Sri Lanka seized control of the second and final Test against Bangladesh as they are 3 wickets away from clinching the series, 2-0 in Chattogram.
The day began with Sri Lanka on 102/6, with overnight batters Angelo Mathews and Prabath Jayasuriya remaining at the crease.
Sri Lanka managed to bolster their lead further as Mathews and Jayasuriya continued to frustrate the hosts, adding a 43-run partnership for the 7th wicket.
Mathews went on to score his 41st half-century in Test Cricket, while Jayasuriya added a valuable 28 runs towards the end as Sri Lanka declared their innings at 157/7, setting a massive target – 511 for the hosts.
Bangladesh opening pair Mahmudul Hasan and Zakir Hasan managed to survive the fast bowling burst up front with a decent stand, but the introduction of spin worked the visitors’ way as Jayasuriya bowled Mahmudul for 24 runs in the 10th over of the innings.
Vishwa Fernando produced a fine over to get Zakir out and Lahiru Kumara delivered a peach to bowl the Skipper Najmul Shanto out. Mominul Haque once again stood out for the hosts with a fighting half-century, but straight after he reached the milestone, he top-edged a sweep of the bowling off Jayasuriya which was caught by Lahiru Kumara in the deep square-leg.
Sri Lanka had Bangladesh four-down for 132 at the Tea break. The former Bangladesh Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and wicket-keeper batter Litton Das showed excellent resistance in the final session, adding a 61-run stand for the fifth wicket before Kamindu Mendis struck to dismiss the former for 36 runs.
Three overs later, Lahiru Kumara struck to remove the other set batter Das for 38 runs. Mehidy Hasan, who came to bat at No. 8, batted positively and showed some resistance with the bat as Bangladesh finished Day 4 at 268 for 7.
Sri Lanka need only 3 wickets more to win the game and clean sweep the series, which at present seems an inevitable series conclusion.
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishan Madushka | run out (Liton Das) | 57 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 54.29 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Hasan Mahmud | 86 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Shakib Al Hasan | 93 | 150 | 11 | 1 | 62.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Hasan Mahmud | 23 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 32.39 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Liton Das b Shakib Al Hasan | 59 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 56.73 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Khaled Ahmed | 70 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 63.06 |
| Kamindu Mendis | not out | 92 | 167 | 7 | 2 | 55.09 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | lbw b Shakib Al Hasan | 28 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 37.33 |
| Vishwa Fernando | run out (Najmul Hossain Shanto) | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Lahiru Kumara | b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | run out (Taijul Islam) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 4 , lb 2 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 531/10 (159 Overs, RR: 3.34) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ahmed | 20 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 3.60 | |
| Hasan Mahmud | 24 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 4.12 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 37 | 4 | 110 | 3 | 2.97 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 46 | 5 | 146 | 1 | 3.17 | |
| Taijul Islam | 32 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 3.31 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | b Lahiru Kumara | 21 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Zakir Hasan | b Vishwa Fernando | 54 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 51.92 |
| Taijul Islam | b Vishwa Fernando | 22 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 36.07 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Prabath Jayasuriya | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Mominul Haque | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 33 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Liton Das | c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shahadat Hossain | c Kamindu Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | lbw b Prabath Jayasuriya | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Asitha Fernando | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Hasan Mahmud | not out | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras | 10 (b 4 , lb 4 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 178/10 (68.4 Overs, RR: 2.59) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 16 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2.38 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 10.4 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.27 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 11 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1.73 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 2.71 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Hasan Mahmud | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Nishan Madushka | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Hasan Mahmud | 34 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 75.56 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Khaled Ahmed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | b Shakib Al Hasan | 56 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 75.68 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Shahadat Hossain b Hasan Mahmud | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Liton Das b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Liton Das b Khaled Ahmed | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | not out | 28 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 41.79 |
| Vishwa Fernando | not out | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 6 (b 5 , lb 1 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 157/7 (40 Overs, RR: 3.92) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Ahmed | 11 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 3.09 | |
| Hasan Mahmud | 15 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 4.33 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | |
| Taijul Islam | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | b Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Zakir Hasan | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Vishwa Fernando | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | b Lahiru Kumara | 20 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Mominul Haque | c Lahiru Kumara b Prabath Jayasuriya | 50 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 89.29 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Nishan Madushka b Kamindu Mendis | 36 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 67.92 |
| Liton Das | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Shahadat Hossain | lbw b Kamindu Mendis | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | not out | 81 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 73.64 |
| Taijul Islam | c Nishan Madushka b Kamindu Mendis | 14 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Hasan Mahmud | not out | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Khaled Ahmed | b Lahiru Kumara | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | 13 (b 9 , lb 2 , nb 2, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 318/9 (85 Overs, RR: 3.74) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Fernando | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | |
| Asitha Fernando | 15 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 4.13 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 15 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 3.33 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 27 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 3.67 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3.12 | |
| Kamindu Mendis | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 | |
