Tea Sri Lanka 338 and 199 for 6 (Karunaratne 110*, Mustafizur 3-42) lead Bangladesh 467 by 70 runs
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Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient century as wickets fell around him © AFP
Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan, two of Bangladesh’s main bowlers, rose to the occasion as they combined to take five Sri Lanka wickets in the middle session, seizing the advantage even though Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fighting century. Sri Lanka were ahead by 70 runs but had only four wickets in hand at the score of 199 for 6 at tea.
The home side lost their way soon after the second session started, with Kusal Mendis caught behind for 36 after a contentious decision. Replays were not conclusive enough to suggest that he had edged Mustafizur in the 45th over, but the third umpire Marais Erasmus overturned S Ravi’s decision and Mendis walked off shaking his head.
Karunaratne struck a few more boundaries in his bid to put together a solid knock but soon Dinesh Chandimal edged Mustafizur for 5. Asela Gunaratne struggled during his 15-ball stay, before being finished off by Shakib with an arm ball that the batsman left alone, going on to hit his front pad.
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Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo