"The wicket on day five wasn't as we expected," Shanto said with Mathews adding that "it was a tough wicket for the bowlers"

Rain has forced an early lunch on the final day of the first cricket test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to frustrate Bangladesh's hopes of pushing for a rare victory away from home.

The first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fizzled out into a damp draw on Saturday, with rain robbing the match in Galle of a proper climax.Sri Lanka were set a tall order of 296 in 37 overs and were tottering at 72-4 when stumps were drawn 9.