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Associated Press
02-07-2025
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- Associated Press
Sri Lanka wins toss and elects to bat in 1st ODI vs. Bangladesh
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening game of a three-match one-day international cricket series against Bangladesh at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday. Bangladesh goes into the match with Mehidy Hasan Miraz in charge after Najmul Hossain Shanto was fired as captain. Sri Lanka has called up uncapped Milan Rathnayake, who missed the second test against Bangladesh because of an injury sustained in the first test. Sri Lanka won the two-match test series 1-0. Lineups: Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Milan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando. Bangladesh: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman. ___ AP cricket:
Associated Press
20-06-2025
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- Associated Press
Kamindu Mendis inches closer to another test century as Sri Lanka closes in on Bangladesh's total
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka edged closer to Bangladesh's formidable first-innings total on a sun-drenched Friday morning, reaching 465 for six at lunch on Day 4 of the series-opening cricket test and cutting the deficit to just 30 runs. At the heart of the reply stood Kamindu Mendis — composed, unflappable, and inching ever closer to yet another test century. The prolific lefthander was unbeaten on 83 at the interval, aiming for what would be his sixth test hundred in just 12 matches. Mendis has two previous centuries against Bangaldesh, and is seemingly on the way to another. Resuming Friday at 368 for four — still 127 in arrears — Sri Lanka had a a brief wobble early when skipper Dhananjaya de Silva departed for 19, edging behind tamely, and Kusal Mendis (5) followed soon after. But Kamindu found an able partner in allrounder Milan Rathnayake, who was unbeaten on 38 in a 79-run stand for the seventh wicket. In stark contrast to Bangladesh's late innings collapse, where the last six wickets tumbled for 37 runs, Sri Lanka's tailenders countered with purpose. Rathnayake had some luck on seven when Taijul Islam dropped a sharp return catch — a chance that, had it been taken, might've shifted the narrative. Kamindu, meanwhile, was in full flow. Bangladesh tested him with some short-pitch bowling but he answered with a pull shot over deep square leg for six, bisecting the two boundary riders with precision. A couple of crisply struck fours later, the field was scattered, and Bangladesh was forced to fall back on their spinners. Though Taijul and Mehidy briefly applied the brakes with a few deliveries gripping and turning sharply, the visitors were unable to break the partnership. The Galle surface was offering something for the spinners and required patience — a virtue that Mendis has mastered. ___ AP cricket:
India Today
20-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 4: Live Score and Updates from Galle
12:43 IST:124.2: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, No run. 12:42 IST:124.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Bowls a good length delivery on middle, Mendis half presses forward and blocks it. 12:41 IST:Back for the second session. The players are out in the middle. Pace up to start the session, Hasan Mahmud to bowl first. 12:32 IST:...Day 4, Session 2... 12:15 IST:As we head into the second session, all eyes will be on whether this pair can continue their solid stand. Sri Lanka will look to build a lead from here, and if Kamindu gets to his hundred and Milan keeps supporting him well, they'll be in a strong position. Bangladesh, on the flip side, will need a breakthrough early after lunch to wrest back control. The next hour or two could be crucial in shaping how this Test match moves forward. Join us at 7.10 am GMT for the next session! 12:08 IST:Kamindu found a reliable partner in Milan Rathnayake, and the pair have added a valuable 79-run stand so far. Mendis is closing in on a well-deserved century, currently unbeaten on 83, while Milan is slowly but surely moving towards his second Test fifty. Their partnership has steadied the innings and helped Sri Lanka cut down the deficit without taking many risks. They've managed to keep Bangladesh's bowlers at bay, setting the platform for a strong finish to the day. 12:07 IST:Bangladesh had a strong start early in the day, removing two key batters, skipper Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis, within the first hour. It was a promising beginning, with Nayeem Hasan and Hasan Mahmud both picking up a wicket each and building good pressure. However, their momentum was halted by some calm and composed batting from Kamindu Mendis, who has looked in complete control and shown why he's become such an important player for Sri Lanka in red-ball cricket in the last two years. 12:17 IST:It was a balanced morning session with both sides having their moments. Sri Lanka managed to score 97 runs in 31 overs, while Bangladesh picked up two important wickets. The session could have tilted towards the visitors had they managed to dismiss Kamindu Mendis, who continues to stand firm at the crease. With Sri Lanka now trailing by just 30 runs, they'll be feeling confident about taking the lead, but Bangladesh will know they missed a chance to apply more pressure, especially with the pitch looking easier to bat on as the day progresses. 12:41 IST:123.6: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Dragged length and around middle, Kamindu Mendis goes back and punches it through covers for one. LUNCH ON DAY 4! 12:00 IST:123.5: Mominul Haque to Milan Rathnayake, Much full and around off, Milan Rathnayake drives it to long off for one. 12:00 IST:123.4: Mominul Haque to Milan Rathnayake, Bowls it fuller now and around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:59 IST:123.3: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Touch short and on the pads, Kamindu Mendis gets behind the line and nudges it towards fine leg for a single. 11:59 IST:123.2: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis moves across and defends it. 11:59 IST:123.1: Mominul Haque to Milan Rathnayake, Begins with a short ball, around off, Milan Rathnayake goes back and pushes it through covers for one. 11:59 IST:Last over of the session? It will be and Mominul Haque has got the ball to bowl this one, before lunch. 11:58 IST:122.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A yorker, around off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it back to the bowler off the bottom part of the bat. 11:57 IST:122.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A bit flatter, full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis pats it down to backward point. 11:56 IST:122.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Touch short and outside off, Milan Rathnayake punches it through covers, where the extra cover fielder cuts it off but the batter takes a single. 11:56 IST:122.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around off, Milan Rathnayake drives it back to the bowler off the front foot. 11:55 IST:122.2: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around middle, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and defends it right under his eyes. 11:55 IST:122.1: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around off, Milan Rathnayake drops it down to cover. 11:53 IST:121.6: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and a bit outside off, Kamindu Mendis again skips down the track and drives it back to the bowler, who stops it on his follow-through to his left. 11:53 IST:121.5: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Fuller and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and defends it back to the bowler. 