Angelo Matthew scored an unbeaten ton as Sri Lanka reached a commanding position against Bangladesh on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
At stumps, the visitors were 258 for four with Matthew and Dinesh Chandimal batting on 114 and 34, respectively. After electing to bat, Sri Lanka lost the wicket of skipper Dimuth Karunaratne early in the first session.
Oshan Fernando and Kusal Mendis then steadied the ship, adding 44 before the former was dismissed on a score of 36. Mendis and Matthew then led Sri Lanka’s revival, adding 92 runs for the third wicket.
For Bangladesh, Nayeem Hassan took two wickets while Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan also picked a wicket each.
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