Rain forced an early lunch on the final day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Saturday, frustrating Bangladesh’s hopes of pushing for a rare victory away from home. Just 80 minutes of play was possible on Saturday morning before the showers began,

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted twin centuries to help his side draw the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday, while Angelo Mathews brought the curtain down on his red-ball career after more than 100 games for the hosts.

Bangladesh looked for an improbable win late on Day 5 of the first Test against Sri Lanka; however, with not much time on offer, the teams settled for a stalemate in what was Angelo Mathews' last Test.