SL vs BAN Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! LBW! GAME OVER! Floated full and around off, turns in. Ebadot Hossain goes back to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. He plays the wrong line and gets hit dead in front. Ebadot Hossain tries his luck as he takes it upstairs but gets THREE REDS in return. Out it is! Sri Lanka win by an innings and 78 runs.

FOUR! Floated full and outside off. Ebadot Hossain smashes it over the bowler's head and to long off for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Prabath Jayasuriya and taking wickets in home conditions go hand-in-hand. Five-fer for the spinner! Taijul Islam dances down the track, mainly to take an easy single and keep the strike but chips this full ball back to Prabath Jayasuriya who gets low and grabs with ease.

Tossed up, around off, Islam steps across to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Slower in the air, full and outside off, Islam drops it past point for a couple of runs.

This is full and around off, spins in. Islam defends it on the deck.

Tossed up, around off, turns in. Islam watchfully blocks.

Flighted outside off, Islam knocks it down to cover.

Tossed up on middle, turns in. Ebadot Hossain leans and blocks on the leg side.

Tossed up, around off, turns in. Ebadot Hossain defends off the slice to point.

Too full and outside off, Islam pushes it to cover for a single.

Bowls it wide outside off. Islam steps across and blocks it out.

Too full and around off, Islam prods and defends.

Flatter delivery, outside off, Islam punches it to cover.

Tossed up on middle, Ebadot Hossain defends on the front foot.

Angles it full and on leg, Ebadot Hossain nudges it to deep square leg for a brace.

Flighted full on off, Ebadot Hossain blocks.

OUT! STUMPED! Safe to say Kusal Mendis is fully-fit again! Excellent glove work! Prabath Jayasuriya drops it full and around off, lands in and spins it away. Nayeem Hasan plays through the line but is beaten by the turn. His back foot is dragged and Kusal Mendis makes good use of it as he clips the bails off.

Fuller and around off, drilled to mid on for a single.

LANDS SAFELY! Flighted on off, Hasan comes down the track and falls over as he tries to go big, slices it to long off for a single.

Fuller and around off, spins away. Taijul Islam blocks on the deck.

Flat and around off, Taijul Islam punches it to cover.

Too full and on middle and leg, Hasan turns it to square leg for one.

This one lands on middle and spins down leg. Hasan watchfully lets it go.

Tossed up on off, Hasan solidly defends on the up.

Pushes it full and on off, Taijul Islam nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Hasan leans and defends it out.

This is full and outside off, Hasan steps across and paddles it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Very full and around off, Islam whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Litton Das goes and Sri Lanka are 3 wickets away! Flighted full and around off, nicely lands it on off and makes it to spin away. Litton Das presses forward to defend but gets a thin outside edge to the keeper, where Kusal Mendis makes no mistake.

Floated full and around off, Litton Das leans and defends it.

Too full and around off, Litton Das pushes it to cover.

Tossed up on middle, turning in. Litton Das nudges it to square leg and keeps the strike.

Bowls it flat and outside off, Hasan slaps it to deep point for a single. Bangladesh are underway on Day 4.

OUT! LBW! Tossed up around off, it doesn't spin and straightens off the deck. Mehidy Hasan Miraz goes back to defend but plays it inside the line. Gets pinged right in front. An appeal but the finger stays down. Sri Lanka review. No bat involved. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS! Mehidy Hasan Miraz goes potentially in the final over of the play. Yes, that will be the final ball of Day 3.

Flatter and around off, spins in. Mehidy Hasan Miraz goes back and defends.

Too full and outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz pushes off the outer half of the bat to point for two runs.

FOUR! TICKLED AWAY! Flat and angling on middle, spinning further down. Mehidy Hasan Miraz steps across to flick and hits it just past leg slip to fine leg for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, Das leans and defends it out.

Flat and outside off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz knocks it to cover for a single.

Angling on the pads. Mehidy Hasan Miraz keeps it out on the leg side.

Looped up full on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz dead bats it.

Tossed up on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz pushes it to cover.

Flat and comes with the arm on off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz punches it to cover.

Too full and around off, Das whips it hard but straight to short leg who stops to his left.

Very full and on middle, Das defends in front of his pads.

Flat and on middle and leg. Das rocks back and turns it to square leg.

Bowls it full around off and it spins in sharply. Litton Das prods to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but looks like it was going down.

Tossed up, around off, spins in. Das steps across and blocks.

Too full and on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz drills it to long on for one.

Flighted on off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz pushes it to long off for a single.

This is full and around off, Das punches it to the right of point where Dinesh Chandimal picks up and throws at the bowler's end where Das drags his bat. Would have been very tight.

Flat and around off, Mehidy Hasan Miraz strokes it to cover for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, Das cuts it to point for a single.

Floats it full and on leg, turns in. Das splices his shot to point.

