Sri Lanka will consider themselves ahead after two days’ play in Galle. Bangladesh who began well after Sri Lanka posted 494 in their first innings, two wickets late in the evening to slip to 133 for the loss of two wickets and trail Sri Lanka by 361 runs now. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar shared a 118-run stand for the opening wicket before the former was dismissed run-out. Mominul Haque was the second batsman to be dismissed. Bangladesh will resume with unbeaten batsmen Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim. Catch the live cricket score and live cricket updates of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 3 here.
Live Cricket Score Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 3
1316 hrs IST: FIFTY! Mushfiqur Rahim gets to yet another half century in Test cricket. He is keeping Bangladesh in the game. They are 256 for 6
1255 hrs IST: 75 overs bowled in the Bangladesh innings and they are 236 for the loss of six wickets. They need 59 more runs to avoid follow on. Trail Sri Lanka by 258 more runs
1239 hrs IST: The players are back for the second session of play in Galle. Mehedi and Mushfiqur Rahim at the crease for Bangladesh. They resume at 213/6
1200 hrs IST: Lunch in Galle! Bangladesh are 213 for the loss of six wickets. They are still 281 runs behind Sri Lanka’s total and need 82 more runs to save the follow on
1141 hrs IST: 200 up for Bangladesh as Mehedi Hasan Miraz, the new batsmen, gets two consecutive boundaries. But Bangladesh trail by a massive 294 runs. 95 still needed to avoid follow on
1136 hrs IST: WICKET! Rangana Herath now! The captain has taken his first wicket and it is of Litton Das. Gunaratne takes a catch at close-in after Das got an edge. Bangladesh slip to 192 for 6
1123 hrs IST: WICKET! What a delivery after the set up. Lahiru Kumara with a perfect yorker after a short ball to bowl Mahmudullah. Bangladesh 5 down now
1100 hrs IST: Bangladesh are now pinning hopes on Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah. They can bat long for their team but Sri Lanka are still 315 runs ahead. Drinks in Galle
1046 hrs IST: WICKET! What has Shakib done there! Sandakan bowls a wrong’un but it is down the leg side. Shakib tries to put it play it down the leg-side. It is a bit wide and all he manages to do is edge it. Finest of edge but Dickwella has taken the catch. Good catch. Bangladesh four down
1015 hrs IST: WICKET! Early wicket for Sri Lanka! And that is of the set batsmen Sarkar. Lakmal with a short delivery to which Sarkar plays a half-hearted pull. Caught at fine leg
1009 hrs IST: First boundary of the morning and it off Mushfiqur’s bat. Lose delivery and he has put it away through square leg for four!
0959 hrs IST: Start of a new day in Galle. Suranga Lakmal has the bowl in hand and Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar are the two batsmen for Bangladesh
0940 hrs IST: Talking about Sri Lanka’s batting effort, Kusal Mendis looked good to score a double ton but lost his concentration, trying to hit a big one over long-on when on 194. He was caught by Tamim Iqbal
0925 hrs IST: Bangladesh could not have asked for better start as they scored 118 runs without losing a wicket. But then Sri Lanka spinners brought them back into the game
0910 hrs IST: Warm welcome to the coverage of the third day’s play of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Galle. The visitors will resume the innings at 133 for the loss of two wickets and 361 runs behind Sri Lanka’s 494.
