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,

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

The Galle Test has ended in a damp draw after Najmul Hossain Shanto’s go-slow century and a bafflingly late declaration left Bangladesh with too little time to force a result against Sri Lanka.