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| September 8, 2005 | Thursday | Sha’aban 3, 1426 |
Bangladesh struggle in warm-up tie
COLOMBO, Sept 7: Bangladesh’s struggle on their tour of Sri Lanka continued on Wednesday as they were bowled out for a meagre 195 in a practice match here. Put in to bat by the Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squad XI, the visiting side batted for just 45.3 overs.
Seamer Gayan Wijekoon and leg-spinner Gihan Rupasinghe bagged three wickets each for the home side as opener Javed Omar saved Bangladesh from humiliation with a defiant 81.
Omar struck 11 fours off 109 deliveries while tail-ender Tapash Baisya made 54 off 76 balls with six fours and a six. Aftab Ahmed was the only other batsman to reach double-figures.
The Sri Lankans were 109-2 in reply when bad light forced an early closure on the opening day. Shantha Kalavithigoda was unbeaten on 54 and captain Thilan Samaraweera was on four.
Kalavithigoda, who has been named in the Sri Lankan Test squad, was involved in a 67-run opening stand with Harsha Vithana (16).
For Bangladesh, seamers Syed Rasel and Ahmed bagged the two wickets to fall.
Khaled Mashud led the visiting side in the absence of captain Habibul Bashar, who was rested for the game.
This is the only practice game ahead of the two-Test series that begins at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Monday.
Bangladesh were whitewashed 3-0 by Sri Lanka in a preceding one-day series.
Brief scores:
BANGLADESH 195 (Javed Omar 81, Tapash Baisya 54; G. Rupasinghe 3-31, G. Wijekoon 3-35); SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT SQUAD XI 109/2 (S. Kalavithigoda 54 not out).—AFP
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