Cricket: Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Test ends in draw
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Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Ashraful (left) is watched by Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal as he plays a shot during the final day of the opening Test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on March 12, 2013. The opening Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a tame draw on the fifth and final day at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AFP
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AFP) - The opening Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a tame draw on the fifth and final day at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh, chasing an improbable 268-run victory target in the final session, finished at 70-1 in their second innings after Sri Lanka had declared at tea on 335-4.
The tourists were bowled out for 638 in their first innings on Monday in reply to Sri Lanka's 570-4 declared.
The second and final Test starts in Colombo on Saturday.
