Bangladesh lost both of their reviews against Sri Lanka on day-two. They managed to take only one wicket before the stumps were drawn on Thursday. The Lankans are now trailing by 326 runs in the first Test in Chittagong.

The Tigers’ assistant-coach Richard Halsall backed the team regarding their decision of taking the reviews. On both occasions, the batsman was Kusal Mendis and the bowler was Taijul Islam.

During a post-match interview with the commentators, Halsall said, “We have to work on certain things. Everyone was confident during the two reviews and the keeper also appealed with confidence.”

Halsall lauded the lower-order batsmen of the team. After losing the important wickets on the second day, the tailenders kept ticking the score by rotating the strike. Before getting out, Mustafiz made a 35-run partnership with Mahmudullah to lift the total past 500 runs.

He stated, “This is a part of the game. Mustafiz played beautifully at the end. But Sri Lankan players deserve the credit. They came back fine during the second session. So, credit goes to them.”