SL beat BAN by 215 runs | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary

Sri Lanka lost Karunaratne early but Kusal Mendis' counter-attacking 68 meant that they had the runs flowing. At 110/6, Roshen Silva took the honours and stitched two valuable stands - first with Dilruwan Perera which was worth 52 and then with Akila Dananjaya of 43. The visitors managed to recover from such a position otherwise they could have faced even more embarrassment. So, on such a dustbowl, every run matters. They have the quality spinners in their ranks who can inflict the damage. Is the score that the Lankans have got enough? Out walk the Bangla openers Tamim and Kayes for their reply...

So, Bangladesh have wrapped the Lankans up for a scanty total. Their spinners have made merry on a surface that has a lot in it for them. It was the comeback man, Abdur Razzak at first who broke the top order, picking up a 4-fer, while Taijul Islam then with his consistent lines and lengths ended with a 4-fer too. Amidst the spinners running riot, Mustafizur Rahman too chipped in with three wickets and overall it was a collective effort from the hosts' bowlers to restrict the Lankan lions.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. OUT! Gloved it! Taijul Islam ends up with a 4-fer! He tosses it up outside off, at 79.7 kph, Roshen Silva presses forward to defend but there is a bit of extra bounce which takes the gloves and settles into the mitts of Liton Das. A good take from the keeper and Silva doesn't even wait. He knew he has edged it straightaway. SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 222!

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Flatter again, angling in, Lakmal wrists it through mid-wicket. Rahim gives it a long chase and stops the ball inside the rope. They take three. The stand moves to 15 from 37.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Flatter through the air, punched off the back foot to the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. The Fizz spears in a wide yorker, Roshen swings at it only to get beaten.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Drives it sweetly but finds the man at cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length ball outside off, poked towards cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Nicely done! Hits the deck hard, Silva gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square on the off side. Tamim in the deep mops it up before they take two.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Slower ball, pitched outside off, RS defends it with a straight blade towards cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Fuller in length from around the wicket, driven through cover for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman is back on with a packed off side field.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery outside off, Silva uses his feet and pats it into the cover region.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Vital runs! Short delivery, served outside off, Roshen Silva slaps it behind point and there is no one in the deep to stop it.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Ahhh... that's a good ball! Islam pitches it up outside off and it rips away just a touch to nearly kiss the outside edge of Silva's bat.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopier ball outside off, the batsman makes another watchful defense.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around middle and off, defended once again off the front foot.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower one, served outside off, Silva leans forward and blocks.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Pushed towards the man at mid off.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Third consecutive 50-plus score for Roshen Silva. Another valuable knock from him and gets a good applause from the dressing room. Uses his feet to this fuller ball and wrists it away through wide mid on for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Fired outside off, Silva doesn't offer any stroke.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Good running! Comes down the track and ends up yorking himself. Digs it out towards long on and gets to the other end. The fielder is a bit lazy to attack the ball and by the time he returns a throw to Das, Silva adds a brace to his tally. Moves onto 49.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, it's kept out watchfully.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal survives again! A bit of loop on this occasion, Suranga leans forward and pushes it to the cover.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Quicker and fuller around off, Lakmal with a stride forward shows a tight defense.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Darts it on the stumps, Roshen Silva comes down the track and wrists it through mid-wicket to give Lakmal the next two balls.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Gives it some air, lands it on off, RS prods forward in defense.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. A bit too full outside off which allows Silva to keep it out with ease.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Stump-to-stump line. Arrowed on the stumps, Roshen shows compact defense.

Taijul Islam has a change of ends.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal survives! He blocks this fuller ball towards the leg side.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Tossed up outside off, Suranga makes room and drives it along the ground to long off.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Sees the batsman giving the charge and hence Razzak fires it full and wide outside off. Silva still manages to drill it to long off for a single. Lakmal will have to survive for the next two balls now.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Takes a stride forward and stonewalls it.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery, landed outside off, Silva defends it in front of the silly point fielder.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Fires in a flatter ball on the stumps, kept out off the back foot.

Abdur Razzak is back on. Can he pick up a 5-fer on return?

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Keeps it fuller on off asking the no. 11 to go after it. The Lankan vice captain obliges and gets beaten.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Defended off the back foot back to the bowler.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Switches the angle and comes from around the wicket. He keeps it on a back of a length outside off, Suranga looks to offer a straight bat but gets it off the high portion of the bat to gully.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Full toss, dipping in on off, Lakmal is early into the drive and ends up mistiming it to mid off.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Fires in a yorker on leg, Lakmal digs it out.

Suranga Lakmal is the last man in.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rangana Herath. OUT! Clever bowling! That is why Roshen Silva wanted a single desperately on the last ball of the previous over. This is almost a replica of Akila's wicket. It's the cutter again which holds on the surface and foxes the veteran. Herath looks to push but is ages early in doing so. The ball lobs up and it's a dolly for Rahim at cover. Second wicket for Rahman.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Goes back to this flatter ball and taps it in front of square leg. Calls for the single but the old man at the other end ain't interested.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Bowls a sliders from around middle and off, RS hangs back in defense.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower and with a bit more loop, Silva uses his feet to push it back to Taijul.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Looped up on off, draws the batsman forward and then turns away to beat the outside edge by a whisker.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Nice flight on this one, Silva works it towards square leg.

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. Slower through the air outside off, pushed through cover for a single.

Taijul Islam to continue from the other end.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bowls it on a back of a length, angling away, steered off the outer half towards gully.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller on the stumps, pushed back down to mid on.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Pitches it on leg, it's the cutter again. Roshen misses his flick and wears it on the pads.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rangana Herath. Goes for the yorker, tailing back in, Rangana does well to bring his bat down and help it towards fine leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rangana Herath. Starts the session with a full toss. It takes Herath aback who just pushes it towards the cover fielder.

Welcome back for the final session. Sri Lanka have just two wickets remaining. How many more can they add? We shall find out. Out walk the players and the umpires. Rangana Herath is the new man in and will face the first ball of the final session. Mustafizur Rahman will continue his pending over. Let's play...

... Day 1, Session 3 ...

The debutant then walked in and looked really confident. He too offered a good hand to the set Silva and another stand started to motor along before Mustafizur Rahman took one just at the stroke of tea. Sri Lanka have done well to cross the 200-run mark and with Silva still there, his side would hope the runs to come by. Whereas, the home side will be looking to scalp out the remaining two wickets quickly. Will they be able to do so? Join us back in just a bit for the final session...

With the wicket of Akila Dananjaya, the umpires have decided to take TEA. A good session for both the sides. Bangladesh removed Kusal Mendis on the very second ball after lunch and Dickwella couldn't last long either. At 110/6, it seemed like the hosts will run through the batting line-up but no... Dilruwan Perera along with Roshen Silva came together and offered some dogged resistance. At the same time they made sure the runs also kept coming. Together they added 52 before Taijul dismissed the former.

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. OUT! Stop the press! A pacer has picked up a wicket here. Another stunning catch from Rahim to break the 43-run stand at the right time. Rahman from over the wicket bowls another cutter, it stops a bit on the surface and deceives the debutant completely. Akila Dananjaya is early into the drive. Ends up spooning it towards cover where Rahim dives forward to take it. It was dipping in front but he did well to hold onto it.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, bowled outside off, Silva opens the face of the bat and steers it towards backward point.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Darted on middle, worked wide of mid on for a single.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Flighted ball around middle and off, Dananjaya prods forward in defense.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Makes room and drives it through mid off for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up on off, defended down watchfully.

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. Shorter in length outside off, Akila looks to cut but gets a bottom edge which goes on the bounce towards first slip.

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. An appeal for LBW this time! He drops it ahead of a length, it stops a touch as Dananjaya comes forward to defend. The ball hits the pads and they all start to appeal. The umpire shakes his head as he spots the inside edge. Good decision. Also, when the ball landed a puff of dust was seen coming off.

Akila Dananjaya seems to have hurt his left elbow. He is in agony and calls for some assistance from the physio...

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. FOUR LEG BYES! What a delivery from the Fizz! He has cut the batsman into two halves! Bowls a pacy cutter, which grips and puts the southpaw in a tangle. He gets beaten on the inside as the ball brushes his left elbow and beats the keeper to the fence. Meanwhile, 200 is up for SL.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Shorter in length on middle, tucked through square leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. Beautiful shot! Akila Dananjaya is growing in confidence! Fuller ball on off, Akila leans ahead and caresses it through covers. Won't get a boundary but will pick up three for doing so.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Taps this back of a length delivery towards point and gets to the other end.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. OVERTHROWS! This will help Sri Lanka. Abdur Razzak is the culprit. Silva pushes it towards him at mid off and takes his on. The comeback man, charges towards the ball and fires a wild throw at the keeper's end. Liton Das dives to his right and so does Sabbir Rahman from first slip but the ball is far from their reach. It races down to the fence behind. Another partnerships has started to swell.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Gives it some flight, lands it outside off, AD uses his feet and drives it to long off for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Dances down the track and wrists it through mid-wicket for one.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Flatter and shorter outside off, Akila goes deep in the crease and packs a punch through the gap at cover. Rahman from deep point goes after it and does well to pull the ball back in play. They take three runs.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Floated delivery outside off, Dananjaya blocks it off the front foot watchfully.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a good length and this one holds its line, Silva gets back to punch but couldn't find the gap at cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Length ball outside off, punched towards the cover fielder.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Deft if I can call it one! Cutter from Rahman who delivers it by going wide of the crease. Silva stands tall and at the very last moment he opens the face of the bat and glides it between second slip and the gully fielder for a boundary. Moves to 36 now.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Pitches it up outside off, driven off the front foot but straight to the extra cover fielder.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Ahead of a length and just outside off, Silva hangs back in defense.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a fuller length and outside off, Silva defends it off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman is back on to bowl his 7th over.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Slower through the air, a bit short outside off, pushed towards the off side off the back foot.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. FOUR! Cracked away! A bit short and bowled outside off, Dananjaya backs away and slaps it behind point. Tamim there had no chance to cut that off. The stand moves to 18 from 26 deliveries.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Uses the feet and milks a single down to long off.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Makes a bit of room and eases it through cover for a single.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Tossed up delivery outside off, AD blocks it down.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. On a shorter length, a bit wider on off, steered towards point for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Defends it right in front of the silly point fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. FOUR! Good shot from the debutant! Flighted ball outside off, Dananjaya dances down the track and decides to go with the turn. He goes inside out over extra cover and picks up his first boundary.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Good effort from Tamim! Mehidy Hasan tosses it up on the stumps, Silva uses his feet, takes it on the full and flicks it through mid-wicket. The Bangla opener gives a good chase and does well to stop a run for his side.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. An appeal for LBW! Fires it outside off, Roshen Silva plants his front foot across and then pads it away. They appeal but to no avail as the impact was well outside the line.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery outside off, Silva presses forward and defends it down.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. On a flatter trajectory, Dananjaya covers the sticks to keep it out.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Works it by coming down the track through wide mid on. Calls for two but will have to settle for one as the fielder is quick to deny them.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Ripper! Lands it in the rough outside off, Silva lunges forward to counter it but the ball turns away and nearly takes the outside edge to the keeper.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery on the stumps, Silva gets to the pitch of the ball and works it straight towards the man at short mid-wicket.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. A bit short and flatter through the air, tapped away towards the cover region.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter one around off, kept out off the back foot towards over.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Dananjaya prods ahead and stonewalls it.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Loopy delivery outside off, driven straight to the cover fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Pushed towards the man at mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Takes a stride forward and drives it through covers. Hits it in the gap and comes back for a brace.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Akila Dananjaya. Tossed up on off, Akila smothers it away.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, Roshen Silva buries it into the ground. Just 1 run and a wicket off the over.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Slower through the air, landed outside off, Akila pokes it towards point and scampers through to the other end to get off the mark as well.

Taijul Islam to Akila Dananjaya. Comes half forward and blocks it out.

The debutant, Akila Dhananjaya walks in next, replacing Perera.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. OUT! Caught at silly point! Bangladesh have broken the well-constructed 52-run stand. Islam gets his third! He floats it up on the stumps, Perera lunges forward to defend but seems to have missed it. They all appeal and the umpire rules it out. Perera starts to walk back but then he is stopped by his partner and they opt to take the DRS. At first it seemed like he has been adjudged LBW but then the first replay suggests that there is a clear inside edge. It hits the pads and lobs towards silly point where Mominul Haque takes a simple catch. End of a good knock from Dilruwan but one would wonder why did he take the review when he knew he had hit that. Anyway, can Bangladesh restrict SL under 200?

Perera is given out - not sure for what. LBW or caught at silly point? He has a word with his partner before taking the DRS.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter through the air again, this time it's punched towards mid on.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter and shorter outside off, Dilruwan forces it off the back foot but finds the man at cover.

Mehidy Hasan to Dilruwan Perera. Works it with the spin through square leg to keep strike.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Eases this tossed up delivery down to long on for a comfortable single.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Goes back and looks to tap and run but it goes on the bounce towards the short leg fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Very full on the stumps, kept out off the front foot.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, Silva shows a tight defense.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Very full outside off, Roshen leans across and wrists it towards short mid-wicket.

Double change as Mehidy Hasan Miraz is brought in to operate from the other end. A short leg and slip in place.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Leans ahead and smothers it away towards the cover fielder.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Around middle and leg, worked away towards mid on.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Drifting in from outside off, the batsman sits back to stab it away.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Lands it just around off, Perera presses forward to defend.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Brings up the 50-run stand! Well done, Roshen and Dilruwan! Tossed up ball outside off, Silva uses his feet and eases the drive through mid off for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery outside off, Roshen takes a stride forward and keeps it out.

Taijul Islam is brought back into the attack now.

DRINKS BREAK. Good recovery from Sri Lanka after losing two wickets in the first 7 balls after Lunch. The ball was keeping low and there were chances of the visitors getting bundled out before Tea but this partnership has kept Bangladesh at bay. It is currently worth 49, of which Dilruwan has made 30. Perera did give a chance on 18, only for Sabbir to spill it. Dilruwan's innings is worth gold dust for Sri Lanka who would be eyeing a score of around 250.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. A length ball on middle, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Some problem behind the bowler's arm. A person is standing there, watching the proceedings, before he is asked to move away.

Short extra cover comes in now.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Outside off, a bouncer, left alone.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Hits the timber, but at the other end. Perera is out of his ground but the ball did not touch Mustafizur's hand. Full on middle, Silva plays this a bit uppishly, beaten by the cutter, going a bit too early. The ball lands in front but wide of the bowler who tries to stop it but cannot get a hand to it. The ball hits the stumps at the other end.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Full and outside off. Perera pushes it towards gully where Mahmudullah dives to his right and misfields, conceding a single. Perera moves to 30 from 47 balls.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, pushed towards mid on.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, nicely defended. 10 from that over.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Fuller and outside off, nicely pushed down to long off for a run.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. No hat-trick. Short and outside off, Dilruwan goes back and places it straight to backward point this time.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Another FOUR! Perera is playing a lovely knock here. Full and outside off, overcompensating for that previous ball but the batsman just opens the face of his bat and squeezes it behind point for consecutive boundaries.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! The partnership grows. Full and down the leg side, Perera just tickles it past the keeper to the fine leg fence. 150 UP FOR SRI LANKA and this partnership is now worth 42.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. A short ball on middle, Perera goes back and works it through square leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Stays back in his crease to block.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Full and outside off, pushed to the off side.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. A short ball outside off, Dilruwan sways away from the sharp bouncer. Nicely bowled.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

Perera is standing a good two feet outside the crease. This might be to negate the rough around him.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Full and outside off, played straight to gully.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, left alone.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, pushed through the covers for another single. Moves to 20 from just 35 balls.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Oohh... another one STAYS LOW. A short ball, there to be hit, Perera rocks back to pull but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls back but far away from the stumps.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Too full again, wristed wide of mid-wicket for one.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. A tad short, punched wide of cover for a run.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Full on middle, worked wide of mid on for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. On middle, worked straight to short leg.