11:53 IST:121.4: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Short and outside off, Milan Rathnayake pats it down towards cover point and takes a single. 11:52 IST:121.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Dragged length and around off, Milan Rathnayake stays on the back foot and blocks it off. 11:52 IST:121.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around middle, Milan Rathnayake defends it off the back foot. 11:51 IST:121.1: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around off, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet and flicks it to mid on. 11:51 IST:120.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! PUNISHED! Touch short and around off, Kamindu Mendis goes back and pulls it down towards deep mid-wicket. Nahid Rana runs in to his left from long on and puts in a dive to cut it off but fails to save there. Mendis gets another boundary after a confirmation from the third umpire, where he checks the replays. 11:50 IST:120.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis blocks it off from the back foot. 11:49 IST:120.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, A bit short and around off, Milan Rathnayake punches it through covers for one. 11:49 IST:120.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:48 IST:120.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Fuller and around off, Kamindu Mendis skips down the track and drives it to the left of long off for a single. 11:47 IST:120.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and defends it. 11:46 IST:119.6: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Drops it a bit short and outside off, Milan Rathnayake waits for it and cuts it very late. He finds the gap towards third man for a couple of runs. 11:46 IST:119.5: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Hardly driven! Full and outside off, Milan Rathnayake shuffles across and drives it but straight to cover. 11:45 IST:119.4: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it into the off side. 11:45 IST:119.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! DRAGGED! Quicker, and flatter, outside off, tries to keep it away from the batter's arc. However, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet and manages to drag it as he lofts it off the cue end of the bat down the ground for a boundary this time. Also, 450 is up for Sri Lanka. 11:44 IST:119.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, SIX! TAKE DOWN! Floated it up, outside off, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball, and smokes it down the ground for a biggie. 11:44 IST:119.1: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off towards cover. 11:43 IST:118.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Flights it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis comes forward and drops it down towards cover point. 11:42 IST:118.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Fuller and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and blocks it off into the off side. 11:42 IST:118.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Floated it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake stays leg side of the ball and drives it to long off for one. 11:41 IST:118.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around off, Milan Rathnayake drills it back to the bowler again, who stops it on his follow-through. 11:41 IST:118.2: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake drives it back to the bowler. 11:40 IST:118.1: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Touch short, slower, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off. 11:40 IST:117.6: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on his knees and sweeps it but straight to short leg. 11:39 IST:117.5: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet, and plays out with his body to block the ball. 11:38 IST:117.4: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Short and outside off, Milan Rathnayake presses back and cuts it hard towards backward point. Mominul Haque chases it down and cuts it off to save one run for his side. Three runs taken. 11:38 IST:117.3: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and pushes it towards cover for one. 11:36 IST:117.2: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, A big appeal for caught behind, but the umpire shakes his head again! This time, however, Bangladesh have gone upstairs! Much shorter and outside off, Kamindu Mendis shuffles across, and the bowler follows him. He withdraws his shot as he shoulders his arms. The ball passes near his gloves, and the third umpire is called in. UltraEdge shows nothing on it, and the on-field call stays. Bangladesh lose another review. 11:34 IST:117.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, WOW! On the shorter side and wide outside off, turns back in sharply, probably from the crack and gets a variable bounce as well. Kamindu Mendis goes across and doesn't offer any shot, as he plays it with his pads and gets hit on the front one. There is an appeal for LBW but is turned down! 11:32 IST:116.6: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length, around off, Milan Rathnayake pats it down towards backward point off the back foot. 11:31 IST:116.5: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Lands it full and around off, much slower, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and drives it to cover. 11:30 IST:116.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Darts in quicker, full and around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:30 IST:116.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Dragged length and outside off, Milan Rathnayake jumps onto that one and cuts it but straight to extra cover. 11:30 IST:116.2: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Yorker, around middle, Milan Rathnayake digs it out back to the bowler. 11:29 IST:116.1: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet and drives it to cover. 11:29 IST:115.6: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and drives it hard but straight to Mushfiqur Rahim at covers. 11:27 IST:115.5: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around leg, Kamindu Mendis moves across and misses his tickle shot. An appeal for the caught behind but is turned down! 11:27 IST:115.4: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Short and around middle, Milan Rathnayake pushes it to mid off and takes a single. Also, 50 is up for this partnership. 11:26 IST:115.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, In the air... but falls safely! Floated it up and outside off, Milan Rathnayake skips down the wicket and looks for a big lofted shot but mistimes it off the outer half of the bat. The ball flies up over the backward point fielder and they take two runs. 11:25 IST:115.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake steps out and defends it towards cover. 11:24 IST:115.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and slices it through covers for one. 11:24 IST:114.6: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Full and on middle, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:23 IST:114.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A bit quicker and on a dragged length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it through covers for one. 11:23 IST:There is a slight halt in the play, as the physio has come out to check on the bowling hand of Nayeem Hasan, as he got hit on the previous ball when he tried to stop the well-driven shot with that hand only. Nayeem is good to continue further now. 11:22 IST:114.