BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Javed Omar	c Jayasuriya b Vaas	7	16	21	1	0	43.75
Mehrab Hossain	run out (Atapattu)	23	70	107	3	0	32.85
Habibul Bashar	b Vaas	4	6	10	1	0	66.66
Aminul Islam	c †Sangakkara b Perera	6	6	22	1	0	100.00
Al Sahariar	c †Sangakkara b Muralidaran	16	31	43	1	0	51.61
Naimur Rahman (c)	b Muralidaran	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
Mohammad Ashraful	c Jayasuriya b Muralidaran	26	53	53	4	0	49.05
Khaled Mashud †	b Muralidaran	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Hasibul Hossain	b Muralidaran	2	4	5	0	0	50.00
Mohammad Sharif	c Vandort b Vaas	1	8	11	0	0	12.50
Manjurul Islam	not out	3	16	25	0	0	18.75
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)	2
TOTAL	36.4 Ov (RR: 2.45, 161 Mts)	90
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Javed Omar, 4.5 ov), 2-16 (Habibul Bashar, 6.5 ov), 3-29 (Aminul Islam, 11.1 ov), 4-57 (Al Sahariar, 20.2 ov), 5-58 (Mehrab Hossain, 22.2 ov), 6-61 (Naimur Rahman, 24.2 ov), 7-61 (Khaled Mashud, 24.4 ov), 8-67 (Hasibul Hossain, 26.1 ov), 9-72 (Mohammad Sharif, 29.1 ov), 10-90 (Mohammad Ashraful, 36.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chaminda Vaas	14	2	47	3	3.35	64	7	0	0	0
4.5 to Javed Omar, . 10/1 6.5 to Habibul Bashar, . 16/2 29.1 to Mohammad Sharif, . 72/9
Ravindra Pushpakumara	7	4	9	0	1.28	37	0	0	0	0
Ruchira Perera	5	1	17	1	3.40	21	2	0	0	1
11.1 to Aminul Islam, . 29/3
Muthiah Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	1.34	52	2	0	0	0
20.2 to Al Sahariar, . 57/4 24.2 to Naimur Rahman, . 61/6 24.4 to Khaled Mashud, . 61/7 26.1 to Hasibul Hossain, . 67/8 36.4 to Mohammad Ashraful, . 90/10
Thilan Samaraweera	1	0	3	0	3.00	3	0	0	0	0

Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Marvan Atapattu	retired out	201	259	320	27	0	77.60
Sanath Jayasuriya (c)	lbw b Naimur Rahman	89	56	85	11	4	158.92
Kumar Sangakkara †	c Aminul Islam b Hasibul Hossain	54	114	127	6	0	47.36
Mahela Jayawardene	retired out	150	115	180	26	1	130.43
Michael Vandort	c Manjural Islam b Naimur Rahman	36	65	95	4	0	55.38
Hashan Tillakaratne	not out	10	20	29	1	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 8, w 2)	15
TOTAL	103.3 Ov (RR: 5.36, 416 Mts)	555/5d
Did not bat: Thilan Samaraweera, Muthiah Muralidaran, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Chaminda Vaas, Ruchira Perera
Fall of wickets: 1-144 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 19.4 ov), 2-269 (Kumar Sangakkara, 56.4 ov), 3-440 (Marvan Atapattu, 81.6 ov), 4-530 (Mahela Jayawardene, 95.6 ov), 5-555 (Michael Vandort, 103.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Manjurul Islam	18	1	94	0	5.22	70	11	2	0	0
Mohammad Sharif	17	0	120	0	7.05	59	17	1	1	1
Hasibul Hossain	23	6	122	1	5.30	97	17	2	1	6
56.4 to KC Sangakkara, . 269/2 81.6 to MS Atapattu, . 440/3
Naimur Rahman	30.3	8	117	2	3.83	134	19	0	0	0
19.4 to ST Jayasuriya, . 144/1 103.3 to MG Vandort, . 555/5
Mohammad Ashraful	10	0	63	0	6.30	23	7	0	0	1
Habibul Bashar	5	0	34	0	6.80	9	4	0	0	0

