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Monday, February 5, 2018

Mominul guides Tigers to draw

Mominul Haque turned into the principal player from Bangladesh to score a century in the two innings of a Test as he guided his side to an attract the opening match against Sri Lanka on Sunday.


Mominul, who influenced 176 in the principal innings, to hit 105 off 174 balls to enable Bangladesh to achieve 307-5 preceding the two groups acknowledged the draw with an hour's play left on the fifth and last day in Chittagong.

Captain Mahmudullah was at the wrinkle on 28 not out close by Mosaddek Hossain (8 not out) when the stumps were drawn at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Sri Lanka held 200-pursue first innings lead announcing on a mammoth 713-9 in answer to Bangladesh's 513.

The guests liked their odds for a triumph when veteran spinner Rangana Herath got the pivotal wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim off the keep going ball on the fourth day.

Be that as it may, Mominul, 18 not out overnight, and Liton Das, who fell only six runs shy of his lady Test century, shared a pivotal 180-run remain for the fourth wicket to disappoint the Sri Lankan bowlers.

It was Dhananjaya de Silva who broke their association, expelling Mominul not long after the left-hander scored his second century of the amusement with a solitary off Lakshan Sandakan.

Dimuth Karunaratne took the catch at slip to bring the window ornaments down on fine innings, highlighting five fours and two sixes.

Man of the match Mominul had scratched a conveyance from Herath on 89 yet wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella neglected to snatch a low catch.

Liton additionally looked sure on the opposite side, however, his sumptuous endeavor for a six to finish his century brought his destruction.

Dilruwan Perera ran in reverse from mid-off to take a fine catch off Herath as Liton left in the wake of hitting 11 fours amid his 182-ball remain.

A short ball from Lahiru Kumara struck Mominul on the protective cap yet he showed up unflinching and scored a solitary off the following ball, turning into the most astounding run scorer for Bangladesh in a solitary Test.

Mominul, who came to 56 with the single, surpassed Tamim Iqbal's total of 231 keeps running against Pakistan in Khulna in 2015.

Herath completed with 2-80 for Sri Lanka.

The second and last Test will begin in Dhaka on 8 February.

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