Shorter and outside off, Das cuts it to point.

Flatter and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

Fuller ball on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz leans and defends.

Tossed up, outside off, spins back in. Mehidy Hasan Miraz goes back and defends.

Angles it on the pads. Das tucks it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Mehidy Hasan Miraz taps it to cover for a single.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Das drives it to deep cover for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! WOW! Prabath Jayasuriya has a habit of doing this and he has done it again! Tossed up on a length on middle, it lands and spins away. Just touch fuller to push Mushfiqur Rahim on the back foot to defend but it spins away past his blade and clips the top of off. Big, big wicket as these partnership was holding this for Bangladesh but not anymore.

Angling on middle and leg. Mushfiqur Rahim prods and defends.

Too full and flighted on off, Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to cover.

Flighted full and on leg, Mushfiqur Rahim plays it back to the bowler.

FOUR! 100 up for Bangladesh! Prabath Jayasuriya drops it short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Flighted outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim shoulders arms to it.

Shorter and on leg, Das lets it go over his head.

Angling on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim flicks it to square leg for a single.

Pushes it full and around off. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks it out.

Very full and around off. Mushfiqur Rahim leans and dead bats it.

A length ball, around off, nips in. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks it to cover.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Asitha Fernando looks for a yorker but serves a full toss on leg, Mushfiqur Rahim whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shorter and outside off, Das strokes it through point for a couple of runs.

Very full and on middle, Litton Das plays it back to Sonal Dinusha.

Fuller ball on off, Das leans and blocks.

Floated full on off, Mushfiqur Rahim drives on the up to deep cover for one.

Fuller delivery, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to short cover.

Flighted on middle, drilled to long on. The fielder from mid off runs across and stops.

This is full and angling around off. Mushfiqur Rahim presses forward and defends.

A length ball, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim punches it to point. They think of a single but stay against it.

Keeps it short and on middle, Das pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Das looks to cut but bottom edges it to the slip cordon.

A good length ball on middle, extra pace. Das stays behind and dead bats it.

A full ball, around off and nips back in sharply. Das solidly defends it back to Asitha Fernando.

Too full and on middle, drilled to mid on.

This one lands outside off and it spins away sharply. Mushfiqur Rahim shapes to cut but misses it.

Flat and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim punches it to point.

Too full and around off, spins away. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks again.

Flighted full and on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim defends it out.

Floated full and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to cover.

Full ball, outside off, Das pushes it to cover.

Short and going down leg. Das ducks under it.

Darts it on the pads. Mushfiqur Rahim tucks it behind square leg for one.

Good length delivery on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim defends well.

Asitha Fernando goes full and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim is invited to drive but he misses.

Asitha Fernando starts with a length ball on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim blocks.

Fuller delivery around off, Das prods and blocks it out.

CLOSE! Tossed up on middle and leg, skids on. Das goes back and flicks off his back foot to square leg for two more.

Fuller delivery on middle, Das pushes it back to Prabath Jayasuriya.

Flat and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim makes room and knocks it to cover for one.

Floated full and on middle and leg. Mushfiqur Rahim plays it back to the bowler.

Flighted full and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to cover.

Angles it full and on off, Das defends it to cover.

Flighted around off, Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it in the gap past short cover to long off for one.

Tossed up, outside off, punched to point.

Floated full, outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim drives it to the left of DDS.

Too full and outside off, Das pushes it to long off for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and around off, Das rocks back and taps it to silly point.

Full and outside off, Das pushes it to cover.

WOW! Prabath Jayasuriya is making them dance to the tunes. Slower in the air, bowls it full and on middle, spins away. Das prods to defend but misses and it just goes past the off pole.

Flat and outside off, Das shoulders arms to it.

Angles in a full ball on leg, it lands and sharply spins away. Das defends inside the line but misses it.

Flighted full and on middle, Das lunges forward and defends.

Tossed up on off, spins in. Mushfiqur Rahim solidly defends it out.

Looped up on middle, Das flicks it to square leg for a single.

Flat and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim dabs it to third man for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim leans across and defends.

Very full and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

Too full and on middle, played back to DDS.

Too full and around off, punched to long off for a single.

Tossed up full and on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and defends.

Flighted full on off, Mushfiqur Rahim sweeps it to deep square leg where the fielder dives to his right and stops. Good stop. Two runs.

Flat and around off, Das knocks it to cover for a single.

Fuller ball, around off, Das blocks on the deck.

Tossed up on the pads. Mushfiqur Rahim flicks it to square leg for a single.

Flatter and around off, turns in. Das goes back and blocks.

Floated full on middle, Das leans and blocks it out.

OUT! LBW! The twin centurion from the first game departs! Shanto has reviewed it. The ball stays very low, this is full and comes with the arm, on leg. Shanto goes back but is late to get his bat across and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge shows nothing. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS! Bangladesh fall further in trouble.

