What's new

First Test between Bangladesh [513 & 307/5] and Sri Lanka [713/9d] ends in a draw

Gubol123 said:
If SriLanka bats for four more sessions, there is a good chance we will be seeing BD panic in their second innings.. As of now BD is still very much in control despite a great fight back from SL. All BD needs is two new batsman tomorrow morning and they have a chance to get SL bowled out for under 350
Click to expand...

Hope so .....
 
CanadianG00se said:
How is the pitch for this match? [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]

I dont understand, why didnt BD went with the pitch they used against Eng/Aus?
Click to expand...

CTG wicket is better actually, even against Poms it was better than Dhaka. I think, still we'll see a result in this Test, if 450 overs are possible - both teams have scored quickly enough for that. I think, it'll turn for Day 3 and there is bounce for spinners.
 
MMHS said:
CTG wicket is better actually, even against Poms it was better than Dhaka. I think, still we'll see a result in this Test, if 450 overs are possible - both teams have scored quickly enough for that. I think, it'll turn for Day 3 and there is bounce for spinners.
Click to expand...

I expect the pitch to offer something by end of 10th/11th session.There will be a result unless SL bats for a long time and eats up too many overs. I don't foresee BD batting for a long time. They might still come back and score 250+ in their second innings, and if they do that they will do it within 70 overs leaving enough time/overs to get SL out. The only team which an force a draw is SL. BD will either win or lose and won't bat for time.

by the way, I am really impressed with Mendis. He seems to bring his best when his team is behind. He struggled yesterday but survived to help SL fightback. Chandimal is one more key player. BD will have to unearth few batsman of their caliber to become a force to recon. All their batsman tend to score quickly and don't value crease occupation. I know they are all product of LOI's but still there is lots of value in players like Pujara, Azhar Ali, in tests. If they can get one or two such batsman along with two decent new ball bowlers they will be really good at home.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] - what happened? i remember couple of years back lots of fast bowlers coming up from BD. Suddenly there seems to be a drought. Looks like none of th
 
Gubol123 said:
I expect the pitch to offer something by end of 10th/11th session.There will be a result unless SL bats for a long time and eats up too many overs. I don't foresee BD batting for a long time. They might still come back and score 250+ in their second innings, and if they do that they will do it within 70 overs leaving enough time/overs to get SL out. The only team which an force a draw is SL. BD will either win or lose and won't bat for time.

by the way, I am really impressed with Mendis. He seems to bring his best when his team is behind. He struggled yesterday but survived to help SL fightback. Chandimal is one more key player. BD will have to unearth few batsman of their caliber to become a force to recon. All their batsman tend to score quickly and don't value crease occupation. I know they are all product of LOI's but still there is lots of value in players like Pujara, Azhar Ali, in tests. If they can get one or two such batsman along with two decent new ball bowlers they will be really good at home.
[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] - what happened? i remember couple of years back lots of fast bowlers coming up from BD. Suddenly there seems to be a drought. Looks like none of th
Click to expand...


It takes, long,long years to develop a sports culture - few kids were inspired to bowl fast indeed, most of them got injured by 23, and many had to leave cricket - main reason being developing fast bowler isn't like gymnastics, that you hand pick few kids & train them to bowl fast. Whole system, including wickets, diets, training methods ..... has to change. And, it's not like that among Rubel, Taskin, Nazmul, Roy ... suddenly one Wasim Akram is born .... 8 FC teams - it has to happen that every FC team will have one Taskin, one Ruble, one Roy and one Mustafiz - then may be you'll get 1 Amir, one Bhubaneshwar, one Malinga and one Hasan in every 2 years ......

It'll take at least 7-10 more years, before we get to the first stage - that's decent 3 men pace attack for every FC side. Batting is more process oriented, hence you see very good stroke makers from BD (but, groomed in T20 generation, 35 of 23 is a good innings for their appetite), but fast bowling takes lot more time.
 
MMHS said:
[/B]

then may be you'll get 1 Amir, one Bhubaneshwar, one Malinga and one Hasan in every 2 years ......
Click to expand...

LOL, you are getting the bowler from UP confused with the capital of Odisha. Its OK I've done that a few times myself.
 
