SL vs BAN 1st Test Commentary - Galle (17 June 2025)

Shapes in a full ball on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva clips it to short leg.

Tossed up on middle and comes with the arm. Dhananjaya de Silva defends right in front of his pads.

Fuller delivery outside off, this is pushed to cover.

Floats it full and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva taps it in front of the man at silly point.

Tossed up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva dead bats it on the deck.

No bat on it! Flatter and with a bit of flight, outside off, turns away. Dhananjaya de Silva looks to defend but seems to miss it. Bangladesh appeal as they heard a murmur and take it upstairs. UltraEdge shows no spike on it. Not out! Hang on, Najmul Hossain Shanto have decided that's it. Time to shake hands. The game ends in a draw...

Loops it up full and on off, Mendis blocks.

This is full and around off, pushed to cover.

Bowls it full and well outside off. Mendis offers no shot.

Comes back and targets the top of off. Kamindu Mendis solidly denies it.

Bowls it full and outside off, turns in. Mendis defends it out.

FOUR! Crunched away! Flighted full and well outside off. Mendis hits it through covers for a boundary. 

Tossed up, well outside off. Mendis skips down to defend and taps it just in front of the silly point.

Fuller delivery, outside off, pushed to cover.

CHANCE! Needed something special to hold on. Flighted very full and outside off, Mendis skips down and smashes it off the toe end to mid off where Mushfiqur Rahim dives to his left but loses the sight of the ball right in the end. A single.

Tossed up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva defends.

Fuller delivery on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva defends close to his pads.

Tossed up on middle and leg, turns in. Dhananjaya de Silva defends just inside the line.

FOUR! Too straight from Nayeem Hasan, this is on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva drills it down to long on and it rolls to the fence. The skipper is off the mark.

Bowls it very full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and blocks.

Tossed up, full and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva again solidly defends it.

Flatter delivery, outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva punches it through covers for a couple of runs.

Flights it full and around off. Dhananjaya de Silva gets forward to defend.

SIX! BANG! Nayeem Hasan bowls fuller delivery again on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva stands tall and launches it over long on for a six.

Too full and in the slot for Mendis who crunches it past mid off for a couple of runs.

Floats it full and well outside off, Mendis steps across and defends it out.

Flatter and on off, turning in. Mendis hangs back and blocks.

Quicker and fuller around off, Mendis dead bats it.

Taijul Islam bowls it outside the line.Mendis walks down and across to keep it out.

Very full and on middle and off. Mendis leans and blocks.

Tossed up on middle, this is blocked out.

This is full and outside off. Mendis steps across and blocks it.

Loops it up and inites Mendis forward to defend.

THREE RUNS! Pitched up, outside off. Mendis drives it through point. The ball dies in the deep and the batters take three by then.

Tossed up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks.

On a length and on leg. Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and tucks it off the pads to short fine leg.

Bowls it full and on middle and off. Mendis goes back and taps it late on the off side.

Tossed up on middle, Mendis lunges and defends on the deck.

Tad short and outside off, this is cut to point for a single. 

Bowls it full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva half presses and blocks it out.

Tossed up on off, Dhananjaya de Silva pushes it to mid off.

Floats it full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva solidly blocks it out.

Flighted full and on middle, Mendis nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and blocks.

Tossed up, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva knocks it to point. 

Floats a bit and lands it full on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva leans to defend.

A huge appeal for LBW but turned down. Looks very close! Tossed up, around off from around the wicket, it lands and straightens off the deck. Dhananjaya de Silva goes back to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto is not convinced enough to take it upstairs.

Flatter delivery on leg, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to flick but misses.

OUT! GONE! Bangladesh are not giving up yet. Beautifully bowled! Angles in a full ball around middle and draws Dinesh Chandimal forward to defend it but the ball turns away, past his edge and crashes the off pole. Wonderful from Taijul Islam.

This is full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks.

Floats it full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva leans and defends it out.

An arm ball, full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva defends on the deck.

Another solid defensive shot from Dhananjaya de Silva.

Too full and floated on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva dead bats it. A wicket-maiden over by Taijul Islam.

A low full toss on middle, Dinesh Chandimal eases it to mid on for a single.

Floats it full and around off, Mendis leans and blocks it out.

Tossed up, around off. Mendis defends on the front foot.

Too full and around off, Mendis lunges forward and blocks.

Flighted full and on off, Mendis pushes it to cover.

Floats it full and outside off. Mendis pushes with gentle hands to point.

Floated, short and on off, Kamindu Mendis steps across and keeps it out to the off side.

Flighted, full and on off, Kamindu Mendis taps it to the off side.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Kamindu Mendis strides out to block it out.

