Bangladesh Settle for Draw with Sri Lanka

Najmul Hossain Shanto completes second century of the match

- 

Bangladesh missed out on a rare victory away from home when its series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka ended in a draw on the rain-affected final day on Saturday.

After a prolonged rain break that saw the morning session curtailed to just 80 minutes, there was a window—50 overs—still wide enough to force the issue. The visitors led by 251 runs. The stage was set. But they opted for the conservative route.