Superb Tamim makes merry before draw
Samsul Arefin Khan
25th April, 2021 09:11:41
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal plays a shot during the fifth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy on Sunday. – SLC photo
Bangladesh finally opened its account in the ICC World Test Championship points table after they played a tame draw against hosts Sri Lanka in the first of the two-match Test series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Sunday.
Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten 74 off 98 balls while skipper Mominul Haque made 23 not out as Bangladesh went to tea break on the fifth day scoring 100-2 in 33 overs in their second innings before rain forced the suspension of the third session’s play, forcing the match to end in stalemate.