Quicker, short and outside off, Kamindu Mendis leaves it alone.

Slows it up, full and on off, Kamindu Mendis defends it on the front foot.

Shortish and on middle, Kamindu Mendis steers it to point. Maiden over!

Flighted, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it to mid on.

Tossed up, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal fends it away.

Quicker, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal keeps it out.

On off, kept out.

Flatter, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal clips it to mid-wicket.

Fires one full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal is solid in his defense.

Slows it up, full and on leg, Dinesh Chandimal pads it away.

Shortish and on off, Dinesh Chandimal steers it to point.

Flatter, full and on leg, turns away, Angelo Mathews pads it away. A slight appeal for LVWm but turned down.

Quicker, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews looks to block it out but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW, but turned down. Najmul Hossain Shanto takes the review, but Ball Tracking shows that it has pitched outside leg.

OUT! TAKEN! Taijul Islam gets a huge wicket here! Angelo Mathews walks back for the final time in Test cricket and takes in all the applause from the opposition players and the crowd. Arm ball, full and on midle, angling in, AM looks to play but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball pops up wide of silly point where Mominul Haque shows great reflexes and takes a sharp catch to his right with one hand. Sri Lanka three down now! Also, Kamindu Mendis is the next man in.

Floated, full and on middle, Kamindu Mendis blocks it out.

Floated, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews blocks it out.

Flighted, full and on off, Angelo Mathews clips it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it out.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews fends it away.

Flatter, full and on middle and off, Angelo Mathews defends it on the front foot.

Maiden over! Slows it up, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews keeps it out.

Floated, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews blocks it out down the pitch.

Flatter, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews taps it to short covers.

Flighted, full and on off, Angelo Mathews taps it to silly point.

Quicker, short and on middle, Angelo Mathews pats it to short mid-wicket.

Short again and on middle, Angelo Mathews nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal defeds it on the front footl.

Flatter, full and around off, Dinesh Chandimal leaves it alone.

Floated, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to covers.

Quicker, short and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal clips it to mid-wicket.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal fends it on the front foot,

Flighted, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it out on the front foot.

Fires one full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal defends it on the front foot.

FOUR! Nice shot! Flatter, short and on leg, Angelo Mathews flicks it off with amazing timing to deep sqaure leg for a lovely boundary.

Floated, full and on off, Angelo Mathews taps it to short covers.

Fires one full, on middle, Angelo Mathews fends it away.

Slows it up, full andon off, Angelo Mathews taps it to off side.

Flatter, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews tucks it to mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and on off, Angelo Mathews is solid in his defense.

Flatter, full and around off, Dinesh Chandimal leaves it alone.

Floated, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it out.

Flighted, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it through covers for a brace.

Tossed up, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal fends it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket,

Quicker, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal steers it to point.

Slows it up, full and around off, Dinesh Chandimal lets it go to the keeper.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews blocks it out.

Floated, full and on off, Angelo Mathews knocks it down the pitch.

Flighted, full and on off, Angelo Mathews taps it to silly point.

Loopy, full and on off, Angelo Mathews defends it on the front foot.

Fires one full and on leg, Angelo Mathews clips it to square leg.

Short and on off, Angelo Mathews punches it to cover-point. Another maiden!

Floated, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal guides it off the outer half of the bat to third man for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews eases it to long on for a run.

Flatter, full and down the leg, Dinesh Chandimal pads it away.

Fires one full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it out.

Darts one full, on middle, Dinesh Chandimal keeps it out.

Slows it up, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal is solid in his defense.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it back to the bowler.

Arm ball, full and on leg, angling in, Dinesh Chandimal misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Floated, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to silly point.

Flatter, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews defends it on the front foot.

Drags his length back, on middle, Angelo Mathews pats it to the bowler.

Floated, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews clips it to square leg.

Flighted, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews blocks it out.

Flatter, short and on off, Angelo Mathews bunts it out to the off side.

Flighted, full and on off, Angelo Mathews clips it to mid-wicket.

Shortish and around off, Angelo Mathews steers it to point.

Fires one full and on leg, Angelo Mathews turns it to the leg side. Back-to-back maidens!

Tossed up, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it down the pitch.

Floated, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to point.

Flatter, short and on off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to short covers.

Fires one full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal fends it away.

Flighted, full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to blocks but gets an inside egde to the leg side.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it to the right of the bowler. Maiden over!

Floated, full and on leg, Angelo Mathews pads it away.

Flatter, short and on middle, Angelo Mathews blocks it out.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in sharply, Angelo Mathews tries to pad it away but misses.

Quicker, short and on middle, Angelo Mathews pats it to short mid-wicket.

