Pathum Nissanka’s masterful unbeaten 146 powered Sri Lanka to a commanding 290 for 2

@Nissanka's reaction after scoring a century vs Bangladesh 2025

 Match context:

• Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Colombo

• Context of the Series: 2nd Test, a series of the 202527 ICC Billions World Test Championship the first Test of this series was played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 17 June 2025

• Last Outing: The previous Test in Galle was a draw with Nissanka notching an impressive 187. Thus Sri Lanka was at 0-0 with the ambitions of gaining series advantage.
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Bangladesh 1st Innings:

Bangladesh began the fourth day on 220/8 with Taijul Islam (33) and Nahid Rana (18) keeping the lower order alive and kicking out an additional 27 runs before Sonal Dinusha, on his debut bowled them all out on 247

• Dinusha played a key role ending up with 3/22 off his 9.3 overs.

• Asitha Fernando was also not to disappoint as he collected 3/51

The Response of Sri Lanka-Domination since the beginning:

Sri Lanka started their mission with and attitude of aggressiveness:

• Openers’ Fireworks:
• Lahiru Udara and Pathum Nissanka made a brisk 88-run opening stand, racing to 83/0 at lunch-time, dulling the Bangladesh pace and spin attacks

• Udara’s Departure:

• Udara contributed a quick-fire 40 — a score that came to an end as he was   adjudged lbw by Taijul Islam after a review in the post-lunch session following an incident of not-out decision on the field by the umpires

• The Power couple:

• After the departure of Udara, Nissanka and former skipper Dinesh Chandimal joined hands, and made an massive 194 runs stand in the second wicket

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Masterclass of Pathum Nissanka

• Composed Brilliance:
• Nissanka repaid the favour with his fourth Test ton that was composed 146* in 238 deliveries and he punctuated it with 18 booming fours

• Season of Centuries:

• It is his second hundred in succession in the series, after the 187 in Galle. What is interesting is that he is playing his 11th 50+ score in only 18 tests which is a very impressive record.

Chandimal’s Comeback:

• Resurgence:
• After having regained full fitness and form, Chandimal produced a fluid 93 out of 153 balls and propelled Sri Lanka to the advantageous stature

Near Miss:

• He nearly made it to a century in a reverse sweep off Nayeem Hasan as he edged to Litton Das as light dimmed - he is out first time in the 90s

End of Play:

• Sri Lanka ended on 290/2 with Prabath Jayasuriya as the nightwatchman, Bangladesh trail by 43 runs taking eight wickets away.

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Tactical Breaks and Pitch Edge

• The Reliable Bowling Rotations:

• The spinners of Bangladesh Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan took the solitary two wickets of Sri Lanka. The seamers addressed, which were Rana and Ebadot were exposed to aggressive strokeplay

• flat Pitch, Flat Bowling:

• In the afternoon, the SSC wicket had minimal juice on it, the batters could play their strokes, both the seamers were lynched and boundary lines provided minimal opportunities

• Mental Upper Hand:

• one looks at the environment just as the population looks at the rest of the world through their eyes. Just because one is looking at the environment does not mean that a person cannot see anything.

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In time the terms that SL had to dictate had become clear: good batting, good discipline in bowling, clever field positions in the failing lights and invariable heat..

• What to Expect Day 3 Preview:

• The obvious focus of Sri Lanka on Day 3 would be to bat the day, to create a lead of 150-200, to put the Bangladesh team under some pressure

• Bangladesh instead will be hoping to an openers blast, as a quick scalp might swing the game their way given the ease with which SL are winning the game.

• Bigger Picture:

• Series Control

• A victory on this occasion would give Sri Lanka the series 1 to 0 and the only draw they had was at Galle.

• Stakes of World Test Championship:

• Each win is vital to the prospects of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to win the World Test with every Test carrying 12 points in case of a negative result.

Conclusion:

Colombo Day 2 presented the rise to Sri Lanka. The match has already turned as Nissanka played a 146* and Chandimal got back to his style. Bangladesh needs to reorganize fast and utilize the new ball whereas Sri Lanka intends to continue the solid domination through restrained fierceness. The hosts on paper are very much in the ascent- but cricket is as ever, a thing of its own sweet nature and highly unpredictable.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 247/10 (Shadman Islam 46, Mushfiqur Rahim 35; Sonal Dinusha 3-22, Asitha Fernando 3-51) trail

 Sri Lanka 290/2 (Pathum Nissanka 146*, Dinesh Chandimal 93; Nayeem Hasan 1-45) by 43 runs.