"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.

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.