Ahmed_B
March 1, 2006, 01:00 PM
"...But Bangladesh badly missed Mashrafe Mortaza, their lone strike bowler with real teeth in top-flight cricket. He has been rested because of concerns about his fitness as he feels his way back from injury. Rasel was probing as he swung the ball both ways - once coming within a whisker of trapping Upul Tharanga with an indipper that was padded away - but his partner, Hossain, presented too many scoring opportunities and Sri Lanka soon settled down..."
"....On the whole, going by the evidence of two hard-fought days, the Sri Lankans are still far from safe. On the contrary, having been gifted Maharoof's wicket just before the close, courtesy of a rare loss of concentration and a lazy waft that sent the ball cannoning onto his stumps, Bangladesh will start day three with an eye on Sri Lanka's long tail - the trio of Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga is hardly frightening.
It will be crucial for Sri Lanka to eke out as many runs as possible during the third morning for chasing even a small total could be difficult. The whole of Chittagong would descend if they sniffed a Test victory and by day four and five the pitch, although slow, could be turning square. The Test could well be heading for an enthralling finish."
Source: CI Bulletin (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/current/story/239078.html)
"....On the whole, going by the evidence of two hard-fought days, the Sri Lankans are still far from safe. On the contrary, having been gifted Maharoof's wicket just before the close, courtesy of a rare loss of concentration and a lazy waft that sent the ball cannoning onto his stumps, Bangladesh will start day three with an eye on Sri Lanka's long tail - the trio of Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga is hardly frightening.
It will be crucial for Sri Lanka to eke out as many runs as possible during the third morning for chasing even a small total could be difficult. The whole of Chittagong would descend if they sniffed a Test victory and by day four and five the pitch, although slow, could be turning square. The Test could well be heading for an enthralling finish."
Source: CI Bulletin (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bdeshvsl/content/current/story/239078.html)