Here is a look at some key moments of timeline & scorecard of the opening test between Sri Lanka national cricket team vs Bangladesh national cricket team which was played in Galle on June.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh manage to salvage a draw in the first Test in Galle.
Sri Lanka national cricket team vs Bangladesh national cricket team match timeline and scorecard First test June 2025
Day 1 Timeline (Ban 292/3)
Bangladesh win the toss and elect to bat first.
Asitha Fernando gets Anamul Haque cheaply.
Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque are solid and add 34 before Tharindu Rathnayake gets both the well set batters in quick succession.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim score respective hundreds as the visitors end the opening day at 292/3.
Day 2 Timeline Ban (484/9)
Asitha Fernando gets Najmul Hossain for a fantastic 148.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das add 149 before the former departs for an entertaining 163.
Mushfiqur’s wicket sparks collapse as they lose 5 wickets for 26.
The visitors post 484/9, before bad light ends play at the end of Day 2.
Day 3 Timeline (Ban 495; SL 368/4) trail by 127 runs.
Bangladesh all out for 495, as Asitha Fernando ends up with figures of 4/86.
Pathum Nissanka and Lahiru Udara are steady and add 47 before the latter perishes to Taijul Islam.
Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal stitch together a 147 run stand before Nayeem Hasan gets Chandimal for a well made 54.
Nissanka scores a magnificent 187 (256)
Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are unbeaten at the crease.
The hosts finish the day at 368/4, still behind 127 runs.
Day 4 Timeline (Ban 495 & 177/3; SL 485) lead by 187 runs.
Nayeem Hasan claims a well deserved five fer as the hosts are bowled out for 485.
The visitors get a slender lead of 10.
Prabath Jayasuriya removes Anamul Haque cheaply.
Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque are steady and add 36 before the latter perishes for 14.
Shadman scores a fine 76.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (56*) and Mushfiqur Rahim (22*) remain unbeaten at the crease.
Bangladesh finish the day at 177/3, with an overall lead of 187.
Day 5 Timeline (Ban 495 & 285/6; SL 485 &72/4) match drawn.
The overnight pair of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim add 60 more runs before the latter falls one run short of well deserved fifty.
Skipper Shanto remains unbeaten on 125.
Bangladesh declare their innings at 285/6, with an overall lead of 295.
Chasing 296, Pathum Nissanka and Lahiru Udara start solidly and add 32 before the latter departs for 9.
Nayeem Hasan then gets Pathum soon after for 24.
Taijul Islam then removes Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews in quick succession.
Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are unbeaten at the crease.
Sri Lanka finish at 72/4, as the match ends a draw.
Player Of The Match- Najmul Hossain Shanto
