Chandimal and Dickwella cling on as Test is drawnAFP, CHITTAGONG, BangladeshBangladesh and Sri Lanka yesterday drew the first Test in Chittagong after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand. Dickwella was unbeaten on 61 alongside Chandimal on 39 not out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella, left, lets the ball go through to Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das during the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh, yesterday. Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne made 52 before he gave a catch to his counterpart Mominul Haque at midwicket off Taijul. Shakib soon had Dhananjaya de Silva out for 33 off 60 balls, leaving Sri Lanka reeling at 161-6 before Dickwella and Chandimal dug in.

Source: Taipei Times May 19, 2022 16:42 UTC