Kumar Sangakkara continued his purple patch against Bangladesh and hit an unbeaten 127 to guide Sri Lanka to 294 for six at close on the second day of the second and final test on Sunday.

Sangakkara hit his third consecutive century in the series and with Dinesh Chandimal (102) helped the hosts overcame a top-order collapse and take a 54-run lead at the close of play.

score board

Bangladesh (I Inninsg): 240 all out vs Sri Lanka (O/n: 18/1): Dimuth Karunaratne c Rahim b Hasan 17, Tillakaratne Dilshan c Rahim b Robiul 0, Kumar Sangakkara (batting) 127, Lahiru Thirimanne c Rahim b Robiul 0, Angelo Mathews c Mahmudullah b Gazi 16, Dinesh Chandimal b Rubel 102, Kithuwaran Vithanage c Mominul b Rubel 12, Nuwan Kulasekara (batting) 2. Extras (B-2, W-6, NB-10) 18. Total (for 6 wkts, 93 overs) 294.
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-39, 3-43, 4-69, 5-264, 6-280.

Bowling: Robiul 15-1-52-2, Sohag Gazi 30-4-84-1, Hasan 18-4-62-1, Rubel 14-3-41-2, Mahmudullah 10-1-36-0, Mominul Haque 2-0-6-0, Ashraful 2-0-9-0, Nasir 2-0-2-0.