Galle, June 21 -- Sri Lanka batted out 32 overs in the final session of Day 5 to ensure the first Test in Galle ended in a draw, against Bangladesh, but it wasn't a result without minor jeopardy, as Sri Lanka lost four wickets on the way before Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis shut up shop for good.

The teams shook hands with five overs left to play in the day, with Dhananjaya de Silva and having played out 53 balls in their partnership.

During a run-chase of 296 runs, Dhananjaya and Kamindu had come together after Sri Lanka had lost both Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal in quick succession, both to the excellent Taijul Islam, who ended on figures of 3 for 23.

But despite Taijul and Nayeem Hasan's best efforts, it was clear th...