Enamul Haque Bijoy’s poor form continued on the Sri Lanka tour. After scoring just 4 runs in the second innings of the first Test in Galle, many expected him to be dropped for the second and final Test in Colombo. However, Bangladesh retained the right-handed batter yet he failed again, getting out for a duck (0 off 10 balls) in the first innings.
Asitha Fernando dismissed Bijoy in the fifth over, bowling him through the inside edge. Before that, Bijoy survived twice against the same bowler first a dropped catch by Kusal Mendis, then a missed opportunity at third slip on the next ball.
At the time of reporting, Bangladesh were 5 for 1 after 5 overs, with Shadman Islam on 5* and Mominul Haque yet to score. Bangladesh had won the toss and chosen to bat first in the Colombo Test on Wednesday.