Mushfiqur Rahim fails in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka (photo-PTI)
The first day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is over. On the first day of the game, experienced player Mushfiqur Rahim batted very poorly from Bangladesh and he was dismissed at a crucial time. Rahim scored 35 runs in this match with the help of five fours. It was very important for Sri Lanka to dismiss the experienced player soon and the team got this success by spinner Sonal Dinusha. By the end of the first day’s play, Bangladesh has scored 220 runs after losing 8 wickets.
Mushfiqur Rahim could not make a big score
Mushfiqur Rahim played a valuable innings of 163 runs for his team while batting in the first Test match played against Sri Lanka. He was expected to have a big innings in the second Test too, but the best batsmen could not score a big score. Mushfiqur Rahim was the 6th player to be dismissed from Bangladesh. At that time the team’s score was 160 runs. When a great innings was expected to be patient with a brilliant player, he played the wrong shot off Sonal Dinusha and Vishwa Fernado caught his catch.
By the end of the first day’s game, the Sri Lanka team is in a very good position and on the second day of the game she would like to pressurize Bangladesh. The player who has scored the most runs from the team is Shadman Islam. He contributed 46 runs in this match while Mominul Haq was dismissed for 21 runs. Apart from Rahim, captain Najmul Hasan Shanto also scored a century in the first Test from Bangladesh, but he was dismissed for 8 runs in the first innings of the second Test. Litton Das contributed 34 runs while Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 31 runs.
Sri Lankan bowlers bowled amazing
From Sri Lanka, Vishwa Fernado, Asitha Fernado and Sonal Dinusha have taken 2-2 wickets. The second day of the game will be very important for both teams. By the end of the first day’s play, Ibadat Hussain has scored 5* runs from Bangladesh while Taizul Islam is batting for 9* runs. Even though these are both bowlers, the Bangladesh team will expect more and more runs from them.