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A full toss again, around off, Kamindu Mendis again uses his feet and drives it hard but straight back to the bowler, who stops it on his follow-through. 11:18 IST:114.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis steps out and pushes it towards cover. 11:17 IST:114.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Fails to find the gap! Short and outside off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it hard off the back foot but straight to backward point. 11:16 IST:114.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A low full toss, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and drills it back to the bowler, who collects it on his follow-through and throws it back on the striker's end but Mendis goes back in his crease in time. 11:15 IST:113.6: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it down. 11:15 IST:113.5: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, BEATEN! On the shorter side, around off, turns back in, Milan Rathnayake goes for the cut shot from the back foot but plays very late and gets beaten on the inside edge of the bat. 11:14 IST:113.4: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Touch short and around off, Kamindu Mendis goes back, uses the depth of the crease and turns it towards square leg for a single. 11:13 IST:113.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Much fuller and outside off, Milan Rathnayake drives it through covers for one. 11:13 IST:113.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet and defends it. 11:13 IST:113.1: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Slower, on a tempting length, around off, Milan Rathnayake goes back and drops it down towards mid-wicket. 11:12 IST:112.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and plays it out into the off side. 11:11 IST:112.5: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Dragged length and around middle, Milan Rathnayake goes back and looks to defend it but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single. 11:10 IST:112.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Flighted it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off from the front foot. 11:10 IST:112.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around middle, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and defends it. 11:10 IST:112.2: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around middle, Milan Rathnayake hangs back and defends it right under his eyes. 11:09 IST:112.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A full toss, around middle, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and flicks it to wide mid on for a single. 11:08 IST:111.6: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Flatter, full around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:08 IST:111.5: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, on the pads, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and tucks it to square leg. 11:08 IST:111.4: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Touch short and around off, Milan Rathnayake chops it out to the slip fielder. 11:07 IST:111.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around middle, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off. 11:08 IST:111.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Full and around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 11:07 IST:111.1: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! LUCKY ESCAPE! Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake comes forward to defend it with soft hands but gets an outside edge that falls down ahead of the slip fielder, Shadman Islam. The ball goes through his legs for a boundary, even though the fine leg fielder tries to chase it down but fails to get to it. 11:07 IST:110.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around middle, Kamindu Mendis blocks it off. 11:05 IST:110.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and around middle, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and looks to defend it but misses and gets hit on the front pad. There is an appeal for LBW but is turned down by the umpire. 11:04 IST:110.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Floated it up, on middle, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to mid on. 11:04 IST:110.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Much shorter and outside off, Milan Rathnayake cuts it through covers for one more. 11:03 IST:110.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around off, Kamindu Mendis drives it through covers for one. 11:03 IST:110.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! PUNISHED! Touch short and outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes back, waits for it and cuts it very late towards deep backward point. Jaker Ali runs in to his right there from deep point and puts in a dive but makes a meal of it. Mendis gets a boundary. 11:01 IST:109.6: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, DROPPED! Tossed it up, much slower and around off, Milan Rathnayake uses his feet and looks to drive it, but ends up chipping it out aerially back to the bowler. Taijul Islam moves to his left there and extends both his arms upwards to take it back, but the ball goes through his hands towards mid off. How costly will it prove for them? 11:00 IST:109.5: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, On a dragged length and around middle, Kamindu Mendis plays out with the turn to deep square leg for a single. 11:00 IST:109.4: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Slower and on a tempting length, around off, Kamindu Mendis goes across, and defends it. 10:59 IST:109.3: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Fuller and around middle, Milan Rathnayake skips down the wicket and eases out to long on for one. 10:59 IST:109.2: Taijul Islam to Milan Rathnayake, Dragged length but slower, around middle, Milan Rathnayake goes back and drops it down towards square leg. 10:58 IST:109.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up and outside off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and knocks it down to long on for one. 10:58 IST:DRINKS! Bangladesh have started well this first session with two big wickets of Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis, but Sri Lanka will be relying on their best batter of the last two years in this format, Kamindu Mendis, to bail them out from this position and get them past a lead on Day 4. The bowlers of Bangladesh are trying hard, and even though they have got two wickets early on but this pitch seems to be easing out now, and Sri Lanka can get benefitted from it if they bat sensibly from here. An interesting hour of play is ahead. Let's see how it goes. Also, Taijul Islam comes to attack for the first time today. 10:58 IST:108.6: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, On a length and on the pads, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep square leg for one. 10:52 IST:108.5: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and around the fourth stump, Kamindu Mendis drops it down towards cover point. 10:52 IST:108.4: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, A bit full and around middle, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to mid-wicket. 10:51 IST:108.3: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Switched to around the wicket and bowls it on a length, and attacks the stumps, Kamindu Mendis defends it into the pitch. 10:51 IST:108.2: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! THRASHED! Short of a length and sits up nicely for the batter around his chest height, Kamindu Mendis presses back and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. 