Tigers grab eight wickets, Lankans stretch lead to 312

Mustafizur Rahman injected some excitement to the day as Tigers picked up eight Sri Lanka wickets post lunch on the second day but the Lankans remain firmly on top at stumps, having secured a 312-run lead.

Bangladesh bowlers managed to take five more wickets during the third session in what was ultimately a good day for the Lankans in the field.

Mustafizur's fiery spell paid dividends late in the third session when he removed Dilruwan Perea and Akila Dananjaya in back-to-back deliveries to get within striking distance of a hattrick. However, he misdirected the the hat-trick ball down the leg-side.

Mehedi Hasan struck right after tea session to remove Dimuth Karunaratne, out trying to drive through the onside as Imrul Kayes to a good diving catch.

Wickets:

A Dananjaya c †Liton Das b Mustafizur Rahman 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 FOW 178/8

MDK Perera c †Liton Das b Mustafizur Rahman 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66 FOW 178/7

N Dickwella c Mahmudullah b Taijul Islam 10 (18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55 FOW 170/6

LD Chandimal lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 30 (54b 3x4 0x6) SR: 55.55 FOW 143/5

FDM Karunaratne c Imrul Kayes b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 32 (105b 0x4 0x6) SR: 30.47 FOW 93/4

Lankans reach Tea with 199-run lead

Mehedi's turner then got skipper Dinesh Chandimal in the 47th over with the batsman trying to play across the line. The delivery turned and kept low at the same time, hitting Chandimal low on the pad. The skipper however added 54 vital runs for the fourth wicket with Roshen Silva. A brilliant catch from Mahmudullah Riyad off the bowling of Taijul Islam in the 54th over saw Sri Lanka lose Niroshan Dickwella.

Tigers picked up three Lankan wickets post lunch as Sri Lanka reached 87 for the loss of three wickets at Tea on Day 2.

Kusal Mendes, who had been the top-scorer in the first innings for the Lankans was the first to go as he was caught plumb in front of the stumps to a Abdur Razzak arm ball in the seventh over. Mendis asked for a review of the decision but it came to no avail.

De Silva then fell to Taijul in the 17th over, having failed to adjust to the turning delivery which clipped the off –stump.

Mustafizur Rahman then got one to tail in slightly to left-handed batsman Danushka Gunathilaka, who played down the wrong line and fell leg-before.

Sri Lanka lead by 199 runs at Tea on Day 2.

Wickets:

MD Gunathilaka lbw b Mustafizur Rahman 17 (27b 1x4 0x6) SR: 62.96

DM de Silva b Taijul Islam 28 (24b 5x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

BKG Mendis lbw b Abdur Razzak 7 (21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Wickets tumble around Miraz as Tigers stumble to 110 all out

Mehedi Hasan had been the lone ranger in the Bangladesh innings so far on Day 2 o f the second Test match. The right-handed batsman, who came in as as a nightwatcheman, applied his cricketing sense to put a value on his wicket –- something that more established batsmen failed to show, on a pitch which has not made batting look easy, and wickets tumbled around nightwatchman Miraz in te morning session.

It had been another sad tale for Bangladesh as they eventually fell for 110 all-out. Sri Lankans were sharp, they were agile – on the prowl and they finished off the Tigers in a hurry as shot selection from the Tigers batsmen helped their cause.

Liton was the first to fall early in the morning, dragging on a Suranga Lakmal delivery onto his stumps from way outside the off-stump.

Captain Mahmudullah Riyad had looked to take the pressure off with a stable partnership alongside Mehedi. However he was bowled by a beautifully flighted delivery from Akila Dhananjaya in the 43rd over and three deliveries later, Sabbir Rahman fell as well, miscuing a drive. Tigers then lost the last three wickets for just three runs as Miraz remained unbeaten on 38. Tigers only added 54 runs to their overnight score as Sri Lanka took a 112-run lead at the end of the Bangladesh innings.

Sri Lanka reached Lunch on Day 2 at nine for no loss. 

Wickets:

Mustafizur Rahman lbw b Perera 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 FOW 110/10

Taijul Islam run out (Mendis) 1 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66 FOW 110/9

Abdur Razzak c & b Dananjaya 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00 FOW 109/8

Sabbir Rahman c Chandimal b Dananjaya 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00 FOW 107/7

Mahmudullah b Dananjaya 17 (46b 2x4 0x6) SR: 36.95 FOW 107/6

Liton Das b Lakmal 25 (54b 3x4 0x6) SR: 46.29 FOW 73/5