: Cricket: Angelo Mathews falls one short of double ton, drives Sri Lanka to 397 against Bangladesh #IndiaNEWS Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by just one run as Bangladesh bowled

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Cricket: Angelo Mathews falls one short of double ton, drives Sri Lanka to 397 against Bangladesh #IndiaNEWS
Angelo Mathews missed out on his second double hundred by just one run as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 runs in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday.Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan broke Mathews’s heart, forcing him to spoon a catch to Shakib Al Hasan at square leg on 199 as he made a desperate attempt to complete his double hundred with last man Vishwa Fernando at the other end.Nayeem finished with 6-105 on his home ground Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium while Shakib claimed 3-60 for Bangladesh.Running out of partners, Mathews had the double hundred in his sights after sharing 47 runs with Vishwa for the ninth wicket.But the number 10 took a blow on his helmet before tea and did not return to the field.Last man Asitha Fernando survived 27 balls to give him support before he was bowled by Nayeem.Vishwa then heroically returned to the crease, prompting Mathews to make his desperate attempt for the double hundred.He struck Taijul Islam for a four to reach 196 before a single and double took him even closer, only to be denied by Nayeem.Mathews, who resumed on 114, earlier shared 136 runs with fellow overnight batsman Dinesh Chandimal (66) before hosts Bangladesh had their first success of the day.In the...Read more

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