Tamim Iqbal breaks 131-year-old report with half-century in opposition to Sri Lanka

When Tamim Iqbal reached his half-century on the ultimate day of the first Test vs Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Sunday, he scripted an unprecedented report in worldwide cricket. When he reached 50, Bangladesh’s workforce complete was 52/2 — the bottom ever complete for a workforce when a participant has scored a half-century.
The earlier report for this particular person feat had been scripted in 1890, when JJ Lyons had scored a half-century in a workforce complete of 55 for Australia in opposition to England. Chris Gayle had additionally scored a half-century in a workforce complete of 55 for West Indies in opposition to New Zealand in 2014.

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Tamim completed the Test with an unbeaten 74 off 98 balls, as his companion Mominul Haque remained on 23 off 86 balls as Bangladesh put up 100/2 of their second innings earlier than the match was declared to be a draw.
The half-century was Tamim Iqbal’s thirtieth in Test cricket, however probably the most ‘one-sided’ but for Bangladesh’s highest Test run-getter.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh draw weather-affected 1st Test
Bangladesh comfortably batted out the ultimate session of the fifth day to attract the weather-affected first Test in opposition to Sri Lanka on Sunday.
With a lead of 107 runs and two periods left, Sri Lanka had their hopes excessive after claiming two early Bangladesh wickets after lunch, however an aggressive knock by opener Tamim Iqbal snuffed out their hopes of securing a consequence. No play was attainable after tea resulting from rain.
Suranga Lakmal began brightly by dismissing Saif Hassan (1) and Najmul Shanto (0) however the attacking Tamim saved his head, often discovering boundaries throughout his regular knock.
Tamim adopted up his first-innings 90 with a 74 within the second, punishing the Sri Lankan bowlers every time they erred. He confidently drove and pulled the seamers whereas in opposition to spin, he danced down the pitch and lofted them with out permitting any to settle.
He confronted simply 98 deliveries for his 74 that included ten fours and three sixes, all off Dhananjaya de Silva.
Sri Lanka had posted an enormous 648-8 declared of their first innings in reply to Bangladesh’s 541-7. It was Sri Lanka’s seventh highest complete in a Test.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne accomplished a maiden double hundred after coming into the sport underneath strain following a string of low scores within the Caribbean.
Karunaratne batted for 11 and half hours for his 244 from 437 deliveries that included 26 fours. Together with Dhananjaya de Silva, he batted via day 4 and by the point the partnership was damaged on the fifth morning, the duo had added a large 345 runs for the fourth wicket.
The match seemed to be heading for a draw till the 2 fast wickets on the ultimate morning. Dhananjaya dragged one onto his stumps after making 166 from 291 balls with the assistance of twenty-two fours whereas Karunaratne was caught at mid-wicke. Taskin Ahmed dismissed each batters.
Sri Lanka had gone for fast runs en path to amassing their big complete and their 107-run lead however the wicket had not deteriorated sufficient for his or her bowlers to be efficient.
Fast bowler Lahiru Kumara has been dominated out of the sequence with a hamstring damage and Karunaratne confirmed Sri Lanka have recalled left-arm wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan and seamer Chamika Karunaratne as replacements for the second check that might be additionally performed in Kandy beginning on April 29.
Man of the match Karunaratne was happy together with his effort regardless of the workforce failing to safe victory.
“When you play a test you have to be mentally prepared to be on the field all five days, whether that’s fielding or batting. Yes, you can feel it in your body when you’ve been fielding a couple of days, but when you get a chance to bat, you’ve got to take that opportunity,” he stated.
“Even in the West Indies I got a start a couple of times but couldn’t make a big score. So once I got a start and got set here, I really wanted to bat long, especially as they’d already made a big score.”
His Bangladesh counterpart Mominul Haque stated the draw was a good consequence and was relieved that his workforce had bounced again after enduring a string of poor performances.
“It was a very good batting wicket where the bowlers had very little help. So I think it is best to accept a draw. Our bowlers tried really hard. Tamim set up our tone with his 90. It was an important innings.”
Mominul additionally recorded his first abroad hundred in a Test through the match.
– AP