

They lost wickets at regular intervals, including Kumar Sangakkara—the man of the series in the Tests—for 11, but Kusal Perera kept the scoring ticking over.

The 23-year-old left-hander hit seven boundaries and a six in his 64 off 44 balls before being the fifth wicket to fall in the 14th over.

However, some big hitting from Nuwan Kulasekara, who struck 31 off 21 balls, boosted the visiting total.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
K Perera	c A Haque	b Arafat Sunny	64	65	44
Dilshan		b Mortaza	0		3
Chandimal	c Reza	b Shakib	18	18	15
Sangakkara	c Nasir Hossain	b Shakib	11	3	6
Prasanna	c Nasir Hossain	b Arafat Sunny	4	7	4
Mathews	run out (Ali)		11	24	11
T Perera	not out		19	23	16
N Kulasekara	c Rahman	b Mortaza	31	16	21
Senanayake	not out		0		0
Extras		0nb 3w 0b 7lb	10
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Mortaza		4	0	43	2
Gazi		3	0	29	0
Rubel Hossain		4	0	27	0
Shakib		4	0	27	2
Arafat Sunny		3	0	17	2
Reza		2	0	18	0

Bangladesh made a strong start to their innings with a 52-run opening partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Shamsur Rahman.

Rahman (22) and Iqbal (30) went in consecutive overs, but Shakib Al Hasan (26) and Nasir Hossain (16) also made better than a run-a-ball contributions as Anamul Haque anchored the innings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-2vENS92ds

They needed 36 off the final three overs but lost debutant Mithun Ali for a first ball duck and were left requiring 17 off the final over.

Haque hit three boundaries to move to 58 off 44 balls but failed to dispatch a full toss off the final ball to the fence, hitting it straight up in the air as the hosts fell short.

	Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Tamim Iqbal	c Mathews	b T Perera	30	34	25
Rahman	c and b A Mendis		22	27	15
A Haque	c and b T Perera		58	68	45
Shakib		b N Kulasekara	26	20	17
Nasir Hossain	c T Perera	b Malinga	16	14	13
Ali	c Mathews	b N Kulasekara	0	2	1
Reza	run out (T Perera)		7	14	5
Gazi	not out		0	4	0
Extras		1nb 1w 1b 4lb	7
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Malinga		4	0	34	1
N Kulasekara		4	0	29	2
Senanayake		3	0	21	0
A Mendis		4	0	29	1
T Perera		4	0	42	2
Prasanna		1	0	6	0

The teams meet in the second and final match of the series on Friday.

The second and final Test in Chittagong ended in a tame draw as Bangladesh batted out the final day against Sri Lanka.

Set a nominal 467 to win, the hosts finished on 271-3 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwc-RHhhQs

It means Sri Lanka win the two-match series 1-0.

Resuming on 12-0 after an ultra-safe declaration late on day four by Angelo Mathews, the Tigers batted in controlled fashion to avoid defeat.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal		b Vithanage	31	117	102
Rahman		b Perera	45	130	98
Kayes	lbw	b Perera	25	88	66
M Haque	not out		100	187	167
Shakib	not out		43	112	88
Extras		13nb 0w 12b 2lb	27
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		13	5	30	0
Perera		28	7	55	2
A Mendis		16	0	61	0
Pradeep		9.4	1	33	0
Vithanage		16	0	73	1
Karunaratne		2	0	5	0

Tamim Iqbal batted for a minute short of two hours before he was bowled through the gate for 31 by leg-spinner Kithuruwan Vithanage, who got one to turn out of the rough.

Shamsur Rahman went shortly before lunch for 45 when flight from off-spinner Dilruwan Perera produced an inside edge which went on to pad and then stumps.

Imrul Kayes was trapped lbw for 25 midway through the afternoon and there were a few concerns in the home dressing room.

However, Mominul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan batted out the rest of the day in an unbroken 120-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Haque scored his third Test century, the ton coming off 167 balls with 11 boundaries, with Shakib contributing an unbeaten 43.

Mathews defended the timing of his declaration in the post-match ceremony, as reported by ESPN Cricinfo.

They batted well, but I think we could play another Test on this wicket right now. The pitch didn't do much and once the ball got soft there was nothing in it for the seamers.