Abdur Razzak gets a change of ends. Can he break this stand?

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, left alone.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. EDGED, DROPPED! Oh dear... the opportunity was created but not made use of. Rahman has Rahman down here. One Rahman, the bowler Mustafizur, bowled it wide outside off. Perera threw his bat at it and got a thick, fat outside edge. The ball went straight to the other Rahman, Sabbir at second slip but... in and out... he could not hang on.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Comes around the wicket, bowls it extremely full and wide outside off, DP finally decides to have some fun and reaches out to drive but misses.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Now gets the ball right in line of the stumps which means Dilruwan has to play. Does so with ease, blocking the ball to cover. Hint of reverse there.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Similar ball, slightly held back a bit, left alone again.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. Full and wide outside off, tempting to drive, Perera resists.

Mustafizur Rahman is back on.

Roshen Silva seems to be having some issues with his left shoulder. The physio is out in the middle, does some stretching and rotating exercises but Silva is not happy. Out comes the magic spray.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed outside off, Roshen keeps his bat inside the line.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Now quietly rotates strike by pushing the ball towards sweeper cover. Moves to 20.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. SIX! Down the ground! That is a good shot. This can come only if you trust your defense and are confident of meeting the pitch of the ball. Silva dances down the track, gets as close as possible and lofts it over long on! The stand is worth 31 now.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Arrowed in on middle, dabbed wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Full and around off, watchfully defended back to the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Outside off, pushed to the off side for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Goes back and works it through the leg side for one more.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Comes down the track and whips it wide of mid on for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Very straight ball, Roshen defends watchfully.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed outside off, left alone.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. A tad short, punched straight to cover.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Ahem... that stays low as well. Silva looks to flick but gets a leading edge which goes wide of the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! A very expensive over. Pressure-releaser. Short and outside off, Perera goes back and punches it through the covers for a boundary! 13 from the over!

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Full on middle, worked through square leg for a couple.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Welcome runs. Full on middle, Perera flicks it through mid-wicket. Mushfiqur Rahim starts to give it a chase and even gets to the ball, sticks out his leg but the ball deflects back onto the ropes.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Down the leg side, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Ahh.... DP lunges to defend but the ball skids on, goes off the inside edge and lands wide of short leg.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slightly shorter, cut towards sweeper cover for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, Roshen comes down the track and drives it towards mid off.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Very full, Silva dead-bats it.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Full and outside off, driven towards the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Short and outside off, Perera goes back to cut but gets a bottom edge towards silly point.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Driven through mid off by the batsman.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Hmmm.... almost a replica of the dismissal of Mushfiqur Rahim in the first Test in the second innings. Dilruwan lunges to defend but the ball hits his bottom part and goes on the bounce to silly point. In Rahim's case, the ball has gone onto the boot.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed around middle, well defended.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Close call! Landed outside off, Dilruwan pads it away and is hit on the pads. The Bangladeshi vocal chords go up as one but the umpire shakes his head. The ball was not coming in that match. Razzak straightway said no for the review.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, driven towards long off for a run.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Very close to the off stump, a tight defense shown by Silva.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Landed outside off, Perera gets down and prods it off the outer half of the bat behind point for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dilruwan Perera. Full and outside off, pushed to the off side.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Down the leg side, Roshen misses his flick.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! A rank bad ball, short and outside off, Silva goes back and punches it through the covers for a boundary!

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Pushes this through mid on for a single.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Dilruwan Perera walks in at number 8, replacing Dickwella.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. OUT! That stays low and Dickwella has to go! This is just the 33rd over of the match and already the ball has started to keep low. Nothing Niroshan could do here. The ball was landed a tad short of full and Dickwella went back to defend. But the ball stayed low, went beneath the bat and hit the stumps. Poor lad. Taijul won't mind though.

Taijul Islam to bowl from the other end.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Beautiful bowling and what a start from Bangladesh after the break.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Very full around middle and off, Silva blocks it out.

Abdur Razzak to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella comes down the track and works it off the inner half through square leg to get off the mark.

Abdur Razzak to Niroshan Dickwella. Around middle and off, blocked off the front foot.

Niroshan Dickwella is the new man in.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. OUT! Gone very next ball! This is beauty of a delivery from Razzak. Similar to the one on which he removed Chandimal. Razzak pitches it around middle and leg and it drifts away just a touch. Kusal Mendis lunges forward to defend and is beaten all ends up. The ball goes onto disturb the woodwork. Superb from Abdur and Sri Lanka now have lost half their side. The only one who looked comfortable has to walk back. Can Bangladesh restrict SL under 150?

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! A loosener to begin with! Razza bowls a half-tracker on middle, Mendis in such form isn't missing out on those. Goes back in a jiffy and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary to start the session.

We are back for the second session. It will be a task for the batsmen on this dust-bowl. Kusal Mendis holds the key for the Lankans if they are to post a good score or else, Bangladesh spinners will run through the remaining batting line-up. Abdur Razzak will continue his spell. A slip, leg slip, short leg and silly point in place. Let's play...

... Day 1, Session 2 ...

What did Mahmudullah say to his group around the Drinks break? Whatever he said, worked wonders. 61/1 in 16 overs before that huddle - 44/3 in 15 since then. The home side has been inconsistent with its lengths but it will believe that a couple of wickets and the bowlers will come out to bat. Only 3 overs to pace so far, hence the excellent over rate. Join us back at 1210 local (0610 GMT).

Amidst the crests and troughs, Kusal Mendis has been standing tall for Sri Lanka. He seems to have read the pitch well and is playing brilliantly on 64. Sri Lanka will believe that prodding is definitely not the way to go on this pitch and we might see more counter-attacking post Lunch.

The saying goes that it takes one ball to change things and exactly that happened. Dhananjaya de Silva got consumed by the extra bounce while Danushka Gunathilaka, never looking settled, threw his wicket away. And then, Razzak got the big fish in Dinesh Chandimal for a duck.

Great comeback from Bangladesh in the opening session. After being asked to bowl, spin made an early impression but the counter-attacking stand from Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva pegged the hosts back. The sweeps and slog sweeps started to induce shorter lengths from the spinners and it seemed like Sri Lanka were in full control. So much so, that our colleague, Mandy, predicted, 900-plus is on the cards. But then...

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Another one goes past the outside edge. This is around off, Silva gets across to defend but still misses the ball. LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. This is a play and a miss. The length is fuller and the line is around off. RS lunges to defend but the ball spins and whizzes away.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square. Two runs added to the total.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed outside off, Roshen keeps his bat behind the pad but the ball lands on the rough, then spins away past the off stump. But Silva was well aware of that turn.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Last over before Lunch...

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Full and outside off, Kusal leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary!

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. They pick up a single.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Outside off, again that extra bounce, Roshen pushes but misses.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen can continue batting. One replay is enough to indicate that this can be given out only in my locality where we use the one-bounce catch as a dismissal to escape from enduring the boredom of watching a batsman bat for a long time. Tossed up outside off, this time Silva does not come forward. He stays back but there is extra bounce on the ball which catches him by surprise. He loosely hangs his bat and gets an outside edge. Sabbir Rahman dives to his left from first slip but shakes his head as soon as he takes the catch. Says that he is not sure, when asked by the umpires too. Bangladesh persist with the appeal and umpire Tucker signals to the third umpire that he thinks that it is not out. Of course, the first replay shows that the ball has bounced.

Howzzat? Gone? Sabbir Rahman straightaway says no but Bangladesh appeal for a catch. Now the umpire questions Sabbir who shakes his head, saying he doesn't know. Referred upstairs, the soft signal being NOT OUT.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Mahmudullah moves from cover to second slip now. Good attacking captaincy. 5-fer for Bangladesh before Lunch?

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Well bowled. The length is full and immediately the batsman is forward. He looks to defend but the ball spins past the outside edge.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The arm ball, blocked to the leg side.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Landed outside off, stays a tad low, pushed towards cover.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Gets back and works it wide of mid on for a single. Fantastic double-wicket over from Razzak.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Quicker one, outside off, punched hard but straight into the shin of silly point.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. On middle and off, watchfully defended.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Not a great hat-trick ball, outside off, punched to the off side.

He was in his training jersey around 45 minutes back, sitting in the dugout, not even in the dressing room. But he has walked out in his whites now, at number 6 to replace his skipper. Roshen Silva is the new man in.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. OUT! Ho ho ho! One brings another and Chandimal is out of here! All that glitters is not gold and certainly not when a duck is on offer. In came Chandimal a ball ago, out he goes a ball later. What a jaffa from Razzak. He tosses this up around middle and leg and draws Chandimal forward. But once the ball pitches, it grips and turns past the outside edge. Clatter! Chandimal does not even bother to look back. This is not the first time he has been dismissed in that fashion. Razzak is on a hat-trick!

In walks the skipper, Dinesh Chandimal, at number 5. Is there time for Bangladesh to prize one more before the break?

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. OUT! Poor shot. That is the problem with attacking. The batsman gets into the mode of hitting a bit too many risky shots and eventually pays the price. For Gunathilaka, that eventuality has come after 25 balls. Nothing special on the ball and an equally not-so-special shot from Danushka as well. He goes back, looking to punch but does not bother to keep it down. Now what is special on this ball is the catch. Mushfiqur Rahim, free from keeping duties, stationed at mid off, keeps his eyes on the ball, back-tracks and leaps at the precise moment to take a wonderful catch. The enterprising stand is broken.

Abdur Razzak for one last burst before Lunch.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full once more, the sweep is played again, but this time it is cut off by Mustafizur Rahman completing his morning jog from deep square leg. That should have been just a single but Rahman took his own sweet time, not paying a percent's heed to Liton Das' screaming.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! BOOM! Not a bad delivery but an excellent shot. Mendis has picked the length in a trice. He sets himself for the sweep, gets down and hits it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. The stand is worth 33 now.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. There you go, beating the batsman all ends up. The length is fractionally short of full and Kusal goes back to defend. But the ball pitches and then spins away just a touch to beat the outside edge.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up, around middle and leg, Mendis lunges to defend. 'That's the length they need to bowl, over and over again', screams Athar Ali Khan on air. Bangladesh have been guilty of bowling way too many short balls in this session.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Similar to the boundary ball but this time Danushka punches it a bit too squarer. Mahmudullah from extra cover gets across to his right and dives to stop.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Comes down the track and pushes it straight to mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. FOUR! Great shot. Yes, it was a touch wide outside off but not all that short. But Gunathilaka goes back in a flash and punches it in front of the man at sweeper cover and beats him to the fence! Moves to 13 now.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Fuller this time, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Landed on middle, Mendis goes back and pushes it towards Mehidy.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A touch short again, bit of turn on that occasion, Kusal plays it smartly, going back and pushing it through point with soft hands for a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full and around off, blocked back to the bowler.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Short and outside off, punched straight to cover.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. SIX! BLUDGEONED! Fifty for Mendis! His 5th in Tests. Gets there in style. Full and around off, Mendis gets down and mows it over mid-wicket for a biggie! His aggression has kept Bangladesh on the back foot throughout. 50 from just 80 balls, not bad on a turning track. The stand is worth 23 now.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Short and outside off, cut through the covers for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Full and just outside off, Mendis is well forward in defense.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Comes down the track this time and eases it through mid off for a run.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fuller in length this time, Gunathilaka defends watchfully.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Short and outside off, cut away powerfully but straight to extra cover.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on for a single.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Down the leg side, worked away but straight to the man at short leg. Ouch! That has hit Mominul on his left groin.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up a bit, around off, Kusal comes forward and blocks.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The ball has found the edge of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This time he gets it past silly point but does not earn a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Landed outside off, Mendis goes back and punches it right onto the body of silly point.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Better. Come forward and defend. Play safe if not picking.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Oohhh.... he is struggling to pick Mehidy here. The arm ball, around off, Danushka goes back to cut but the cherry skids off the surface. As a result, a bottom edge is induced back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. On middle and off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Outside off, a tad short, punched through the covers for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. PHEW! Beaten in the mind. Tossed up outside off, Gunathilaka comes forward and then shoulders arms, expecting the ball to turn. But the ball does not spin, goes straight on and just misses the off pole!

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. STREAKY! That is why one needs to be proactive on this pitch. Full and outside off, Mendis is in two minds, whether to go forward or stay back. He does neither, coming half forward and going half-heartedly to defend. The ball goes off the inside edge, just past the stumps to fine leg. A single taken.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Reaches out to this one and blocks.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The ball takes the outside edge goes towards the slip region.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. In line of the stumps, arrowed in, Mendis goes back and punches it to the off side. Dangerous.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Full and outside off, Danushka dead-bats it.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. FOUR! BLAST! Positive cricket from Sri Lanka. Looking at the pitch, don't think we will have a Test match on Monday. Perhaps the first innings of the game will turn out to be extremely crucial. No point in hanging and blocking. Better to be proactive and keep the scoreboard ticking. Tossed up, Gunathilaka comes down the track and hammers it past the bowler for a boundary down the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Landed around off, Gunathilaka uses his reach, strides forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and defends.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full and outside off, pushed wide of silly point.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Debatable. Down the leg side, Gunathilaka looks to flick initially but then withdraws his bat, shouldering arms. The ball goes off his pads towards deep backward square leg and initially it seems like the batsmen are not going to run. But then, we see Kusal Mendis at the striker's end. Did he offer a shot? Shouldn't that have been a dead ball? Anyways...

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Comes forward and pushes it towards long on for a run.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Outside off, driven towards long off for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Full again, watchfully defended.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Full and around off, Gunathilaka comes forward and defends.

Mehidy Hasan is back on.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Outside off, pushed through point for a single.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman fails to get bat on that one and is hit on the pad.

Danushka Gunathilaka walks in at number 4, replacing de Silva.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. OUT! This time the edge goes to hand! This wicket has come out of nowhere. Taijul lands it closer to the rough already developing on the pitch and de Silva, like on the previous occasion, lunges to defend. But this time, the ball bounces and catches the batsman off guard. Off it goes, kissing the gloves and straight to Sabbir Rahman at first slip. No fuss. No big score for De Silva in this game. The quickfire stand ends.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full and outside off, de Silva lunges to defend but gets an outside edge which does not carry to slip.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, punched to the off side.

Drinks are on the field. This is a good start for Sri Lanka after electing to bat. They lost Karunaratne early but Mendis and his counter-attack has made sure Sri Lanka are in a good state. Dhananjaya de Silva has come out and the duo seem to be in the same mood which they were in the first Test. Mahmudullah is seen sharing some words with his team. Can they make further inroads?

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Pitches it around leg, it grips off the surface, Kusal covers the sticks to defend it back down the track.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bangs in a short one on middle and leg, Kusal swivels a bit and rolls his wrists over the pull shot to get it behind square on the leg side for one.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Bowls the cutter again but it moves away too much. Easy leave for DdS.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Keeps it nice and full again, Dhananjaya leans forward and drives it towards cover. The man there dives all over it but the fielder from mid off is quick to move to his right to deny the single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller delivery in the zone outside off, stabbed out towards the same region. Looks for the single but it is not on.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Marginally short and served outside off, steered with an open bat face towards point.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Slightly overpitched outside off, Mendis jams it out towards short cover where the fielder makes a tumbling stop. Tidy stuff from the left-arm orthodox.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery around leg, clipped in front of the man at short leg.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker ball outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Drifting in on leg, Mendis keeps it out towards short leg.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Gives it air on off, defended into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Quicker one around middle and off, blocked back down the ground.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. Just one run from the over. Angling away from a length outside off, Dhananjaya lets it go.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dhananjaya de Silva. On middle and off, de Silva punches it back down the track towards the bowler who fails to stop it cleanly in his followthrough.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Back of a length delivery outside off, Mendis taps it in front of point for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Beaten! Delivers a cutter, at 127.2 kph, it pitches and then deviates off the seam to beat Mendis comprehensively.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Slightly wider outside off, it pitches and bounces but the line is too wide which allows Mendis to leave it alone.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Good length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, Mendis defends it off the back foot..

