Chittagong
\nAsitha Fernando claimed 4-34 as Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 178 to take a massive 353-run lead in the first innings of the second Test in Chittagong on Monday.
\nThe visitors decided against enforcing a follow-on but were left struggling with their batting in the second innings, reaching 102-6 at stumps on the third day to extend their lead to 455 runs.
\nDebutant pacer Hasan Mahmud gave Bangladesh something to smile about with 4-51, while fellow pacer Khaled Ahmed also troubled the Sri Lankan batsmen with 2-29.
\nBut Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on 39 alongside Prabath Jayasuriya, three not out, with the pair looking to extend Sri Lanka\u2019s lead with the help of the tail-enders.
\nLahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando and Jayasuriya earlier chipped in with two each as Sri Lanka claimed nine wickets in two sessions to leave the hosts flattened.
\nSri Lanka fast bowling coach Dharshana Gamage praised both sides.
\n\u201cBoth teams\u2019 bowlers, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, bowled really well,\u201d Gamage said.
\n\u201cWe need to score another 50-60 runs, then we will be in a good position. I am pretty sure our bowlers will fight back.\u201d
\nZakir Hasan made the highest score for Bangladesh with 54, while Mominul Haque offered some resistance with 33.
\n\u201cWe totally failed with the bat,\u201d Zakir said. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t perform our roles, we didn\u2019t play as we were supposed to play.\u201d
\nResuming on 55-1 with nightwatchman Taijul Islam, Zakir survived for more than an hour before Bangladesh lost their first wicket of the day.
\nSri Lanka ended Bangladesh\u2019s dogged early resistance when Vishwa Fernando, a left-arm quick, swung one in to uproot the leg stump of Zakir.
\nSkipper Najmul Hossain Shanto looked edgy from the start and faced 11 balls before being dismissed by Jayasuriya for one.
\nNajmul departed after attempting an on-drive, which was caught at short midwicket by Dimuth Karunaratne.
\nVishwa Fernando bowled Taijul for 22 with another in-swinging delivery to reduce Bangladesh to 105-4.
\nAsitha Fernando trapped Shakib Al Hasan leg-before for 15 and then induced an edge from Liton Das (four) in the same over.
\nBangladesh kept losing wickets in clusters.
\nShahadat Hossain (eight) was caught by Kamindu Mendis at slip off Kumara and Jayasuriya hit Mehidy Hasan (seven) in front.
\nAsitha Fernando ended Mominul\u2019s defiant innings before he bowled Khaled for one to wrap up the innings.
\nSri Lanka dominated Bangladesh in the first two days to amass 531, the highest Test total without any batsman scoring a century.
\nSri Lanka, who have never lost a Test series to Bangladesh, won the first Test in Sylhet by 328 runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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