Bangladesh have really improved from the last game. They did pretty well though the bowlers had very little help.

Not really [about the delayed declaration], it was a good pitch and they could have gone for it [if the target was too small]. We bowled pretty well and they didn't show much intent about going for the target.

Kumar Sangakkara was named man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series after becoming just the second man in Test history to score a triple century and a century in the same match.

Kumar Sangakkara made more history as Sri Lanka set Bangladesh 467 to win the second Test in Chittagong.

Sangakkara followed on from his first innings 319 with 105 in the second innings. as the tourists declared on 302-4.

The hosts reached 12-0 at the close and need to bat out the final day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium to avoid losing the series 2-0.

Bangladesh resumed their first innings on 409-8 and added just 17 more runs with Ajantha Mendis picking up the final two wickets to finish with a career-best 6-99.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Mahmudullah		c Silva	b A Mendis	30	70
Al-Amin			b A Mendis	9	31
Razzak	not out		11	16	12
Extras		21nb 0w 8b 1lb	30
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		25.0	6	70	1
Pradeep		15.0	2	96	0
A Mendis		29.5	3	99	6
Perera		39.0	4	119	3
Mathews		11.0	1	33	0

Sri Lanka had earned a 161-run first innings lead and had advanced to 68-2 at lunch, with Mahmudullah removing both openers Dimuth Karunaratne (15) and Kaushal Silva (29).

Shortly after the adjournment, Mahela Jayawardene was dismissed for 11 by Shakib Al Hasan, but then Sangakkara took over.

He survived a chance on 36 when Nasir Hossain dropped a chance at deep mid-wicket and went on to make his eighth consecutive 50-plus score against Bangladesh.

The 36-year-old left-hander brought up his 34th Test century with a six over wide long-on off Sohag Gazi, his ton coming up off 143 balls.

He departed on the next ball, attempting a fine sweep off a straight ball, but not before he had made the third highest run total in a Test match.

A 145-run partnership with Dinesh Chandimal had taken Sri Lanka's lead to 384, but captain Angelo Mathews delayed the declaration to allow the 24-year-old to score his third Test century.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Karunaratne	c Nasir Hossain	b Mahmudullah	15	55	38
Silva	lbw	b Mahmudullah	29	70	48
Sangakkara		b Gazi	105	173	144
M Jayawardene	lbw	b Shakib	11	39	29
Chandimal	not out		100	175	158
Mathews	not out		43	57	38
Extras		0nb 0w 0b 2lb	2
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Al-Amin		7	1	31	0
Gazi		18.5	1	87	1
Shakib		22	2	80	1
Mahmudullah		18	4	46	2
M Haque		7	0	46	0
Nasir Hossain		3	0	13	0

Mathews allowed his bowlers just 25 minutes late in the day to make a breakthrough, and they will come back on Saturday looking to take the 10 wickets needed to win the match.

Kumar Sangakkara made a career-best 319 as Sri Lanka piled on the runs on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

The tourists were all out for 587 at tea at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium with Bangladesh reaching 86-1 in reply.

Sangakkara's total was the 17th highest in international history and the biggest against Bangladesh since they entered Test cricket in 2000.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Karunaratne	c Mahmudullah	b Al-Amin	31	84	61
Silva	lbw	b Gazi	11	66	46
Sangakkara	c Gazi	b Nasir Hossain	319	521	482
M Jayawardene	lbw	b Mahmudullah	72	185	147
Chandimal	c Kayes	b Shakib	27	54	38
Mathews		b Shakib	5	17	12
Vithanage	lbw	b Nasir Hossain	35	74	52
Perera	lbw	b Shakib	1		3
A Mendis	lbw	b Shakib	47	94	67
Lakmal	lbw	b Shakib	0	16	11
Pradeep	not out		4	44	22
Extras		1nb 2w 21b 6lb 5pen	35
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Al-Amin		25	5	81	1
Gazi		48	4	181	1
Razzak		4.0	1	6	0
Shakib		34	3	148	5
Mahmudullah		34	2	110	1
Nasir Hossain		6.4	0	16	2
Rahman		1	0	5	0
M Haque		4	0	8	0

Sri Lanka, who won the first Test last week in Dhaka by a resounding innings and 248-run margin, resumed on 314-5 and took the score to 440-7 at lunch.