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air, just around off, de Silva defends it down. 10 comes from the over.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. SIX! Downtown! Superb counter-attacking from Sri Lanka! Islam once again floats it up around off, Dhananjaya has decided to not let the spinner settle down. Jumps out of the crease and slams it straight back down the ground for a biggie all the way. It's the first one of the game too.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva dances down the track and nearly yorks himself but then does well to block the ball.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loops it up outside off, de Silva makes room and pushes it towards mid off.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Once again uses the feet and drives it to mid off.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! 50 comes up for Sri Lanka! Taijul tosses it up around off, gets it to turn away a bit. Dhananjaya de Silva skips down the track and goes big with the turn. Lifts it beautifully over extra cover and picks up a boundary to start the over.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Pitches it fuller on off, Mendis brings his bat down and drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. A maiden to start off with for Rahman.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Good tempting line from Rahman but Kusal resists. He makes another assured leave.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Slants it away on a length, a bit wider outside off, Kusal points his bat skywards before making a leave.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Almost a wicket! Rahman spears in a fuller delivery, in the fifth stump line and gets it to shape away a wee bit. Mendis bends his back knee and tries to crack it through the off side but is beaten all ends up.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Fuller in length and in the same channel, shouldered arms to.

Mustafizur Rahman to Kusal Mendis. Begins his spell from over the wicket and hurls a length delivery in the channel outside off, Mendis pats it towards cover.

So after 66 balls, we have the pacer to have a go now. Mustafizur Rahman is brought on. Three slips in place.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Quicker through the air, at 89.1 kph, de Silva looks to pull at first but gets hurried on by it. In the end just defends it down. 4 from Islam's first over.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Mendis makes a bit of room and eases the drive through the cover region for a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flighted ball outside off, defended into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Loopy delivery outside off, driven down to long off for a single.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. A bit short outside off, punched down to long on for a single.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, punched through cover for a single.

Taijul Islam is the first bowling change of the day.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 9 off the over.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Covers the line and blocks it out neatly.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! It's becoming easy for Mendis! Another short ball on the stumps, Kusal uses the depth of the crease and dumps it over mid-wicket. He's getting a good move on here.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up outside off, eased down to long off for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Shot! Wears the dancing shoes on does de Silva and goes bang down the ground for a boundary. Superb hit, that.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Bisects the two men in the deep to perfection! Short and down the leg side, Mendis pulls it through square leg. The man from deep square leg goes to his left while the man at deep mid-wicket comes to his right. None of them get to the ball and it goes through them to the fence.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flatter again and outside off, Mendis forces it a bit square of the wicket on the off side. Another brace added to the total.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Drops it on a shorter length, Kusal pulls it over mid-wicket and collects two more to his total.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Goes back to this flatter ball outside off and punches it through cover for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Fired full outside off, it's left alone.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Flatter one on the stumps, defended with a straight blade.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Mendis doesn't miss out on the freebies! He once again goes deep in the crease and pulls this half-tracker over mid-wicket to collect another boundary.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Loopy delivery around middle and off, Mendis blocks it out.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up delivery outside off, driven towards the cover fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Hangs back in defense to keep it out.

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around off, it stays a bit low too. De Silva presses forward to defend but gets beaten.

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. In the air... but safe! Slower through the air, dipping in around middle and off. Mendis prods forward to defend but gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball lobs over the short leg fielder and Kayes from leg slip looks to take it but fails to reach to the ball. They take one.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Another poor delivery and gets the treatment! Short ball on middle again, Kusal goes deep and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Pulled away! Short ball, down the leg side, Mendis goes back and pulls it behind square on the leg side. There is a man in the deep but he fails to stop it from crossing the fence.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower through the air, bowled outside off, pushed towards the point fielder. A wicket maiden for Razzak, a good one!

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Around middle and off, blocked into the ground.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fires it outside off, punched off the back foot to point.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Dhananjaya presses forward to keep it out.

Dhanajaya de Silva strides in next. One of the heroes of the first Test.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. OUT! Stumped! Abdur Razzak strikes and it's another failure for Dimuth Karunaratne! He is absolutely delighted. Why won't he be? He is making a comeback to the side after 4 years so you can imagine the excitement. He tosses it up nicely around middle and leg. Dimuth dances down the track but fails to get to the pitch of the ball. It sneaks through his legs and Liton Das behind the stumps moves swiftly to his right, collects it calmly and takes the bails off. Karunaratne had no chance to make it back. Continues to walk and Bangladesh draw first blood.

Leg slip in place.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Turning in from a length around middle and off, clipped towards the man at short leg.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Gets right behind to this flatter ball and shows compact defense.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Slower through the air, hurled around off, Kusal presses forward and blocks it out into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Goes back and flicks it with the turn towards the man at square leg.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Quick single! Loopy ball around off, Dimuth comes down the track and pushes it towards mid off. Calls for the single to which Mendis responds. Taijul Islam comes charging in but slips while doing so. They complete the single but he looks to be in some pain. Islam gets up and goes limping towards his position.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Pitches it around middle, turning towards off, Karunaratne stays back and keeps it out.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Tight line from Razzak. Flatter around off, the batsman defends it down off the back foot. Just one from the over.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Flatter through the air and on the stumps, Mendis shows a straight blade.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Floated ball around middle and off, defended down watchfully.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Flighted delivery outside off, Kusal gets right behind the line and offers a tight defense.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Once again Dimuth comes down the track and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Dances down the track but isn't quite to the pitch of the ball. Mistimed towards mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Flattish in nature, Mendis hangs back to keep it out.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. A bit flatter and outside off, tapped in front of cover-point for a quick single.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Drifting in on middle and off, DK defends it down solidly.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Sharp turn! Lands it outside off, Dimuth lunges forward to defend but the ball turns away ever so slightly to beat the outside edge by a whisker.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Gives it nice loop but the length is too full. Blocked down gently.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Loopy ball around off, Karunaratne presses forward to kill it.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Leans forward and keeps it out off the front foot.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Tossed up ball outside off, turning away, Kusal plants his front foot across and makes a leave.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Pounces on the freebie! Razzak drops it short on middle and off, Kusal Mendis is quick to camp back and pull it over wide long on for a boundary. Kusal won't hang back, he will look to attack.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Fires it on the stumps again, KM stays back in defense.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Quicker one on the stumps, Mendis keeps it out off the back foot.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Begins with a flatter one outside off, punched off the back foot back to the bowler.

Abdur Razzak will share the new cherry with Mehidy Hasan. Spin from both ends.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Gives it a bit of air, lands it full outside off, pushed towards the man at mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Goes around the wicket for the southpaw. He floats it up around off, Dimuth prods froward and blocks it down.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Drops it a bit short on middle, pulled in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Edged and through! Hasan already getting something off the surface! He tosses this one outside off, it holds its line a bit. Kusal lunges forward to push it away but gets an outside edge which evades Imrul Kayes at first slip and races down to the third man fence for a boundary. A streaky one.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Loops it up around off, Mendis presses forward in defense.

Mehidy Hasan to Kusal Mendis. Sri Lanka are away straightaway! Hasan starts off from over the wicket and bowls a flatter one outside off, Kusal goes deep in the crease and punches it through covers to collect a couple of runs.

We are all set to get underway. The players and umpires have made their way out to the middle. Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis will open the batting for Sri Lanka. It will be Mehidy Hasan to start off with the bowling proceedings. A slip and a short leg in place...

Bangladesh captain, Mahmudullah says even he wanted to bat but the toss isn't in his control. Feels the surface is dry and they have the spinners to do the job. Ends by saying even they have made a couple of changes to their side.

Sri Lanka captain, Dinesh Chandimal feels it is a dry surface and hence the decision to bat first. Opines the previous Test was a good one for the batters but a nightmare for the bowlers. Is happy with how his batsmen performed then and hopes for a similar show again. Informs they have made two changes from the previous game.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo doing the pitch report, says it's a bit overcast in Dhaka. Adds it looks a good surface to bat on and it's pretty dry. Spots some of the cracks that have opened up already and the spinners will be looking to explode those.

TEAM CHANGES - Both the sides have made a couple of changes. SABBIR RAHMAN and ABDUR RAZZAK (who last played a Test match exactly 4 years ago and that too against the same opponent) come in place of Mosaddek Hossain and Sunzamul Islam for the hosts. For Sri Lanka, AKILA DANANJAYA makes his Test debut as he replaces Lakshan Sandakan. Also, the tourists have gone in with one more batsman as they bring in DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA in place of Lahiru Kumara.

TOSS - Dinesh Chandimal calls it right. Sri Lanka will bat!

The hosts have never won a single Test against Sri Lanka at home. Will we see that happening? Well, this has been a good hunting ground for the hosts as they have defeated England and Australia here. They are expected to make a couple of changes to their line-up whereas for Sri Lanka, apart from Lahiru Kumara, who had a poor outing earlier is likely to miss out today. We welcome you to the second and the final Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Don't go anywhere as the toss, teams and pitch report will be coming up in a bit.

Runs, runs and more runs was what we got to witness in Chittagong. The bowlers had a tough time then and in the end a tame draw was the outcome of the first Test. But today here we are in the capital city, Dhaka where it is expected for the spinners to have a ball. Both the sides match each other on all terms and it would be interesting to see who topples whom.

Gotta feel for Mehidy Hasan. He looked compact and assured in his unbeaten innings of 38, thereby being stranded at the other end as he viewed the procession. What he would hope for now, is to weave his magic with the ball. Sri Lanka's lead of 112 should be handy on this surface. Stay with us as the next innings is about to get underway.

The hosts' innings didn't get off to the best of starts as they lost Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque pretty early. While the former fell to a good reflex catch from Lakmal, the latter departed due to a schoolboy error on his part. The highest stand belonged to the pair of Mehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah and that came for the 6th wicket. Shows how little their batters contributed.

21 balls, 3 runs, 5 wickets -This has been a collapse for fun. The skipper Mahmudullah's wicket came across as the tap which was left open, due to which the others followed suit like water running out of the open tap. Akila Dananjaya was the man who hastened the end. He picked up a three-fer in his maiden innings. He was well supported by Suranga Lakmal and Dilruwan Perera. Both of them added one wicket apiece to their overnight tally.

Dilruwan Perera to Mustafizur Rahman. OUT! Never a doubt there! Flatter on the stumps, Mustafizur goes back to keep it out but misses the ball. Gets struck right in front of the stumps and the dreaded finger is raised on appeal. The tailender signals a 'T' though. Hawk Eye returns three reds and that's it for the hosts. SRI LANKA LEAD BY 112!

Review time. Rahman is given out LBW, but he wishes to have another look. He looks to be a dead duck and the DRS is taken more in hope than anything else.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in for Bangladesh.

Dilruwan Perera to Taijul Islam. RUN OUT! Excellent work from Mendis. Floated on the stumps, Taijul flicks it to the on side but gets overbalanced in the process. The ball goes straight to short leg. Kusal takes it and throws the ball immediately onto the stumps. Islam is well short, but it is referred upstairs. Another look confirms the same and Bangladesh 9 down now.

Run out appeal against Islam. Kusal Mendis very alert at short leg and fires a hit at the stumps. Looks to be a goner, referred upstairs to be safe.

Dilruwan Perera to Taijul Islam. Another one outside off, cut away towards point.

Dilruwan Perera to Taijul Islam. Flatter and shorter outside off, Islam goes back and cuts it to point.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Fired down the leg side, MH misses the flick.

Akila Dananjaya to Taijul Islam. DROPPED! I just mentioned that bowlers seldom drop catches when it comes off their own bowling and here is Dananjaya proving me wrong. Mind you, this was by no means an easy catch. Floated around off, Islam gets down to slog it away. Ends up getting a top edge as the ball goes in the air towards covers. Akila calls for it, covers good ground to reach the ball, but fails to hang on to it. A run taken.

Akila Dananjaya to Taijul Islam. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Akila Dananjaya to Taijul Islam. This one is driven towards mid on.

The next batsman in for Bangladesh is Taijul Islam.

Akila Dananjaya to Abdur Razzak. OUT! A nothing shot from the experienced Razzak. Maybe, experience calls for nothing especially when batting isn't your strong point. Tossed up generously around middle and off, Razzak drives it straight back to the bowler. These species don't generally miss catches off their own bowling and Akila is the same. Accepts the offering gleefully to pick up his third wicket. Bangladesh are still staring at a 113-run deficit.

Akila Dananjaya to Abdur Razzak. Floated around off, defended solidly off the back foot.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Close shave! Quicker one around off, Hasan gets his bat down hurriedly. Ends up getting an inside edge past the stumps.

Dilruwan Perera to Abdur Razzak. Served in line of the stumps, turned through mid-wicket for one.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Outside off, slapped through cover-point for one.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Flatter on the stumps, blocked off the back foot.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Floated down the leg side, the ball spins away further. Hasan still tries to take runs off that but misses.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Akila Dananjaya to Abdur Razzak. Fuller in length, pushed back to the bowler. A double wicket maiden for Dananjaya.

Abdur Razzak strides out to the middle next.

Akila Dananjaya to Sabbir Rahman. OUT! One brings two and Rahman's comeback lasts all of 3 balls. Tossed up around off and middle, Sabbir looks to drive it down the ground. Ends up getting it off the inner half towards mid-wicket, where Chandimal takes a good low catch diving forward. The batter went at it with hard hands and hence the ball carries to the fielder there. A blob for him on comeback and Sri Lanka on a roll here. They need three more to wrap up the innings.

Akila Dananjaya to Sabbir Rahman. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Akila Dananjaya to Sabbir Rahman. Another appeal, turned down! Floated outside off, Rahman looks to defend. Gets an inside edge onto the front pad. An appeal follows, turned down. Perhaps, in all his excitement, Akila failed to spot the presence of bat there.

Sabbir Rahman is the next man in.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. OUT! The debutant gets his maiden scalp. Mahmudullah's stint in the middle culminates. Perhaps the opposing skipper is done in in the air here. Dananjaya floats it up outside off, it spins in nicely. Mahmudullah chooses the wrong shot for that. He looks to drive it through the covers, leaving a gate open between the bat and the pad. The ball goes through it and makes contact with the off stump. The youngster is elated and why won't he be. It's a dream delivery for him. The trail stands at 115. End of the 92-ball stand, that was worth 34 runs.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Floated around off, defended watchfully off the front foot.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Fired on the pads, Mahmudullah fails to flick it. The ball goes off his pads to the on side and a leg bye is taken.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah looks to flick but gets a soft leading edge towards covers.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Fuller in length, driven to mid on.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Defended off the back foot solidly.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Mahmudullah lunges and bunts it out.

