In the last five years, the batting average in Galle has dipped drastically each day — from 45.64 on Day 1 to just 20.65 on Day 5 — underlining the importance of making early runs.

Perhaps one of the last of a dying breed of players to focus solely on Test cricket, Mushfiqur showed with his latest ton -- against Sri Lanka in Galle on Day 1 of Bangladesh's first Test ...

Galle, with its sea breeze and cricketing soul, witnessed something quietly uncanny during the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It wasn’t just the runs or the rhythm—it was the ...

A record-breaking fourth-wicket partnership between skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim put Bangladesh firmly in the box seat at stumps on day one of the opening Test ...

As the curtains rise on a fresh cycle of the World Test Championship at the iconic Galle International Stadium today, hosts Sri Lanka are likely to roll the dice on two debutants — both heavy hitters ...

Angelo Mathews concluded his Test cricket career in Galle after 17 years, marked by a guard of honour from Bangladesh. He scored 39 runs in his final innings, concluding with 8,206 runs and 16 ...

A batting collapse hastened Bangladesh's first innings towards its end in the Galle Test but the visitors will be more than happy to take 484 for 9 to start their new World Test Championship (WTC ...

Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images Roughly 70 overs into a scorching third day against Bangladesh in Galle, Pathum Nissanka smokes Bangladesh's fastest bowler through the covers, flicks him past the keeper ...

Najmul Hossain Shanto continued his magnificent form as captain in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. After scoring 148 runs in the first innings, Shanto scored an unbeaten 56 in ...

Tahir, 46, was retained by Amazon Warriors, while TKR have recruited the Pakistan pair of Amir and Tariq | ESPN.com ...

Mushfiqur, under the pump after a lean patch spanning 13 innings without a half-century, has fond memories of Galle, having struck a double hundred himself there in 2013. He scored two more double ...