Bangladesh 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Javed Omar	lbw b Muralidaran	40	66	78	8	0	60.60
Mehrab Hossain	lbw b Muralidaran	4	35	58	0	0	11.42
Al Sahariar	lbw b Samaraweera	7	11	23	1	0	63.63
Aminul Islam	b Jayasuriya	56	152	184	7	0	36.84
Habibul Bashar	c Jayawardene b Muralidaran	19	36	36	1	0	52.77
Mohammad Ashraful	c & b Perera	114	212	248	16	0	53.77
Naimur Rahman (c)	c Atapattu b Perera	48	71	92	9	0	67.60
Khaled Mashud †	lbw b Muralidaran	3	9	16	0	0	33.33
Hasibul Hossain	c †Sangakkara b Perera	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Mohammad Sharif	c & b Muralidaran	19	13	17	3	1	146.15
Manjurul Islam	not out	1	10	13	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, nb 7)	17
TOTAL	101.3 Ov (RR: 3.23, 390 Mts)	328
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Mehrab Hossain, 13.3 ov), 2-54 (Javed Omar, 17.6 ov), 3-54 (Al Sahariar, 18.1 ov), 4-81 (Habibul Bashar, 29.3 ov), 5-207 (Aminul Islam, 69.6 ov), 6-303 (Naimur Rahman, 94.1 ov), 7-308 (Mohammad Ashraful, 96.6 ov), 8-308 (Khaled Mashud, 97.3 ov), 9-314 (Hasibul Hossain, 98.1 ov), 10-328 (Mohammad Sharif, 101.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chaminda Vaas	16	2	71	0	4.43	75	14	0	0	3
Ravindra Pushpakumara	8	5	15	0	1.87	40	2	0	0	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	35.3	6	98	5	2.76	170	13	1	0	0
13.3 to Mehrab Hossain, . 31/1 17.6 to Javed Omar, . 54/2 29.3 to Habibul Bashar, . 81/4 97.3 to Khaled Mashud, . 308/8 101.3 to Mohammad Sharif, . 328/10
Ruchira Perera	13	3	40	3	3.07	65	6	0	0	4
94.1 to Naimur Rahman, . 303/6 96.6 to Mohammad Ashraful, . 308/7 98.1 to Hasibul Hossain, . 314/9
Thilan Samaraweera	13	2	42	1	3.23	58	3	0	0	0
18.1 to Al Sahariar, . 54/3
Sanath Jayasuriya	16	2	52	1	3.25	71	7	0	0	0
69.6 to Aminul Islam, . 207/5

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MATCH DETAILS

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Asian Test Championship
Season	2001
Player Of The Match	Muthiah Muralidaran Mohammad Ashraful
Match number	Test no. 1561
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Michael Vandort Mohammad Ashraful
Umpires	Mohammad Aslam Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire	Riazuddin
Match Referee	John Reid
Points	Sri Lanka 24, Bangladesh 0

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Thu, 06 Sep - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 246/1 (Marvan Atapattu 99*, Kumar Sangakkara 49*, 51 ov)

Fri, 07 Sep - day 2 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 100/4 (Aminul Islam 19*, Mohammad Ashraful 4*, 37 ov)

Sat, 08 Sep - day 3 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 328 (101.3 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

General

Day 1

Bangladesh 50 runs in 19 overs, 98 mins
At Lunch: Bangladesh 61/7 in 24.4 overs, 120 mins (Mohammad Ashraful 3*)
Sri lanka 50 runs in 9.3 overs, 41 mins
ST Jayasuriya 50 runs in 35 balls, 57 mins (4x7, 3x6)
Sri Lanka 100 runs in 13.1 overs, 60 mins
At Tea: Sri Lanka 114/0 in 15 overs, 68 mins (ST Jayasuriya 67*, MS Atapattu 40*)
Sri lanka 150 runs in 24 overs, 103 mins
MS Atapattu 50 runs in 81 balls, 108 mins (7x4)
Sri lanka 200 runs in 40.2 overs, 160 mins