Let the laurels come in for Mehidy Hasan. The on-air commentators discuss that the batter, who came in yesterday as a nightwatchman, has looked very good so far. Compact in defense and confident in attack, that have been his characteristics in this innings. He has looked assured of his footwork against spin and that has been the key. What's more, he has been unfazed by the fact that some deliveries spin viciously to beat the edges. Good for the young man. Needs to carry on and get his second Test fifty.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot with a nice lunge.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. A touch shorter in length and landed outside off, Hasan goes back to cut. The ball spins in a long way yet the batter does well to guide it through backward point. Gets a couple. The track doesn't have a lot of pace on it, as a sharper spin on that could have put the batter in some trouble here.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Similar ball and similar response from the batter.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. More revs given to this one and it is landed around off. MH lunges and smother it.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Floated in line of the stumps, Mehidy gets down and sweeps it fine down the leg side for a brace. Had he missed, LBW would have been the words typed.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball outside off, knocked through covers for one. Hasan wanted the second but his skipper said nothing doing.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. In line of the stumps, eased through mid on for one. 5 runs off the over.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Tossed up outside off, it goes straight on with the arm. Mahmudullah prods to defend but gets beaten on the outside.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. This is solidly bunted off the front foot.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Risky but effective on this occasion. Don't know if this is the right way to approach, though. Tossed up just outside off, Mahmudullah gets out the reverse sweep. He isn't in full control as he gets it on the bat close to the handle. The ball goes just past the right of first slip and races away to the fence behind. 100 up for the hosts.

Dilruwan Perera to Mahmudullah. Floated up just outside off, Mahmudullah covers his stumps and offers a straight bat in defense.

Dilruwan Perera to bowl for the first time today. Kayes' wicket has been his only success so far, although he has been good with his lines even otherwise. A slip and a bat-pad in place.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Fuller in length, driven back.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Tossed up outside off, Hasan stays back, gets his front foot forward and drives it beautifully through covers. Gets a couple of runs for the same before sweeper mops it up. Mehidy is looking good, moves to 33 now.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Nicely driven down to long on for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. On a flatter trajectory on the pads, worked away through square leg for one.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Flighted delivery in line of the stumps, Hasan lunges and blocks.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Dananjaya continues round the wicket and lands it full. Driven back to him.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter outside off, left alone.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. FOUR! Enough of blocking, feels Mahmudullah. Sees the flighted ball around off and charges down the track. Looks to go over covers but ends up slicing it over cover-point. The fielder from covers backtracks, chases the ball as well but comes second best even after putting in the slide.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Nicely driven to the man at mid off.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Blocked solidly off the front foot onto the ground.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Served around off, Mahmudullah comes down the track and picks out the man at covers with the drive.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated on a fuller length around middle, driven back to the bowler.

Drinks are on the field. Just a wicket lost and Bangladesh are still 134 behind. The pitch is playing its tricks and the hosts will consider themselves lucky to have survived. Lakmal bowled well in his first spell and Herath continued to operate from one end. Though the latter doesn't have any success to show, he has already troubled the batsmen on numerous occasions. Let's see what happens in the next hour...

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Floated delivery on the stumps, worked away through mid-wicket for one.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Goes back and punches it through cover for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Flattish in nature, kept out off the back foot.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Worked away towards the mid on region.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. A bit short and turning in from outside off, Mahmudullah stays back and glides it towards vacant third man region. Karunaratne from first slip hares after it but they're happy with one.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Slider again, veteran is showing his tricks here. Hasan is lucky to survive again as he manages to keep it out somehow.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Pitches it around middle and leg, gets it to turn square. Beats the outside edge again.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Edgyyyyy! Bowls this one with a round-arm action, it turns away sharply and stays a tad low too. Hasan gets squared up and edges one towards first slip. Luckily for him the ball evades the diving fielder there as it falls short and races away behind. Hands on heads for Sri Lanka. A couple of runs taken.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Bowls a slider, pitches it around middle and leg, a bit of away turn, dealt off the back foot.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Driven towards the cover fielder for nothing.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Slower through the air, it skids off the surface, Hasan brings his bat down at the right time to block it out.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Another loopy leg break, a bit too full and so no fuss in blocking it out.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Fuller around off, Mahmudullah prods ahead in defense.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Bowls a leg break which turns towards off, it's defended comfortably from within the crease.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Takes it on the full and brooms it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Turns in from a length, clipped towards the on side off the back foot.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Flighted delivery around middle, bunted back to the bowler.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Tidy stuff! A maiden for the veteran. Bangladesh trail by 140.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Darted on the stumps, defended into the ground.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Drops it short and outside off, punched off the back foot.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flatter through the air on the stumps, Mahmudullah hangs back and shows a straight blade.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, defended by lunging forward.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Slider around off, Mahmudullah prods forward to defend it down gently.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Slower through the air, Hasan comes down the track and blocks it back down the track.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. A bit too full, around middle and off, nudged towards short mid-wicket.

Akila Dananjaya to Mahmudullah. Flighted ball around middle and off, worked down to long on by using the feet. A single results.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Fuller and dipping in on middle and leg, wristed down to long on for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Tries to push away towards cover but gets an inside edge on the pads.

Akila Dananjaya to Mehidy Hasan. Floated delivery outside off, it turns back in to ping Hasan on the front pad. A stifled appeal but the impact was well outside the line.

First change of the day as Akila Dananjaya comes into the attack.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Top edgeeee! Tries to slog sweep this but gets a top edge which lands safely towards fine leg. A single taken to end the over.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Drops it a bit short and outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Pushes it quicker through the air, lands it in the rough and it turns away sharply to beat Hasan all ends up.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Uses his feet and drives it down to long off for a single.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Floated ball outside off, the batsman comes down the track and pushes it towards the off side.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. MISSING THE STUMPS! And with this Sri Lanka lose both their reviews! Poor review to be honest. It was more of a desperate one. Lakmal hits the deck hard and angles it in from outside off. Hasan hops to tuck it away but misses to wear it on the thigh pad. They appeal but umpire Joel Wilson shakes his head. Chandimal has a word with his bowler before opting for the DRS. There is no inside edge and Hawk Eye shows it to be going over the stumps. That is it! Hasan survives!

After a long discussion, Sri Lanka take a review for LBW against Mehidy Hasan. Height seems to be an issue.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Hangs back and defends it down.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Goes fuller and tries to attack the stumps, Mehidy looks to drive but mistimes it towards cover.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Angling in from outside off, blocked back towards the left side of the bowler.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Tries to search for that reverse swing but on this occasion he ends up straying a bit too straight. Mahmudullah clips it off the pads behind square on the leg side for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Bangs in a short one, it kicks off the surface. Mahmudullah ducks under it.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Quicker and flatter through the air, Hasan goes deep in the crease and awkwardly keeps it out.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Flatter delivery with the round-arm action, it turns away to square Mehidy up a bit. Kept out off the back foot.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Very full on the stumps, jammed out towards mid off for a single.

Rangana Herath to Mahmudullah. Beaten on the inside! Mahmudullah takes a stride forward to this but there is a bit of extra bounce which beats Mahmudullah on the inside and goes just past the off stump. Sri Lankans appeal but the umpire shakes his head.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Gives it nice revs and lands it full outside off, driven with the spin through cover for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Lakmal gets this one to nip back in sharply, Mahmudullah is a touch late to bring his bat down and as a result gets an inside edge towards square leg. A maiden for Suranga.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Back of a length delivery outside off, stabbed off the back foot.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Angling in from outside off, the batsman stays leg side and pats it to cover.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Edged but doesn't carry! Ahead of a length in the nagging channel, Mahmudullah presses forward to defend it but gets an edge which goes on the bounce to the second slip fielder. He played that with soft hands and hence the edge didn't carry.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Stands tall to this back of a length delivery outside off and taps it towards point.

Suranga Lakmal to Mahmudullah. Lakmal continues to be on the shorter side, a bit wide outside the off stump channel. The Bangla skipper cuts it only to find the man at point.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Tossed up delivery outside off, Mehidy prods forward and pushes it away towards the same fielder.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Takes a good stride forward and eases it towards cover.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Fires one down the leg side, the batsman misses to flick it away.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. MH has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Floated ball around off, defended into the ground.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Nicely done! Tossed up on off, turning away, Hasan stays back footed and cuts it really late past the man at backward point to collect two.

Mahmudullah walks out to bat next, replacing Das.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. OUT! Chopped on! Suranga Lakmal is up and running with his index fingers pointing skywards. That's his typical celebration! He drops it short and outside off, Das is very tentative in his approach. He half-heartedly goes for the cut shot away from the body and his feet go nowhere towards the ball. It leads to his undoing as he gets a bottom edge which deflects back onto the off stump. Good early strike for Sri Lanka, they are still 149 runs ahead.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Another one on a similar length, once again it's clipped through the leg side for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Fuller in length and angling in on the pads, worked towards mid-wicket for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Short of a length delivery, angling in on middle, MH hops back and tucks it past the vacant short leg region for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Tempting line from Lakmal. In that channel on off, tad fuller in length, Mehidy falls in the trap as he goes fishing at it sans any feet movement. Gets beaten.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Back of a length delivery outside off, Hasan covers the line and defends it towards the cover region.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. That's a ripper from Rangana! He lands it on the rough and gets it to turn away with sharp bounce. Das goes back to deal with it and does well to keep his bat inside the line.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. A bit too full outside off, blocked watchfully.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Jumps out of the track to this loopy ball and bunts it back to Herath.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Tossed up ball outside off, LD lunges and drives it straight to the same fielder.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Slower through the air, landed outside off, Liton shimmies down the track and pushes it a bit aerially towards the cover fielder.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Mehidy gets inside the line and clips it off the pads towards fine leg for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Hops back to this back of a length ball and stabs it towards Gunathilaka at point. Just a single off the over.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. On a length and outside off, Das is right behind the line to defend it down.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Gets it to shape away just a bit, Hasan opens the face of the bat to guide it down towards third man for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Stays back and taps it gently towards the point fielder.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. This one is hurled outside off and straightens a touch too. Mehidy hangs his bat out in defense only to get beaten.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Good shot and good fielding too! Good cricket all-around. Slightly shorter in length and just outside off, Hasan times his punch towards point where Gunathilaka dives full length to his right to save a certain boundary.

Slip comes out and moves to catching cover.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Loops it up outside off, pushed towards the mid off fielder.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Loopy ball outside off, driven down to long off to get off strike.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. SIX! Ho Ho Ho! Mehidy Hasan means business. And he is right as there is no point holding back. Sees the flight, dances down the track and towers it straight back down the ground for a maximum. Connected off the meat!

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Flatter delivery down the leg side, Hasan tries clipping it away but it goes off the pads and Dickwella behind the stumps fails to gather it.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Takes a stride ahead and offers a watertight defense.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Beautiful! Nicely looped up outside off, Mehidy Hasan prods forward to defend but it turns away with sharp bounce and nearly kisses the outside edge of his bat.

Rangana Herath to bowl from the other end.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Length delivery in the corridor outside off, Liton shoulders his arms to let that be.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Uppish! Pitches it up outside off, Mehidy looks to drive but does so uppishly but well past the point fielder for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. On a length and just around that nagging channel, Mehidy looks to defend but gets an outside edge which rolls towards the second slip fielder.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. FOUR! Bashed! What a hit that is! Lakmal offers a length delivery with too much of width on offer. Hasan takes a stride forward and cracks it through cover-point. No need to run for those. Bangladesh need more of these.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Attacks the stumps does Lakmal, MH defends it down solidly.

Suranga Lakmal to Mehidy Hasan. Right on the money! Starts off with a back of a length delivery, it nips back in from around off. Mehidy hangs back to defend but gets an inside edge which rolls back towards the stumps as Hasan shoos the ball away.

It's time to get going. Out walk the players along with the umpires. Mehidy Hasan and Liton Das will resume their innings. Suranga Lakmal will steam in first up. Two slips and gully in place...

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says the spinners have got a lot of turn from the line of the stumps. Adds there are a lot of roughs developing outside the off stump and it will be a huge task for Bangladesh's batsmen. Ends saying being positive is the key on this surface as it will deteriorate as the game progresses.

So, after skittling out the Lankans for a scanty 222, the hosts find themselves in a precarious position having lost 4 for 56. With the trail already a massive one, 166 runs, Bangladesh need someone to replicate what Kusal Mendis or Roshen Silva did in the first innings. Wouldn't be easy by any means but who knows. They would look upto either Mahmudullah or Sabbir Rahman for that to happen. What's in store for us today? Wickets or runs? Another enthralling day beckons. Stay with us as the action is about to kickoff...

After a dismal Chittagong Test, we saw a complete contrasting show yesterday. 14 wickets in a day means that this Test has moved at a remarkable speed and if day 1 is anything to go by, it wouldn't be wrong to predict we can have an early result.

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

Right then! 14 wickets on Day 1 and given that pitches usually get worse on days to follow in Asian conditions, assuming my maths is correct, we are in for a 3-day finish. Bangladesh have their backs to the wall is an understatement. They trail by a massive margin and also have to bat last on this crumbling pitch. All the best. They will hope to sleep well tonight for a better tomorrow. Let's stop it at that because we know what the Lankans will be aiming - bowl out the hosts under 150 and then bat well in the second innings. Join us at 0930 local (0330 GMT) for all the action from Day 2. Until then, ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

To whom does the day belong then? Sri Lanka, by a mile. They chose to bat, were 96/2 at one stage but then lost their way. 222 all out did not seem to be a great score but after having the opposition at 45/4, they will take it. Kusal Mendis, Roshen Silva and Dilruwan Perera avoided embarrassment for the Lankans and then with the ball, the visitors were tremendous. Did not give anything away.

87.3 overs, 278 runs, 14 wickets! Not bad after the run-fest a few days ago. What an exciting opening day of Test cricket.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. On middle, tucked around the corner past short leg for a run. STUMPS ON DAY 1, BANGLADESH TRAIL BY 166!

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. FOUR! BOSH! Who says nightwatchman cannot enjoy? Boy, that was some shot. Floated outside off, Hasan does not back off and lofts this over cover for a boundary!

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Full and just outside off, defended back to the bowler.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The lap shot now, down to fine leg for a single. Liton will hope he is done for the day.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. On middle, defended in front of short leg.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! FLAMBOYANT! Tossed up outside off, Das reaches out and drives it through the covers for a boundary! 50 UP FOR BANGLADESH. Still 172 behind.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Rangana Herath to Mehidy Hasan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Comes down the track and skews his drive to cover.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The arm ball on middle, Das lunges to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. An LBW shout ensues but that was missing leg.

Dilruwan Perera to Mehidy Hasan. Full and outside off, driven straight to the bowler.

Nightwatchman comes in with 13 balls remaining in the day. Mehidy Hasan is his name.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. OUT! LBW! The decision stays as it is! Kayes goes just at that time of the day when play is about to come to a close. Full and around middle, Kayes lunges forward to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Another screeching appeal from the Lankans and this time, they are rewarded. Kayes instantly reviews, which suggests that he might have got an inside edge. Snickometer shows a spike but that is when the ball has passed the bat. Regarding the Hawk Eye, it shows the batsman to be plumb in front. Off goes Kayes.

Huge shout and given! But Kayes does not think he is out LBW. Wants another look...