BEAUTY! What a delivery! Dhananjaya de Silva slants in a full ball, around off, invites Shanto to defend but it spins away past his outside edge.

Flights and gives a bit of angle on middle, Shanto blocks.

Tossed up, around off, Shanto looks to push but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Angling on the pads, flicked to square leg.

That is so close! Tossed up, around off, it comes with the arm. Mushfiqur Rahim plays the wrong line and gets beaten. A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. This time it looks close. Ohh, there is a thick inside edge. Sri Lanka have burn the review.

Too full and flighted on middle, defended out.

Flatter and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it through point for a couple of runs.

Slants it full and on middle, blocked out.

Floated full and skids off the surface on leg. Mushfiqur Rahim goes back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Prabath Jayasuriya appeals and it is turned down. He is confident but fails to convince his skipper. No review taken.

Flat and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim slaps it to point for one.

Flighted on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim plays it back to DDS.

Angling on the pads, this is flicked to square leg for a single.

Very full and angling on middle, Shanto reverse sweeps it to point.

Goes full and around off, Shanto defends it out.

Tossed up, outside off, nicely slowed up. Shanto plants his front foot across to defend but is beaten.

Slants it full and on middle, Mushfiqur Rahim drills it back to the bowler.

This is full and around off, Shanto reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Too full and outside off, Shanto leans and defends it to backward point.

Tossed up around off, punched to mid on.

Angles it full and on leg, Mushfiqur Rahim flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Flat and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it to point.

Floats it full and around off, Shanto blocks it out. Successful first over by Dhananjaya de Silva.

Too full and outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim clips it to long on for a single. He is off the mark.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The skipper gets Mominul Haque! Bangladesh in more trouble! Floated full, outside off, well wide and spins more away. Mominul Haque slashes his blade and edges it to first slip where Kamindu Mendis plucks it right in front of him. Good catch.

Floated outside off, Shanto leans to defend but inside edges it on the leg side for one.

Flighted outside off, punched to cover for a single.

FOUR! Mominul Haque is dealing in boundaries! A low full toss, outside off, Mominul Haque whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

One more run as Mominul Haque cuts it to deep point.

Fuller ball, around off, Shanto reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Too full and around off, Mominul Haque flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter delivery around off, spins in. Mominul Haque turns it to the leg side.

FOUR! Solid shot! Flighted very full and outside off, Mominul Haque nicely lofts it over extra cover for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, turns in, Mominul Haque pushes it to short mid-wicket who dives to his right and stops.

Length ball, outside off. Shanto blocks it out.

Full and way outside off. Shanto shoulders arms to it.

A length ball, on off, nips back in. Shanto steps across and defends.

Length ball, outside off, Shanto covers his stumps and lets it go.

Too full and on middle, Shanto drills it back to Vishwa Fernando who stops with his boot.

This is full and outside off, Shanto pushes it to cover.

Prabath Jayasuriya tosses it up on middle, Mominul Haque prods and blocks.

On middle. Shanto flicks it to square leg got a single.

This is full and outside off. Shanto fails to sweep and gets hit on the pads. An appeal follows but it was outside the line.

Too full and outside off, Shantot leans across inside the line and blocks.

FOUR! Finds the fence this time! Too full and outside off, spins in. Shanto sweeps it through square leg and past the fielder in the deep.

Tossed up on middle, Shanto sweeps it to square leg.

Good length, angling back into the batter but outside off. Mominul Haque leaves it all alone.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Another one outside off, Mominul Haque leaves it.

Good length wide of off, Mominul Haque shoulders arms it.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque blocks this out.

Good length outside off, Mominul Haque leaves it.

Pushed through wide of off, Najmul Hossain Shanto presses forward at it but misses out. Kusal Mendis takes this and Prabath Jayasuriya starts celebrating but the umpire is unmoved. The skipper of Sri Lanka sends this upstairs and the UltraEdge shows nothing as the ball passes the bat.

Pushed through around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto shimmies down the track and swings but misses. Kusal Mendis fails to gather this as well and Shanto gets a life.

Way too full on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this out off his back foot.

Another single as Mominul Haque guides this through backward point this time.

Short of a length on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks this through square leg for a single.

Tossed up on off, Mominul Haque pushes this to cover for one.

Touch fuller on off, Shanto blocks it out.

Back of a length around the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto defends this out.

On a length wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto leaves it all alone.

Good length wide of off, Najmul Hossain Shanto dances down the track and swings over it.

Inswinging fuller delivery on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks it solidly.

Short and wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto leaves it all alone.

Tossed up on the pads, Mominul Haque flicks this to mid-wicket.

Fuller on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Slider around off, Mominul Haque looks for the cut but misses.

Fuller on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Tossed up, full and on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives this to cover for one.

