Sri Lanka 280 and 119 for five (Karunaratne 52, Dhananjaya 23*, Nahid 2-42) lead Bangladesh 188 (Taijul 47, Vishwa 4-48, Kumara 3-31) by 211 runs
Nahid Rana continued his wonderful debut, accounting for the wickets of Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis throughout a fiery opening spell. There was additionally lastly some pleasure for the spinners, with Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz eliminating Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, respectively.
However regardless of the most effective efforts of the Bangladesh bowling contingent, it was Sri Lanka’s seamers who ensured their aspect could be forward on the day after a disciplined and probing effort had been duly rewarded with the hosts being dismissed for 188 lower than an hour earlier than tea.
Having begun the day with Bangladesh three down, Sri Lanka’s seamers hogged the ball throughout the morning session and for many of the afternoon as effectively – spinner Prabath Jayasuriya received only a solitary over – as they completed by grabbing all ten wickets, the primary time that has occurred in a Take a look at innings in Bangladesh since 2008.
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