To be frank it is unfortunate for BD to lay out a flat track again when a subcontinent side visits. They did the same when India visited for a 1 off test couple of years ago. If Bangladesh wants to win tests against all teams at home, they need to take the risk of losing. They are never going to beat subcontinent sides on flat tracks. There might still be a result in this game but this is way off the wickets we saw when Australia and England visited last.
 
CanadianG00se said:
How is the pitch for this match? [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]

I dont understand, why didnt BD went with the pitch they used against Eng/Aus?
Click to expand...

BCB did the right job in terms of pitch preperation. Pitches in BD used to always be flat, but since the 2015 series vs South Africa we've gone for turning pitches against sides that can't play spin and flat tracks for everyne else. Right move in my opinion.

A spinning pitch vs Asian sides would be suicidal. With Shakib out, its possible the SL spin attack is as good as ours and possibly even better given that they have a wrist spinner in Sandakan who can provide an X factor that none of our fingers spinners can. Make a flat track so that you can at least draw the Test. If you can't beat SL on a flat track you probably don't deserve to win anyways. This pitch will take massive turn btw, its just not turning from the first session.

Against England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand it makes obvious sense to prepare turning wickets. Such pitches will give those teams a chance as well if their spinner(s) manage to bowl a sensational spell (Lyon in Chittagong, O'Keefe in Pune).

With a Test league coming, you can bet that all teams will make pitches their opposition are least likely to win on. That means more Johannesburg type wickets in SA, ENG, NZ and square turning dusbtowls in the subcontinent. This is a good thing for cricket as it will even out the contest between bat and ball - which is currently heavily in favor of the bat.
 
What an awful pitch. No wonder test cricket is dead in the subcontinent, who wants to see 5 days of tuk tuk and a mountain of runs? Even if this test goes to 5th day I would still call it awful.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
What an awful pitch. No wonder test cricket is dead in the subcontinent, who wants to see 5 days of tuk tuk and a mountain of runs? Even if this test goes to 5th day I would still call it awful.
Click to expand...

I think, wicket isn't that bad, we are bowling rubbish and catching like novice. On top of that, couple of calls didn't go in favor. On same wicket, just about a decent attack should have caught SRL in tight corner with 513 in bank.
 
How can u let SL score so many runs? How flat is this pitch?
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Minnowbashing each other lol
Click to expand...

sl have won test series in 2014 in england

they beat aus in home comfortably where as india lost a test to aus in india recently

they also have beaten pakistan in test series in uae(where eng,aus,nz,SA fail to do)

i don,t think any minnow can do that show some respect to SL and don,t compare with bd
 
SL are a good test side in SC conditions. De silva, Kusal mendis have several hundreds to their name.

Its a shame our young batsmen aren't performing as well as they do in domestics
 
Lunch Break Day 3
SL 295/1 in 79 overs
de Silva 170 runs from 216 balls
BKG Mendis 125 runs from 249 balls
 
MMHS said:
I think, wicket isn't that bad, we are bowling rubbish and catching like novice. On top of that, couple of calls didn't go in favor. On same wicket, just about a decent attack should have caught SRL in tight corner with 513 in bank.
Click to expand...

It is a garbage pitch. Both teams can't be bowling that bad. Even Herath got neutralized, and Herath is the best left arm spinner of all time.

If BD has to improve in tests, this kind of pancake pitches won't help.
 
Sri Lanka should just keep batting and look to surpass their highest test score of 952. Super flat wicket and rubbish Bdesh bowling attack, worst advertisement of this sport.
 
Pitch should get a poor rating. No bowler of any type has had a chance on this pitch. This is a cricket killer.

Did BD request a road? I would have thought they'd have enough confidence in their team at home to take on SL on a fair pitch- I hinestly think their batting is a bit stronger and they have a good spin attack & an improved pace attack.
 
Awful pitch

On spin friendly wickets we usually have the upper hand. Specialist batsman till 7, our no. 8 is a propr bat too. Some decent spinners. Instead we have a flat pitch which suits lankans.

we won 3 tests recently, all on wickets that were sporty. we beat lanka in lanka in a sporty wicket
 
More matches like this will put test cricket in trash can where it rightfully belongs. The world has moved on from this nonsense.
 