Shorter in length again, on middle, Angelo Mathews nudges it to short mid-wicket again.

Dragged back, on off, Angelo Mathews punches it through extra covers for a brace.

Bowls it full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to mid-wicket.

Flatter and angling on middle and leg. Dinesh Chandimal goes back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Very full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal drills it to mid on. He calls for a quick single but denies it eventually.

Tossed up on middle, turns away. Dinesh Chandimal defends off the higher part of the blade.

Nicely floated on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal works it to square leg.

First maiden by Islam! Flighted on off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it to mid off. THAT WILL BE TEA!

Slightly short from Nayeem Hasan to start his spell, around off, Nissanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

OUT! TAKEN! Pathum Nissanka has gifted away his wicket! Nicely bowled by Hasan! Tosses it up and bowls it full and on middle, Nissanka tries to work on the leg side but the ball straightens up and he ends up chipping it to short mid-wicket where Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a dolly. Two wickets in three balls. Both the openers are back in the hut.

Bowls it full and on middle and leg. Angelo Mathews turns it to mid-wicket.

Looped up on middle, Mathews turns it past short leg for no run.

Tossed up on middle, Mathews flicks it to short leg who collects on a bounce.

Flighted full and quicker on middle, Mathews nudges it on the leg side.

Flatter and outside off, Nissanka punches it to cover.

FOUR! Sri Lanka are aggressive here. Very full and floated on middle, Nissanka skips down and launches it down the ground for a boundary. 

Tossed up on middle, Nissanka flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up full and around off, Lahiru Udara prods and defends.

The arm ball, comes with an angle on middle, Lahiru Udara looks to defend but inside edges it onto the pads.

OUT! STUMPED! Taijul Islam draws the first blood! Invites Lahiru Udara forward as he loops this on a length and around off, it lands and spins away. Lahiru Udara defends inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge. It goes past and the keeper quickly clips the bails off. Much needed for Bangladesh as Sri Lanka started on a good note.

Hasan Mahmud offers a bit of width outside off. Nissanka slaps but finds the man at cover.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up, outside off, Nissanka leans into his drive and plays it through covers. Najmul Hossain Shanto runs from mid off, does all the hard work but fails to flick it back.

Spills it full and down the leg side. Nissanka looks to flick but misses.

Touch fuller and outside off. Nissanka gets his front foot out and defends.

FOUR! MISFIELD! Bangladesh shouldn't take this lightly! Shorter and on middle, Nissanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket where the fielder runs to his left and slides but the ball rolls under his hands and into the fence.

Overpitched and outside off, Nissanka creams it through covers for a single.

FOUR! Taijul Islam drops it slightly short and on middle, NIssanka picks the length and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Floats it full and on off, Nissanka steps down and pushes it to cover.

Tossed up on off, Nissanka knocks it to cover.

Slightly short and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to deep point for a single.

Bowls it full and around the fifth stump line. Lahiru Udara nudges it to mid-wicket.

Slows the pace and bowls it full, around off. Lahiru Udara leans and blocks.

Leg bye! Serves it full and angling on the pads. Lahiru Udara misses his flick and it rolls to the leg side for a leg bye.

Short of a length and outside off, Nissanka looks to push it away but misses.

BEAUTY! Angles in a length ball, around off. Nissanka had to play that but the ball swings away and goes past the edge.

Hasan Mahmud goes a touch fuller, outside off, shapes away. Nissanka punches it to cover.

Good length ball, outside off. Nissanka hits well but straight to cover.

Drifts in a full ball on middle, Nissanka whips it behind square leg for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to point.

Floated outside off, Nissanka drives it to long off for a single.

BEATEN! LOVELY! Floats it full and outside off, bit of turn. Lahiru Udara looks to defend but misses.

Flat and outside off, Lahiru Udara punches well but to the left of mid off.

Tossed up on middle and leg. Lahiru Udara flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

This one skids off the surface, outside off, knocked to covers.

Hasan Mahmud starts with a short of a length delivery, outside off. Nissanka looks to cut but misses.

Sri Lanka are underway in a streaky manner! Good length delivery, outside off and nips in. Nissanka looks to push but inside edges it to fine leg for a single.

On a nagging length and around off. Lahiru Udara gets inside the line and defends.

This is full and around off, Lahiru Udara leans and blocks to cover.

FOUR! Lahiru Udara is off the mark! Nice shot! Length ball, outside off. Lahiru Udara punches it square on the off side for a boundary.

FOUR! Sri Lanka are up and running in the chase! Wonderful shot again! Hasan Mahmud gives width and Lahiru Udara strokes it through cover-point for a boundary.