Sri Lanka draw: Sri Lanka managed to salvage a draw<\/strong> in the first Test against Bangladesh at Galle, despite a late scare and a turning fifth-day pitch. The match, which also marked veteran Angelo Mathews\u2019 final appearance<\/strong> in Test cricket, ended with both teams sharing points in the ICC World Test Championship standings.<\/p>\n Bangladesh declared their second innings at 285 for 6, setting a target of 296 in 37 overs. Sri Lanka\u2019s response was cautious and nerve-racking at times, as they lost early wickets, including Mathews, before settling at 72 for 4 to close the game. The Sri Lanka draw<\/em> ensured a balanced end to what had been a hard-fought contest.<\/p>\n The draw may raise questions about Bangladesh\u2019s timing<\/strong> of their declaration. After a long rain delay in the middle of Day 5, many expected Bangladesh to aim for a bold declaration to chase a win. However, they batted cautiously for over an hour, mainly to allow Najmul Hossain Shanto<\/strong> to reach his second century of the match\u2014making him the second Bangladeshi to do so twice in Tests.<\/p>\n By the time Shanto reached his milestone, only 37 overs remained for a potential win. The declaration, although well-intentioned, may have come too late to put enough pressure on the Sri Lankan batting.<\/p>\n In his final innings, Angelo Mathews<\/strong> was dismissed by Taijul Islam<\/strong>, who finished with brilliant figures of 3 for 23. Mathews received a warm ovation as he walked off the field, marking the end of an illustrious career spanning more than 15 years.<\/p>\n The Galle pitch showed sharp turn late in the day, especially after the rain break. Both Taijul Islam<\/strong> and Nayeem Hasan<\/strong> bowled with control and aggression, making life difficult for the hosts. The spin duo claimed all four wickets in the fourth innings and might have done more damage if given a few extra overs.<\/p>\n With the Sri Lanka draw<\/strong>, both teams will head into the second Test with equal momentum. Bangladesh will rue the missed chance at a rare away win, while Sri Lanka will take positives from their first-innings batting and middle-order resistance.<\/p>\n Bangladesh 1st Innings:<\/strong> 495 (Mushfiqur 163, Shanto 148)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sri Lanka 1st Innings:<\/strong> 485 (Nissanka 187, Kamindu 87)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bangladesh 2nd Innings:<\/strong> 285\/6 declared (Shanto 125)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sri Lanka 2nd Innings:<\/strong> 72\/4 (match drawn)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sri Lanka draw: Sri Lanka salvaged a draw in the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle, as Angelo Mathews bid farewell in an emotional final appearance.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[771,776,779,784,774,775,781,770,780,777,773,772,782,778,783],"class_list":["post-3126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-angelo-mathews-farewell-test","tag-bangladesh-cricket-team","tag-bangladesh-tour-of-sri-lanka","tag-cricket-match-draw","tag-galle-test-match","tag-icc-world-test-championship","tag-mathews-last-test","tag-najmul-hossain-shanto","tag-sri-lanka-cricket-news","tag-sri-lanka-cricket-team","tag-sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-2025","tag-taijul-islam-bowling","tag-taijul-islam-performance","tag-test-cricket-highlights","tag-wtc-points-table"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3127,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions\/3127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestpakmag.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSri Lanka draw: Bangladesh’s Missed Opportunity?<\/h3>\n
\nSri Lanka draw: Farewell to a Legend<\/h3>\n
\nSri Lanka draw: Spin Holds the Key<\/h3>\n
\nWhat Comes Next?<\/h3>\n
\nFinal Score Summary:<\/h3>\n
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