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'Poor catching, batting cost us, not complacency' - Herath

'Poor catching, batting cost us, not complacency' - Herath

Rangana Herath also pinpointed Sri Lanka's catching at the end of day two and their collapse on the fourth afternoon as definitive passages of play that cost them the game

19-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

Tamim 82 seals Bangladesh's landmark win in 100th Test

Tamim 82 seals Bangladesh's landmark win in 100th Test

Tamim Iqbal's 82 set up Bangladesh's maiden Test victory against Sri Lanka, by four wickets in Colombo, in their 100th Test

19-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'Loss to Bangladesh could scar SL cricket'

'Loss to Bangladesh could scar SL cricket'

Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka's second-innings centurion, credited Mustafizur Rahman for a potentially match-turning spell after lunch on the fourth day

18-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at P Sara Oval

Umpire Dar's head-nod confuses Bangladesh

Umpire Dar's head-nod confuses Bangladesh

Mosaddek Hossain said that Bangladesh chose to review the last-ball appeal against Suranga Lakmal because they thought Aleem Dar's head nod was a positive sign

18-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam

Karunaratne battles but Bangladesh can dare to dream

Karunaratne battles but Bangladesh can dare to dream

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman picked up three wickets apiece as Bangladesh took a grip on the Colombo Test. Sri Lanka were only 139 ahead with two wickets in hand

18-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam at P Sara Oval

Spinners losing sting with old ball - Sandakan

Spinners losing sting with old ball - Sandakan

Finding suitable purches on a slow pitch in Colombo was only possible while the shine remained on the ball, said Sri Lanka's left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Learned from Chandimal's first-innings knock - Shakib

Learned from Chandimal's first-innings knock - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan has said his century on the third day stemmed from a lot of "thinking overnight"

17-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Shakib's 116 gives Bangladesh control

Shakib's 116 gives Bangladesh control

Bangladesh were in a difficult position when the third day of their 100th Test, against Sri Lanka, began but with Shakib Al Hasan's century and debutant Mosaddek Hossain's 75, they were able to recover

17-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'I think one rash shot made trouble for us' - Samaraweera

'I think one rash shot made trouble for us' - Samaraweera

Bangladesh batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said he was "out of ideas" about why his team were collapsing so often, after yet another collection of soft dismissals pegged them back in the second Test

16-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

Late wickets hurt Bangladesh's reply to SL's 338

Late wickets hurt Bangladesh's reply to SL's 338

Bangladesh threw away a strong start to their reply to Sri Lanka's 338, losing wickets late in the day and looking like a team hell-bent on self-destruction

16-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Sharp Bangladesh keep Sri Lanka in check

Sharp Bangladesh keep Sri Lanka in check

A consistently threatening Bangladesh bowling attack limited Sri Lanka to 238 for 7 on the opening day in Colombo, with only Dinesh Chandimal fighting back for the hosts

15-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Liton Das out of second Test, Mushfiqur set to keep wicket

Liton Das out of second Test, Mushfiqur set to keep wicket

Liton was hit on the ribcage by a net bowler at the P Sara Oval during nets on Monday

14-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Colombo

We have the winning mentality at home - Herath

We have the winning mentality at home - Herath

Lauding his team's self-belief in home Tests, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Rangana Herath also said that the pitch at the P Sara Oval would prove a little more helpful for batsmen than it had been in previous matches

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Bangladesh confront form, selection calls for landmark Test

Bangladesh confront form, selection calls for landmark Test

Bangladesh will need an extraordinary turnaround in fortunes to compete and level the series on one of the more livelier surfaces in Sri Lanka

14-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

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