With a drawn first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka now need just four more wickets on Day 4 to seal the series. For Bangladesh, who will overtake Australia (46 innings defeats) if they lose by an innings, a familiar script threatens to play out -- another Test, another innings defeat, and another long list of questions to answer.
Sri Lankan great Angelo Mathews received a warm reception from the Bangladesh team during his farewell Test in Galle, which ended in a draw yesterday. The visitors gave him a guard of honour during his first-innings walk to the crease and later greeted him warmly after the match.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal labelled Taijul Islam as "the most underrated bowler in the world at the moment" after the left-arm spinner claimed his 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam backed his pedigree and hit back at critics after he picked a 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.
Taijul collected his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests on an absorbing fourth day at Sabina Park as the West Indies were bowled out for just 185 in their second innings to allow Bangladesh record their first Test triumph in the Caribbean since July of 2009.
Bangladesh trail by 537 runs after a commanding performance by the visitors that gifted maiden Test centuries to three batsmen including Tony de Zorzi, who was dismissed before lunch on 177.
Bangladesh will look to bounce back in Chattogram during the series-concluding second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start today, in an attempt to avoid a series defeat against a SENA country on home soil after 14 years.
On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.
As it stands, South Africa are still in the driving seat despite Bangladesh’s 81-run lead.
With a drawn first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka now need just four more wickets on Day 4 to seal the series. For Bangladesh, who will overtake Australia (46 innings defeats) if they lose by an innings, a familiar script threatens to play out -- another Test, another innings defeat, and another long list of questions to answer.
Sri Lankan great Angelo Mathews received a warm reception from the Bangladesh team during his farewell Test in Galle, which ended in a draw yesterday. The visitors gave him a guard of honour during his first-innings walk to the crease and later greeted him warmly after the match.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal labelled Taijul Islam as "the most underrated bowler in the world at the moment" after the left-arm spinner claimed his 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam backed his pedigree and hit back at critics after he picked a 16th five-wicket haul on Day 1 of the second Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe in Chattogram on Monday.
Taijul collected his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests on an absorbing fourth day at Sabina Park as the West Indies were bowled out for just 185 in their second innings to allow Bangladesh record their first Test triumph in the Caribbean since July of 2009.
Bangladesh trail by 537 runs after a commanding performance by the visitors that gifted maiden Test centuries to three batsmen including Tony de Zorzi, who was dismissed before lunch on 177.
Bangladesh will look to bounce back in Chattogram during the series-concluding second Test against South Africa, scheduled to start today, in an attempt to avoid a series defeat against a SENA country on home soil after 14 years.
On the day before a Test match, the common practice in Bangladesh is that the captain of the host team would attend the pre-match press conference.
As it stands, South Africa are still in the driving seat despite Bangladesh’s 81-run lead.
Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam entertained all with his witty responses in the press conference after the first day’s play of the ongoing first Test against South Africa on Monday.
