Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath completed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka dismissed Bangladesh for 240 runs in their first innings on the opening day of the second and final Test on Saturday.
Herath took full advantage of the visitors' inability to score on the sluggish outfield to finish with 5-68, his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests, while paceman Nuwan Kulasekara grabbed 3-54 as Mominul Haque top-scored with 64.
Score Board
BANGLADESH (I Innings): Tamim Iqbal lbw Kulasekara 10, Jahurul Islam c Chandimal b Eranga 33, Mohammad Ashraful (run out) 16, Mominul Haque c Chandimal b Herath 64, Mahmudullah c Mathews b Herath 8, Mushfiqur Rahim b Herath 7, Nasir Hossain lbw Herath 48, Sohag Gazi st Chandimal b Herath 32, Abul Hasan c Karunaratne b Kulasekara 4, Rubel Hossain c Herath b Kulasekara 0, Robiul Islam (not out) 1. Extras (LB-8, W-7, NB-2) 17. Total (all out; 83.3 overs) 240.
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-51, 3-100, 4-128, 5-152, 6-163, 7-222, 8-232, 9-232.
Bowling: Nuwan Kulasekara 18-3-54-3, Suranga Lakmal 16-4-44-0, Angelo Mathews 3-1-7-0, Shaminda Eranga 14-2-40-1, Rangana Herath 28.3-6-68-5, Tillakaratne Dilshan 4-0-19-0.
SRI LANKA (I Innings): Dimuth Karunaratne (batting) 12, Tillakaratne Dilshan c Rahim b Robiul 0, Kumar Sangakkara (batting) 3. Extras (NB-3) 3. Total (for 1 wkt; 4 overs) 18.
Fall of wicket: 1-7.
Bowling: Robiul Islam 2-0-12-1, Sohag Gazi 2-1-6-0.
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