10:50 IST:108.1: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, On a good length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it to mid off. 10:49 IST:107.6: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan comes forward and defends it back to the bowler. 10:48 IST:107.5: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Much shorter and around off, Milan Rathnayake defends it off the back foot. 10:48 IST:107.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and down the leg side, Milan Rathnayake misses his flcik shot and there is an appeal for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. 10:47 IST:107.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Full and outside off, Milan Rathnayake is drawn forward as he drives it to cover. 10:47 IST:107.2: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! LEG BYES! On a dragged length and on the pads, Milan Rathnayake goes back and looks to flick it but misses. The ball clips his front pad and goes away to the boundary at deep fine leg. 10:46 IST:107.1: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and blocks it off. 10:46 IST:106.6: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Into the deck, hard length and around middle, Kamindu Mendis presses back and pulls it down to the right of deep fine leg for a couple of runs to end the over. 10:44 IST:106.5: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Short-pitched, around off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it to mid on. 10:44 IST:106.4: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Lands it full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis leans onto the ball and creams his drive through covers for a boundary. Also, 400 is up for Sri Lanka! 10:43 IST:106.3: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, On a length and on the pads, Kamindu Mendis keeps it out to mid-wicket. 10:42 IST:106.2: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Hard length and outside off, Kamindu Mendis looks to steer it towards third man but gets it off the outer half of the bat. The ball goes on the bounce to the gully fielder. 10:42 IST:106.1: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Back of a length, around off, Kamindu Mendis gets behind the line and pats it down to cover. 10:41 IST:105.6: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off. 10:40 IST:105.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up and outside off, Kamindu Mendis drives it uppishly through covers for one. 10:39 IST:105.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, An arm ball, outside off, Kamindu Mendis strides forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 10:39 IST:105.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around middle, Kamindu Mendis comes forward and blocks it off. 10:39 IST:105.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, A big appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head! Najmul Hossain Shanto chats with the bowler and keeper before taking a review here! Flooated it up, around middle, Kamindu Mendis changes his stance and looks to reverse-sweep it, but he misses and gets pinged on the thigh pad. UltraEdgws shows that there are gloves involved and Bangladesh lose their review. A good call from the on-field umpire. 10:37 IST:105.1: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around middle and leg, Milan Rathnayake nudges it towards square leg for one. 10:36 IST:104.6: Nahid Rana to Milan Rathnayake, Short-pitched, around middle, Milan Rathnayake goes back, swivels, and pulls it down to deep fine leg for a single. 10:35 IST:104.5: Nahid Rana to Milan Rathnayake, On a hard length and over off, Milan Rathnayake drops it down towards mid off. 10:35 IST:104.4: Nahid Rana to Milan Rathnayake, A bit fuller and around off, Milan Rathnayake gets behind the line and blocks it off. 10:34 IST:104.3: Nahid Rana to Milan Rathnayake, On a good length and outside off, Milan Rathnayake punches it straight to extra cover. 10:34 IST:104.2: Nahid Rana to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around middle, Milan Rathnayake defends it. 10:33 IST:104.1: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, FIFTY FOR KAMINDU! Starts off from over the wicket and bowls it on the fuller length and on the pads, Kamindu Mendis flicks it in the big gap towards mid-wicket. Takes three runs, and the deep square leg fielder cuts it off with a dive in the deep, and Mendis completes his milestone. A fantastic knock from a class player and his team will hope that he plays till the end of this inning and takes them to a lead. 10:32 IST:103.6: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tempting length and around off, Milan Rathnayake keeps it out into the off side off the front foot. 10:31 IST:103.5: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Tossed it up, around off, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and defends it. 10:30 IST:103.4: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Much shorter now and around middle, Milan Rathnayake defends it right under his eyes. 10:30 IST:103.3: Nayeem Hasan to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off. 10:30 IST:103.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Bowls it fuller and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and drives it to long off for one. 10:29 IST:103.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis defends it off the back foot. 10:28 IST:102.6: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, A bit full and around off, Milan drives it off the front foot to mid off. 10:28 IST:102.5: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, Full and outside off, Milan Rathnayake shows the full face of the bat to drive it on the up but straight to cover. 10:27 IST:102.4: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR! EASED OFF! Lands it full and outside off, Milan Rathnayake comes forward and goes for a drive but gets it off the outer half of the bat. The ball goes in the gap towards deep backward point for a boundary. 10:26 IST:102.3: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, Switches to around the wicket and bowls it on a length, around off, Milan Rathnayake blocks it off. 10:25 IST:102.2: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, Nagging length and a bit outside off, Milan Rathnayake gets behind the line and knocks it down. 10:24 IST:102.1: Hasan Mahmud to Milan Rathnayake, On a length and around the fourth stump, Milan Rathnayake moves across and defends it into the pitch. 10:24 IST:101.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Floated it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis pats it down towards backward point and wants to take a quick single but is sent back by his partner. 10:23 IST:101.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Flatter, full around off, Kamindu Mendis comes forward and defends it. 10:23 IST:101.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Flights it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis drops it down towards cover. 10:22 IST:101.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and around off, Kamindu Mendis plays it out to the off side. 10:22 IST:101.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Full and around middle, Kamindu Mendis blocks it off. 10:22 IST:101.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis comes forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. 10:22 IST:Milan Rathnayake is the new batter in. 10:21 IST:100.