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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test at Colombo, , Jul 03 2007 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd Test, Colombo (PSS), July 03 - 05, 2007, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka
62 & 299
451/6d

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 90 runs

Player Of The Match
200*
kumar-sangakkara
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Bangladesh 62/10(25.2 overs)
1st INNINGS
Sri Lanka 451/6(124.5 overs)
1st INNINGS
Bangladesh 299/10(86.2 overs)
2nd INNINGS
4/55 (20.2)

4.35 pm Mohammad Ashraful can walk back with his head held high. He's played a determined innings, one that all Bangladesh fans wish he would play more often. He remains unbeaten on 129 as Bangladesh are dismissed for 299. Mushfiqur Rahim, who replaced Khaled Mashud in the team, also showed tremendous heart during his 80. Their partnership was a valiant one but it was too little and too late.

Sri Lanka wrap up the victory by an innings and 90 runs inside three days. That's as emphatic as they come in Test cricket. They've also won the series 2-0 with one to play.

Kumar Sangakkara is the Man of the Match for his 200. The Bangladesh batsmen can learn a lot from his innings. It was a patient and determined effort with hardly any risks.

Mohammad Ashraful says that one partnership, however good, isn't enough. They need to string a few more partnerships together. He also emphasises the need to put together a good first-innings total. That's precisely where Bangladesh have lost the series, after being bowled out for 89 and 62 in the first-innings of the two Tests.

Mahela Jayawardene is a happy man. Happy with his batsmen, happy with his bowlers and why not. He congratulates Sangakkara, Malinga, Murali and Vaas for their contributions to the victory.

That's about it from us at Cricinfo, thank you for tuning into our live coverage. We'll be back for the third Test at Kandy on July 11. This is George Binoy signing off, cheers.

86.2
1W
Vaas to Ashraful, 1 run, OUT

that the end of the Test! Vaas bowls a yorker which Ashraful digs out towards midwicket, he calls for two but there was never two in it, Hossain responds to his captain's call and runs back for the second but he was never going to make it, Vandort ran in from the deep and fired the throw into Vaas who broke the bails to seal the victory

Shahadat Hossain run out (Vandort/Vaas) 2 (10b 0x4 0x6 20m) SR: 20
86.1
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

good length ball outside the off stump, Ashraful moves forward and opens the face to play it down to third man, he doesn't take the single

end of over 861 run
BAN: 298/9CRR: 3.46 
Shahadat Hossain2 (10b)
Mohammad Ashraful128 (234b 18x4)
Lasith Malinga 15-1-86-0
Chaminda Vaas 20-8-54-4
85.6
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

there's the yorker, searing into middle and leg stump, Hossain does a fine job of defending it to the off side, well played Shahadat!

85.5
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

no yorker yet from Malinga, he bowls it short of a length and gets it to rise into Hossain's chest, defended down on the leg side

85.4
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

another bouncer at the No 11, Hossain is looking very uncomfortable out there

85.3
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

another bouncer flies past Hossain, is Malinga setting him up for the yorker?

85.3
1w
Malinga to Shahadat, 1 wide

Malinga bowls a steepling bouncer and Jayawardene has to jump up high to collect it with one hand

85.2
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

defended on the back foot to point

85.1
Malinga to Shahadat, no run

Malinga bangs the bouncer in on middle stump, Shahadat Hossain gets into a tangle and just about manages to avoid getting hit, Ashraful calls for the bye even though the ball is with the wicketkeeper but Hossain didn't respond, Ashraful had to scramble to get back in his crease, desperate stuff

end of over 85Maiden
BAN: 297/9CRR: 3.49 
Mohammad Ashraful128 (234b 18x4)
Shahadat Hossain2 (4b)
Chaminda Vaas 20-8-54-4
Lasith Malinga 14-1-85-0
84.6
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

Ashraful moves on to the front foot to defend a good length delivery to point, no single and Sri Lanka will have Hossain on strike for the next over

Everyone comes into the circle to prevent the single.

84.5
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

that's a well-directed bouncer on leg and middle stump, Ashraful doesn't move his feet and has to bend backwards to get out of the way

84.4
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

fuller length on middle stump, Ashraful leans forward and defends

84.3
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

short ball outside the off stump, Ashraful sways out of the way

84.2
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

Vaas pitches on leg stump once again, Ashraful flicks it off his pads to square leg but declines the single

84.1
Vaas to Ashraful, no run

Vaas pitches short outside leg stump, Ashraful tries to pull but doesn't make contact

end of over 849 runs
BAN: 297/9CRR: 3.53 
Mohammad Ashraful128 (228b 18x4)
Shahadat Hossain2 (4b)
Lasith Malinga 14-1-85-0
Chaminda Vaas 19-7-54-4
83.6
1
Malinga to Ashraful, 1 run

banged in short once again, Ashraful pulls to deep backward square leg to retain strike

83.6
1w
Malinga to Ashraful, 1 wide

Malinga bowls another bouncer, to keep Ashraful on strike, but it's called wide by the umpire

83.5
Malinga to Ashraful, no run

Malinga bowls another short ball which Ashraful tries to cut over the wicketkeeper but misses

83.5
3nb
Malinga to Ashraful, (no ball) 2 runs

caught, Ashraful top-edges an attempted hook and skies it to Vaas at fine leg who takes a well-judged catch and runs in with a big smile on his face to celebrate the victory, but Malinga had over-stepped

83.4
4
Malinga to Ashraful, FOUR runs

full ball on middle and leg stump, Ashraful waits for it and flicks it off his pads over midwicket for four

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KC Sangakkara
200 runs (325)
20 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
54 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
90%
Mohammad Ashraful
129 runs (236)
18 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
69 runs
13 fours0 six
Control
90%
Best performances - bowlers
M Muralidaran
O
5.2
M
1
R
14
W
4
ECO
2.62
WPUJC Vaas
O
20.2
M
8
R
55
W
4
ECO
2.7
Match details
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
TossSri Lanka, elected to field first
Series
Season2007
Player Of The Match
Series resultSri Lanka led the 3-match series 2-0
Match numberTest no. 1838
Hours of play (local time)10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days3,4,5 July 2007 - day (5-day match)
Test debut
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