Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 5 Live Match | SL vs BAN 1st Test Live Scores & Commentary

Good morning folks! Hello and a warm welcome to the live coverage of the Fifth day’s play of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Galle International Stadium Galle. They're effectively 187 for 3 going into the final day and they can dictate terms from here will Bangladesh press for a win or will they be happy to secure this match first and then see if they can win from there onwards? It's tough to see the home team winning now unless they can conjure up some magic with the ball tomorrow and restrict Bangladesh to less than 250 in terms of lead. Even that total could be a tough chase on a wicket which has finally started to aid spin. Fifties for Shadman and an unbeaten half-century for captain Shanto the hosts were defensive in the field and could hardly put the batters under any sort of pressure. Pathum Nissanka stole the spotlight on the moving day of this Test smashing a career-best 187 to put Sri Lanka in a strong position. While Lahiru Udara (29) Dinesh Chandimal (54) and Angelo Mathews (39) all got starts none were able to convert them into a big score. Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Cricket Score Commentary. For Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud Taijul Nayeem Hasan and Mominul Haque picked up a wicket each. Towards the end of the day Kamindu Mendis (37) Dhananjaya de Silva (17) held firm seeing off the remaining overs. The responsibility now lies with this pair stitch together a solid partnership and help Sri Lanka erase the first-innings deficit quickly. Day 3 promises to be thrilling as Bangladesh will look to push their score and get over 500 run mark. After a strong batting display Bangladesh will be pleased with their score of 484/9 at stumps with Najmul Hossain Shanto Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim setting the tone. The Rathnayake brothers Milan and Tharindu played a crucial role in Sri Lanka's evening session fightback with Milan claiming 3 quick wickets towards the end. It was a day of dominance for the visitors on Day 1 as they controlled proceedings for the better part of the day. We were treated to uninterrupted action on the opening day and the weather looks good for more of the same today. Bangladesh won the toss but made a shaky start slipping to 45/3. Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 1st Test Live Cricket Score Commentary. However Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim came together to steady the innings and repair the early damage. The pair stitched an unbeaten 247-run stand with both batters notching up centuries in batting-friendly conditions. Their partnership has set up the visitors nicely especially considering the history of this venue where batting last is often a daunting task. They will now look to build further and post a massive first innings total. Waking up today brought that familiar feeling like the first day of a new school year or a new job. The dust has barely settled on South Africa's drought-breaking World Test Championship final win over Australia and already we are set for the beginning of a new WTC cycle. Two Asian rivals whose battles have grown more intense in recent years especially in white ball cricket now turn their attention to the red ball game. Iqbal Sports Live. Km Punk Live. They meet in a two-match Test series to launch the 2025-27 WTC cycle. On that note hello and welcome to the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the picturesque Galle International Stadium. For Sri Lanka the previous WTC cycle was a tale of missed chances. Three wins from their final four Tests would have secured a spot in the final but they lost all four. Now with Dimuth Karunaratne retired and this being Angelo Mathews’ final Test a new era is about to begin. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and his men will be keen to give Mathews a fitting farewell. And when you talk about Galle Prabath Jayasuriya is a name that instantly comes up. The left-arm spinner has been lethal here with 80 wickets in 19 innings and 9 of his 11 five-wicket hauls coming at this venue. Crictalks Live. Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka - Pavan Rathnayake - Dinesh Chandimal(w) - Angelo Mathews - Kamindu Mendis - Dhananjaya de Silva(c) - Kusal Mendis - Asitha Fernando - Prabath Jayasuriya - Kasun Rajitha - Akila Dananjaya - Oshada Fernando - Pasindu Sooriyabandara - Sonal Dinusha - Lahiru Udara - Tharindu Ratnayake - Milan Priyanath Rathnayake - Isitha Wijesundera. Iqbal Sports. Km Punk. Crictalks. Bangladesh Squad: Shadman Islam - Anamul Haque - Mominul Haque - Najmul Hossain Shanto(c) - Mushfiqur Rahim - Jaker Ali(w) - Mehidy Hasan Miraz - Nayeem Hasan - Taijul Islam - Hasan Mahmud - Khaled Ahmed - Litton Das - Ebadot Hossain - Mahidul Islam Ankon - Hasan Murad - Nahid Rana