Shanto, meanwhile, moved towards the three-figure mark, and eventually got there, becoming the first Bangladesh batter to hit hundreds in each innings of a Test twice. He went on a six-hitting spree after that,

Bangladesh looked for an improbable win late on Day 5 of the first Test against Sri Lanka; however, with not much time on offer, the teams settled for a stalemate in what was Angelo Mathews' last Test.

Senior all-rounder Angelo Mathews signed off as Sri Lanka’s third-highest run-scorer in Test cricket with 8,214 runs at an average of 44.40 in 119 appearances, scoring 16 centuries and 45 half-centuries along the way.