Bangladesh's top-order
Bangladesh's top-order fail yet again
Bangladesh’s top-order failed to prove its sustainability against the Sri Lankan pace attack when they lost four wickets once again under 25 runs and slipped into a situation from where they cannot hope to win the Dhaka Test.
Tamim Iqbal, who hit a century in the first Test in Chattogram, his hometown, suffered a pair in Dhaka. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored only two. Mominul Haque proved once again that he is not a good batter if he is the captain. And Mahmudul Hasan Joy was the only batter in Bangladesh’s top order to reach a double-digit score in the second innings of the Dhaka Test.
When Sri Lanka ended up their first innings securing a lead of 141 runs, it was expected that this match is going to end in a draw. But the fragile top-order of Bangladesh looked like they are eager to force a result.
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It was an angling delivery from Asitha Fernando at the good length. Tamim went to defend it but managed a thick edge to the second slip. Right before Tamim, Mahmudul survived after making the same mistake, but the fortune of Tamim was not the same.
And after losing Tamim early, Shanto fell victim to run-out while scampering a single. Praveen Jayawickrama ran from the point and hit the stumps directly.
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