Litton Das missed a century in the first Test against Sri Lanka (photo- Sameera Peiris/Getty Images)
The second day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is over. The second day of the game was completely named Bangladesh and this team has scored 484 runs after losing 9 wickets. All batsmen have batted very well from the team. The best wicketkeeper-batsman Litton Das scored 90 runs in this match. He was very close to his century, but he played a bad shot and gave Sri Lanka as a gift. Litton Das looked very disappointed with his shot after being dismissed.
Litton Das missed a century
Tharindu Ratnayake, who brought the 145th over of Bangladesh’s innings, bowled a simple ball towards leg stumps, on which Litton Das tried to play the reverse sweep shot. He wanted to do something different but his plan was completely unsuccessful and the ball went to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis, who hit the Glves of Bangladeshi player, who easily caught this catch. Litton Das’s wicket was very important for Sri Lanka. He hit 11 fours and 1 six in this innings.
Apart from Das, experienced player Mushfiqur Rahim scored 163 runs for Bangladesh team. He hit 9 fours in his innings. Not only this, captain Najmul Hasan Shanto contributed 148 runs. He hit 15 fours and 1 six in this innings. Both these players shared a valuable 264 runs for the fourth wicket. Not only this, there was an important partnership of 149 runs for the fifth wicket between Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das.
Sri Lanka team came completely backfoot
The Bangladesh team is in a very strong position till the second day’s play is over. From Sri Lanka, Milan Ratnayake, Asitha Fernando and Tharindu Ratnayake have taken three wickets each. The third day of the game will be necessary for both teams. The second day of the game had to be finished soon due to poor light. Now it will have to be seen how hosts Sri Lanka return to this match on the third day of the first Test game?
