So that marks the end of our coverage from the first Test of the two match Test series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka have got a mammoth victory of 328 runs to go 0-1 up in the Test series.
For now this is Saptak Sanyal. signing off from this game on the behalf of my co-commentators Gourav Samal and Saipavan Janaki and our scorer/analyst Asraj Khan and Bishal Mandal. Stay tuned to our network for coverage of more matches across the globe. We will meet again. Cheers.
Largest margin of victory in Test cricket for Sri Lanka in terms of runs-
1) 465 runs- vs Bangladesh (Chattogram, 2009) 2) 328 runs- vs Bangladesh (Sylhet, 2024)
150 partnerships in both the innings of a Test match-
1) Paul Gibb and Eddie Paynter- Vs South Africa(1937) 2) David Warner and Joe Burns- vs New Zealand(2015) 3) Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis- vs Bangladesh(2024)
Saptak- Kasun Rajitha has the best bowling average among the Sri Lanka pacers in the away Tests against Bangladesh. He has taken 19 wickets at an average of 14.61. The previous best was Asitha Fernando(16.61)
Gourav: Most runs in a Test match while batting at No.7 or lower
270 - Don Bradman vs ENG (1937) 266 - Kamindu Mendis vs BAN (2024)* 257 - Wasim Akram vs ZIM (1996)
Saptak- Tip Foster added 355 runs in his first three Test innings. Kamindu Mendis has 327 runs in his first three Test innings and that might be the second highest as per the records are available.