Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 218 runs on the final day of the second Test in Dhaka to draw the series 1-1, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz taking five second-innings wickets.
Solid half-centuries from wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and all-rounder Sam Curran – and spinner Jack Leach’s early breakthrough – afforded England the advantage on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Wednesday.
After Bangladesh’s record-breaking first innings in the second Test in Dhaka, Zimbabwe’s batters put their shoulders to the stone in an effort to push past the follow-on mark in a bid to preserve their 1-0 series lead.
The Bangladesh batters knuckled down in the first innings of the second Test against Zimbabwe to reach a total of 303-5 at the end of day one in Dhaka.
England strode to a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle to win by 211 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
South African-born Keaton Jennings scored 146 not out on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle to allow England to declare on 322-6 and set Sri Lanka 462 to win in two full days.
England’s Test debutant Ben Foakes enjoyed a champagne day on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, completing a century on Test debut and taking two catches and a stumping.
Ben Foakes marked his Test debut with a superb undefeated 87 against Sri Lanka as England’s last five wickets added twice as many runs as the first five during an enthralling first day of the first Test in Galle.
Zimbabwe scored an emphatic 151-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet, with Sikandar Raza knocking over the top order and Brandon Mavuta accounting for the middle order on his Test debut.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara was left out of the final squad for the first Test against England in Galle as a result of reportedly breaking the team curfew on Sunday evening.
‘Pitches turn the most in the fourth innings, and I feel my strength is bowling line and length for long spells. You get a lot of support from the surface when you do that. Those are the reasons for that record, I think.’
Bangladesh fought back against Zimbabwe, knocking them over for 181 on day three of the first Test in Sylhet as Zimbabwe’s batters struggled to handle the spin of Taijul Islam.
Bangladesh failed to capitalise on finishing off the Zimbabwe tail early on day two of the first ever Test in Sylhet, as Zimbabwe paceman Tendai Chatara knocked over three of Bangladesh’s top-five batters.
