BAN VS SL - 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2018

That's a wrap to our coverage of this game. The bat dominated the ball by some distance here in Chittagong and most of the batsmen made merry, none more than Mominul Haque. A draw was inevitable and so we have a decider coming up then. The final Test will be held in Dhaka on 8th February. Looking forward to your company for that one. For now, you can hop on to the Ind-SA match tab to follow the coverage there. This is Hariprasad Sadanandan (@iamharry_88) signing off from the commentary box along with my mates Nikhil Jadhav (@IamNicck) and Harish. Cheers!

Man of the Match: Mominul Haque for his twin centuries in the Test - the first ever Bangladeshi batsman to achieve the feat.

It was an extremely good batting surface here at Chittagong and Mominul's fluent 176 along with contributions from Rahim and Mahmudullah had got the home side to a 500-plus total. The Lankans weren't to be daunted though, and they launched an even bigger riposte with daddy hundreds from de Silva and Mendis while Roshen Silva notched up his debut century as well. The visitors' intention was to bat really long and then use the scoreboard pressure of the lead. They must have hoped that the pitch would deteriorate a bit as well but that wasn't to be. Not a match to be a bowler as both sides struggled to take wickets. Only 24 wickets fell over more than 14 sessions - sums up things, doesn't it?

Excellent end to the game for Bangladesh and I have to say that this is a moral victory for them. Things could have got tacky if they had lost wickets early in the morning but Mominul's second ton of the game and his fantastic stand with Liton Das ensured that the visitors wouldn't be allowed to run through. Both departed at the fag end of the second session in contrasting styles and it did seem like there would be some madness to follow, considering the way Mahmudullah and Mosaddek started their innings. However, the tea break came at the right moment and the duo kept their heads down thereafter to prevent further damage. A job well done by the hosts.

15:21 Local Time: The captains are having the customary handshakes. Not waiting till the mandatory 15 overs to start, don't have to actually because the result is more than imminent now. Match drawn and the series stays 0-0

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, slower and fuller on off, dug out down the track and Sandakan gets across to his right

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, sprayed very wide down the leg-side, Dickwella does well to collect it

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flatter again and fuller around off, Mosaddek continues to hang back in the crease. Blocked

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, fired in around middle and leg, gets across a touch and smothers it

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, fuller and outside off, defended off the front foot towards cover

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, beaten! Lovely wrong 'un from Sandakan, Mosaddek didn't pick it at all and was hanging on the back foot. Should have been forward to this. Past the outside edge

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah, no run, drops it in front of cover-point and sets off for a single. The non-striker shows no interest however

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah, no run, knocks the flatter delivery back to Mendis

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah, no run, punches that firmly but to the fielder at covers

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, short delivery around middle, pulls it down to long-on for a single

Kusal Mendis to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, spinning delivery outside off, Mosaddek Hossain goes for a drive, gets beaten due to the revs on that

Kusal Mendis to Mahmudullah, 1 run, shortish delivery around off, Mahmudullah goes back and punches it away to sweeper cover

Kusal Mendis, comes into the attack

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, plays for the spin and gets beaten by this undeviated delivery. Dickwella takes off the bails in a flash but Mosaddek Hossain's back foot is well inside the crease

Sandakan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, this one has been defended to the fielder at short leg by Mosaddek Hossain