On Day 1, Andre Adams regrets missing receptions.

Sri Lanka concluded Day 1 of the second Test on 314 for 4, and Bangladesh‘s fast bowling coach Andre Adams acknowledged that the home side was suffering from missed catches. In the sixth over of the day, Mahmudul Hasan Joy dropped Nishan Madushka with the batter on nine. After Sri Lanka decided to bat, Madushka made 57 and then added 96 with Dimuth Karunaratne.

In the post-lunch period, Dimuth Karunaratne was run out on eighteen, and Shakib al Hasan lost his catch at twenty-two runs. He took full use of the opportunity, scoring 86.

It will keep costing us if we keep missing catches. There were brief moments of pressure, similar to the Sylhet Test. After the opening day of play at Sylhet on Saturday, Adams told reporters, “We need to be excellent for longer in order for us to compete and be excellent.”

“In every cricket match, dropping catches would be difficult for you. The fielding we have done since I joined Bangladesh has been excellent. We field well on the ground. There have been some really good catches. But you might pay a price when you give up a catch too soon,” he stated.

 

“Too many catches have been lost by us. We’re putting some effort on it. No one intends to give it up. Even though they are working hard, they are missing opportunities. We need to keep working on catching fish,” he continued.

Adams believed that for Bangladesh to win this match, they would also need to bowl much more well on Day 2. “We need to bowl considerably better tomorrow morning than we did tonight, and for longer stretches of time. At the crease, they have two excellent hitters. They still have one excellent player. After that, we may exert some pressure on them,” he declared.

We’ve seen in the past that if you don’t do well for prolonged periods of time, they will take away your opportunity to play the game,” he said. Adams believed that Bangladesh should use caution while using reviews. When Dimuth Karunaratne was called leg before wicket, Bangladesh burned the review because the batsman had shielded the ball with his bat.

“We are talking about it right now. In terms of reviews, we are not very good. That is really evident. We have been terrible thus far. We must create a far more effective strategy. That is entirely up to the wicketkeeper and captain. The point fielder, perhaps,” he remarked.

 

“I believe that right now we are most likely making decisions based on feelings rather than facts. It’s not a fantastic review because it was written right away. Furthermore, I want no one to be hesitant to accept reviews. All we need to do is find a better approach,” he continued.

After putting up a lot of effort, Sri Lankan opener Karunaratne expressed his disappointment at not reaching a century. “It is really upsetting not to obtain a hundred after you achieve 80 or 90. I aim for large hundreds every time. You can’t always score a hundred in cricket, though, as Karunaratne said.

 

“This is a difficult place to bat. It was flat from the first over, if you look at the previous several years. It’s hard in the opening few overs, but here’s movement for the quick bowlers,” he said.

“As the ball softens, we can score a few runs. The spinners bowled exceptionally well, but as it was the opening day, there wasn’t much to give them. Perhaps the bowlers will also get a nice wicket later on,” he stated.

“The year before, it was a little flat. However, with the new ball, there is turn and seam movement. The bowlers have some benefits as well. Starting on the third day, there might be a shift. This wicket has a result,” he continued.