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Huge appeal again, this time for a catch. The umpire is unmoved though. The Sri Lankans are extremely confident while Dilruwan is appealing towards the keeper before realizing that he is the wrong person. In spite of all this confidence, they do not go for the review. Full and outside off, Imrul pushes but the ball spins off the rough past the outside edge.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. On middle and off, defended from the crease.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. EDGED AND GONE? Nope. Full and outside off, Das lunges to defend but the ball goes off his glove behind. Dimuth Karunaratne gets across from first slip but does not claim the catch. His teammates do though. But Karunaratne is not sure. The umpires have a chat but are confident that the ball has not carried.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Another LBW appeal, turned down once again. Full and outside off, Kayes lunges to defend, with his bat well outside the line of off stump. Misses and is hit on the pads. Sri Lanka appeal, but the umpire is on guard.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. PITCHED OUTSIDE LEG. Let's move on. Liton missed his sweep and the ball went off his pads pretty fine. A run taken, leg bye signalled. Don't know who was more confident - Dickwella or Herath. That did not look out to the naked eye but still, someone convinced Chandimal at mid-wicket to go for the review.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! That is not me screaming but just the way Sri Lankans generally appeal. This is for an LBW and the umpire has not agreed. Chandimal has agreed for a review though.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Down the leg side, helped through the leg side for a couple. The deficit is now 179.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for three runs.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Comes forward and blocks.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The batsman dances down the track but decides to defend it.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. FOUR! This time he connects well. Floated around middle, Das comes down the track and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary!

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. BAT-PAD? Does not matter. No one gets to take the catch. Comes down the track, does Das, looks to defend and the ball lobs off the pads. Leg slip and short leg run after it but cannot get to the ball. No bat involved.

Bizarre. Chandimal has called for a mid-pitch discussion. Suddenly. With 5 overs left in the day.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, punched off the back foot.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! FANTASTIC! What a shot. He is looking in good flow. Full and outside off, Kayes puts on his dancing shoes, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it through the covers for a boundary!

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on for a single.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. NO BALL. Criminal from a spinner. Oversteps by landing on the line, bowls it short, Liton looks to cut but gets a bottom edge.

Dilruwan Perera to Liton Das. DROPPED! Tough chance. Not that much flight outside off, Das jumps down the track and hammers it straight back to the bowler. Perera tries to get out of the way and then as an afterthought, tries to catch the ball. Only manages to deflect it behind and had the ball hit the stumps, Kayes would have been run out!

Dilruwan Perera to bowl from the other end.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Third ball in that same channel, Das gets down and sweeps it through square leg for a single.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Another one in the line of the stumps, pushed towards point.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Around middle and leg, defended watchfully.

Rangana Herath to Liton Das. Looped up a bit on middle, Das stretches to defend.

Rangana Herath to Imrul Kayes. Short and outside off, cut through point for a single.

Here he comes. What does he have in store for Bangladesh? Rangana Herath to bowl. 9 overs left. Meaning he should bowl 5 at least.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Around off, defended watchfully.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Around off, defended back to the bowler.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Oohhh.... nice variation. There comes the googly, Liton is late in picking it and luckily for him, his bat comes down just in time to block the ball before it can ping his pad.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Around middle, Das works it towards short leg.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. The ball takes the outside edge goes towards the slip region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, punched straight to point.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Nearly! On a length outside off, Liton looks to defend but the ball goes off the bottom edge and rolls behind. Das is alert and goes back to kick the ball away but then relaxes on seeing the ball away from the sticks.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Very full and straight, nicely played by Das as he drives it back to the bowler.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. On a length around off, coming in, watchfully defended.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Outside off, let through.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Comes forward and successfully smothers the spin.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Beaten again! Terrific bowling. Seems like he has found his spot on the pitch. The length is just around full and the line is just around off. Kayes is forced to play at that but then the ball spins past the outside edge.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Full and outside off, Kayes pushes at it but misses.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Das stands tall and defends it down.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. FOUR! Right through the gap! Fuller in length and hurled outside off, Das sans any feet movement goes after it. Gets a thick edge which flies right between second slip ad the gully fielder for a streaky boundary.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. Beautifully bowled! Lakmal is in full rhythm here. Hurls it on a back of a length and it comes back in with the angle. Das hangs his bat out in defense and nearly paid the price. The ball whizzes past the outside edge to the keeper.

Suranga Lakmal to Liton Das. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Short of a length delivery outside off, Kayes looks to force it through the off side but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a single.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! That is the first authentic-looking cover drive, says the commentator on air. Lakmal overcooks it by a margin, Kayes leans ahead and drills it off the meat. Pierces the gap to perfection to send it across the rope.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Das defends it in front of the short leg fielder.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Floated delivery around middle and off, tucked towards mid-wicket for nothing.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Around middle and leg, worked towards the on side.

Akila Dananjaya to Liton Das. Down the leg side, Das clips it towards fine leg for a brace.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Short and outside off, punched through cover for a single.

Akila Dananjaya to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up delivery on the stumps, Kayes digs it out back to Akila.

Liton Das strides in next, replacing Rahim. Also, we have a bowling change as debutant Akila Dananjaya comes on to bowl.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. OUT! Lakmal has the last laugh! He kept them coming in and finally knocks the stumps over. Rahim's luck runs out. He survived a dropped chance, then escaped an LBW call and now he finally perishes. Lakmal drops it on a length outside off, Rahim once again doesn't offer any shot as he simply shoulders his arms. Doesn't account for the little bit of inward movement and the off stump gets pegged back. Bangladesh in tatters.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller on off, driven to mid off.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. And again! This is a risky leave, I reckon. Comes back in from outside off, Rahim plants his front foot across before making a leave. Was so, so close to the off pole.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Wide! Bangs in a short one and it bounces a bit too much.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. How did that miss the off pole? Can someone tell me? Lakmal is down on his haunches. He lands it on off and it comes back in sharply as Rahim doesn't offer any shot. It goes agonizingly past the off stump.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Outside off, MR doesn't offer any stroke.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Keeps it outside off, Rahim has no qualms in leaving that one alone.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Another edge! Twice in the same over but to no avail! Nicely tossed up outside off, Kayes leans ahead to defend. Ekes out an edge which rolls towards Dimuth Karunaratne at first slip. Tidy, tidy stuff from Dilruwan. Another maiden for him.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Fires it fuller outside off, jammed out to the fielder at mid off.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. A bit more loop, lands it around off, Kayes lunges forward to defend but the ball turns a touch, goes off the edge but doesn't carry to Karunaratne at first slip.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Flighted delivery around off, Imrul presses forward and defends.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Darts it in on the stumps, Kayes does well to keep that one out.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. 1 run.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Bangs in a short one on middle and leg, IK is quick to take evasive action.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Edged but it falls short! Goes around the wicket and hurls it in the corridor of uncertainty. This one holds its line and stays low too. Kayes goes fishing after it and gets a thick edge. Luckily for him it goes on the bounce to the first slip fielder.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Length ball outside off, Imrul taps it towards cover.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Back of a length ball on middle and off, Kayes hops in the crease to defend.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Fractionally fuller and served outside off, Kayes pushes it towards cover.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Inside edge saves Rahim! He took the review immediately. Perera loops it up outside off, it turns back in to ping Mushfiqur on the pads. A loud appeal follows to which the umpire raises his finger. The little man takes the DRS. First replay is enough to reverse the on-field call as there was a clear inside edge.

Rahim has been adjudged LBW by Rod Tucker. However, he is quick to signal the 'T'. Is there an inside edge?

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Pitches it outside off, Rahim looks to flick but misses as the ball lobs off the pads to short leg where Mendis leaps and takes it. No real excitement from anyone.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Another one on the shorter length, it's hit through cover for a single.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Goes back and punches it towards the cover fielder.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. FOUR! Poor ball! Short and outside off, Kayes takes full toll of it as he goes back and cracks it through point to find the fence.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up outside off, pushed towards cover.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Good length delivery on middle, defended off the back foot.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Beaten! On a length and it holds its line too. Rahim looks to drive it on the up but gets beaten.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Angles it in from outside off, Rahim misses his tuck and gets hit on the pads.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Back of a length outside off, stabbed towards the point fielder.

Suranga Lakmal to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller in length and outside off, driven towards mid off.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Lunges ahead and defends it down. Another tight over from Perera.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Dabs it past slip for a single towards third man.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Flatter one outside off, pushed towards point.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Was that off the glove? Perera loops it up around middle and off, Rahim presses forward to defend and it goes off something. Dickwella and Mendis both look to take the catch. The former gets to the ball but in excitement he shells it. Mendis, from short leg then tries to grab it again but the ball dies down. Dear me, snicko shows a spike when the ball passes the glove. So, a chance goes down or should I say, excitement gets the better of Dickwella? Chandimal and Perera both look really angry.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated delivery outside off, driven towards mid on.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Back of a length delivery outside off, Imrul looks to defend but gets an inside edge on the pads.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. In the channel outside off, good line from Suranga. Kayes is happy to make another leave.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. IK was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Bangs in a short one but the line is a bit too wide outside off to trouble the batsman. Imrul doesn't play at it.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Hangs back to this length delivery and shows the full face of the bat.

Suranga Lakmal to Imrul Kayes. Shortish ball, angling away, Kayes offers no stroke.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Floated ball around off, worked away towards mid on. A maiden for Perera. What a start for Sri Lanka.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Tossed up outside off, turning back in, Rahim plants his front foot across and wears it on the pads. Stifled appeal is put down instantly as the impact was well outside the line.

Dilruwan Perera to Mushfiqur Rahim. Fuller outside off, driven towards mid on by Rahim.

Mushfiqur Rahim is the next man in, replacing Mominul.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. OUT! Schoolboy error from Mominul Haque! That's a waste of a wicket, screams Athar Ali Khan on air. Really, really poor from the centurion of the last game. Perera keeps it full outside off, Kayes pushes it towards mid off and calls for the single. Dhanajaya de Silva stationed there comes charging in, picks up the ball and returns an accurate throw to Dickwella who takes the bails off as Mominul is very casual in his attempt to come home. The Lankan keeper is really confident and is off for a celebratory run already. They still take it upstairs and replays find that Mominul hasn't dragged his bat in. Unacceptable! Bangladesh in deep trouble.

Is Haque run out? Dickwella is really, really confident. Seems to be another wicket for the Lankans.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dilruwan Perera to Imrul Kayes. Tossed up ball outside off, blocked solidly off the front foot.

Dilruwan Perera to share the new ball with Lakmal.

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Angling away from a length outside off, shouldered arms to. Good first over from Lakmal, removed the dangerous Tamim.

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Outside off, left alone.

Suranga Lakmal to Mominul Haque. Back of a length delivery, the line is wide outside off, Haque makes a watchful leave.

Mominul Haque is the new man in. He is fresh off a ton but has walked in a bit too early then he would have liked.

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. OUT! Amazing reflexes from Lakmal! He draws first blood and with that achieves a milestone too. 100 Test wickets for the Lankan vice captain and he becomes the 7th from his country to achieve that feat. Celebrations all around for the visitors. Ball - He lands it on a length, gets it to curl back in just a bit. Tamim looks to drive it away but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler who in his followthrough bends low and takes it with his right hand out. Early jolt for the home side.

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. FOUR! Not a convincing one though! Fuller again, in the channel outside off, Iqbal looks to drive it through the line but gets it off the toe-end of the bat down the ground for a boundary towards long on.

Suranga Lakmal to Tamim Iqbal. Lakmal comes running in from over the wicket and pitches it right up there. Tamim drives times his drive but much to his dismay, it goes straight to the man at cover.

339 is a massive target to gun down and with the way Bangladesh folded in the first innings, they would very well know they have the task cut out. So, Bangladesh have the writing on the wall and the highest target chased here is 209. Can they bat well or will the Sri Lankan spinners run riot to seal the deal? Don't go anywhere as the run chase is about to begin...

So it took almost an hour for Bangladesh to clean the Lankans up. Roshen Silva and Suranga Lakmal frustrated the hosts as they consumed 109 balls and added 48 together before the bowling change from Mahmudullah did the trick for him. Taijul Islam got both the wickets to fall in successive deliveries and ended with another 4-fer to his name. Roshen Silva was left stranded at the other end with another vital 70 and did well to not let the game slip away.

Taijul Islam to Rangana Herath. OUT! LBW! Taijul Islam wraps it up. Herath isn't happy with the decision but he can't do much as they don't have any reviews left. Islam switches the angle comes from over the wicket and loops it up around off. Herath presses forward to defend but this one spins in a touch to hit him on the pads. A loud appeal and umpire Rod Tucker is quick to raise the finger. SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 222, LEAD BY 338!

Rangana Herath is the last man in.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. OUT! Bowled 'em! Lakmal's stay at the crease comes to an end. Taijul Islam tosses it up on the stumps, Suranga Lakmal gets down on one knee and tries to go big over the leg side. Misses the ball completely and it strikes the timber. Mahmudullah walks up to his bowler and shakes his hand. The stubborn stand of 48 runs comes to an end.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. On middle and off, SL blocks it into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. FOUR! Lakmal goes big, shouts an excited Abeysinghe on air. Sees the flight, clears the front leg and mows it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal drives it uppishly towards mid on.

First change of the morning. Taijul Islam comes on to bowl. Can he break this stubborn stand?

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. That stayed really, really low! Lands it outside off, turns back in but stays pretty low. Silva somehow manages to keep it out on the leg side. Another maiden.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery on the stumps, RS stonewalls it.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Silva dances down the track to flick it away but this one turns back in to ping him on the pads.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gives it nice loop, lands it outside off, Silva presses ahead and blocks.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. FOUR! Poor delivery but what a hit that is! Fuller in length and served on the pads, Lakmal brings his bat down to whip it away through mid-wicket. No one in the deep and a boundary results. The partnership is 6 short of a half century now, they have consumed 99 balls.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. On a back of a length, zipping through the surface and then moving away. Lakmal pokes at it and is lucky to not edge it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. FOUR! Edged and through! Lakmal runs out of patience and tries to thrash one through the off side. Gets a thick edge which evades a diving Sabbir Rahman at first slip who in spite a dive to his right couldn't stop it from crossing the fence. Sri Lanka will take it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Suranga defends it off the back foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Good delivery! It pitches on off, lures Lakmal forward to go after it but then deviates at the last moment to whizz past the outside edge. Liton Das collects it on the bounce.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Rahman hurls a cutter on off, it moves away as Lakmal flashes at it and gets beaten completely.

