Key Points
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh Opener Nishan Madushka scored an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka made a solid start to the second and final test, reaching 88-0 at lunch on Saturday.ge..
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the tourists made a fluent start with Madushka driving pacer Syed Khaled Ahmed for a four past boundary in the first over..
His opening partner Dimuth Karunaratne was also lucky to have survived as he top-edged a Mahmud delivery but Shakib Al Hasan, playing his first game since the 2023 World Cup in India, fumbled it over the boundary line to give Karunaratne a six..
Sri Lanka made one change from the team which won the first test by 328 runs with Asitha Fernando replacing the injured Kasun Rajitha, who took eight wickets in that match..
Star allrounder Shakib and Mahmud who played 39 white-ball matches for Bangladesh before making his test debut here replaced fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam for the hosts..
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