Sports Desk: Despite losing wickets at the start of the first day of the first Test at Pallekele in Kandy, Bangladesh overcame that push. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Tigers lost to opener Saif Hasan by 8 runs.

At the time of writing, Bangladesh scored 100 runs for one wicket. Tamim is batting for 62 off 63 balls. On the other hand, Shantar collected 35 runs from 71 balls. The two have made a pair of 90 runs.

Earlier, captain Mominul Haque decided to bat after winning the toss. Opener Saif Hasan returned to the dressing room with 8 runs. Sri Lankan fast bowler Biswa Fernando sent Saif to the dressing room before opening the scoring.