Day 2

MS Atapattu 100 runs off 163 balls, 197 mins (14x4)
Sri lanka 250 runs in 52.1 overs, 198 mins
K Sangakkara 50 runs off 101 balls, 117 mins (5x4)
Sri lanka 300 runs in 64.4 overs, 240 mins
MS Atapattu 150 runs off 214 balls, 267 mins (21x4)
Sri lanka 350 runs in 70.2 overs, 275 mins
DPMD Jayawardene 50 runs off 44 balls, 66 mins (8x4)
Sri Lanka 400 runs in 75.3 overs, 294 mins
At Lunch: Sri Lanka 436/2 in 81 overs, 315 mins (MS Atapattu 197*, Jayawardene 82*)
MS Atapattu 200 runs off 256 balls, 317 mins (27x4)
MS Atapattu Retired after 201* runs 258 balls 320 mins (27x4)
Bangladesh take a 2nd new ball after 82.3 overs 445/2 (Jayawardene 87*, Vandort 0*)
Sri Lanka 450 runs in 83.4 overs, 330 mins
DPMD Jayawardene 100 runs off 81 balls, 119 mins (17x4)
Sri Lanka 500 runs in 90.1 overs, 358 mins
DPMD Jayawardene 150 runs off 115 balls, 180 mins (24x4, 1x6)
Sri Lanka 550 runs in 101.3 overs, 407 mins
DPMD Jayawardene Retired after 150 runs 115 balls, 180 mins (26x4, 1x6)
Bangladesh 50 runs in 17.1 overs, 77 mins
Bangladesh 100 runs in 36.5 overs, 144 mins

Day 3

Bangladesh 150 runs in 52 overs, 206 mins
5th wicket partnership 100 runs between Aminul Islam and Mohammad Ashraful 191 balls, 116 mins
Aminul Islam 50 runs off 123 balls, 150 mins (7x4)
Mohammad Ashraful 50 runs off 95 balls, 118 mins (7x4)
Bangladesh 200 runs in 65.3 overs, 252 mins
At Lunch: Bangladesh 207/5 in 70 overs, 263 mins (Mohammad Ashraful 68*)
Sri Lanka take a 2nd new ball after 82.4 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 98*, Naimur Rahman 15*)
Bangladesh 300 runs in 93.2 overs, 352 mins
Mohammad Ashraful 100 runs in 167 balls, 188 mins (14x4)

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Bangladesh Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Javed Omar	lbw	40	66
Mehrab Hossain	lbw	4	35
Al Sahariar	lbw	7	11
Aminul Islam	bowled	56	152
Habibul Bashar	caught	19	36
Mohammad Ashraful	caught	114	212
Naimur Rahman	caught	48	71
Khaled Mashud	lbw	3	9
Hasibul Hossain	caught	0	1
Mohammad Sharif	caught	19	13
Manjural Islam	not out	1	10
Extras	(b 5, lb 5, nb 7)
Total	328(10 wkts; 101.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	16	2	71	0	4.43 (3 nb)
KR Pushpakumara	8	5	15	0	1.87
M Muralidaran	35.3	6	98	5	2.76
PDRL Perera	13	3	40	3	3.07 (4 nb)
TT Samaraweera	13	2	42	1	3.23
ST Jayasuriya	16	2	52	1	3.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	27	Javed Omar	Mehrab Hossain
2nd	23	Javed Omar	Al Sahariar
3rd	0	Aminul Islam	Al Sahariar
4th	27	Aminul Islam	Habibul Bashar
5th	126	Aminul Islam	Mohammad Ashraful
6th	96	Naimur Rahman	Mohammad Ashraful
7th	5	Khaled Mashud	Mohammad Ashraful
8th	0	Khaled Mashud	Hasibul Hossain
9th	6	Hasibul Hossain	Mohammad Sharif
10th	14	Manjurul Islam	Mohammad Sharif

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TEAM	M	W	L	PT
PAK	1	1	0	24
SL	1	1	0	24
BAN	2	0	2	0

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