Kithuruwan Vithanage contributed 35 in a 90-run sixth wicket partnership before being unluckily adjudged lbw to Nasir Hossain with an inside edge missed by the umpire.

The dismissal came an over after Sangakkara moved to second on the all-time list of double century makers in Test history, behind Sir Don Bradman, who has 12.

Shakib Al Hasan trapped Dilruwan Perera lbw for just one in his first over of the day and removed Ajantha Mendis in the same way in the afternoon—although not before he made 47.

By that time, the total had moved past 500 and Sangakkara had reached 250, contributing exactly half of a 100-run eighth wicket partnership.

Sangakkara had moved within 10 runs of his highest international score when slow left-armer Shakib picked up his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests—an arm ball seeing Suranga Lakmal trapped in front for a duck.

However, the 36-year-old left-hander went past his previous best score of 287—made against South Africa in 2006—with a four off Shakib and then reached his maiden triple century with consecutive sixes off the next two balls.

He was finally caught at long-on off Nasir Hossain after a 482-ball vigil in which he had struck 32 fours and eight sixes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvt1i3Fwr_w

The hosts' reply could not have started worse, with Lakmal clean bowling Tamim Iqbal with the fourth ball of the innings and the scoreboard operators yet to have been troubled.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal		b Lakmal	0	2	4
Rahman	not out		45	105	75
Kayes	not out		36	100	76
Extras		5nb 0w 0b 0lb	5
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		5	0	18	1
Pradeep		7	2	29	0
A Mendis		4	1	13	0
Perera		7	2	22	0
Mathews		2	0	4	0

However, Shamsur Rahman (45) and the recalled Imrul Kayes (36) saw Bangladesh through to the close without further loss. 

Veterans Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene put Sri Lanka in a strong position after the opening day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the tourists reached 314-5 at stumps with Sangakkara making 160 not out and Jayawardene contributing 72.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Karunaratne	c Mahmudullah	b Al-Amin	31	84	61
Silva	lbw	b Gazi	11	66	46
Sangakkara	not out		160	285	245
M Jayawardene	lbw	b Mahmudullah	72	185	147
Chandimal	c Kayes	b Shakib	27	54	38
Mathews		b Shakib	5	17	12
Vithanage	not out		0	5	4
Extras		1nb 0w 5b 2lb	8
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Al-Amin		19	4	56	1
Gazi		30	4	98	1
Razzak		4	1	6	0
Shakib		15.0	1	70	2
Mahmudullah		22	2	70	1
Nasir Hossain		1	0	2	0
Rahman		1	0	5	0

The hosts, who were looking to bounce back after being destroyed by an innings and 248 runs in the opening Test in Dhaka last week, made a positive start as Sri Lanka were reduced to 49-2.

Kaushal Silva departed for 11, trapped lbw after missing an attempted sweep of spinner Sohag Gazi.

Gazi opened the bowling after Bangladesh dropped seamers Robiul Islam and Rubel Hossain and brought in Mahmudullah and Abdul Razzak, leaving Al-Amin Hossain as the only non-spinner in their attack.

Hossain also struck in the opening session when Dimuth Karunaratne cut straight to Mahmudullah at point after making 31.

Jayawardene joined Sangakkara at the crease with the score on 49 and they took the total to 71 at lunch before batting all the way through the afternoon as Sri Lanka reached tea on 196-2.

Sangakkara completed his 34th Test century, shortly after the adjournment, from 146 balls as he tickled Mahmudullah for four down to long leg.

Their partnership ended on 178 when Jayawardene was trapped lbw by Mahmudullah for 72.

Dinesh Chandimal departed for 27 when he attempted a big shot off Shakib Al Hasan only to get a leading edge to Imrul Kayes, back in the Bangladesh side after a two-year exile, at point.

Shakib picked up his second wicket late in the day as Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was clean bowled for five after attempting to slog the slow left-armer.

However, Sangakkara ended the day unbeaten, his innings featuring 19 boundaries and three sixes.

Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene has made a superb start to 2014, showing that he has plenty of energy and ability in international cricket despite his advancing years.

