After completing a great test series against Pakistan, Team Bangladesh is all set to start their next journey in the Test Championship. Bangladesh's next mission is to win the series against India. India is definitely the favorite on Indian soil, especially if the opponent is Bangladesh, then their chances of winning are very high, but India is not taking Bangladesh as an easy opponent at all. India's wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant said there is no chance of taking Bangladesh lightly. Bangladesh has been doing well in batting and bowling recently so all the best for Bangladesh, hope Bangladesh will secure a good result against India.
All eyes are on Bangladesh and the way they defeated Pakistan on their home soil boosted their confidence and also rang bells of danger for team India but anyhow team India is always a favorite in tests, especially on their home ground. As a cricket fan, we wish them the Best of luck for both teams.
Only 44 overs were possible on day1, as a result of rain interruption. Ollie Pope looked good out there, and he is batting on 103, with Harry Brook at the other end. Jamie Smith is to come next, and he has been in terrific form recently. At the moment, his test average stands at 50.50. And need to mention the 86 from Ben Duckett as well. He was the one who was aggressive early on. Each and every bowler failed from the Lankan side, although Lahiru Kumara picked up two wickets (after going at 7 per over).
Rain interruptions are frustrating for one team and in this match it is England who are not liking these interruptions because they are batting so well in this match and would not like to stop the match. Ollie Pope showed character in this match as he made 103 runs and still batting. He could aim for 200 runs too in the England team's bat for the two sessions today. If England manage to score 450+ runs, it will put a lot of physiological pressure on the Sri Lankan batsmen.
Pope passes character test to dispel captaincy cloudsEngland managed to score 325 and now the lunch break is underway after that we will see how Sri Lanka played this match with some improved and changed strategies. England is still the favourite to win this game and series by 3-0 but let's see if Lanka can push England on a back foot and win the last game.