On a rain-hit Day 3, Bangladesh only managed to take three wickets, while Sri Lanka extended their first-innings score to 282/5, trailing by 83 runs.
Sri Lanka closed in on Bangladesh’s first-innings total after rain washed away the whole of afternoon session on Day 3 of the second Test. The 102-run sixth-wicket partnership between Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva helped the visitors recover after two quick wickets in the morning session, before De Silva was dismissed by Shakib in the final hour of the day.
Nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha departed early in the day, outfoxed by a delivery from Ebadot Hossain for 0. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne had just started to look comfortable at the crease when Shakib bowled him on 80, the ball sneaking through his bat-pad gap.
The centurion from the first Test Angelo Mathews and new batter De Silva then steadied the ship and added 46 runs before the lunch break.
Rain interrupted the morning session, and Sri Lanka, still trailing by 155 runs, went for lunch at 210/4 just five balls ahead of the scheduled break.
The rain came down heavily and washed off the entire afternoon session, forcing the break to be extended until tea time. The rain kept the players away for almost four hours before it resumed in the evening session.
The centurion from the first Test Angelo Mathews and new batter De Silva then steadied the ship and added 46 runs before the lunch break.
Rain interrupted the morning session, and Sri Lanka, still trailing by 155 runs, went for lunch at 210/4 just five balls ahead of the scheduled break.
The rain came down heavily and washed off the entire afternoon session, forcing the break to be extended until tea time. The rain kept the players away for almost four hours before it resumed in the evening session.