The 36-year-old scored 430 runs in January to open the year in great form, already scoring two centuries including the seventh double century of his career.

It was not an easy start for Jayawardene in Sri Lanka’s first Test of 2014, as he was dismissed cheaply twice in the drawn match, but he recovered in the second game in Dubai.

His 129 helped the tourists take a victory in that game as they took a commanding first-innings lead as Pakistan failed to take advantage of the familiar conditions.

In the following game, Jayawardene passed 40 twice but that was not enough for Sri Lanka as they fell to defeat after a stunning chase of 302 in just 57.3 overs by Pakistan.

From their series in the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka immediately moved onto Bangladesh for the start of their Test series, and Jayawardene immediately made an impact with 203 not out.

His innings enabled the Sri Lankans to take another win by an innings and 248 runs, and shows that Jayawardene is still a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.

A batting average of 86 for the month of January is a superb return for the former Sri Lanka captain, who will enter February in good form ahead of what promises to be a busy period.

December Performance Summary:

Runs	Opponent	Match Type	Venue	Match Dates
5, 0	Pakistan	Test	Abu Dhabi	Dec. 31-Jan. 4
129	Pakistan	Test	Dubai	Jan. 8-12
47, 46	Pakistan	Test	Sharjah	Jan. 16-20
203*	Bangladesh	Test	Dhaka	Jan. 27-30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aPL3VoM-2Y

Standout Performance:

Jayawardene’s most important performance of January was not his 203 not out against Bangladesh in Dhaka, but his 129 against Pakistan in Dubai in the early days of 2014.

Sri Lanka had bundled the hosts out for 165 in Dubai, with only Khurram Manzoor managing to pass 50 in the face of some superb bowling by the tourists.

In response, Sri Lanka were struggling slightly at 88-3 when Jayawardene arrived at the crease, having lost Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal early on.

With support from opener Kaushal Silva, who made 95, and captain Angelo Mathews with 42, Jayawardene went serenely to 129 before being dismissed with the score on 341.

The tourists were bowled out soon afterward for 388, handing them a substantial first-innings lead of 223 as Pakistan returned to the crease.

In response, the home side could only manage 359 all out, meaning the Sri Lankans needed just 137 to win the game and take the lead in the series, which they managed for the loss of just one wicket.

Jayawardene’s 129 was the highest score in the game and was absolutely critical for Sri Lanka to earn a win away from home.

Outlook for February:

Opponent	Match Type	Venue	Match Dates
Bangladesh	Test	Chittagong	Feb. 4-8
Bangladesh	T20	Chittagong	Feb. 12
Bangladesh	T20	Chittagong	Feb. 14
Bangladesh	ODI	Mirpur	Feb. 17
Bangladesh	ODI	Mirpur	Feb. 20
Bangladesh	ODI	Mirpur	Feb. 22
Pakistan (Asia Cup)	ODI	Fatullah	Feb. 25
India (Asia Cup	ODI	Fatullah	Feb. 28

Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh continues in February with their final Test before two Twenty20 internationals and three ODIs.

Following this short tour, the Sri Lankans stay in Bangladesh for the Asia Cup, an ODI tournament that also features Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

With just one match against each team and the top two in the league table reaching the final, every team will want to hit the ground running, and Jayawardene will be crucial for Sri Lanka’s challenge.

Sri Lanka completed a crushing innings and 248-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Mirpur.

The tourists bowled out Bangladesh for 250 on Day 4 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium to seal a huge victory.

The hosts were dismissed for 232 on Day 1 with Sri Lanka making a huge 730-6 declared in reply.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal	c Perera	b Herath	11	10	18
Rahman	c Chandimal	b Eranga	9	28	24
Ayub	c Silva	b Lakmal	18	43	36
M Haque	lbw	b Perera	50	96	57
Shakib	lbw	b Perera	25	42	32
Mushfiqur Rahim		b Perera	14	43	30
Nasir Hossain	c Herath	b Perera	29	56	41
Gazi	lbw	b Lakmal	23	18	19
Robiul Islam	lbw	b Lakmal	1	18	15
Rubel Hossain	c Silva	b Perera	17	35	23
Al-Amin	not out		32	29	18
Extras		2nb 0w 9b 10lb	21
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		14	4	39	3
Eranga		6	1	26	1
Herath		9	3	47	1
Perera		19.5	0	109	5
Mathews		3	0	10	0

Bangladesh, who resumed on 35-1, were bowled out in 42.5 overs as they suffered their fourth-heaviest defeat in Test history.