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Bangladesh have started the day on a positive note as they have got two big wickets inside the first hour only! On a length but down the leg side line, Kusal Mendis looks to take on as he swings his bat hard and looks to whip it into the leg side towards square leg. But the ball catches only the inside edge of the bat and goes to the left of the keeper, where Litton Das moves and dives there fully and takes this sharp catch. 10:19 IST:100.5: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, On a length and outside off, Kusal Mendis watches it carefully and lets it go to the keeper. 10:18 IST:100.4: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, A touch full and around off, Kusal Mendis comes forward and flicks it to mid on. 10:18 IST:100.3: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, On a length and around off, Kusal Mendis gets behind the line and drops it down towards cover point. 10:17 IST:100.2: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, Nagging length and outside off, Kusal cuts it down to cover point. 10:16 IST:100.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, On a good length and around off, Kusal Mendis dabs it down to backward point. 10:16 IST:99.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Into the stumps, on a length, Kamindu Mendis blocks it off. 10:15 IST:99.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and around off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it down to backward point. 10:14 IST:99.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Much full and around off, Kusal Mendis takes a step forward and flicks it to wide long on for a single. 10:14 IST:99.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! SWEPT AWAY! Flights it up, around middle, Kusal Mendis goes on his knees, picks it up, and sweeps it aerially towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. 10:13 IST:99.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Gets yorked himself by using his feet, does Kamindu Mendis as he looks to drive it down the ground to long off for a single. 10:13 IST:99.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and blocks it off towards cover. 10:12 IST:98.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, Fuller and outside off, Kusal Mendis shoulders his arms to let it go. 10:11 IST:98.5: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, A touch full and around off, angling in, Kusal Mendis blocks it off from the front foot. 10:11 IST:98.4: Hasan Mahmud to Kusal Mendis, On a length and around off, Kusal Mendis gets behind the line and pats it down to cover point. 10:10 IST:98.3: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Hard length and around off, Kamindu Mendis pushes it through covers for one. 10:09 IST:98.2: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Good shot! Lands it full and a bit outside off, Kamindu Mendis comes forward and drives it hard but straight to extra cover. 10:08 IST:98.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Back of a length and around off, angling across, Kamindu Mendis hangs back and defends it towards cover. 10:07 IST:97.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Nagging length and around off, Kusal Mendis presses back and shows the full face of the bat to drop it down back to the bowler. 10:07 IST:97.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Floated it up and around leg, Kusal Mendis manages to keep it out to mid-wicket. 10:06 IST:97.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Much fuller and around middle, Kusal Mendis comes forward and blocks it. 10:06 IST:97.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Much slower and on the same length, around off, stays a bit low as well, Kusal Mendis defends it off the back foot. 10:05 IST:97.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Drags his length back, around off, Kusal blocks it off towards cover. 10:05 IST:97.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kusal Mendis, Tossed it up, outside off, Kusal Mendis takes a big stride forward and defends it right under his eyes. 10:05 IST:96.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, On a good length and around off, Kamindu Mendis punches it but straight to mid off. 10:04 IST:96.5: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Back of a length and around off, angling across, Kamindu Mendis blocks it off solidly. 10:03 IST:96.4: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Similar length but outside off this time, Kamindu Mendis cuts it down to the left of deep point and takes a couple of runs. Jaker Ali cuts it off there by mopping it up. 10:02 IST:96.3: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Hard length and around off, Kamindu Mendis moves across and pats it down back to the bowler. 10:02 IST:96.2: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, On a good length and around off, Kamindu Mendis gets behind the line and drops it down towards cover. 10:02 IST:96.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Nagging length and over off, Kamindu Mendis punches it down to cover. 10:01 IST:Kusal Mendis comes out to bat. 09:59 IST:95.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Nayeem Hasan removes the Sri Lankan skipper in his second over only! He tosses it up but keeps it on a tempting length and around leg, gets it to turn back in. Dhananjaya de Silva plays this on the back foot as he looks to tickle it fine for a boundary towards fine leg, but he only manages to get a thin inside edge. The keeper, Litton Das, moves to his left sharply and grabs this fine catch. 09:58 IST:95.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Dragged length and around middle, turns back in sharply, Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and manages to keep it down to mid-wicket. 09:57 IST:95.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Flights it up and around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and drives it to long off for a single. 09:57 IST:95.3: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Lands it fuller and around middle, Dhananjaya de Silva eases out to long on for one. 09:57 IST:95.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Full and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva flicks it to the left of the bowler, who cuts it off on his follow-through. 09:56 IST:95.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed it up, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva flicks it straight to mid-wicket. 09:55 IST:94.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Full and on the pads, Kamindu Mendis flicks it in the gap towards mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs. The mid-wicket fielder cuts it off with a chase. 09:54 IST:94.5: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Lands it full now and around off, de Silva drives it towards mid off and takes a quick single. 09:53 IST:94.4: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Play and a miss! Hard length and outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets width to open his arms as he goes to cut it but the ball jags back in from that length and beats the inside edge of the bat on its way to the keeper. 09:53 IST:94.3: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, On a good length and around off, seaming in, Dhananjaya de Silva comes forward to defend but gets a big inside edge onto the pads. 09:52 IST:94.2: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Swings it inward on a length, and in that channel outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva leaves it alone. 09:51 IST:94.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Starts off with a length ball, on the pads, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep backward square leg for one. 09:51 IST:Hasan Mahmud will bowl from the other end. 09:50 IST:93.