It is almost certain that Bangladesh is going to lose Sylhet Test by a big margin. But the fight must be done at least. Muminul Haque is fighting alone from that feeling. The aim of this left-handed batsman is to reduce the loss gap. For that purpose, Muminul went to bat close to fifty.
At the end of 38 overs, Bangladesh lost 7 wickets and scored 129 runs at the mid-day break. Nazmul Hossain Shantor’s team is still behind by 382 runs. Muminul is unbeaten on 46 runs. He is accompanied by Shariful Islam with 3 runs.
Chasing the big target of 511 runs given by the Lankans, Bangladesh finished the third day with 47 runs for 5 wickets in a spectacular batting. The hosts lost their wickets on the fourth day.
Taijul Islam was caught LBW by Kasun Rajithar on the first ball of the third over of the day. He returned with 6 runs off 15 balls.
After that, Mehdi Hasan Miraj brought some relief to Bangladesh despite the discomfort by making a partnership of 66 runs with Muminul. He scored 33 off 50 balls and was caught at slip by Dhananchaya De Silva off Rajitha.
Before that, opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy and captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto returned to bat in the second innings at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday within 9 runs of the team. The winning out can still be accepted. This opener is caught LBW by Vishwa Fernando (0). The review did not work either.
But the way captain Shanto got out, it has to be called irresponsibility in one word. Kasun Rajitha drives the ball well outside the offstump and is caught at slip by Shant (6).
Zakir Hasan, Shahadat Hossain Dipura quickly returned following the path shown by the captain. Zakir was playing with confidence, but that confident innings stopped at 19 runs. Lahirur Kumar’s ball touched the bat and Zakir returned with a catch to the wicketkeeper.
Shahadat Hussain Dipu is also confused with the swing. Biswa Fernand’s ball touched the bat and caught it behind the wicket. The way Liton Das played the very next ball was eye-popping.
Liton went to hit a six down the wicket to help the team’s disaster. As a result, the ball goes straight up into the sky. Mathews took an easy catch. Golden Duck Lytton. Bangladesh lost 5 wickets for 37 runs.