Sri Lanka reach 460/3 (123 ov)
on Day 3 of the 1st Test against hosts Bangladesh; An excellent reply from the tourists with Kusal Mendis (196) and Dhananjaya de Silva (173); Sri Lanka now trail by 53 runs in the 1st innings #BanvSL #Cricket
 
leatherface58 said:
Will this pitch be deemed poor? These kinds of tracks kill test cricket.
Click to expand...

It's not actually that horrible.

It was a feather-bed on Day 1. On Day 2 Bangaldesh were dismissed quite easily and Lanka could have been 2 for very little. Bad bowling, bad fielding and good batting have lead to this.

In the end Bangladesh will come under pressure and collapse in the 3rd innings.
 
CricketAnalyst said:
It's not actually that horrible.

It was a feather-bed on Day 1. On Day 2 Bangaldesh were dismissed quite easily and Lanka could have been 2 for very little. Bad bowling, bad fielding and good batting have lead to this.

In the end Bangladesh will come under pressure and collapse in the 3rd innings.
Click to expand...

Pitches in the SC are mostly poor, so eventually it is killing Test cricket as there is nothing there for bowlers as they are left to toil on them.
 
Same old. Whenever BD finds itself in good position, ruins it.

When it comes to sizing opportunities, BD will never learn in test cricket.

Should’ve batted out least 160 overs first innings, take out as much of the game, take as much advantage of the wicket. Its flat af! And making sure Lankans get to bat from day three after lunch maybe or even start of day 3.

But, it’s BD. Will always find ways to get the opposite side back into the game and even winning from bad position.


Why on earth, would you go with one pacer and rest spinners on a flat deck against SL or asian sides? Are they all ret..ded?
No matter who comes as captain they all do the same very obsession, spinners all the way (even on a highway).

Needed to play another pacer, Rabbi can reverse the ball. Subasish Roy has good seam positioning bowls good areas wicke to wicket. Surely, there was another option for another pacer in the starting XI.


There’s two deadly habit of obsessions in Bangladesh cricket (that will not change till maybe another ten years). Playing international, bpl over 95% of times at Mirpur stadium, Dhaka and playing one pacer with 3/4 spinners even on a flat wicket.
 
Sri Lanka are favourite to win now. If SL get lead of 150. Game over. Knowing Bangladesh very well. 3rd innings on late 4th innings against Herath be too much mentally.
 
T. Islam alone has bowled 51 overs. This is a cricketing disaster for BD
 
Madplayer said:
T. Islam alone has bowled 51 overs. This is a cricketing disaster for BD
Click to expand...

Taijul is okay against non asian sides. I don’t think he is good against asian sides that play spin well. Doesnt turn, has got anything differently. Both T Islam and Sunzamul been utter waste in this match. One should’ve been dropped out for a pacer. Having both of them was a wrong call by the standing captain who has been exposed at his very first test as captain, going with the age old habit at test playing one pacer rest spinners.

Not that another pacer would’ve made world of difference. But surely, another pace option, different option, no? Instead of 3spinners. Rabbi with old ball can get some reverse going. Fizz can’t reverse, fizz isnt even new ball bowler. He can do a decent job with the new ball no doubt, but his style suits when ball gets bit older to really old shine off then his variations cutters come to effect.
 
This kind of pitches will give bad name to sub-continent Test Cricket. Hope BD provides better pitch for next Test at-least:facepalm:
 
Not a fan of these runfests

I think what we really need is to play TESTS in Ireland and Zimbabwe. I am positive we can beat both but more importantly we can test out strengths and weaknesses in testing conditions.
 
wrongun said:
Pitch should get a poor rating. No bowler of any type has had a chance on this pitch. This is a cricket killer.

Did BD request a road? I would have thought they'd have enough confidence in their team at home to take on SL on a fair pitch- I hinestly think their batting is a bit stronger and they have a good spin attack & an improved pace attack.
Click to expand...

It seems that way. If SA, Eng, NZ or Aus were playing then same pitch would have been totally different. BD doesn't want to lose test, but having such roads is taking it too far.
 