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Byes! Switch to over the wicket and bowls it on a dragged length but down the leg side line, Dhananjaya de Silva misses his flick shot. Also, the keeper fails to collect the ball to his left and they take two byes run as it rolls away towards fine leg. 09:49 IST:93.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Much shorter and outside off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it towards backward point, where the fielder makes a fumble, which allows the batter to take a single. 09:48 IST:93.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Arm ball, on a length and just outside off, Kamindu Mendis watches it carefully and leaves it. 09:48 IST:93.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Floated it up, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses the feet, get to the pitch of the ball and pushes it to cover. 09:47 IST:93.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed it up and around off, Mendis drops it down to cover off the front foot. 09:47 IST:93.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Touch short and well outside off, gets a bit of turn as well, Kamindu Mendis reaches out and cuts it to backward point. 09:47 IST:All is set for the action, as the players of Bangladesh have come out. Also, the two overnight batters of Sri Lanka are coming out, where the skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva, will bat alongside Kamindu Mendis. Nayeem Hasan will start the proceedings. Here we go... 09:46 IST:PITCH REPORT - Russel Arnold is pitchside. He says the full day of play yesterday showed a good sign, and they need two more days to remain the same, with sunshine expected to be here. Adds that the game can go in both ways, and it will be more about the pressure, like which side can handle that. Mentions that the cracks aren't visible, but it can open up with the day's play. States that there are some footmarks of the bowlers, and it can get better for the batting. 08:56 IST:With the weather holding up well on Day 3, fans will be hoping for another uninterrupted day of cricket. The fourth day could well define the trajectory of this Test - will Sri Lanka take control, or can Bangladesh bounce back with the ball? All the answers lie ahead, so don't go anywhere. Stay tuned. 08:48 IST:Bangladesh, meanwhile, have the second new ball just a few overs old, and they'll be hoping the morning conditions offer them some help off the surface. But they'll need to tighten their lines and apply consistent pressure if they're to make inroads into the Sri Lankan middle and lower order. The match is delicately poised, but at this stage, Sri Lanka appear to have a slight edge. A strong session with the bat could see them turn that into a commanding position. 08:47 IST:Pathum Nissanka grabbed the headlines on Day 3 as he scored his career-best Test score and was the centre of the action as Sri Lanka started their journey to notch up a big second innings score. The likes of Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews played their part, but Nissanka showed how good a pitch this is to play on and batted almost the entire of Day 3 before getting out in the final hour of the day. Also, we're set for an early start today, 15 minutes ahead, to make up for time lost earlier in the match. 08:59 IST:Hello and welcome, everyone, for the action of Day 4 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Galle. The tempo at which Sri Lanka played on moving Day 3 just shows they want a result out of this rather than settling for a draw. The hosts scored 368 compared to Bangladesh's 495 and trail by just 127 runs. If they show a similar kind of approach, they'll be close to taking the lead but have to rely on Kamindu Mendis and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva to score the bulk of the runs. 08:45 IST:... DAY 4, SESSION 1 ... 17:48 IST:Bangladesh had a tiring day in the field with the pitch supporting the batters mostly. The spinners tried to bowl in the rough to extract some spin but with the Lankans' heavily dominated right-handed middle order, it was of no use. Bangladesh though got the big wicket of Pathum Nissanka soon after taking the second new ball. It's just around 7 overs old, so Bangladesh will hope to try and dominate the first hour of Day 4 with it. Day 4 could give us the most important moments of the game and surely you wouldn't want to miss it. Join us at 4.15 am GMT for the action of Day 4 and earlier for the build up. Until then, take care and goodbye 17:48 IST:Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka needed just one wicket to close out Bangladesh's innings and they did the job very quickly. In reply, Sri Lanka added 100 runs in the first session while losing Lahiru Udara in the process. The second session was thoroughly dominated by Sri Lanka as they added another 133 runs to the total, thanks to some clean hitting from Pathum Nissanka, who was well supported by Dinesh Chandimal and Sri Lanka's stalwart Angelo Mathews. Angelo Mathews, who is playing his farewell Test, was greeted with a guard of honour from the Bangladesh players however, the all-rounder couldn't convert his good start into a big score. 17:39 IST:Sri Lanka end Day 3 on a high as, session by session, they increased their run rate but Bangladesh will be slightly relieved after taking the big wicket of Pathum Nissanka in the final hour of the day. Pathum Nissanka was the highlight of the day for his wonderful knock of 187, which have helped Sri Lanka cut the deficit more than half and only trail by 127 runs as we move to Day 4. 17:39 IST:92.6: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Bowls it full and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it on the deck. THAT WILL BE STUMPS. 17:36 IST:92.5: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Too full and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva defends with soft hands. 17:36 IST:92.4: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flighted on middle, this is played back to the bowler. 17:35 IST:92.3: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up full and on off. Dhananjaya de Silva prods and blocks. 17:35 IST:92.2: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, This is full and around off, Mendis pushes it to long off for a single. 17:34 IST:92.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on off, Mendis blocks it to cover. 17:33 IST:91.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Flat and quick on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it out. 17:33 IST:91.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up on the pads. Dhananjaya de Silva nudges it to square leg. 17:33 IST:91.4: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva turns it to square leg. 17:33 IST:91.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Flat and outside off. Mendis goes back and cuts it past point for a single. 17:33 IST:91.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up, outside off. Mendis skips down and reaches across to block this out. 17:33 IST:91.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dhananjaya de Silva, Fuller delivery on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva nudges it to square leg for a single. 17:30 IST:90.6: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, A good length ball, around off at 142 clicks. Mendis solidly blocks it out. 17:29 IST:90.5: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Too full and on middle and leg. Mendis flicks it through square leg for a boundary. 