<p>Sri Lanka batted for 15 minutes on the third morning before declaring their first innings at 493 for seven in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at Pallekele on Saturday.</p>.<p>Resuming from an overnight score of 469 for six, the hosts faced 3.3 overs and added 24 runs.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka ended the innings when Ramesh Mendis was caught at square leg by Mushfiqur Rahim off Taskin Ahmed. Mendis made 33.</p>.<p>The seventh-wicket partnership between Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella was worth 111 runs and came off 138 deliveries.</p>.<p>Dickwella smashed 77 off 72 balls with eight fours and one six.</p>.<p>Taskin finished with career-best figures of four for 127.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka risk falling to their lowest world rankings position if they fail to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test.</p>.<p>The first Test ended in a draw after a festival of runs with the two sides scoring 1,289 runs for the loss of just 17 wickets over the five days.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka batted for 15 minutes on the third morning before declaring their first innings at 493 for seven in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at Pallekele on Saturday.</p>.<p>Resuming from an overnight score of 469 for six, the hosts faced 3.3 overs and added 24 runs.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka ended the innings when Ramesh Mendis was caught at square leg by Mushfiqur Rahim off Taskin Ahmed. Mendis made 33.</p>.<p>The seventh-wicket partnership between Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella was worth 111 runs and came off 138 deliveries.</p>.<p>Dickwella smashed 77 off 72 balls with eight fours and one six.</p>.<p>Taskin finished with career-best figures of four for 127.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka risk falling to their lowest world rankings position if they fail to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test.</p>.<p>The first Test ended in a draw after a festival of runs with the two sides scoring 1,289 runs for the loss of just 17 wickets over the five days.</p>