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
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test at Colombo, Jul 03 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Test, Colombo (PSS), July 03 - 05, 2007, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka
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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
Shahadat Hossain run out (Vandort/Vaas) 2 (10b 0x4 0x6 20m) SR: 20
86.1
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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
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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
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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
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Malinga to Shahadat, no run
another bouncer at the No 11, Hossain is looking very uncomfortable out there
85.3
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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
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Malinga to Shahadat, no run
defended on the back foot to point
85.1
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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
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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
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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
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Vaas to Ashraful, no run
fuller length on middle stump, Ashraful leans forward and defends
84.3
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Vaas to Ashraful, no run
short ball outside the off stump, Ashraful sways out of the way
84.2
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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
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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
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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
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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
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