SIX! Shanto puts on the dancing shoes and smashes a biggie down the ground. Tossed up wide of off, Najmul Hossain Shanto dances down the track, gets on the pitch of it and slogs this up and over the sight screen for six.

Good length wide of off, Mominul Haque edges this back onto the pads for no run.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque blocks this as well.

On a length around off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Good length on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks this to deep square and takes one.

Short and wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto punches this to short cover for no run.

On a length around the pads, Mominul Haque flicks this to deep square for one.

Another one, pushed through on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks it out.

Floated around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this out.

Short and wide outside off, Mominul Haque rocks back and cuts this to deep third for one.

Swept to fine leg for a single.

Tossed up on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks this to mid-wicket.

Full and wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks for the ramp but misses out.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque blocks it out.

This kept really low and the demons of this surface are awakening.

Good length around off, Mominul Haque leaves it all alone.

Back of a length on middle and leg, Mominul Haque jams this down to short leg.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

Tossed up on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this out.

Floated wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to defend this off the back foot but misses.

Fuller on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this as well.

Tossed up on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks this out.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Floated wide outside off, Shadman Islam goes for the drive looking to play for the spin but the ball goes straight and gets an outside edge straight to the keeper. Kusal Mendis takes it cleanly.

Tossed up on the pads, Shadman Islam flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Good length on off, Mominul Haque defends this out.

OUT! AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, ANAMUL DEPARTS! A well-directed bumper, down the leg, cramping the batter for any room. Anamul Haque goes for the hook but gets an edge off the toe of the bat and onto the gloves before it spoons straight over Pavan Rathnayake at short mid-wicket for a regulation catch.

Good length on off, Anamul Haque defends this out.

Good length on the pads, Shadman Islam tucks this through square leg for one.

Good length on off, Shadman Islam defends this.

Bumper, down the leg. Shadman Islam ducks under.

Tossed up on leg, Anamul Haque defends this out.

Slider on leg, Anamul Haque blocks it out.

Drifting down the leg, Anamul Haque dances down and wears it on his pads.

Quicker and flatter on off, Anamul Haque punches this to point.

Floated on the pads, Anamul Haque flicks this through square leg for two. We could see a puff of dust as this lands on the surface. Promising sign for the spinners.

Floated on middle and leg, Anamul Haque dances down the track and pushes this to cover for no run.

On a length around off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone.

Good length on off, Shadman Islam defends this out.

FOUR! Perfectly glanced away for four. On a length, drifting down the leg, Shadman Islam leans ahead and leg glances this through mid-wicket for four runs. This was hit a bit uppish but in the gap.

On a length around off, Shadman blocks this out.

Good length on off, Shadman Islam punches this to cover for no run.

On a length around off, Shadman Islam hops up on his toes and blocks this out.

Good length on off, Anamul Haque defends this out.

Good length on the pads, Anamul Haque looks to tuck this through square leg but misses and wears it on his pads. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire keeps his arms down.

SIX! OH WOW! This wasn't that short, it was slightly on the shorter side, Anamul Haque rocks back, gets underneath it and pulls this over deep square for a biggie.

Good length on the pads, Shadman Islam flicks this to deep square for one.

On a length around off, Shadman Islam drives this to mid off for no run.

Back of a length around off, Anamul Haque cuts this to deep point for one.

On a length around off, Shadman Islam defends this off the front foot.

Full and wide outside off, Shadman Islam leaves it.

Good length on the pads, Anamul Haque flicks this through square leg for one.

FOUR! On a length around middle and leg, Anamul Haque steps down the track and flicks this through mid-wicket for another boundary. He is looking a lot confident today.

Back of a length around off, Shadman Islam punches this off the back foot for one towards sweeper cover.

Good length on off, Shadman Islam blocks it out.

On a length around leg, Shadman tucks this to deep backward square for one.

On a length around the pads, Anamul Haque goes for the leg glance, gets an inside edge onto the pads towards square leg for one.

Back of a length around middle and leg, Anamul Haque steps across and looks to flick but misses.

FOUR! That's much more like him. This would give Anamul Haque a lot of confidence. Good length around off, Anamul Haque strides to the pitch of it and drives this through cover for a boundary.

Good length wide of off, Anamul Haque leaves it all alone.

On a length way too wide outside off, Anamul Haque leaves it all alone.

On a length around the pads, Shadman Islam flicks this to mid on for no run.

Short and wide outside off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone.

Good length wide outside off, Shadman Islam with no movement off the back foot, throws his bat at it. Gets it chopped off the inside towards cover for no run.

FOUR! First runs of this inning and it comes in the form of a boundary. Pitched-up wide outside off, Shadman Islam doesn't let it sail to the keeper and drives this all along the ground through cover for four.

Good length wide outside off, Shadman Islam leaves it all alone.

On a length around the pads, Shadman Islam flicks this to mid-wicket for no run.