Bangladesh set 296 target for Sri Lanka
Shanto, having completed his second century of the match, struck three sixes in quick succession to finish unbeaten on 125.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto declared the second innings on 285 for 6, setting Sri Lanka a target of 296 runs with 37 overs remaining on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Galle today.
Shanto, having completed his second century of the match, struck three sixes in quick succession to finish unbeaten on 125. Nayeem Hasan remained not out on 7 at the other end. Left-arm spinner Tharindu Rathnayake was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, claiming three wickets.
After four days of play, significant rough has developed outside the leg stump—conditions that Bangladesh's spinners, Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam, will look to exploit as they push for an unlikely but thrilling victory.
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