Suranga Lakmal is having some issue with his back. He is lying down on the ground and the physio is out to assist him.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Pitches it around middle and spinning down leg, Silva fails to work it fine. A maiden from Hasan.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Drops it short outside off, punched off the back foot but finds the man at cover.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Darted on middle and leg, flicked towards the leg side.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Spinning down leg, Roshen goes back to clip it away but misses.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. On the bounce to short leg! Silva goes back to work it with the turn but gets it off the inside edge. It dips in front of Mominul Haque at short leg who still fails to collect it cleanly.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit too full outside off, Silva mistimes the drive back to Hasan who does well to stop it in his followthrough.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Angling in on middle and leg, tucked behind square on the leg side for a single again to keep strike. The lead moves to 326 and the stand is worth 36.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Drops it on a back of a length, tapped towards point.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Was there a nick? Fuller and pacy delivery, at 135.3 kph, Silva goes hard at it as he tries to drill it through cover but this one moves away a touch to beat the outside edge by a whisker. The sound was of the bat hitting the ground.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length outside off, pushed with an angled bat wide of gully and denies the single as Rahman is bowling.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Hits the crack and it zips off the surface, Silva looks to nudge it away but misses and wears it on the pads.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller in length and just outside the off stumps, blocked towards the cover fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Solid as a rock, says Shamim Chowdhury on air as Lakmal meets it with a full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Fuller in length, Suranga looks to defend it off the front foot but this one spins in to catch the inner half of the bat and rolls on the bounce to short leg.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal lunges and dead-bats it into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Darted on the stumps, Silva milks a single down to long on.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Easy single taken! Turning in from a length outside off, Lakmal clips it away through mid-wicket and jogs to the other end.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Another one down the leg side, Roshen tries clipping it away but fails again. Liton collects it and puts in an appeal for a caught down the leg side. Nothing from the umpire.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Sprays it down leg, RS fails to work it away.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Another similar ball but this time some pace on it. But Silva once again is happy to sit under it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Bangs in a short one on middle and leg, Roshen Silva ducks under it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Tucks it off the pads towards Abdur Razzak at backward square leg. He doesn't run and says there is reverse happening so he doesn't want to risk it by giving the strike to Lakmal. Instead he says he will give the strike for the last two balls.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length and angling in from around off, Silva hops back to tuck it away but is a bit early into it. Gets a leading edge which rolls towards mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Suranga Lakmal. Takes a long stride forward and kills it into the surface.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. On middle and leg, worked away past the man at short mid-wicket for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Sees the flight does Silva, uses his feet and nearly yorks himself. In the end jams it out towards short mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A huge shout for an LBW! Pitches it outside off, spins back in to ping Silva on the front pad. Hasan turns back in to appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Impact was well outside the line.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. That was risky! Sliding in with the arm, Silva goes back and is hurried by this. Chops it in front of point.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery outside off, Silva prods forward in defense.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length delivery outside off, tapped towards cover for a single and shall keep strike.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length and just around the off stump channel, Roshen Silva presses forward to defend but this one moves away a tad late to take the gloves. Luckily for him it dips in front of the second slip fielder.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. This one comes back in from outside off, Roshen drops his wrists to make another leave.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Lands it on one of the cracks on the surface and gets it to move away. No real pace on the delivery and hence Silva makes an easy leave.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Uppish! Angling in from a length on middle, Suranga clips it a bit uppishly through mid-wicket for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. From around the wicket, Rahman lands it on a back of a length on middle, Lakmal stands tall in defense.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Jumps out of the crease and drives it towards the man at cover.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Good shot! a bit flatter and quicker through the air outside off, Roshen Silva is quick to go back and slaps it behind point for a boundary. The stand moves to 30 from 57 balls.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Fuller on the stumps, worked away towards the man at mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gives it more air, Silva looks to drive but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gives it a bit more flight and lands it outside off, Silva once again leans ahead to keep it out.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tosses it up outside off, blocked gently off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. He has a short leg in place but he bowls it really full outside off, Lakmal easily pushes it away on the off side to survive the over.

Short leg in place for Rahman. It's Mominul Haque under the helmet.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fullish in length and outside off, Silva eases the drive through cover for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length and on middle and off, Roshen stays behind the line and defends.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Slightly fuller on off, driven into the cover region.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. There comes the cutter again! He lands it outside off and it kicks a bit off the deck and moves away a touch. Silva is put into a tangle as he pokes at it tentatively. Gets an edge which falls in front of the first slip fielder.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Comes steaming in from over the wicket, he slants it on a fuller length outside off, Silva leans across and drives it square of the wicket on the off side. Good running between the wickets allows them to come back for a couple.

Mustafizur Rahman will bowl from the other end. He will be the man that Bangladesh will be looking for to clean up the Lankans. He has a widish slip and a gully in place...

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, outside off, Roshen lunges and taps it towards the off side for a single to keep strike.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Leans ahead to a flighted delivery and pushes it back to Hasan.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Gets forward and across and wrists it towards short mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. This one stays a bit low, pushed quicker through the air. RS stays back and defends it by crouching a touch in the crease.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. A bit flatter outside off, Silva plants his front foot across, covers the off stump and makes a leave.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Starts off with a tossed up delivery from over the wicket and lands it outside off, Roshen Silva presses forward and meets it with a straight bat.

Right then! It's game time at the Shere Bangla Stadium. The overnight pair of Roshen Silva and Suranga Lakmal will continue. Mehidy Hasan will start off with the bowling proceedings. He has a slip and a short leg in place. Here we go...

Abdur Razzak is up for a chat. He smiles and says he was very surprised to get a call back in the team after a long time. Adds he wanted to make this opportunity count and is happy to do well for the side. Agrees his team is in a precarious position but feels they still can make a match out of this if they bat well. Ends saying the pitch has settled a bit now so it's all about playing well out there.

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawoyo says the pitch has got some serious wear and tear. There is a huge patch of rough outside the off stump for the left-handers which can get the Bangladesh batsmen on their toes. Adds there are a few more cracks that have opened up and the spinners will be licking their lips to have a go.

Bangladesh, well, they are under the pump and before thinking of anything else, their first aim will be to pick the remaining two wickets quickly to limit further damage. The pitch is expected to deteriorate even more and if the first two days are anything to go by, it wouldn't be wrong to say that this could be the last day of the Test. Do Bangladesh have it in them to put up a fight? Hello and welcome to our coverage for the third day's play.

Having bundled out the hosts for a paltry 110 and then building on the lead that they got, Sri Lanka are well and truly on top of this Test. Agreed, they are 8 wickets down but they have managed to swell the lead to a massive 312 runs and they still have Roshen Silva out there batting on 58. How much more can he add? Remains to be seen.

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

After yet another 14-wicket day, the game enters Day 3. More wear and tear on the surface and hence more spin could be on offer. Life could become more difficult for the batters. Could tomorrow be the last day in this Test? Possible. Do join us to find out, 0930 local (0330 GMT) are the timings. Take care till then. Adios!

For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman made good use of the crumbling pitch. He mixed his off cutters well to cause unease to the batters. As a result, he features thrice in the wickets column, being on the cusp of picking up a treble, too. Mehidy Hasan was stingy and effective, but one feels he was under-bowled. He was rewarded for his discipline with a couple of wickets. The others didn't consistently trouble the batsmen enough.

Dimuth Karunaratne managed to shake off his single-digit rut but failed to convert it into something substantial. It was his slowest knock in terms of strike rate, when he has scored over 25 runs in an innings. Dhananjaya de Silva was out there for an attacking cameo, as he threw it away then. Dinesh Chandimal and Silva stuck there stringing a stand of 51 runs to consistently not let the game go out of their grasp.

Off go the bails, off trudge the players to their dressing rooms. A glance at the scorecard won't confuse you about who's bossing the game. Sri Lanka have continued to crawl ahead in the game, step by step, run by run. Roshen Silva, the promising youngster that he is, has displayed the perfect technique to play in the spinning conditions. He has made his fourth score more than 50 on the trot and is looking good for more only if he finds some support from the other end.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Floated around middle and leg, blocked firmly off the front foot. BANGLADESH ARE 312 RUNS BEHIND AT STUMPS, DAY 2!

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Taijul comes over the wicket and lands it around leg, blocked by Lakmal.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Defended with a prod forward.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. FOUR! Wow! Lakmal has saved his best for the last, says Tino Mawoyo on air. He shimmies down a touch and blasts it down the ground. Almost takes his partner as he ducks for cover. The ball goes away to the fence. After that, the two are seen exchanging a healthy laugh. Not sure if that would have been the case had the ball hit the non-striker. 200 up for the Lankans, they are ahead by 112 runs more than that.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Floated outside off, driven to mid off.

Last over of the day coming up...

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length outside off, this one stays low. Silva looks to flay it through the off side but the ball passes under his blade. Das does well to collect this one low. Remember, he is standing close to the stumps.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. On a length on middle, Silva defends but gets an inside edge to square leg.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Fuller in length, angling in. Lakmal looks to work it away to the on side but gets a leading edge. The ball goes over wide mid off and a single is taken.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Outside off, defended towards covers.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Hurled outside off, driven to mid off.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. Defended from the crease with a straight bat.

Mustafizur Rahman gets swung over to the other end.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Tripe, bosh... Call it what you want. That's how this ball was. Tired arm, that's why. This is a long hop outside off, Silva goes back and slaps it through backward point for another boundary. 8 off this over.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on the stumps, Roshen goes back and presents a straight bat to block that.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Outside off, slapped towards point.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. This one is hit straight to mid-wicket.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Blocked off the front foot onto the ground.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Sri Lanka now ahead by 303! Floated outside off, Silva looks to go over the off side but gets a thick outside edge over short third man. The ball has enough in it to cross the ropes.

Taijul Islam back for another burst.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Floated on the stumps, driven back to the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Floated outside off, aerially blocked towards silly point.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal lunges and blocks it with a straight bat.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. This one is pushed towards mid on.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Flatter on the pads, Lakmal fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads.

Abdur Razzak to Suranga Lakmal. Flatter on off, defended from the crease.

Abdur Razzak to bowl now.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. 3rd Test fifty for Roshen Silva, his fourth consecutive 50-plus score. He pushes it past mid on and gets back for the second. All the talks revolved around this track being a tough one to bat on. But here is a guy, who has gone about doing his thing without much ado. Take a bow, youngie!

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Mustafiz comes from over the wicket and angles it across. Punched towards covers from the crease.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Bludgeoned! Overpitched on middle, Silva gets his front leg out of the way and bashes it down the ground for a boundary. He is two short of a half century while his team is three short of getting ahead by 300.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Slower one on a length just outside off, Roshen is a touch early into the shot bit adjusts well to bunt it off the back foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Similar length on off, defended towards cover-point for nothing.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller around middle, defended towards mid on.

Double change. Abdur Razzak is back on. Scratch all that. MUSTAFIZUR will continue.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Lakmal strides forward and smothers this one.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Flatter and quicker down the leg side SL misses the flick.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. NOT OUT! Silva cuts this one towards backward point and sets off for a quick run. Lakmal responds. The throw is fired flat to the keeper, who collects the ball in front of the stumps and breaks it through his legs. An appeal is put and is taken upstairs. Suranga, however, has dragged his bat in and is safe when the bails come off.

A run out appeal against Lakmal is taken upstairs.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Eased through mid off for a single.

Taijul Islam to Suranga Lakmal. Floated around off, defended off the front foot.

Taijul Islam replaces Hasan.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Sabbir is getting some medical attention from the physio now.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. DROPPED! Sabbir Rahman the culprit again. He had grassed one even in the first innings. On a length outside off, the ball takes off after landing. Lakmal is squared up as a result and gets a thick outside edge. It goes to Sabbir at first slip, who fails to react quick enough to catch that. The ball goes off his hands towards fine leg and a run is taken. A clip of him practising slip-catching is shown but all that counts for nothing if you can't hang on to these in a game.

Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal. The ball for the treble turns out to a damp squib. Hurled from round the wicket down the leg side, Lakmal fails in his attempted flick. Das moves swiftly to his left to collect that and whips off the bails in a flash. Nothing gained though.

Suranga Lakmal walks in next. He will face the HAT-TRICK BALL from Rahman. Two slips, gully and silly point in position.

Mustafizur Rahman to Akila Dananjaya. OUT! Two in two, Mustafizur is on a hat-trick! He hurls in an off cutter outside off, on a length. The ball moves in a touch after pitching. Dananjaya looks to play the initial line, failing to counter the inward move. The ball has enough to take the outside edge and goes through to the keeper. They go up in excitement. Akila seems confused but he has to walk back. Sri Lanka are 10 short of leading by 300.

The man walking it at no. 9 for the Lankans is Akila Dananjaya.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. OUT! A wicket soon after coming into the attack, yet again. Mustafizur Rahman. He lands it full outside off, this is just a touch shorter than the previous one. Perera pokes at it tentatively. Seems to have feathered an outside edge to the keeper, who takes a nice catch standing close to the stumps. The finger is raised but Dilruwan isn't happy. He talks to Silva and then opts for the DRS. Snicko confirms that that's it for Perera. He takes the lone review left for his side.

Perera is given out caught behind. However, he isn't convinced with that. Has a chat with his partner, post which he signals the 'T'. Remember, this is Sri Lanka's last review.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dilruwan Perera. FOUR! Anticlimax! After all the time taken to get the field and the tactics right, a boundary results. Rahman runs in from round the wicket and bowls it full outside off. Perera gets his stride out and drives it crisply through covers. Excellent shot.

Now Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman have a longish chat. The latter is coming back into the attack. His last spell was a good one, where he troubled the batsmen with his off cutters. Now Mahmudullah has a talk with him. Post that, three slips are seen in place, apart from a mid off, a man at covers and another one at point. What's more, the keeper is standing up to the stumps.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Floated outside off, blocked towards cover-point. Maiden.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Nicely defended this tossed up ball around off.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. This is delivered quicker in pace, Silva goes back and dead-bats it.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Stonewalled off the front foot to the on side.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Roshen this time lets the ball come to him and turns it away to short leg.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up outside off, Silva gets forward and defends.

Meanwhile, Mustafizur Rahman is seen warming up. 10 overs left now.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, punched away through covers for one.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. DP gets to the other end by driving this through mid off.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Blocked with a prod.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. A touch short, Perera goes back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Taijul Islam to Dilruwan Perera. Flatter on the stumps, defended with a straight bat.

Dilruwan Perera is the next man. At this juncture, it is good to remember that he strung a crucial 52-run stand with Roshen Silva in the first essay.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. OUT! Dickwella picks out the man to perfection. Tossed up around off and middle, Dickwella gets down and sweeps it aerially. Finds Mahmudullah at square leg, who times his leap to perfection to take that. Strangely, post that, he mimes a throw at the other end. Sri Lanka are effectively 282/6.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Floated around off and middle. Silva shimmies down the track and hits it through wide long on for a boundary.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. This one is worked away off the pads for nothing.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter down the leg side, RS lets it be.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. This one is swept away through backward square leg for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. The TV umpire rules it in FAVOUR OF THE BATSMAN! Dickwella continues to bat on. Floated outside off from round the wicket, Niroshan chooses to play the reverse sweep. Ends up chipping it aerially towards covers, where Hayder, the sub, dives forwards and claims the catch. The on-field umpires keep the batter waiting, confer among themselves and signal to the third umpire, giving the soft signal as Not Out. Multiple replays are seen. None is conclusive enough to overturn the original call. On all the views, the ball seems to have bounced just in front of the fielder diving forward. Hence the original call is upheld.

Dickwella seems to have perished in his attempt to be aggressive. There is a catch taken at covers. However, the on-field umpire has asked the batsman to wait. He has referred it to the TV umpire, with the soft signal being NOT OUT!

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Turned through mid-wicket for nothing.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated around middle, Silva gets down the track and blocks it.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. This one is defended back towards the bowler.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Turn. The ball lands around off and spins away past the defensively poked bat of RS.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery on middle, defended back towards the bowler.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Full toss outside off, reverse swept to deep backward point for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Swept away to fine leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Full and flighted on off, milked down to long on for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Punched through covers for a couple.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Tossed up around off, there is a hint of spin inwards even as Silva charges down the track. Roshen goes over mid-wicket but does so off the inner half. Once he clears the man, it's always a boundary. Not that Hasan should mind this, as it gives him a chance of getting a scalp. But with the track behaving as it is, every run matters and hence the hosts can't afford to give away runs.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery around off and middle, kept out to short leg.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Served around middle, wristed to mid-wicket.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Dickwella shapes to play the sweep but seeing it served on a fuller length, he changes his mind and pushes it back towards the bowler.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up outside off, ND lunges and bunts.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off, defended from the crease.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter on off, punched through covers for one.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated full around middle, Silva drives it down the ground. Mid on hares after it and saves it with a slide. A couple taken.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Short outside off, cut away to point.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flatter on middle and leg, worked away to the on side for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. This ball is swept away to fine leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Razzak FLUFFS A CHANCE! This is nicely floated outside off, Dickwella gets down the track. The bowler had spotted the same and hence pushed it wider. Niroshan had to reach out to it to not let the ball pass him. Looks to go inside out but the bat turns in his hands and the ball skies high up in the air. Razzak runs backward from mid on even as Rahim runs to his left from mid off. The former reaches the ball first and puts down the chance. A couple taken in the interim.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Tossed up around off, Roshen gets down to sweep but gets it off his thigh. The players appeal as the leg bye is taken. Impact outside off.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Defended solidly off the front foot.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter outside off, cut away through point for one.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated just around off, Silva plays inside the line as the ball spins past the outer edge.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Around off, punched towards covers.