Last edited:
Joseph Gomes said:
It is a garbage pitch. Both teams can't be bowling that bad. Even Herath got neutralized, and Herath is the best left arm spinner of all time.

If BD has to improve in tests, this kind of pancake pitches won't help.
Click to expand...

Herath averages 52 in Bangladesh, before this Test. Not sure about all-time, but he is indeed good - still that average and that too last playing 3/4 years back, suggests were are good at playing left arm spin.

Regarding the wicket, I still think it's quite a good wicket for Test, but groundsmen didn't factor the respective bowling quality of both sides. Still, it might happen that SRL scores 700 after tea, and it ends in a nail biter for us to save the Test, which I don't mind at all.
 
This is the reason why test cricket is going extinct... and rightly so.
 
Sri Lanka should try and score quickly tomorrow, get a lead of 200 to 300 in two sessions. Bangladesh will be under pressure and probably collapse if Sri Lanka bowl well.
 
BlueDoritos said:
Sri Lanka should try and score quickly tomorrow, get a lead of 200 to 300 in two sessions. Bangladesh will be under pressure and probably collapse if Sri Lanka bowl well.
Click to expand...

It's seem like on this pitch the only way a batsman can get it is if he is fed up of batting and is missing his social media accounts or wants to give his team members a chance to plunder.
 
Would give this pitch 1/10 and abandon this match for being too dangerous to the psychological health of cricket supporters around the world. The groundsman should be sacked and thrown into prison to boot.
 
Syed1 said:
It's seem like on this pitch the only way a batsman can get it is if he is fed up of batting and is missing his social media accounts or wants to give his team members a chance to plunder.
Click to expand...

This pitch gets 1 mark. No, not 1 out of 10.
1 out of 100.
 
Last Monetarist said:
Would give this pitch 1/10 and abandon this match for being too dangerous to the psychological health of cricket supporters around the world. The groundsman should be sacked and thrown into prison to boot.
Click to expand...
Match should be abandoned because of the danger to physical and mental health of Bangladeshi bowlers.
 
IndianFan2018 said:
Why will SL waste chance to win test on last day?

Never know, SL has the history of batting for long duration, IIRC they scored 800+ once vs IND!
Click to expand...
In 1997 India tour, Sri Lanka scored 952 runs for 6 wickets, the highest team total in Test cricket.:ashwin
 
Last Monetarist said:
Would give this pitch 1/10 and abandon this match for being too dangerous to the psychological health of cricket supporters around the world. The groundsman should be sacked and thrown into prison to boot.
Click to expand...

I think it was an over compensation to the pitch on which the triangular series final was played.
 
This could be one of those matches that is boring for the first 4 days but in the last day the match could turn into a thriller! Very happy for Kusal Mendis, great player.
 
Lanka will get a lead of 180 and then put some real pressure on Bangladesh, who I feel will collpase.
 
DeadBall said:
I think it was an over compensation to the pitch on which the triangular series final was played.
Click to expand...

Perhaps, but it was still highly negligent. If this pitch isn't given a poor grade by the referee, there is a lot more wrong with the game than I even fear. It's pitches like this that are killing interest in test matches. If the ICC is serious about preserving the longest form, then countries that produce such pitches should be heavily penalized.
 
Last Monetarist said:
Perhaps, but it was still highly negligent. If this pitch isn't given a poor grade by the referee, there is a lot more wrong with the game than I even fear. It's pitches like this that are killing interest in test matches. If the ICC is serious about preserving the longest form, then countries that produce such pitches should be heavily penalized.
Click to expand...

On the other hand, the bowling of both teams isn't much to write home about either, both have decent spinners (given that Shakib has yet again found a way to not play a Test) and SL have a couple of pacemen who on their day could do some damage, but thats about it. However this could turn out to be a UAE type pitch where the actual action beings on day 4-5.
 
DeadBall said:
On the other hand, the bowling of both teams isn't much to write home about either, both have decent spinners (given that Shakib has yet again found a way to not play a Test) and SL have a couple of pacemen who on their day could do some damage, but thats about it. However this could turn out to be a UAE type pitch where the actual action beings on day 4-5.
Click to expand...

