Shanto, meanwhile, moved towards the three-figure mark, and eventually got there, becoming the first Bangladesh batter to hit hundreds in each innings of a Test twice. He went on a six-hitting spree after that,

Sri Lanka has reached 100 for one at lunch on Day 3 of the first cricket test in a composed response to Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 495.

Bangladesh looked for an improbable win late on Day 5 of the first Test against Sri Lanka; however, with not much time on offer, the teams settled for a stalemate in what was Angelo Mathews' last Test.