Taijul Islam to Niroshan Dickwella. Floated outside off, Niroshan gets down and plays the reverse sweep. Razzak does well at the deep backward point fence as he saves a run for his side with his right foot.

Taijul Islam is back on.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off and middle, turned through mid-wicket for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Niroshan Dickwella. INSIDE EDGE IT IS! The review comes to Dickwella's aid here. He gets down to sweep to this tossed up ball outside off, but seemed to have missed it. The players appeal and the umpire nods in agreement. The southpaw immediately opts to get it reviewed and the presence of willow saves him.

Two in two? Dickwella is ruled out LBW by Joel Wilson. The southpaw immediately opts for the DRS. Only an inside edge can save him here...

Niroshan Dickwella strides out to the center.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. OUT! The low bounce has consumed Chandimal. Hasan strikes. This is what puzzled us for a while. That right arm off spinners can't be effective against right-handers is a myth. Proved here. Flatter in trajectory, shortish in length. Chandimal looks to pull it away. But the ball doesn't climb and passes below his bat to strike him on the back leg. Looks to be plumb and the appeal is upheld. Dinesh asks his partner about opting for DRS but he is sent on his way. Three reds on Hawk Eye as well. The visitors are 255 runs ahead.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. The first fifty-run stand in the innings. Floated around middle, worked away through backward square leg for a brace.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up outside off, Dinesh lunges and wrists it towards mid on.

Mehidy Hasan is brought back. 9-2-9-1 read his figures at the moment.

Time for some refreshments...

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Leans ahead and smothers it away.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. FOUR! The lead goes past 250 now! Another one on the shorter length, Silva once again is quick to go back and slaps it through cover. No need to run for those. Pounced on Razzak, shouts an excited Roshen Abheysinghe on air. Also, the stand between the two is one short of a half century.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Landed outside off, RS doesn't offer any shot.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Thrashed! Half-tracker outside off, turning away, Silva camps back and cuts it behind point. Rahim gives it a chase but never did it seem like he would cut that off.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Comes down the track and pushes it away.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Floats it up on the stumps, clipped towards square leg.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Doesn't carry again! Islam can't believe it! Slower through the air, landing on off and then turning away. Chandimal prods forward to defend but gets an edge which goes on the bounce to Sabbir at first slip. Soft hands!

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! That's a bad ball and given the treatment too! Short and outside off, DC sits back and packs a punch through the cover region. Back-to-back boundaries! Stand moves to 41 and lead to 245!

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Whipped away! Very full around middle and leg, Chandimal comes down the track and whips it neatly through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Slider from outside off, punched towards the off side.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Silva leans forward to this but this one turns away, takes the edge and evades the man at slip.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Lunges ahead and blocks it down.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal drives it back to the bowler who half-stops and parries it towards mid off. A single taken.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Floated ball outside off, driven down to long off for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Drifting in from a length on middle and leg, Silva clips it towards the leg side.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Floated delivery outside off, Silva defends it with soft hands, It still goes off the edge towards Sabbir at first slip who fails to stop it on the bounce. It goes further and they take one.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Taijul keeps it full on the stumps, flicked down to long on. Razzak at long on was a bit late to charge towards the ball and that allows them to come back for the second.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Roshen hangs back and defends it down.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Punched off the back foot towards cover.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Turning away from a length and outside off, patted towards cover for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Was that off the bat? Drifting in on middle and leg, Silva misses the tuck and the ball lobs off something to Mominul at short leg. The excitement gets killed as the umpire shakes his head to the appeal. It was off the pads.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Excellent stop from Mehidy! Loopy delivery outside off, RS drives it towards cover there Hasan dives and makes a good stop to prevent some runs for his side.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Poor delivery! Abdur drops it short and outside off, Silva camps back and punches it through the gap at cover for a boundary.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Pitches it around middle and leg, turns towards off, Silva hangs back and defends it really late. Had he missed, he could have been a candidate for an LBW.

Abdur Razzak to Roshen Silva. Angles it in from around the wicket, Silva comes down the track making some room and bunts it back to Razzak.

Abdur Razzak comes back on.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal leans ahead and buries it into the ground to hand Islam a maiden over.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated ball outside off, pushed towards cover.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Sits back and punches it towards the cover fielder.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flattish ball on middle, DC hangs back in defense.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Very full on off, the Lankan skipper jams it out.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller delivery on off, blocked off the meat towards cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. FOUR! Easy peasy! Short delivery, angling down leg, all Roshen had to do was to get some bat on it. He does so and picks up a boundary towards fine leg.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Good length delivery on middle and off, RS blocks.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Goes over the wicket and bowls a pinpoint yorker on the stumps, Silva brings his bat down at the right time to keep it out.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller and attacking the stumps, blocked.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. This one nips back in off the pitch, Silva presses forward and taps it solidly towards cover.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Good ball! But not lucky to induce an edge! Drifts it in on middle and off, lures Chandi forward and then turns away to beat the outside edge by a whisker.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Lunges ahead and stonewalls it.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted delivery around off, killed into the ground.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air outside off, dabbed down to third man for a single.

The floodlights have been turned on. These aren't good signs...

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flicked away on the leg sdie for a single.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter ball outside off, punched off the back foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Ooo... so, so, close! How did that miss the stumps? Just how? Rahman is making the most of the surface here. Pitches the cutter around middle and leg and it moves square to put Roshen in a tangle. He pokes at it but gets beaten on the outside and goes agonizingly past the off stick. The Fizz can't believe it nor can we.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery but the line is outside the off stump. Left alone.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. RS gets across and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg bye! Fuller ball and angling in on the pads, Chandimal misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads towards the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Das is up to the stumps now...

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Outside off, DC doesn't play at it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal is in! But what a brute of a delivery, that! Rahman and his cutters are just too hot to handle. It pitches and moves away sharply to take the gloves of the Lankan skipper and goes on the bounce to Sabbir Rahman at first slip. He picks it up and hurls a throw at the striker's end. Dinesh comes back in the crease casually by ringing his right hand even as the ball hits the stumps. They appeal and it's taken upstairs. Replays find Chandimal is safe.

Run out appeal. Has Chandimal dragged his feet inside in time?

Umpire Joel Wilson and Rod Tucker come together to have a word. It has gone a bit too dark there...

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Stays right behind the line and shows a straight blade. Tight over, a maiden from Taijul.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Flatter delivery around middle and off, Roshen defends it down.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Very full, fired in on leg, Silva manages to dig it out towards short leg.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Slower through the air, landed outside off, Silva kills it into the turf.

Taijul Islam to Roshen Silva. Tossed up delivery outside off, driven back to the bowler off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. The Fizz one again is too straight, clipped easily through backward square leg to keep strike.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Strays it on the leg stump line, Silva shuffles and deflects it fine down the leg side to add a brace. Good running! The lead stretches to 219!

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Back of a length delivery outside off, stabbed off the back foot towards the point fielder.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Brings it back in from outside off, Silva offers no shot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Moves inside the line and tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Beaten! Beautiful delivery, this! Another cutter, which holds on the surface and then deviates just when Chandimal hangs his bat out. Das behind the stumps gathers the ball and underarms a throw at the striker's end but the Lankan skipper was always in.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Flatter delivery outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover for a brisk single.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Arrows it in from outside off, Dinesh defends it right in front of the silly point fielder.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Bosh from Islam! Flatter delivery down the leg side, Chandimal clips it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up delivery outside off, Chandimal presses forward.

Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal. Darts it on the pads, flicked through backward square leg for a single. The man in the deep returns a throw at the bowler's end but there is no one backing up. It goes to long off and they take another on the overthrow.

Taijul Islam is back on.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Another cutter, gripping off the surface, Silva keeps his bat inside the line before making a leave.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller and angling in on the pads, worked through mid on for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Edged but it lands just short! Rahman delivers a cutter, just outside off. It grips but bounces a touch more. Chandimal presses across to have a poke at it but the extra bounce takes the outside edge and dips in front of Sabbir at first slip who fails to stop in spite of a dive. The ball rolls away and a couple is take.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good length delivery outside off, defended off the back foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Safely home! Roshen Silva eases the drive towards the mid off fielder and takes him on. The former scores a direct hit at the bowler's end as the latter drags his bat in. It's taken upstairs and replays find the newcomer in.

Direct hit at the bowler's end against Silva is taken upstairs. Looks safe though...

Mustafizur Rahman to Roshen Silva. Fuller ball outside off, driven towards mid off for nothing.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Spinning from a length outside off, tucked past short leg for a single to end a fruitful over.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Flighted delivery around middle and off, tucked off the back foot towards short leg.

Mehidy Hasan to Roshen Silva. Stays back and clips it with the turn past short leg.

Roshen Silva is the next man in, replacing Karunaratne. He marshalled the lower-order well in the first innings to score a fifty. Can he do it again?

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. OUT! That's a stunner of a catch from Imrul Kayes! Just what Bangladesh needed, an early wicket after the break. Mehidy Hasan drifts it on middle and leg, Dimuth comes dancing down the track to whip it away. It goes quickly towards mid-wicket where Kayes reacts and plucks it a stunning fashion by diving to his right. The hosts roar in delight. Can they pick a few more? Also, this has been the slowest knock by Karunaratne whenever he has scored over 25 runs.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up ball outside off, blocked off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Well bowled. It is the slower delivery on a fuller length on off and middle. Dimuth reads it well and flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Hurled on the pads, flicked away through square leg for one.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short in length, outside off, Dimuth goes back and cuts it through point for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Around off, defended solidly off the front foot.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Similar delivery and shot, minus the marker this time.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fuller outside off, driven to mid off. Interesting, as Rahman was running in, the bowling marker seem to be stuck in his spikes and it just jumped up and fell as he entered the delivery stride.

Mustafizur Rahman will continue from the other end.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh charges down and blocks it.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated outside off, driven towards long off for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Yes-no between the batters, no harm done. Karunaratne works it in front of mid-wicket. He comes down in search of a run but is sent back by Chandimal in time.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the pads, Dimuth gets an inside edge onto the pads as he fails to get it away.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Shorter in length outside off, Chandimal goes back and cuts it through point for one. SRI LANKA ARE AHEAD EXACTLY BY 200.

Mehidy Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal. Floated up outside off, Dinesh lunges forward and keeps it out towards covers.

We still have 34 overs remaining in the day. A lot can happen if Bangladesh spinners come out breathing fire. Mehidy Hasan will be the one to start off the session. Dinesh Chandimal is on strike. A slip, a short leg and a leg gully in place...

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

Dimuth Karunaratne has stood tall amidst all this. He has eaten up 94 balls, tells you about his solidity which was missing since a few innings. However, he struggled a bit at the start but has gained confidence as the game progressed. Bangladesh would be looking to pick up wickets and at the same time keep a lid on the scoring rate. Will their spinners enforce a collapse? Do join us for the final session which will start in just a bit...

28 Overs, 78 Runs and 3 Wickets is the summary of the session. Although Bangladesh have picked up wickets, the Lankans have stretched the lead to one short of 200. It all started with Razzak getting the better of Mendis for the second time in the Test. De Silva once again walked out with positive intent and kept the runs flowing. He scored 28 off 24 balls before getting befuddled by Islam. Since his departure, the scoring rate has dipped a bit and Rahman came back into the attack to remove Gunathilaka in his very first over of the spell.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Pitches it up on off, Dimuth Karunaratne prods forward and meets it with a straight bat. TEA, DAY 2!

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Angling in on a back of a length outside off, DC stands back and steers it through point for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Bangs in a short on middle and leg, Chandimal ducks under it.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Slanting in from a length outside off, DK pats it towards cover for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fuller in length and angling in, Dimuth takes a stride ahead to defend but ekes out an inside edge on the pads.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Finally a run after 12 balls. Angling in from outside off, Chandimal taps it in front of cover for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Crouches a bit and works it towards the leg side. Back-to-back maidens.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Dimuth gets down to sweep this ball. It hits the man at short leg who takes evasive action and it rebounds towards the leg slip fielder on the bounce.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Jumps out of the crease and works it towards mid-wicket.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Beaten! Slower through the air, skidding a bit off the surface, Karunaratne comes forward to defend but is beaten all ends up.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flighted delivery around leg, defended into the leg side.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Pitches it up on off, driven towards the mid off fielder. A maiden from Rahman. Good stuff!

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the back foot towards the off side.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Good stop from Hasan! Cutter which grips and moves away, Chandimal taps it with soft hands towards second slip and looks for the single. Mehidy Hasan attacks the ball as he stops it with a dive to his right and then hurls a throw at the striker's end but misses his shy. Had that hit, Chandimal would have been home anyway.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Fuller and attacking the stumps, blocked from the crease.

Good observation! Mustafizur Rahman persisted with the cutters to get his man in his previous over. First up, he bowled it a bit shorter in length and it moved down the leg side. Then he pitched it on a similar line but the length was a tad fuller where he induced an inside edge. When he landed it further in length, he got the reward he wanted...

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Angling in from around off, poked off the back foot.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal comes down the track and drives it through mid off for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up outside off, Dinesh drives it towards cover. Wants a run but his partner sends him back.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flighted delivery on off, turned through mid-wicket for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. Chandimal avoids a pair! Very full outside off, driven down to long off for an easy single.

Abdur Razzak to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted delivery around middle and leg, defended.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal. Switches the angle for the right-hander and angles it in on middle, Chandimal clips it away on the leg side to avoid a king pair. Superb over from The Fizz!

Dinesh Chandimal walks in at no. 5.

Mustafizur Rahman to Danushka Gunathilaka. OUT! Plumb in front! Mustafizur Rahman strikes in his very first over in this spell. The bowling change has done the trick. He goes wider of the crease and doles out a cutter outside off on a fuller length. It grips off the surface and comes back in to ping Gunathilaka, who looks to walk across and flick, on the pads right in front of the stumps. A huge shout and the umpire raises the finger. Danushka goes to his partner and thinks about the review. After a chat, they decide not to. Gunathilaka continues to walk back with his side leading by 8 short of 200.

Mustafizur Rahman to Danushka Gunathilaka. Good ball! Lands it on the rough outside off, it comes back in. Gunathilaka with no feet movement looks to stab this but gets an inside edge on the pads.

Mustafizur Rahman to Danushka Gunathilaka. Bowls a cutter, gripping and going down leg, DG looks to clip it away but misses.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Angling in from a length outside off, tucked wide of Taijul at mid on. The spinner scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Dimuth has made it in.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Starts off with a length delivery from over the wicket, Karunaratne punches it towards the cover fielder.

So, Mahmudullah brings Mustafizur Rahman into the attack.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter through the air outside off, it stays a bit low. Danushka goes back to cut but the ball goes under his bat to the keeper.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Around middle and leg, nudged through mid-wicket for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Worked away with the spin through square leg for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Ripper of a delivery that! Flatter one, quicker through the air, Karunaratne at first tries to come forward but then stays back. The ball skids off the deck and just beats the outside edge.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Tossed up ball outside off, Danushka Gunathilaka drills it through cover and some good running between the wickets allows the pair to come back for the third.

Mustafizur Rahman was coming into the attack but hold on. Mahmudullah changes his mind and asks Razzak to continue.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne drives it towards the cover fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Very full outside off, jammed out back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Catch it was the cry but to no avail. DG dances down the track and drives it a bit uppishly through cover for a single.

Imrul Kayes cops a blow at silly point. Looks to be in agony and the physio it out to attend him. Magic spray is being applied and we have a bit of delay here. This is not good. He is seen limping off the field. Hope he recovers soon...

