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Nayeem's Five-for, Shadman's Fifty Give Bangladesh An Edge Over Sri Lanka Going Into Final Day
Galle International Stadium: After four days of hard-fought, seesaw Test cricket at the Galle International Stadium, the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh remains delicately poised with all three results technically still possible. At stumps on Day 4, Bangladesh sit at 177 for 3 in their second innings, leading Sri Lanka by 187 runs with seven wickets in hand.
With captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and senior batter Mushfiqur Rahim — both centurions in the first innings — at the crease, Bangladesh hold a slight edge going into the final day, but the match remains far from settled.
The day began with Sri Lanka hoping to snatch a first-innings lead after resuming at 430/6. But Bangladesh’s bowlers, led by the incisive Nayeem Hasan, had other plans. The hosts suffered a dramatic collapse, losing their final four wickets for just 15 runs to be bowled out for 485 — 10, short of Bangladesh’s 495.
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