The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fizzled out into a damp draw on Saturday, with rain robbing the match in Galle of a proper climax. Sri Lanka were set a tall order of 296 in 37 ...

Cricket News: The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended in a draw due to rain, despite Najmul Hossain Shanto's twin centuries for Bangladesh. Sri Lanka ...

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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto declared the Bangladesh innings on 285-6, setting up a 296-run target for Sri Lanka with 37 overs to go on the fifth and final day of the first Test in ...

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Bangladesh missed out on a rare victory away from home when its series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on the rain-affected final day Saturday.

Sri Lanka's team members walk off the field as it rains during the fifth day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Angelo Mathews had played more Test cricket than anyone else on the field in Galle, and even he thought the worst Bangladesh could do after making 495 in the first innings was end up with a draw.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the fifth day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 21 ...