Shamsur Rahman (nine) was caught behind off Shaminda Eranga's second ball of the day before Marshall Ayub (18) popped Suranga Lakmal up to short leg.

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Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera then ran through the rest of the top order, picking up three wickets before lunch.

Shakib Al Hasan (25) and Mominul Haque (50) were trapped lbw before Mushfiqur Rahim (14) was clean bowled to leave the Tigers teetering on 150-6 at lunch.

Lakmal then trapped Sohag Gazi (23) and Robiul Islam (one) after the adjournment, allowing Perera to complete the task by removing Nasir Hossain (29) and Rubel Hossain (17) to finish with figures of 5-109.

However, it was Mahela Jayawardene who was named man of the match following his first innings double century.

The 36-year-old told the post-match presentation ceremony, as reported by Cricinfo, that he was delighted to hit a Test 200 for the first time in over four years.

It has been some time since I got a big one. I thought it was a great game by the team as everyone put their hand up and performed, so it was a good outing.

I think the wicket played really well, and even today there was a little bit of pace for our quicks, and for the spinners it was spinning, but the important thing was the bounce which really helped us. Overall, a good Test wicket.

It is all about handling situations, that is where our guys did well. We applied ourselves and made sure not to lose our wickets up front. There were times where their spinners bowled well, but we were able to handle the situation well and pull through in the end.

Mahela Jayawardene scored a double century as Sri Lanka piled up a huge first innings total in the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur.

Resuming Day 3 on 375-5 in their first innings, the tourists made 730-6 declared.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Karunaratne	c Robiul Islam	b Shakib	53	165	113
Silva	lbw	b Shakib	139	389	244
Sangakkara	c Nasir Hossain	b Al-Amin	75	194	182
M Jayawardene	not out		203	408	271
Chandimal		b Shakib	40	55	51
Lakmal	c Nasir Hossain	b Gazi	0	4	6
Mathews	c Ayub	b Gazi	86	198	162
Vithanage	not out		103	122	104
Extras		7nb 12w 12b 0lb	31
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Robiul Islam		29	2	109	0
Al-Amin		32	3	118	1
Rubel Hossain		20	0	84	0
Gazi		39	5	130	2
Shakib		43	6	159	3
M Haque		6	0	20	0
Nasir Hossain		10.5	0	60	0
Ayub		8	0	38	0

In reply the hosts, who were skittled for 202 on Day 1 in their first innings, were 36-1.

Jayawardene made 203 not out, captain Angelo Mathews contributed 86 and Kithuruwan Vithanage hit a maiden century as Sri Lanka posted an incredible first innings lead of 498.

Jayawardene and Mathews put on 179 for the sixth wicket, with the former captain bringing up his 33rd Test century off 163 balls.

Mathews departed 14 runs short of his third Test century midway through the afternoon when he was caught by Marshall Ayub at short mid-on off Sohag Gazi.

However, Sri Lanka reached 600 just before tea with Vithanage playing fluently and the 22-year-old, in just his third Test, brought up his ton off just 99 balls.

He contributed 103 of the 176 runs in the unbroken seventh wicket partnership before Mathews pulled his side out as soon as Jayawardene had completed his seventh Test double century after nearly seven hours at the crease.

The hosts were faced with batting six-and-a-half sessions to save the match and suffered an immediate blow as Tamim Iqbal went for 11 in the fourth over.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Tamim Iqbal	c Perera	b Herath	11	10	18
Rahman	not out		9	28	22
Ayub	not out		11	15	14
Extras		0nb 0w 4b 0lb	4
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal		3	0	8	0
Eranga		1	0	5	0
Herath		3	2	8	1
Perera		2	0	10	0

A leading edge off Rangana Herath spooned to Dilruwan Perera at point and the Tigers will start Day 4 still 463 runs short of making their opponents bat again.