17:28 IST:90.4: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, Bowls into the surface and on the leg side, Dhananjaya de Silva clips it to fine leg for one. 17:28 IST:90.3: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, Bowls it full and outside off, swings away. Dhananjaya de Silva looks to drive but misses. 17:28 IST:90.2: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! CLEAN SHOT! Pitched up, outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva leans and hits it through covers for a boundary. 17:27 IST:90.1: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, On a good length and around off, Dhananjaya de Silva hops and blocks. 17:25 IST:89.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, This is full and outside off, pushed to cover. 17:24 IST:89.5: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Hasan Mahmud goes very full and outside off, bit of shape. Mendis tries to push but toe ends his shot and the keeper picks the bounce well. 17:23 IST:89.4: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and outside off, Mendis drives it cleanly but straight to cover. 17:22 IST:89.3: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Angles across a length ball and gives a lot of width. Mendis chases this one and misses. 17:22 IST:89.2: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Too full and outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva pushes it to point for a single. 17:21 IST:89.1: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Too full and on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva flicks it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs. 17:21 IST:88.6: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, Length ball on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. 17:19 IST:88.5: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Easy shot! Overpitched, outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva with a fine straight drive down to long off for a boundary. 17:18 IST:88.4: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, Short and outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva leaves. 17:18 IST:88.3: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Leg bye! Bowls in a yorker angling on middle and leg. Mendis misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal by Bangladesh but there was clear inside edge. Still, given as a leg bye. 17:17 IST:88.2: Nahid Rana to Dhananjaya de Silva, Leg bye! Short of a length and on the pads. Dhananjaya de Silva misses his clip and it rolls to fine leg for a leg bye. 17:17 IST:88.1: Nahid Rana to Kamindu Mendis, Nahid Rana starts with one on the pads. Mendis nudges it to square leg for a single. 17:14 IST:87.6: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, QUICK SINGLE! Full and on off, Mendis drops it to mid off for a sharp single. The fielder runs in, dives and underarms but Mendis was well in. 17:14 IST:87.5: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Pitched up, outside off. Mendis punches it through covers, in the gap and comes back for the second run. 17:13 IST:87.4: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Good length ball on middle, Mendis turns it to mid-wicket. 17:12 IST:87.3: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Tad fuller and outside off, Mendis presses forward and punches it through mid off and it races to the fence. 17:11 IST:87.2: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, A length ball on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it through square leg for one. 17:11 IST:87.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Bowls it full and swings it back on middle, Mendis bunts it to square leg for a single. 17:09 IST:86.6: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva defends it back to Islam. 17:09 IST:86.5: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, The arm ball, comes around off. Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back and blocks. 17:09 IST:86.4: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Floated full and on off, Dhananjaya de Silva defends across to point. 17:08 IST:86.3: Taijul Islam to Dhananjaya de Silva, Tossed up on off, Dhananjaya de Silva prods and solidly blocks. 17:07 IST:86.2: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis works it to deep square leg for one. 17:07 IST:86.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and on middle, Mendis punches it down to long on for easy couple of runs. 17:06 IST:85.6: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, Fuller delivery outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva tries to defend but splices it past gully and to third man for a brace. 17:05 IST:85.5: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, This is full and outside off, lands and shapes away. Dhananjaya de Silva punches it to cover. 17:04 IST:85.4: Hasan Mahmud to Dhananjaya de Silva, A good length delivery outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it to point. 17:03 IST:Dhananjaya de Silva walks to the middle. 17:04 IST:85.3: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! BOWLED! Absolute beauty from Hasan Mahmud! The new ball comes as a relief for Bangladesh as they get rid of Pathum Nissanka on 187! Hasan Mahmud goes touch fuller and angling on middle, nips in. Nissanka tries to defend but leaves a bit of gap for the ball to travel through it and crash the stumps. End of a wonderful knock from the opener. 17:01 IST:85.2: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, This is full and outside off, swings away. Nissanka shoulders arms. 17:00 IST:85.1: Hasan Mahmud to Kamindu Mendis, Short in length and on the hips. Mendis turns it to square leg for a single. 17:00 IST:Bangladesh have taken the second new ball now. Hasan Mahmud will have a go with the new red-cherry. 17:00 IST:84.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Full and on middle, Nissanka plays it back to the bowler. 16:58 IST:84.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Slower in the air full and on middle, defended out. 16:58 IST:84.4: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and on middle, Mendis comes down and drives it to deep cover for a single. 16:57 IST:84.3: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Bowls it full and around off. Mendis leans and solidly blocks it out. 16:57 IST:84.2: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Flatter and on middle, Mendis tucks it on the leg side. 16:56 IST:84.1: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis bunts it to mid-wicket. 16:55 IST:83.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, A dot to end the over as Nissanka blocks this on the deck. 16:54 IST:83.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and around off, Mendis pushes it to long off for a single. 16:54 IST:83.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Well short and a bit of width outside off, Mendis cuts it past point for a couple. 16:54 IST:83.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Bowls it full and on leg, Mendis keeps it out on the leg side. 16:54 IST:83.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tad short and on middle, Mendis goes back and pulls it to mid-wicket. 16:54 IST:83.1: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and drifting on middle, Mendis plays it back to Hasan. 16:51 IST:82.6: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis uses his feet and pushes it to long on for one. 16:51 IST:82.5: Taijul Islam to Kamindu Mendis, Full and spinning in on middle. Mendis holds his shape and nicely defends. 16:50 IST:82.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Full and outside off, Nissanka drives it to deep point for a single. 16:50 IST:82.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Slightly short and outside off. Nissanka cuts it to point for a couple of runs. 16:50 IST:82.