BAN vs SL 1st Test: Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva shine as Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 328 runs | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva scored centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 328 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.After setting Bangladesh a gigantic winning target of 511 after Kamindu struck 164 and De Silva 108 in the second innings in Sylhet, Sri Lanka bowled out the hosts for 182 in 49 overs.SCORECARD: BAN vs SLOn the third day, Kamindu and De Silva put on a 173-run partnership as Sri Lanka made 418 all out, marking only the third time in history that the same pair had two 150-plus partnerships in a single Test match.Bangladesh lost half of their team on Sunday with only 47 on the board - still requiring 464 for victory - then folded after a late fightback on the fo...