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. That must have stung for sure! Flatter through the air outside off, Gunathilaka goes back to punch and he does so but straight to Kayes at silly point. It hits him on the inner portion of the shin. Ouch!

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Lands it around off, Gunathilaka comes down the track to work it away but gets a leading edge through cover for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter through the air outside off, punched through cover for a couple of runs.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Darted on middle and leg, worked towards short mid-wicket.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Swept away behind square on the leg side for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. DG jumps out of the crease and wrists it down to long on to get to the other end.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Goes back to this shorter ball and punches it towards the off side.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Makes a bit of room and eases it straight to the cover fielder.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne presses forward to defend but this one turns away to beat the outside edge by a whisker.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated delivery on off, blocked into the ground.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. DK pushes it to the cover region.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Comes down the track and bunts it away.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Huge shout for a caught behind this time! Not given! Lands it outside off, it zips through the surface as Gunathilaka goes back to defend. Seems to have missed it completely but Bangladesh keep appealing. They think about the review but decide against it. Replays show there is nothing on Ultra Edge.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. What was that? Down the leg side, Gunathilaka gets down to pull this but seems to have gotten off the gloves. Liton Das moves to his right to take it. He shows smartness here. Since he can't get to it, he sticks his right leg out but the ball deflects off the shoe to the other side. He loses his balance and hence cannot get to it. So definitely a chance but a real tough one.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Beautiful delivery! Tossed up delivery outside off, it holds its line and just about kisses the outer part of Danushka's bat who presses forward in defense.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. Loud, loud appeal for LBW! Loopy delivery around off, Gunathilaka shimmies down a touch to defend. He was playing for the spin but there ain't any. Gets pinged on the pads and they appeal. Umpire Wilson shakes his head as the impact was well outside the line.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Similar length, this time the other southpaw clips it through square leg for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Danushka Gunathilaka. From over the wicket, Razzak gives it a decent loop, it turns back in to which Gunathilaka tucks through mid-wicket. Gets a single.

Abdur Razzak is back on.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Quicker through the air outside off, punched hard only to find the man at extra cover.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Shimmies down the track and eases it to long off for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Darts in on a length and on the stumps, Dimuth stays leg side and chops it towards backward point for one.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Goes back, lets the ball turn away and then dabs it towards backward point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Once again prods ahead and defends it in front of silly point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Loops it up right around the off stump line, Karunaratne prods forward in defense.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Gets down and across and paddles it down to fine leg to add a couple more to his tally.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Interesting! Gunathilaka moves inside the line to the ball going down leg. He tries to shoulder his arms but the ball brushes his pads and rolls past the keeper. The batsmen run two and the umpire instead of signalling a dead ball for not offering a shot, calls it as leg byes.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Turning in from outside off, Danushka hangs back to defend but misses to wear it high on the thigh pad.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. FOUR! Powerfully swept! Loops it up on the stumps, Gunathilaka gets down on one knee and nails the sweep in front of square on the leg side. Raced away to the fence!

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated delivery outside off, swept behind square on the leg side for an easy single.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Sees the flight, it's dipping in, Karunaratne comes down the track and clips it towards the fielder at mid on.

Mehidy Hasan to Danushka Gunathilaka. Goes around the wicket again and lands it full on off, Danushka takes a good stride forward and stonewalls it.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Quicker through the air and a bit shorter outside off, tapped in front of backward point for a brisk single.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the stumps, defended off the back foot back to Hasan.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Mehidy goes from over the wicket and loops it up on the stumps, it's punched off the back foot to mid off.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated delivery outside off, slower through the air, pushed off the back foot to point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fired full outside off, bunted back to the bowler off the front foot.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Floated outside off, the ball spins in with some bounce as well. Gunathilaka looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the thigh pad.

Taijul Islam to Danushka Gunathilaka. Served outside off at a quicker pace, Danushka goes back and keeps it out with a straight bat.

Danushka Gunathilaka walks in next.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. OUT! Knocked him over! Very ugly dismissal. Will tell you why. It is not an easy track to bat on and hence, it is important to capitalize when you seem to be in. Here, de Silva, who is fairly set, makes room to play this one over the off side, thinking the ball to be outside off. But Taijul seems to be a clever bowler. He tosses this one up and lands it around middle. The ball spins away just a touch. Dhananjaya is deceived here and is in no position to get bat to that. Ends up missing the ball, which goes on to strike the off stump. The promising 34-run stand comes to a bad end, as does the enterprising knock from the no. 3. Bowling spin is mostly about four flushing and Islam has succeeded in doing just that. Sri Lanka have 8 wickets in their bag, while Bangladesh are trailing the game by 165 runs.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. A touch shorter in length, DdS goes back and punches it to backward point.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Fuller on middle, Dimuth paddle sweeps it to fine leg to get to the other end.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up outside off, Dimuth comes down the track and whips it to mid on.

Taijul Islam gets a change of ends.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Gets it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter outside off, cut away to point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Nicely tossed up around off, driven back to where it came from.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated full around off, defended off the front foot.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne dances down the track and bunts it.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. 50 up for Sri Lanka, they are 163 runs ahead at this point. De Silva goes back and steers it past slip for a brace. The stand is worth 32.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Ohh! Floated on the stumps, Karunaratne just manages to sweep it off the bottom part of his bat. Would have been a goner had he missed. The ball goes through short fine leg and a run is taken.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up around middle, Karunaratne gets an inside edge just past short leg. Wants a single but denied by his partner.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Served outside off, driven to long off for one.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Nicely blocked off the front foot back towards the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! This one is bowled with a side-arm action. It is the arm ball aimed at the off stump. Dhananjaya gets his bat down in time and chops it past short third man. The substitute fielder, Hayder, puts in a chase but comes second best.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up around off, DK gets down the track and defends it with his bat close to his front pad.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Quicker one outside off, cut away to backward point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Outside off, defended to silly point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. This one is bowled slower through the air, Dimuth prods and blocks.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated outside off, pushed towards covers.

Mehidy Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva. Tossed up outside off, milked down to long off for one.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Defended off the front foot solidly.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short in length, Karunaratne goes back to pull but ends up mistiming it to mid on.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Outside off, bunted off the front foot.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Served on the stumps, swept away through square leg for one.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. The batsman tried to sweep that one but missed it and was hit on the pads.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Nicely played. Floated around middle and leg, Dhananjaya gets down on one knee and brings out the sweep shot. Hits it nicely through square leg for a boundary. The lead crosses 150 now.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter outside off, pushed to point.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. DK lunges and defends that watchfully.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Outside off, punched to covers.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. THE ON-FIELD CALL STAYS! This is floated just outside off, Karunaratne strides forward to defend. Seems to have done well to do so to the off side. However, the hosts appeal mutedly to no avail. The bowler seems sure that it is pad first and eggs his skipper to opt for DRS, which the latter does. The replays show that IT IS PAD FIRST, indeed. But since Dimuth was lunging forward to defend, meaning he was playing a shot, the impact had to be seen. It is outside off and hence the southpaw survives. A review lost for the hosts.

Mehidy Hasan to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on off, punched back to the bowler.

Mehidy Hasan to have a bowl now. He should know the surface better now, as he batted valiantly for an unbeaten 38. A slip stands guard as does a man at silly point. In the first Test, he was brought on when Karunaratne was batting and did well to get him dismissed. Notable is the fact that he was taken off the attack after that sole over in the spell.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fired on the pads, DdS fails to get bat in his attempted defense.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Flatter ball spinning away just a touch outside off. De Silva goes back and guides it past slip. Kayes from short third man chases it down and keeps it to a brace.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Eased down to long on for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne lunges nicely as he defends this one with a straight bat.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter one going down leg, Dimuth pads it away.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated around off, defended off the front foot onto the ground.

Another close in fielder? A set of shin pads is brought onto the ground as a man comes in at short leg.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. This one is solidly bunted onto the ground. 12 runs off this over.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Top, top shot! That's what echoed in the cubicle here, as my colleague and me both exclaimed the same together. Tossed up around off, de Silva takes the aerial route now. Goes inside out over covers and gets himself the third boundary of the over. He moves to 13.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Close leave. Arm ball outside off, de Silva watches it through to the keeper. Wasn't too far from the off pole.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Overcompensates, does Islam, pays the price again. This is fired in at a full length, Dhananjaya drives it through covers for another boundary. This was all along the ground.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Long hop, punished. When the surface doesn't give you much pace to work with, you err if you drop the ball on a shorter length. That's precisely what has happened here. The length allows de Silva to go back and punch it through covers for a boundary.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Nicely looped up around off, Dhananjaya gets forward and blocks it.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flighted ball around middle and leg, flicked away to square leg.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Around off, defended off the back foot.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Floated outside off, lofted to mid off for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the pads, DK gets to the other end with a flick.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne seems so unsure of playing Razzak. This is flatter in trajectory around off, he is in two minds whether to go forward or stay back. Ends up getting a bottom edge in front of him and he keeps it out.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up around off, Karunaratne flicks it towards mid on. There is a slight misfield there from Taijul during which the batsmen think of a run. But he recovers well for them to quash any such plans.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Defended solidly off the front foot.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short in length again, de Silva punches it towards covers. The keeper shouts out his disapproval of the length.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shorter outside off, cut away towards point.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. On the pads, flicked round the corner for a single.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated around off, defended with a lunge.

Abdur Razzak to Dhananjaya de Silva. Turn and bounce. Floated nicely outside off, de Silva looks to play it initially but then decides against it. The ball spins away and the keeper collects it nicely. A good successful over from Abdur ends.

Dhananjaya de Silva walks in next. He played a crucial knock in the first innings, an attacking one. Encore?

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. OUT! No inside edge, Hawk Eye says, CRASHING THE STUMPS! Razzak got Mendis in the first innings and does so yet again. He darts in an arm delivery around off, Mendis fails to pick it. He lunges forward to play for the conventional turn, which is absent. The ball raps him on the front pad. An appeal is just a formality as the finger is raised by umpire Joel Wilson. Kusal is unsure of walking off and he asks his partner whether he should review it. Gets the nod from Karunaratne. Bad call as three reds signal that Sri Lanka lose a wicket as well as a review. They are effectively 131/1.

Kusal Mendis is a goner! He is ruled out LBW. However, as all dismissed batters, he is not happy to leave. Discusses with his partner and opts for the DRS. Only an inside edge can save him.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Floated around off, blocked solidly.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. KM prods and bunts it off the front foot.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Pushed towards point for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated outside off, driven to mid off.

The Bangladesh team physio is out in the middle. Mominul Haque is down in pain owing to the blow that he took in the last ball of the previous over. The magic spray does its bit and he is back on his feet.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. OUCH! That must have hurt. Served in line of the stumps, Kusal gets down and sweeps it hard. It hits short leg on the shin, in spite of him wearing the guard. Poor lad. He is down in pain. He tried to evade the ball but the ball followed him to hit him.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, punched to covers.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. This one is swept away through square leg. Rahim chases it down well and keeps it down to two.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter and quicker on the stumps, Mendis is fortunate to get an inside edge as he looks to defend that.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Outside off, Karunaratne stabs it towards point and gets to the other end.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Lovely, lovely delivery. Some more flight given to this one just outside off, it spins away with a puff of dust. Kusal prods to defend but gets beaten. Das flips the bails off and asks the question but the umpire stays unmoved. There is a request from him and the slip fielder to take it upstairs which the umpire doesn't pay heed to. Replay shows that Kusal's back leg is firmly glued in the crease.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up around off and middle, Dimuth drives it down to long on for a single.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Short in length, Mendis goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Gets one for the same.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Gives more air to this one around off, Mendis lunges to defend.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Knocked through mid-wicket to rotate strike.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated down the leg side, the ball spins further away. Karunaratne shoulders arms to that. The keeper fails to collect that and the ball goes to the fence behind. Dead ball signaled as the batter didn't attempt a shot there.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, Mendis looks to cut it but is hurried on to the shot due to the low bounce.

Taijul Islam to Kusal Mendis. Served around off, Mendis comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Tossed up around middle, flicked through mid-wicket to get to the other end.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Flatter on the stumps, defended off the back foot.

Taijul Islam to Dimuth Karunaratne. Floated down the leg side, Karunaratne lets it be. The ball spins away after pitching. Encouraging signs for the bowler.

Taijul Islam to bowl from the other end. A slip and a short leg in place.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Fuller in length, driven back towards the bowler.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. This time he plays it with the spin and picks up a single through mid-wicket.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Similar line, spinning down leg. DK goes back but misses the flick.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Karunaratne is not picking Razzak here. Strange. The spinner isn't someone who has many varieties up his sleeve. He varies his flight and mixes up the arm delivery and the conventional spin. Here he delivers the latter around middle and leg, it spins away a touch. Dimuth looks to flick it away but the ball seems to have missed the blade and gone off the pads to leg slip. Mahmudullah catches it and puts in an appeal only for it to be turned down.

Now. A slip, leg slip, short leg are close-in for Karunaratne.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Floated outside off, the outside edge is captured as Mendis prods to defend. It rolls towards short third man and a quick single is taken.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Flatter in trajectory, a touch shorter in length on off. Mendis goes back and slaps it to cover.

Welcome back. After a sumptuous meal, the players are out in the middle at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. We have 62 overs to see off the day. Numerous mouthwatering battles will continue to capture our attention. It'll be the Kusal Mendis - Abdur Razzak duel to begin the proceedings. A slip and a bat-pad in position.

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

Although the hosts have to bat last on this surface, they shouldn't believe all's lost at this point. Yes, they were on the back foot after losing 4 wickets last night. Such tracks often see at least one side collapsing and today, Bangladesh had their name written on it. There is something on it for the bowlers and their bevy of spinners shall hope to replicate the Lankan tweakers and restrict the tourists to a meager total. Is this the way the game will pan out? Join us at 1210 local time (0610 GMT) to find out.

The tourists had to see off just a couple of overs before the interval and they have done so with a clean slate. The opening pair of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis has largely been untroubled and a much harder task awaits them. Nobody can believe himself to be in on such a crumbling surface. We can expect them to come out all guns blazing in a bid to accumulate some quick runs and put more pressure on the other side.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Negotiates the final ball before LUNCH, DAY 2, by defending this one off the front foot. Sri Lanka have their noses ahead by 121 runs.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Driven through mid on by DK.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Landed on a fuller length and angling in, Dimuth works it away through square leg for a couple.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Full on off, driven to mid off.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Edged! Karunaratne looks to defend this one with soft hands, gets an outside edge towards second slip. The ball lands just short of Sabbir Rahman there and rolls behind. A couple taken.

Mustafizur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Hurled outside off, left alone by Dimuth.

Mustafizur Rahman to share the new ball from the other end. He had a couple of scalps in the first essay.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Flatter outside off, left alone.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Shout for LBW! Floated around middle and leg, Mendis looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits him on the right arm and that draws the hosts in appeal. Turned down. Hawk Eye shows it to be going over the stumps.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. The batsman has driven it through mid on.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Don't you learn from your mistakes, Dimuth? In the first innings, he charged down the track to such a floated delivery and ended up missing the ball completely. Does the same, yet again. Thankfully for him, his pads come in the way and the ball rolls through backward square leg for a run. Runs signaled by the umpire.

Abdur Razzak to Kusal Mendis. Streaky. Flatter outside off, Mendis goes back to cut it away. Ends up getting a bottom edge and the ball rolls through the keeper's legs. Sabbir from first slip chases it down and saves a run for his side.

Abdur Razzak to Dimuth Karunaratne. Razzak starts off with a delivery on the pads, Karunaratne flicks it away through backward square leg for a single to get going.