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In What Turned Out to be a bittersweet Farewell, Sri Lankan Veteran Angelo mathews BOWED OUT OF TEST CICKKET AS Final Match Ended in A Tense Draw Against Bangladesh At the Galle International Stadium. The First Test of the 2025–27 World Test Championship (WTC) Saw Both Teams Exchange Punish Across Five Days. Still, The Outcoma Left Sri Lanka Holding on and Bangladesh Runing A Mosed Opportunity to Script A Memorable Win. Despite Dominatting Large Portions of the Match, Najmul Hossain Shanto‘S side Fell Short of Securing An Outright Victory, Partially due to a Conservative Approach in the Final Innings and Untimely Rain Interruptions.
Najmul Halsaine shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim Stand Set The Tone for Bangladesh
Winning the Toss and Electing to Bat, Bangladesh posted a commanding 495, with a Stunning 264-Run Partnership Between Captain Najmul Shanto (148) and Veteran Mushfiquur Rahim (163) Anchoring Their Innings. Litton that Chipped in with a fluent 90, While Sri Lanka’s Bowlers Canvas Hard Under the Sun. Send us fernando (4/86) and Milan Rathnayake . The Scoreboard Pressure was Already meaning, and bangladesh had firmly greenhouse theirly in the Contest.
In Responate, Sri Lanka Showed Their Mettle With A Nearly Equivalent Reply, Posting 485, Just 10 Runs Short. The backbone of their innings was Pathum nissanka‘S Career-Best 187 (256 balls), a Knock of High Class that cemented his place among the fine test batters currently active. His Elegant Strokeplay was complemented by a composed 87 from Kamindo mistakesAllowing the Hosts to Absorb Pressure and Match Bangladesh’s Total Nearly Run-For-Run. However, the effort left them trailing slightly, which would later shape the game’s dynamics.
ALSO Watch: SL vs Ban: Suresh Raina’s Heartfelt Message for Angelo Mathews on his withdrawal
Shanto Makes History As Bangladesh but sri Lankan Resistance Holds
Bangladesh’s Second Innings was a slowburning affair. Resuming Their Batting After the Rain-Hit Fourth Morning, They Consumed 87 Overs and Declared at 285/6, Setting Sri Lanka A Target of 296 in 37 Overs. The Final Session, Though, Saw Bangladesh Fall Into the Trap of surety over ambition. Shanto, on his way to a Historic Unbeaten 125, Became Only the 18th Captain in Test History to Score a Century in Both Innings of A Match, and the First Bangladeshi to Achieve that milestone. However, It Took Him 50 Deliveries Post the Rain Break to Reach His Hunged, During Which the Team Added Just 19 Runs and Lost Two Wickets. The Late Acceleration with 28 Runs Coming in 16 Balls Showed What Could Have Been Possible Had they Shifted Gears Earlier.
Given 37 Overs to Bowl Sri Lanka Out, Bangladesh Struck Early. By the 24th over, Sri Lanka Were Reeling at 48/4, with Taijul Islam (3/23) and Nayeem Hasan (1/29) Exploitation A Worn, Turning Surface. Taijul was particularly Dangerous, Removing Mathews in His Final Test Innings and Later Dismantling Dinesh Chandimal and The air With Turn and Bounce. But Bangladesh’s Late Charge was put with calm resistance. Dhananjaya of Silva And Kamindu Absorbed the Pressure and Batud Out the Final Overs, Their Unbroken Partnership of 53 Balls Helping the Hosts Close at 72/4 and Secure A Draw. The Teams Shook Hands With Five Overs Remaining, Ending What was a riveting, if slightly incomplete, Contest.
Here’s How Fans Reacted:
Sad to see Howws Career Turned Out. His First Half was Among the Best Ever Across Formats, Achieving So Much Before Turning 27. Averanged 50+ after 50 tests, Ranked No.1 Odi All-Rounder, and Played a Key Role in Sl’s Wt20 Win with a Motm in the sowing. Thank You, Angelo 🙌 pic.twitter.com/wxecflsl3g
– n (@vk_is_goat) June 21, 2025
The Engine of Sri Lanka Powers Down for the Last Time in Whites! ❤️
Angelo Mathews Walks Offer His Final Test Innings – Leaving Behind A Legacy Built on Resilience, Class, and Heart 🇱🇰💛
Thanks you @Angelo69mathews pic.twitter.com/ivcminutx
Azzam Ameen (@azzamameen) June 21, 2025
My Heartfelt looks to Angelo Mathews on his withdrawal.
I Always Loved the Way He has Carried Himself. He Started off as a Priery Allrounder and then Moulmed Himself to Any Role The Team has been asked Him to. #Thankyou– Mohammad Isam (@Isam84) June 21, 2025
Angelo Mathews 🇱🇰 – The End of A Test Chapter,
With 8214 Runs at 44.10 Average, No More in Whites, No More Battle in the Middle, Angelo Walks Away, but his Legacy Will Echo Beyond the Crease. A Silent Giant of Our Time. 🥺 #Slvban pic.twitter.com/kdmapbxSCC
– Thurunu Jayasiri (@Thurunuj) June 21, 2025
A legend bids farewell 🫡
Angelo Mathews Walks off from Test Cricket – 8213 Runs, 15,100s, 119 matches. 🇱🇰
Bangladesh Players Lined up to Honor Him after his final Dismissal. ❤️No more in Whites, but your legacy stays, mathews.#Slvban #Angalomathews #Banvsl #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/zoovfcmhjm
– J islam Shaar (@jislamShuffa) June 21, 2025
Will Miss Your Antics, Timed Out, Defiant Batting and Counter-Attack in Whites.
Farewell …
– Nikhil 🏏 (@criccrazyniks) June 21, 2025
End of a very good career that by Angelo Mathews. Farewell #Slvban
– Cricket Tamizhan (@Crickettamizhan) June 21, 2025
Angelo Mathews Ends His Test Career with Sri Lanka Ending the Test Draw in Galle.
Mathews Scored 39 and 8#Slvban pic.twitter.com/3tunhjwobw
– Abhijeet ♞ (@Theyorkerball) June 21, 2025
Drawn match! 🏏 The First Test Between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Galle has concluded in a hard-fought draw. We now look ahead to the second test, which kicks off on June 25th at SSC Colombo! #Slvban #Thankyouango pic.twitter.com/g7nmxnrvrt
– Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@officialslc) June 21, 2025
The Galle Test Ends in A Draw, First Draw after 26 tests at this came.#Cricket #Slvban #Bangladeshcricket pic.twitter.com/j8v0z4zrt0
– Crickettimes.com (@crickettimeshq) June 21, 2025
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