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,

The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended in a draw, with rain and resilient batting denying Bangladesh a win. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit twin tons, while Pathum Nissanka scored 187 for Sri Lanka.

Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan spun a fine web around the Sri Lankan lower order to finish with a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh eked out a slender first innings lead of 10 runs on Day 4 of the series-openi