UAE pitches are detestable too. Even if the action begins on Day 5, there will be no one left to watch because of the sombre nature of proceedings over the first four days. There should be a lot more outrage from influential voices within cricket about the soul destroying impact of such pitches. Au contraire, all the reactionary idiots like Michael Holding were lining up to froth about the wicket at the Wanderers, which probably produced the most compelling test match of the season.
 
Last Monetarist said:
UAE pitches are detestable too. Even if the action begins on Day 5, there will be no one left to watch because of the sombre nature of proceedings over the first four days. There should be a lot more outrage from influential voices within cricket about the soul destroying impact of such pitches. Au contraire, all the reactionary idiots like Michael Holding were lining up to froth about the wicket at the Wanderers, which probably produced the most compelling test match of the season.
Click to expand...

Wanderers because India won the Test? There were so many body blows that at one point I thought I was watching American football, however kudos to India for buckling down and fighting it out. For me the pitch for the first Test was the best, was a very intriguing match even though one day was washed out due to rain which ironically also rejuiced the pitch but that is something one cannot plan for.
 
DeadBall said:
Wanderers because India won the Test? There were so many body blows that at one point I thought I was watching American football, however kudos to India for buckling down and fighting it out. For me the pitch for the first Test was the best, was a very intriguing match even though one day was washed out due to rain which ironically also rejuiced the pitch but that is something one cannot plan for.
Click to expand...

What does India winning have anything to do with it being captivating? That's such a regressive view. That pitch wasn't as bad as it was made out, batsmen that have forgotten how to counter movement off an awkward length exacerbated the outrage. Even on the final day, we saw batsmen that were in and prepared to knuckle down were able to score runs. In fact, I don't think Amla or Elgar deserved to be on the losing side. It's a test that will be remembered for ages. It had all the ingredients of a classic.

To get back on point, boards that prepare featherbeds need to be punished. That is the only way test cricket will survive. I fear that the ship might already have sailed though.
 
Looks like a total road. 500/3? lol

Lanka should score 700/5 or 700/6 and declare by tea tomorrow.
 
Hasan2K8 said:
Same old. Whenever BD finds itself in good position, ruins it.

When it comes to sizing opportunities, BD will never learn in test cricket.

Should’ve batted out least 160 overs first innings, take out as much of the game, take as much advantage of the wicket. Its flat af! And making sure Lankans get to bat from day three after lunch maybe or even start of day 3.

But, it’s BD. Will always find ways to get the opposite side back into the game and even winning from bad position.


Why on earth, would you go with one pacer and rest spinners on a flat deck against SL or asian sides? Are they all ret..ded?
No matter who comes as captain they all do the same very obsession, spinners all the way (even on a highway).

Needed to play another pacer, Rabbi can reverse the ball. Subasish Roy has good seam positioning bowls good areas wicke to wicket. Surely, there was another option for another pacer in the starting XI.


There’s two deadly habit of obsessions in Bangladesh cricket (that will not change till maybe another ten years). Playing international, bpl over 95% of times at Mirpur stadium, Dhaka and playing one pacer with 3/4 spinners even on a flat wicket.
Click to expand...

In the last year alone Bangladesh came back to beat England and Australia at home and Sri Lanka away. Albeit the Sri Lanka win wasnt as thrilling as the other two, but there were two stages where SL looked like stealing the match before BD closed it out.
 
Shutdown Corner said:
In the last year alone Bangladesh came back to beat England and Australia at home and Sri Lanka away. Albeit the Sri Lanka win wasnt as thrilling as the other two, but there were two stages where SL looked like stealing the match before BD closed it out.
Click to expand...

May I remind you that those were the B teams as many players didn't want to come or were "rested". Preparing rank turners from day 1 also helped.
 
Guys the last 6 Tests played in Bangladesh the highest total posted has been 380 by Australia. Average has been well under 300 I reckon. This is just balamcimg those bowling friendly pitches.
 
DeadBall said:
May I remind you that those were the B teams as many players didn't want to come or were "rested". Preparing rank turners from day 1 also helped.
Click to expand...

