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Bangladesh lost four wickets for fear of defeat

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  • 26 May, 2022 23:49:11

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News Desk: The third session of the fourth day of the Dhaka Test took a dramatic turn. As a result, the hosts took 5 wickets for only 41 runs in this session and all out Sri Lanka. After trailing by 141 runs in the second innings, the Tigers lost 4 wickets in just 13 overs and lost the batting again. The Bangladesh team led by Mominul Haque scored 34 runs for 4 wickets at the end of the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday (May 26). The hosts are still 106 runs behind. Mushfiqur Rahim (14) and Liton Das (1) will start batting on the last day of the last innings. Dashing opener Tamim Iqbal and captain Mominul Haque returned without batting in the second innings. Nazmul Hossain Shant, who came down in the third over, got caught out for 2 runs in the middle. In the first innings, opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy showed a glimmer of hope but returned to the dressing room with 15 runs off 26 balls. Bangladesh lost 5 wickets for 24 runs in the first innings of Dhaka Test. The Tigers lost 4 wickets for 23 runs in the second innings. However, the hosts are relieved to have finished the day with Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das. Earlier, in reply to Bangladesh's 365, Sri Lanka lost all their wickets in their first innings and scored 506 runs. In the sixth wicket, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal's pair of 199 runs, they surpassed the collection of the first innings of Bangladesh, adding 141 runs. Experienced Matthews remained unbeaten on 145 in the end. Besides, Dinesh Chandimal scored 124 runs. In bowling, Shakib Al Hasan took 19 wickets for Bangladesh in the innings. Besides, fast bowler Ebadat Hossain took 4 wickets.

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