Taskin blames wicket, not bowlers
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Bangladesh's chances of a rare Test victory have been dashed by hosts Sri Lanka, who remain wicketless after day four of the ongoing Test at Pallakele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed believes it becomes tough for the bowlers in Test on such wicket.
To frustrate Bangladesh bowlers, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored his first double century in the longest format and remained unbeaten on 234 with Dhananjaya de Silva not out on 154 at the other end of the crease. At stumps, Sri Lanka trailed by 29 runs.
Bangladesh bowled 76 overs on the day but produced no wickets, with play ending 53 minutes ahead of schedule due to two bad light interruptions in the final session.
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“It becomes tough for the bowlers in Test on such wicket. You will see that even they struggled. (Suranga) Lakmal bowled 35 overs when we batted. Others did pretty well. You get to create fewer chances because of the wicket. Even the best of deliveries are being hit for boundaries. We declared scoring 541. It would have been good had there been some help from the wicket. It was a tough day for the bowlers,” said Taskin to the media following the day’s play Saturday.
Going into the fifth day of the game Taskin speaking of Bangladesh’s aim said, “Greatest possibility is for the game to end in a draw. But having said that, cricket is a funny game, the course can change any time. Our bowlers have to be more calculative if the wicket remains same in the second. We will have to focus and target the batter’s weaknesses. You do not have much else to do here” he added.
Bangladesh got off to a flying start with the bat by putting up a mammoth total.. The majority expected the visitors to win, which is now in jeopardy.