Rank turners yes, but I wouldnt say they were B teams. England had Root, Cook, Stokes, Woakes, Broad, Bairstow, Moeen. Only main guy missing was Anderson who would have gotten nothing from those dustbowls. Far stronger side than the ashes squad IMO. BD were missing Mustafiz.

Australia had Smith, Warner, Wade, Handscomb, Maxwell i think, Cummins, Hazelwood, Lyon, and Okeefe. Only guy missing was Starc. Essentially the same side that trounced India in Pune. Bangladesh was missing Mosaddek that series.

Even SA who toured in 2015 - and we would have likely beaten them in a Test that series - sent everyone barring ABD who was on sabbatical anyways. Steyn, Philander, Morkel, Amla, QDK were all there. Maharaj missed out but I think he hadnt even made his debut yet.

B sides they certainly were not.
 
Shutdown Corner said:
Rank turners yes, but I wouldnt say they were B teams. England had Root, Cook, Stokes, Woakes, Broad, Bairstow, Moeen. Only main guy missing was Anderson who would have gotten nothing from those dustbowls. Far stronger side than the ashes squad IMO. BD were missing Mustafiz.

Australia had Smith, Warner, Wade, Handscomb, Maxwell i think, Cummins, Hazelwood, Lyon, and Okeefe. Only guy missing was Starc. Essentially the same side that trounced India in Pune. Bangladesh was missing Mosaddek that series.

Even SA who toured in 2015 - and we would have likely beaten them in a Test that series - sent everyone barring ABD who was on sabbatical anyways. Steyn, Philander, Morkel, Amla, QDK were all there. Maharaj missed out but I think he hadnt even made his debut yet.

B sides they certainly were not.
Click to expand...

Fair point. However we know the ability of the Aussies and Poms to play spin. Kudos to BD though for using their home advantage to its fullest.
 
A terrible advert for test cricket. You have players with first class averages in the mid 30s suddenly scoring daddy hundreds on this pitch.
 
DeadBall said:
Fair point. However we know the ability of the Aussies and Poms to play spin. Kudos to BD though for using their home advantage to its fullest.
Click to expand...

Pure bowling tracks will always even up the contest. Its good because it makes the game exciting. The negative is that real upsets are possible. But I think the good thing about cricket is that there are so many different types of conditions.
 
Shutdown Corner said:
Pure bowling tracks will always even up the contest. Its good because it makes the game exciting. The negative is that real upsets are possible. But I think the good thing about cricket is that there are so many different types of conditions.
Click to expand...

If by different conditions you include flat tracks then no, it's not good, at least for tests. In test every single flat track is an abomination. The match goes on for 5 days, only retired oldies or disabled people can have the patience to tolerate tuk tuk for 5 days with zero action. There's some action in the 5th day? Big deal because most would stop watching after 3rd day.

There's a reason 4 day tests have growing support, so that we have to see less of this atrocity.
 
Bangladesh bowlers have suffered thanks to the pitch they themselves have provided. Hope the other test matches are played on more sporting pitches.
 
Bangladesh is a gone case. Its really that simple. Absolutely rubbish bowling and batting. This is a 700+ pitch.
 
This test took us back to 2005 when we had 500+ and 600+ innings back to back. I am glad test cricket is dying.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

The Bald Eagle
1st Four-Day match between Pakistan Shaheens (367/4d) and Bangladesh A (122 & 153/5) ends in a draw
Replies
72
Views
3K
zarak
Z
FearlessRoar
2nd Four-Day match between Pakistan Shaheens (281/4) and Bangladesh 'A' (404/9d) ends in a draw, resulting in a drawn series (0-0)
Replies
26
Views
2K
Cricket Warrior
Cricket Warrior
FearlessRoar
Bangladesh (125/8) defeat Sri Lanka (124/8) by 2 wickets in the Group D game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Replies
34
Views
1K
FearlessRoar
FearlessRoar
Cricket Warrior
The match between Nepal and Sri Lanka at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Lauderhill called off due to rain
Replies
15
Views
947
BouncerGuy
BouncerGuy
FearlessRoar
Sri Lanka (201/6) beat Netherlands (118) by 83 runs in Group D encounter of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and finish their campaign on a high note
Replies
26
Views
872
MenInG
MenInG
Back
Top