Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 Live Match | SL vs BAN 2nd Test Live Commentary | SL Innings

Good morning folks! Hello and a warm welcome to the live coverage of the second day's play of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Sinhalese Sports Club Colombo. Sri Lanka dominated the rain-hit opening day of the Test reducing Bangladesh to 220/8 in 71 overs. The decision to bat first didn’t pay off for the visitors as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Shadman Islam top-scored with a composed 45. while Mushfiqur Rahim (35) Litton Das (34) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (31) all got starts but failed to convert them into substantial scores. A handy 25-run knock from Nayeem Hasan helped push Bangladesh past the 200-run mark before he was dismissed at the fag end of the day. For Sri Lanka Asitha Fernando (2/43) Vishwa Fernando (2/35). and debutant Sonal Dinusha (2/22) picked up two wickets apiece. Tharindu Ratnayake and Dhananjaya de Silva chipped in with one wicket each. The hosts will look to wrap up the innings quickly in the morning session on Day 2. Meanwhile Taijul Islam (9*) and Ebadot Hossain (5*) will aim to push the total closer to the 250-run mark. The post-Angelo Mathews era in Test cricket is about to begin in Sri Lanka. The veteran all-rounder bid farewell to the longest format of the game after the drawn Test in Galle last Saturday. Sri Lanka will return to the field to face Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match series. Crictalks Live. The game will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo starting from Wednesday (June 25). The new World Test Championship cycle kicked off in Galle last week and the first match of the new cycle ended in a draw. Sri Lanka had fielded two debutants in the first Test in Lahiru Udara and Ratnayake. Rathnayake has been ruled out of the second Test because of a side strain. For Bangladesh Mehidy Hasan Miraz didn't play the previous game because of an illness. If fit he should walk back straight into the XI. The hosts announced an 18-man squad for the second Test. Dunith Wellalage and Vishwa Fernando have come in place of Angelo Mathews and Milan Rathnayake. Both teams enjoyed good batting conditions and put on a plethora of runs. Najmul Hossain Shanto etched his name in the record books by becoming the only Bangladesh captain to score hundreds in both innings of a Test match. Iqbal Sports Live. Km Punk Live. Batting first Bangladesh were bowled out for 495 in the first innings. Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with a knock of 163 while Shanto made 148. Litton Das was also brilliant scoring 90. Asitha Fernando bagged four while Milan Rathnayake and Tharindu Ratnayake picked up three apiece. In reply Sri Lanka made 485 before being bowled out. Crictalks. Pathum Nissanka led the way with a fine ton. He made 187. Almost all of the top-order batters got starts but none managed to kick on and get a big one. Dinesh Chandimal (57) and Kamindu Mendis (87) scored half-centuries while Angelo Mathews playing his final Test was dismissed for 39 by Mominul . Nayeem picked up a five-wicket haul while Hasan Mahmud got three. Mominul and Taijul Islam picked up one wicket apiece. Bangladesh declared their second innings at 285/6. Shanto again scored a century. He was the top scorer with a knock of 125. Shadman Islam made 76. Tharindu Ratnayake again picked up a three-wicket haul in the second innings while Prabath Jayasuriya and Milan Rathnayake chipped in with one wicket each. In the final innings Sri Lanka batted 32 overs and lost four wickets for 72 runs before the match ended in a draw. Will we see a winner in this two-game series or will it end in a draw? Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka - Pavan Rathnayake - Dinesh Chandimal(w) - Pavan Rathnayake - 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. Iqbal Sports Live Commentary. 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.