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Sports Desk : Following a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh faced a batting debacle on the opening day of the final Test in Colombo. The Tigers struggled in their first innings, failing to capitalize as no batter managed to score a half-century.
Despite batting through the rain-interrupted first day, Bangladesh ended at 220/8 after 71 overs. Taijul Islam remains unbeaten on 9, accompanied by Ebadot Hossain, who has scored 5 runs.
Sadman Islam, who looked set for a fifty, fell short, scoring 46 off 93 balls. Reflecting on the day’s performance, Sadman said, “Maybe it just wasn’t our day.” He remains optimistic about a comeback, adding, “The wicket is a bit slow, but we’re in a decent position. Inshallah, if we bowl well, we can make a comeback. The wicket was good, with not much movement. We gave away our wickets. Hopefully, we’ll do better in the second innings.”
“No one gets out on purpose. Maybe we batters got set but got out; it was probably a bad day for us. Inshallah, we’ll make a strong comeback in the second innings. You can’t score runs without playing shots. We played good shots in Galle, and they went for boundaries. Today, it just wasn’t our day,” Sadman concluded.
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