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Bangladesh players walk back to the pavilion at the end of the fourth day play of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 18 May, 2022

Dhaka Test Maiden triumph or missed opportunity

No matter where the series took place or who it was against, Bangladesh have never managed to win the second Test of a two-Test series after the first match ended in a draw.

Mominul Haque

We were just one wicket away from victory: Mominul

Bangladesh had a glimmer of hope of winning the Test when they reduced Sri Lanka to 161-6 in the second innings about halfway through the second session

Nayeem Hasan

Nayeem ruled out of Dhaka Test

Nayeem hurt his finger while trying to stop a straight drive from Dimuth Karunaratne of his own bowling during the third session of the fourth day

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal plays a shot during the final day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 19 May 2022.

Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand of 99

Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam (C) walks back to the pavilion after being injured during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 18 May 2022

Shoriful out of second Sri Lanka Test due to injury

Pace bowler Shoriful Islam has been ruled out of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka because of a hand injury

Bangladesh's cricketers celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lanka's captain Dimuth Karunaratne during the final day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 19 May 2022

Chattogram Test Taijul rocks Sri Lanka as Bangladesh press for victory

Two wickets in quick succession forced Sri Lanka to go back foot and Bangladesh raised a hope to win the Test

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 18 May, 2022

There is no value of experience in Bangladesh: Mushfiqur

Bangladeshi batter Mushfiqur Rahim dismissed all the rumours about his retirement on Wednesday saying that he wants to play in all format of cricket as long as he is able to maintain his fitness

Mushfiqur Rahim celebrates after bringing up his eighth Test century

Chattogram Test The sun finally shines on Mushfiq

Mushfiq's knock against Sri Lanka didn’t just end the long wait for his eighth Test ton but it also immortalised him as the first Bangladeshi to accumulate 5000 runs in cricket’s most regal format.

Bangladesh's Taijul Islam breaks through the defences of Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya on Day 4 of the Chattogram Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on 18 May, 2022

Chattogram Test Two late strikes give Bangladesh hope

Sri Lanka still trail Bangladesh by 29 runs and have already lost the wickets of Oshada Fernando and Lasith Embuldeniya

Mushfiqur Rahim celebrates after bringing up his eighth Test century

Chattogram Test Mushfiq ton gives Bangladesh a slim lead

Bangladesh lost three wickets for 29 runs in the session and Shoriful Islam got retired hurt as the hosts finished their first innings on 465 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 397

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 18 May, 2022

Chattogram Test Mushfiqur milestone as Bangladesh reach 385-3 at lunch

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das continued to dominate Sri Lanka in the first Test on Wednesday, batting unscathed through to lunch as Bangladesh edged towards a lead on the fourth day in Chattogram

Anti-government demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest demanding to arrest the supporters of the ruling party for storming an anti-government protest camp last week, outside the police headquarters, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 May, 2022

Sri Lankan police arrests ruling party MPs over mob violence

Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday

People wait in a queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 May, 2022.

Sri Lanka to default on debt, no money for fuel: energy minister

Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of coupons on two of its sovereign bonds, while the energy minister said the country had run out ...

Bangladesh's Liton Das (R) plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on 17 May, 2022

Chattogram Test Batters showed the discipline what was asked: Siddons

Bangladesh batting coach Jamie Siddons was happy to see the batters show the discipline that he talked about after a disastrous series in South Africa

Mushfiqur Rahim broke Mohammad Ashfraful's 21-year-old record

Chattogram Test Day 3: Talking Points Mushfiq ends Ashraful’s 21-year reign

Ashraful, however, still holds the record of scoring the most number of centuries against Sri Lanka in Tests among Bangladeshi batsmen with five hundreds. Mominul Haque is breathing down his neck ...

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