Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test
Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka - 2007 (2007) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 25 June 2007
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 234 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 234 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 127 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka - 2007 (2007)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 25 June 2007 to 28 June 2007
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 234 runs
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Malinda Warnapura (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and SL Shastri
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Malinda Warnapura's first Test.
Bangladesh batted first and made 89 all out. Shakib Al Hasan top-scored with 16 off 16 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 15 for Sri Lanka. From 28 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 50 for 5. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 577 for 6 declared. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 127 off 159 balls, and Prasanna Jayawardene made 120. The innings was built on a 223-run stand for the eighth wicket between Chaminda Vaas and Prasanna Jayawardene. Sri Lanka led by 488 on first innings.
Bangladesh made 254 all out in their second innings. Javed Omar top-scored with 62 off 118 balls, and Rajin Saleh made 51. Lasith Malinga took 4 for 80 for Sri Lanka. From 227 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 27 runs, to 254 for 10.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 234 runs.
BANGLADESH, FIRST INNINGS: 89 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Omar | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 22 |
| Shahriar Nafees | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 15 | 30 |
| Rajin Saleh | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 37 |
| Habibul Bashar | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 10 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | c Malinda Warnapura b Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 13 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 16 | 16 |
| Khaled Mashud | not out | 12 | 35 |
| Shahadat Hossain | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Dilhara Fernando | 1 | 11 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 8 |
| Mohammad Rafique | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 11 | 17 |
| Abdur Razzak | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 89 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 11 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Shahriar Nafees, 7.3 ov), 2-28 (Javed Omar, 8.3 ov), 3-32 (Habibul Bashar, 11.3 ov), 4-43 (Mohammad Ashraful, 15.4 ov), 5-50 (Rajin Saleh, 18.5 ov), 6-61 (Shakib Al Hasan, 20.4 ov), 7-64 (Shahadat Hossain, 23.5 ov), 8-69 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 26.5 ov), 9-85 (Mohammad Rafique, 30.6 ov), 10-89 (Abdur Razzak, 32.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Omar (8) and Shahriar Nafees (15) | 28 | 49 |
| second | Javed Omar (0) and Rajin Saleh (0) | 0 | 6 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (2) and Rajin Saleh (1) | 4 | 19 |
| fourth | Rajin Saleh (2) and Mohammad Ashraful (7) | 11 | 26 |
| fifth | Rajin Saleh (0) and Shakib Al Hasan (6) | 7 | 20 |
| sixth | Khaled Mashud (1) and Shakib Al Hasan (10) | 11 | 11 |
| seventh | Khaled Mashud (2) and Shahadat Hossain (1) | 3 | 19 |
| eighth | Khaled Mashud (4) and Mashrafe Mortaza (1) | 5 | 18 |
| ninth | Mohammad Rafique (11) and Khaled Mashud (5) | 16 | 25 |
| tenth | Khaled Mashud (0) and Abdur Razzak (4) | 4 | 9 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 577 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | c Shahriar Nafees b Mohammad Rafique | 117 | 189 |
| Malinda Warnapura | lbw b Shahadat Hossain | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Khaled Mashud b Shahadat Hossain | 6 | 8 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Shakib Al Hasan b Mashrafe Mortaza | 127 | 159 |
| Chamara Silva | c Mashrafe Mortaza b Abdur Razzak | 1 | 9 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Rafique) | 79 | 101 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | not out | 120 | 191 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 100 | 169 |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga, Muthiah Muralidaran, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 27 · Total 577 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 19 | 2 | 72 | 1 |
| Shahadat Hossain | 18 | 0 | 102 | 2 |
| Abdur Razzak | 30 | 2 | 109 | 1 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 28.5 | 1 | 138 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 16 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 13 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Rajin Saleh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Habibul Bashar | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Malinda Warnapura, 1.1 ov), 2-14 (Kumar Sangakkara, 3.4 ov), 3-187 (Chamara Silva, 41.2 ov), 4-304 (Michael Vandort, 66.6 ov), 5-321 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 72.3 ov), 6-354 (Mahela Jayawardene, 80.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (0) and Malinda Warnapura (0) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (6) and Michael Vandort (6) | 13 | 15 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (93) and Michael Vandort (68) | 170 | 214 |
| fourth | Chamara Silva (1) and Michael Vandort (2) | 3 | 14 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (73) and Michael Vandort (41) | 117 | 155 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (10) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 17 | 32 |
| seventh | Mahela Jayawardene (24) and Prasanna Jayawardene (8) | 33 | 50 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (100) and Prasanna Jayawardene (112) | 223 | 335 |
BANGLADESH, SECOND INNINGS: 254 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Omar | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 62 | 118 |
| Shahriar Nafees | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 38 | 50 |
| Rajin Saleh | c Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 51 | 177 |
| Habibul Bashar | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 25 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 37 | 131 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Malinda Warnapura b Lasith Malinga | 8 | 16 |
| Khaled Mashud | b Lasith Malinga | 1 | 7 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 9 |
| Mohammad Rafique | b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 2 |
| Shahadat Hossain | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 3 |
| Abdur Razzak | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 30 · Total 254 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 17 | 2 | 80 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 36.1 | 12 | 87 | 4 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 15 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-86 (Shahriar Nafees, 21.2 ov), 2-126 (Javed Omar, 34.1 ov), 3-160 (Habibul Bashar, 43.2 ov), 4-227 (Rajin Saleh, 78.5 ov), 5-231 (Mohammad Ashraful, 81.6 ov), 6-238 (Khaled Mashud, 84.1 ov), 7-250 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 85.5 ov), 8-252 (Shakib Al Hasan, 86.2 ov), 9-253 (Mohammad Rafique, 86.5 ov), 10-254 (Shahadat Hossain, 87.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Omar (40) and Shahriar Nafees (38) | 86 | 136 |
| second | Javed Omar (22) and Rajin Saleh (16) | 40 | 79 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (17) and Rajin Saleh (10) | 34 | 58 |
| fourth | Rajin Saleh (25) and Mohammad Ashraful (35) | 67 | 215 |
| fifth | Mohammad Ashraful (2) and Shakib Al Hasan (2) | 4 | 19 |
| sixth | Khaled Mashud (1) and Shakib Al Hasan (6) | 7 | 13 |
| seventh | Mashrafe Mortaza (9) and Shakib Al Hasan (0) | 12 | 11 |
| eighth | Mohammad Rafique (0) and Shakib Al Hasan (0) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Mohammad Rafique (0) and Shahadat Hossain (1) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Abdur Razzak (0) and Shahadat Hossain (0) | 1 | 3 |
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