In a hilarious turn of events, three Bangladesh fielders positioned at slip failed to take an easy catch of Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittogram on Sunday, March 31.
The incident happened in the 121st over of the Sri Lanka first innings batting when Kamindu Mendis edged the off stump delivery by Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed. The ball went towards skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto at slip but he tossed it up and Shahadat Hossain attempted to take a catch.
Hossain failed to take the catch and the ball went towards Zakir Hasan, who eventually dropped it. Despite three Bangladesh players juggled each other, they failed to take an easy catch in slips. The video of the same went viral on social media.
On the opening day of the ongoing 2nd Test, a bizarre incident took place when Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto took a Decision Review System (DRS) to review Kusal Mendis as the ball middle the bat.
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In the 44th over of the first innings, Kusal Mendis stepped down a bit and nudged towards the off-side off Taijul Islam's spin bowling delivery. Najmul, who was positioned himself at slip, consulted the bowler before taking DRS. After taking DRS it was indicated that the ball actually hit the middle of the bat instead of pad.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was trolled on social media for taking the review despite knowing that the ball hit the middle of the bat. The rivalry between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka reached its peak following the Angelo Mathews timed-out incident during the ODI World Cup in India last year.
Sri Lanka bundled out for 531 in the first innings
Sri Lanka resumed their first innings at 314/4, with Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva batting on 34 and 15, respectively. The middle order pair continued to carry on hosts' innings and helped the team past 350-run mark in 99th over of the innings.
Chandimal's stay at the crease ended after he was dismissed for 59 at 375/5. Then, Dhananjaya was joined by Kamindu Mendis at the crease to carry on Sri Lanka's batting. The duo was looking to form a good partnership until Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed for 70 at 411/5. Then, Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya formed a 65-run partnership to take the team past 450-run mark.
Prabath Jayasuriya made a decent contribution to Sri Lanka's batting as he scored 28 off 75 balls before he was dismissed at 476/7. Thereafter, Kamindu Mendis anchored the innings and took the team past the 500-run mark. Vishwa Fernando (11), Lahiru Kumara (6) and Asitha Fernando (0) fell cheaply.
Eventually, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 531 in the first innings, with Mendis remaining unbeaten on 92 off 167 balls.
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