Shakib Al Hasan (3-61) and Mustafizur Rahman (3-52) shared six wickets as Bangladesh closed in on a possible first ever Test win over Sri Lanka on Saturday
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman celebrates the wicket of SL’s Dhananjaya de Silva (left) in Colombo on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Colombo: Shakib Al Hasan (3-61) and Mustafizur Rahman (3-52) shared six wickets as Bangladesh closed in on a possible first ever Test win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.
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The tourists bowled themselves into a strong position on Day Four of the second Test, despite home batsman Dimuth Karunaratne's century, as Sri Lanka led by 139 runs with just two wickets remaining in their second innings. His hundred looked to be largely in vain as his team-mates failed to back him up on a day when Bangladesh made major strides towards squaring the two-match series and ending a run of 15 defeats and two draws in 17 previous meetings.
Karunaratne turned his overnight 25 into 126, including one six and 10 fours, as he formed a second-wicket stand of 86 with Kusal Mendis following the early loss of Upul Tharanga for 26. Sri Lanka begun the day on 54-0 but following Tharanga's dismissal and that of Mendis, for 36, they failed to get into any real rhythm.
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