RESULT
1st Test, Chattogram, February 28 - March 03, 2006, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh
319 & 181
(T:163) 338 & 163/2

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Player Of The Match
136
mohammad-ashraful
New
SL 2nd Innings
Full commentary
end of over 378 runs
SL: 163/2CRR: 4.40 
Mahela Jayawardene23 (25b 4x4)
Michael Vandort64 (105b 10x4)
Mohammad Ashraful 2-0-13-0
Alok Kapali 2-0-6-0

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets. 138 runs scored in the session. A convincing win. Vandort played well for his 64. Please stay tuned for the Man of the match award.

Ashraful is the Man of the Match, only centurion in the match. Thanks for being with us, this is your commentator Binoy George signing off.

Please join us again for the Second Test which is starting on the 8th of March at Bogra, until then it is bye from all of us here.

36.6
1
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

short ball outside off stump, waits for the ball and drives well of the back-foot to cover-point fence, good shot.

36.5
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

driven to mid off, cannot get the single.

scores are leveled.

36.4
1
Ashraful to Vandort, 1 run

tossed right up, worked to square leg for a single.

36.3
Ashraful to Vandort, no run

good ball pitched right up, mistimes it to the off side.

36.2
4
Ashraful to Vandort, FOUR runs

tossed up, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives past the diving mid off, ball races to the fence.

36.1
2
Ashraful to Vandort, 2 runs

bit of turn away from the batsman, gets the edge to thirdman, comes back for the second run.

Could be the final over befor lunch, coming round the wicket.

end of over 365 runs
SL: 155/2CRR: 4.30 
Mahela Jayawardene22 (23b 4x4)
Michael Vandort57 (101b 9x4)
Alok Kapali 2-0-6-0
Mohammad Ashraful 1-0-5-0
35.6
Kapali to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

pushed back to the bowler.

35.5
1
Kapali to Vandort, 1 run

full toss driven to mid off, good chance to run out, Shahadat Hossain misses the stumps.

35.4
Kapali to Vandort, no run

played to the on side.

35.3
Kapali to Vandort, no run

driven back to the bowler.

35.2
4
Kapali to Vandort, FOUR runs

BOUNDARY! tossed up wide outside off stump, comes to the pitch of the ball and drives well to extra-cover fence, good shot!

35.1
Kapali to Vandort, no run

mistimes the drive to the on side.

13 runs required, can they finish it before lunch.

end of over 355 runs
SL: 150/2CRR: 4.28 
Mahela Jayawardene22 (22b 4x4)
Michael Vandort52 (96b 8x4)
Mohammad Ashraful 1-0-5-0
Alok Kapali 1-0-1-0
34.6
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

googly, comes forward and defends, of the pad to the on side, good ball to end the over.

34.5
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

tossed up on the off stump, defended to the off side.

34.4
4
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs

BOUNDARY! good shot, tossed up bit full, drives well to extra-cover fence.

34.3
Ashraful to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

tossed up bit outside off stump, moves forward and defends to the off side.

34.2
1
Ashraful to Vandort, 1 run

comes to the pitch of the ball and pushes to mid off, quick single taken.

34.1
Ashraful to Vandort, no run

mistimes the shot to the off side.

end of over 341 run
SL: 145/2CRR: 4.26 
Michael Vandort51 (94b 8x4)
Mahela Jayawardene18 (18b 3x4)
Alok Kapali 1-0-1-0
Enamul Haque jnr 9-1-50-1

Another change in the bowling, Ashraful comes into the attack.

33.6
1
Kapali to Vandort, 1 run

a touch short on the middle and leg, played in front of square leg for a single.

33.5
Kapali to Vandort, no run

a touch short, driven to mid off.