Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka - 2002 (2002) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 21 July 2002
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 196 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 196 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 206 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka - 2002 (2002)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Dates
- 21 July 2002 to 23 July 2002
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 196 runs
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Hannan Sarkar (Bangladesh), Ehsanul Haque (Bangladesh), Alamgir Kabir (Bangladesh), Talha Jubair (Bangladesh), Sujeewa de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Hannan Sarkar, Ehsanul Haque, Alamgir Kabir, Talha Jubair and Sujeewa de Silva played their first Tests.
Bangladesh batted first and made 161 all out. Hannan Sarkar top-scored with 55 off 69 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 39 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 295 across 8 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 541 for 9. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 206 off 234 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 145. Enamul Haque took 4 for 144 for Bangladesh. The innings was built on a 234-run stand for the fifth wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya, 43% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 380 on first innings.
Bangladesh made 184 all out in their second innings. Al Sahariar top-scored with 67 off 123 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 59 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 196 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at P Saravanamuttu Stadium across the 22 Tests in our archive. Sri Lanka's 541 is the highest total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium.
BANGLADESH, FIRST INNINGS: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannan Sarkar | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 55 | 69 |
| Al Sahariar | lbw b Sujeewa de Silva | 13 | 26 |
| Ehsanul Haque | b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 21 |
| Habibul Bashar | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 24 | 43 |
| Akram Khan | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Charitha Buddhika | 20 | 78 |
| Aminul Islam | c Russel Arnold b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 3 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 45 |
| Enamul Haque | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 17 |
| Manjurul Islam | b Charitha Buddhika | 0 | 13 |
| Alamgir Kabir | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 14 |
| Talha Jubair | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 23 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charitha Buddhika | 10 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
| Sujeewa de Silva | 13 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 3 | 40 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 19.4 | 6 | 39 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Al Sahariar, 7.1 ov), 2-50 (Ehsanul Haque, 12.4 ov), 3-107 (Hannan Sarkar, 24.1 ov), 4-111 (Habibul Bashar, 25.4 ov), 5-111 (Aminul Islam, 27.1 ov), 6-148 (Khaled Mashud, 39.6 ov), 7-151 (Enamul Haque, 45.4 ov), 8-156 (Manjurul Islam, 48.6 ov), 9-161 (Akram Khan, 52.3 ov), 10-161 (Alamgir Kabir, 53.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Al Sahariar (13) and Hannan Sarkar (8) | 32 | 40 |
| second | Hannan Sarkar (13) and Ehsanul Haque (2) | 18 | 36 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (22) and Hannan Sarkar (32) | 57 | 71 |
| fourth | Akram Khan (2) and Habibul Bashar (2) | 4 | 9 |
| fifth | Aminul Islam (0) and Akram Khan (0) | 0 | 9 |
| sixth | Akram Khan (7) and Khaled Mashud (23) | 37 | 78 |
| seventh | Akram Khan (1) and Enamul Haque (1) | 3 | 34 |
| eighth | Akram Khan (5) and Manjurul Islam (0) | 5 | 20 |
| ninth | Akram Khan (5) and Alamgir Kabir (0) | 5 | 21 |
| tenth | Talha Jubair (0) and Alamgir Kabir (0) | 0 | 7 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 541 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Talha Jubair | 20 | 32 |
| Russel Arnold | c Fahim Muntasir b Manjurul Islam | 25 | 25 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Al Sahariar, Enamul Haque) | 75 | 111 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Talha Jubair | 0 | 3 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Enamul Haque | 206 | 234 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mohammad Ashraful b Enamul Haque | 145 | 164 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Al Sahariar b Manjurul Islam | 5 | 16 |
| Charitha Buddhika | not out | 31 | 45 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Al Sahariar b Enamul Haque | 0 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | c Habibul Bashar b Enamul Haque | 15 | 24 |
| Sujeewa de Silva | not out | 5 | 17 |
Extras 14 · Total 541 for 9
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manjurul Islam | 25 | 1 | 128 | 2 |
| Talha Jubair | 21 | 0 | 120 | 2 |
| Alamgir Kabir | 15 | 1 | 82 | 0 |
| Enamul Haque | 38 | 6 | 144 | 4 |
| Habibul Bashar | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ehsanul Haque | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.4 ov), 2-49 (Russel Arnold, 10.4 ov), 3-56 (Mahela Jayawardene, 11.6 ov), 4-206 (Kumar Sangakkara, 45.5 ov), 5-440 (Aravinda de Silva, 90.1 ov), 6-447 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 93.5 ov), 7-491 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 98.3 ov), 8-491 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 98.4 ov), 9-524 (Dilhara Fernando, 106.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (16) and Russel Arnold (13) | 35 | 40 |
| second | Russel Arnold (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 14 | 18 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 7 | 8 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (79) and Kumar Sangakkara (66) | 150 | 207 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (127) and Sanath Jayasuriya (104) | 234 | 268 |
| sixth | Sanath Jayasuriya (2) and Prasanna Jayawardene (5) | 7 | 22 |
| seventh | Sanath Jayasuriya (39) and Charitha Buddhika (4) | 44 | 28 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Charitha Buddhika (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Dilhara Fernando (15) and Charitha Buddhika (17) | 33 | 45 |
| tenth | Sujeewa de Silva (5) and Charitha Buddhika (10) | 17 | 29 |
BANGLADESH, SECOND INNINGS: 184 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannan Sarkar | lbw b Sujeewa de Silva | 1 | 4 |
| Al Sahariar | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 67 | 123 |
| Ehsanul Haque | c Charitha Buddhika b Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 10 |
| Habibul Bashar | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 34 | 62 |
| Akram Khan | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 23 |
| Aminul Islam | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 1 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Charitha Buddhika b Aravinda de Silva | 26 | 99 |
| Enamul Haque | b Dilhara Fernando | 22 | 40 |
| Manjurul Islam | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 15 |
| Alamgir Kabir | b Sujeewa de Silva | 0 | 8 |
| Talha Jubair | not out | 5 | 25 |
Extras 17 · Total 184 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 11 | 4 | 24 | 2 |
| Sujeewa de Silva | 11 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 7 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 25 | 6 | 59 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Hannan Sarkar, 1.2 ov), 2-14 (Ehsanul Haque, 4.3 ov), 3-91 (Habibul Bashar, 23.4 ov), 4-113 (Akram Khan, 31.5 ov), 5-113 (Aminul Islam, 31.6 ov), 6-124 (Al Sahariar, 39.1 ov), 7-158 (Enamul Haque, 48.5 ov), 8-161 (Manjurul Islam, 53.4 ov), 9-166 (Alamgir Kabir, 56.2 ov), 10-184 (Khaled Mashud, 66.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Al Sahariar (0) and Hannan Sarkar (0) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Al Sahariar (5) and Ehsanul Haque (5) | 12 | 20 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (34) and Al Sahariar (37) | 77 | 121 |
| fourth | Akram Khan (5) and Al Sahariar (17) | 22 | 49 |
| fifth | Aminul Islam (0) and Al Sahariar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Khaled Mashud (2) and Al Sahariar (8) | 11 | 43 |
| seventh | Enamul Haque (22) and Khaled Mashud (7) | 34 | 61 |
| eighth | Khaled Mashud (1) and Manjurul Islam (2) | 3 | 29 |
| ninth | Khaled Mashud (4) and Alamgir Kabir (0) | 5 | 16 |
| tenth | Khaled Mashud (12) and Talha Jubair (5) | 18 | 61 |
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