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| September 15, 2005 | Thursday | Sha’aban 10, 1426 |
BD hit new low as Murali snares six
COLOMBO, Sept 14: Muttiah Muralitharan took six for 18 as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 96 runs on the third day of the first Test on Wednesday after the visitors crashed to their lowest Test score. Bangladesh, who started the third day on 36-3 still trailing by 146 runs, lost wickets early and were eventually bowled out for 86 in 27.4 overs.
Muralitharan followed his double-strike late on day two with the wickets of Tushar Imran for three, Aftab Ahmed for eight and Mohammad Rafique for four in quick succession.
Imran was bowled by an off break that spun sharply and kept low, Ahmed was caught at slip off his doosra and Rafique top-edged a catch to short fine leg.
Pace bowler Lasith Malinga chipped in with two wickets, bowling Khaled Mashud for 15 and Syed Rasel for one with fast yorkers, to finish with 3-32 from six overs.
Muralitharan then wrapped up the match when Enamul Haque Jr was stumped, becoming the fourth batsmen to be deceived by Muralitharan’s doosra, a delivery that spins in the opposite direct to his stock off break.
Muralitharan’s five-wicket haul was his 47th in Test cricket — an extension of his own world record — and he finished with match figures of 9-60 from 24.2 overs
Bangladesh’s defeat was their 23rd innings defeat in 39 Tests since being given Test status in 2000 and their eighth innings defeat in their last 10 Test matches.
“We had a chance to make a good first innings score and if you don’t take your chance against a side like Sri Lanka then you are going to pay,” skipper Habibul Bashar said afterwards.
Bangladesh will now have four days to re-group before the second and final Test of the series starting on Monday in Colombo.
Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu praised his bowlers but called for an improved performance from his batsmen.
“The bowlers did very little wrong but I’d have liked at least one of batsmen to have scored a century and we will aim to put that right in the second match,” he added.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH (1st Innings) 188 (Habibul Bashar 84; H.M.R.K.B. Herath 4-38).
SRI LANKA (1st Innings) 370 (T.M. Dilshan 86, T.T. Samaraweera 78, D.P.M.D. Jayawardene 63; Mohammad Rafique 5-114).
BANGLADESH (2nd Innings, overnight 36-3):
Javed Omar c S’kkara b Malinga 9
Shahriar Nafees b Muralitharan 13
Habibul Bashar c S’kkara b Vaas 15
M. Ashraful lbw b Muralitharan 0
Tushar Imran b Muralitharan 3
Aftab Ahmed c S’weera b Muralitharan 8
Khaled Mashud b Malinga 15
M. Rafique c S’weera b Muralitharan 4
Syed Rasel b Malinga 1
Shahadat Hossain not out 5
Enamul Haque st S’kkara b Muralitharan 2
EXTRAS (B-4, W-5, NB-2) 11
TOTAL (all out, 27.4 overs) 86
FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-35, 3-35, 4-39, 5-47, 6-50, 7-59, 8-73, 9-83.
BOWLING: Vaas 10-4-31-1; Malinga 6-1-32-3 (1nb, 1w); Muralitharan 10.4-4-18-6 (1nb); Herath 1-0-1-0.
UMPIRES: S.A. Bucknor (West Indies) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan).
TV UMPIRE: P.T. Manuel (Sri Lanka).
MATCH REFEREE: C.H. Lloyd (West Indies).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Muttiah Muralitharan.
SECOND TEST: P. Sara Stadium, Colombo (Sept 20-24).—Agencies
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