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Ash inspired Mashrafe

Sports Reporter in Chittagong
Mohammad Ashraful might have frustrated everybody with a suicidal dismissal. but he at
least inspired someone in the dressing room to salvage his team from the follow-on on the second day of the second and final Test at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium yesterday.
It was none other than his deputy Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who admitted that he got the inspiration from his skipper to play his third half-century to save the follow-on.
'Murali had got me seven or eight times before and everytime I was out early. That's why my goal was to survive first which I managed to do today. Also boys in the dressing room and Ash (Ashraful) in particular gave me tips on how to handle him and he encouraged me," said the Bangladesh hero of the day.
’I was thinking more about Murali to be honest. Mendis is obviously world-class and currently the top bowler in international cricket but today I found Murali more difficult comparatively," he added.
The braveheart cricketer, for whom it was nothing new as he did the same thing
against India with his career-best 79 to salvage his side from the follow-on last year, also disclosed his plan after Bangladesh were nine down for 145 and still 40 runs away from the follow on target.
"The plan was to save the follow on. I tried to take as much strike as possible but Rajib (Shahadat Hossain] was a brilliant partner. We have batted together in similar situations a few times before, so I had the confidence in him," said Mashrafe recalling his record ninth wicket 77-run partnership with Shahadat.
Mashrafe said that the dismissals of Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim were the turning point for them.
"They bowled well with the new ball and Mendis is always dangerous when the ball is new. The turning point was the wicket of Ashraful and maybe that of Mushfiq ]Rahim).They both got set and then got out trying to play shots," he said.
"Ashraful had played brilliantly until he got out. Ash has a habit of hurrying through the 40s and 90s. /\lso, I think he sported a scoring opportunity as the off-side fielders were brought in and Murali came round the wicket," he said when asked to comment on his long-time mate Ashraful's fatal reverse sweep on 45 after two previous abortive
attempts.
Sri Lanka were in a comfortable position after the second day's play but the Bangladesh vice-captain still believed that it could be a good contest.
"I think the third day will be crucial in the context of the match. If we can bowl well and restrict them then this match can turn into a good contest. We have to show the application like we did in Mirpur," he hoped.
"There are cracks in the pitch but not that prominent and if you look back to the Test here against New Zealand in October the pitch actually got better for batting in the last three days," he added.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the second and final Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium on Sunday: SRI LANKA: First innings (overnight 371-6) Warnapura lbw b Ashraful 63 PJayawardenelbwb Mashrafe 0 Sangakkara b Mashrafe 5 M Jayawardene c Mushfiqur bShakib 11
Samarweerab Shahadat 19 Dilshan b Enamul 162
Kapugedera lbw bShakib 96 Vaas lbw b Mashrafe 3 Muralidaran lbw bShakib 0
SEE PAGE 18 COL 5
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Mendis not out 6
Fernando lbw b Shakib 0
Extras: (b-4,lb-8, w-l,nb-6)19 Total: (AU out in 94 overs) 384 FaU of wickets: 1-1, 2-7, 3-39, 4-75, 5-194, 6-367, 7-376, 8-376,9-384.
Bowler O M R W
Mashrafe 22 7 58 3
Shahadat 14 0 80 1
Shakib 30 6 109 4
Enamul 19 3 70 1
Mehrab 7 1 36 0
Ashraful 2 0 19 1
BANGLADESH: First innings Tamim cPJayawardenebVaas 0 ImrullbwbVaas 6
Zunaedb Fernando 28
Rokibul lbw b Mendis 0
Ashraful c P Jayawardene
b Muralidaran 45
Mehrab lbw b Mendis 18 Shakib lbw b Mendis 0 Mushfiqur st P Jayawardene b Mendis 21
Mashrafe cDilshanb Muralidaran 63 Eanmul c P Jayawardene
b Muralidaran 4
Shahadatnot out 5
Extras: (b-5, lb-5, nb-8) 18
Total: (All out in 76.2 overs)208 Fall of wickets: 1 -0, 2-26,3-33, 4-65, 5-90, 6-90, 7-122, 8-136, 9-145.
Bowler O M R W
Vaas 10 5 21 2
Fernando 18 4 44 1
Mendis 28 5 71 4
Muralidaran 20.2 6 62 3
SRI LANKA: Second innings Warnapuranotout 7
P Jayawardene not out 6
Total: (For no loss in 5 overs) 13 To bat: K a p u g e d c r a , Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Diishan, Samaraweera, Mendis, Vaas, Fernando, Muralidaran.
Bowler GM R W
Mashrafe 2 15 0
Shahadat 1040
Shakib 10 10
Enamul 10 3 0