Summary: Bangladesh 495 and 177 for 3 (Shanto 56, Mushfiqur 22*, Shadman 76, Jayasuriya 1-48) lead Sri Lanka 485 (Nissanka 187, Kamindu 87, Nayeem 5-121, Mahmud 3-74) by 187 runs ...

Shanto's 273 runs is now the highest aggregate for a Bangladesh captainin a Test match. The key ingredients that made it all possible were his confidence in defending the ball and always being on ...

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted twin centuries to help his side draw the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday, while Angelo Mathews brought the curtain down on his ...

SL vs BAN: Najmul Hossain Shanto creates history, emulates Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar's records Najmul Hossain Shanto slammed back-to-back centuries as he led Bangladesh's charge with the bat.

Shanto had scored his maiden Test century in the first game during Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in 2021- he scored 163 in Pallekele, which remains his highest Test score. This time around ...

Shanto's scores of 148 and an unbeaten 125 led Bangladesh to declare at 285/6, setting Sri Lanka a challenging target. He surpassed Mushfiqur Rahim's record for most runs in a Test by a Bangladesh ...

He could have taken being sacked as ODI captain poorly but didn't, and went on to make major contributions in Galle | ESPN.in ...

Shanto's marathon knock helped Bangladesh pile on 495 runs in the first innings. At 331/3, Sri Lanka looked like taking a reasonable lead with Pathum Nissanka and Kamindu Mendis going great guns.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim stitched together an unbroken 247-run stand to put Bangladesh in a commanding position at 293-3 at the end of the first day of ...

Even after the showers passed, and with Shanto on 87, the team opted to bat a further 11 overs. Shanto's century came from 190 deliveries, achieved with watchful defense and without risk.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim stitched together an unbroken 247-run stand to put Bangladesh in a commanding position at 293-3 at the end of ...