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller ball on off, this is pushed to cover. 16:50 IST:82.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and slower in the air on off, Nissanka looks to cut but bottom edges it to cover. 16:50 IST:81.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Too full and on middle, Mendis tucks it to mid-wicket. 16:48 IST:81.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Too full and on middle and leg. KM solidly blocks it. 16:47 IST:81.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Quicker and fuller on leg. Mendis defends with a straight bat. 16:47 IST:81.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Shorter and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to deep point for one. 16:47 IST:81.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! CHANCE! Spills it full and down leg side. Nissanka looks to sweep but cue ends his shot just above and to the right of leg slip as it flies over him and into the fence. 16:47 IST:81.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and on leg, Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket. 16:45 IST:80.6: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Fuller delivery on off, Nissanka tucks it to square leg. 16:44 IST:80.5: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Drops it short and on middle, Nissanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 16:44 IST:80.4: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to cover. 16:43 IST:80.3: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on off, Nissanka steps down and pushes it to silly mid off. 16:43 IST:80.2: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Flights and pushes it full on middle, blocked out. 16:42 IST:80.1: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Drags it short and bowls it on off. Nissanka powerfully pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 16:41 IST:The second new ball is available overcast conditions, Bangladesh will be keen to take it. There is a bit of a halt in play as Litton Das is having some discomfort with his neck. 16:40 IST:79.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on off, Mendis defends on the front foot. 16:37 IST:79.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Gives width outside off to this short ball. Mendis cuts it to deep point for a couple more. 16:37 IST:79.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and angling on leg, Mendis works it to mid on. 16:36 IST:79.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and around off, Nissanka knocks it to deep cover for a single. 16:36 IST:79.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and on middle, Nissanka pushes it to mid off. 16:36 IST:79.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tosses it full and around off, Nissanka gets inside the line and solidly blocks. 16:35 IST:78.6: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Turning in from around off, Mendis nudges it to mid-wicket. 16:34 IST:78.5: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! FINE SHOT! Kamindu Mendis comes down the track and takes it on the full, hits it through covers and it races to the fence. 16:33 IST:78.4: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, This is full and on middle, Mendis uses his feet to block it out. 16:33 IST:78.3: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Serves it full and close to the off pole. Mendis solidly blocks it out. 16:33 IST:78.2: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on off, Mendis punches it to mid on. 16:33 IST:78.1: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Angles it full and on the pads. Nissanka flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 16:33 IST:77.6: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Slightly short and outside off,Mendis knocks it to point. 16:33 IST:77.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Floated full and around off, Mendis defends on the off side. 16:33 IST:77.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it flat and on leg, Nissanka works it to long on for one. 16:33 IST:77.3: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis turns it to mid-wicket for a quick single. 16:33 IST:77.2: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, An arm ball, full and around off, Mendis prods and blocks. 16:33 IST:77.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it too full and around off, Nissanka smashes it to mid off for a single. 16:29 IST:76.6: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Nicely worked as Nissanka drives this to long off for one. 16:27 IST:76.5: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Tad short and on middle, Mendis punches it to long on for a single. 300 up for Sri Lanka. 16:27 IST:76.4: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Floated full on off, Mendis blocks on the leg side. 16:27 IST:76.3: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and around off, Mendis solidly blocks it out. 16:26 IST:76.2: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR! Excellent shot! This is full and comes with the angle on off. Mendis reverse sweeps it past backward point for a boundary. 16:26 IST:76.1: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Very full and around off. Mendis defends back on the deck. 16:25 IST:75.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it well outside off. Nissanka shoulders arms to it. 16:24 IST:75.5: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Too full and outside off. Mendis steps down and drives it through covers for a single. 16:23 IST:75.4: Nayeem Hasan to Kamindu Mendis, Floats it full and on off, Mendis blocks on the off side. 16:23 IST:75.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on the pads, Nissanka steps across and turns it to square leg for one. 16:22 IST:75.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, This is very full and on leg, Nissanka drills it to mid on. 16:22 IST:75.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle, Nissanka prods and blocks it out. 16:21 IST:74.6: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Flat and around off, turns in. Mendis nudges it to mid-wicket. 16:21 IST:74.5: Mominul Haque to Kamindu Mendis, Tossed up on off, Mendis leans and defends it across. 16:21 IST:Drinks! The fall of Angelo Mathews' wicket has breathed new life into Bangladesh's campaign, bringing them back into the game. Pathum Nissanka, however, remains resolute at the crease. Bangladesh will now focus on removing Nissanka, who has been a thorn in their side, to further shake Sri Lanka's resistance. With a deficit of 202 runs still to make up, Sri Lanka will need to be cautious. The battle is heating up, and the outcome is far from certain. Kamindu Mendis is the new batter... 16:20 IST:74.4: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A much needed breakthrough for Bangladesh! Quicker one, on off and it turns away, Angelo Mathews looks to block it but misses. Gets a slight edge and Litton Das behind the stumps makes no mistake. Angelo Mathews makes his way back into the shed. 16:15 IST:74.3: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, A low full toss, Pathum Nissanka flicks it towards mid-wicket for just a single. 16:14 IST:74.2: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one, outside off, Pathum Nissanka drives it through covers for a brace. 16:14 IST:74.1: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Just short! Flatter, on off, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but gets an outside edge. The ball lands just short of the slip fielder. 16:13 IST:73.6: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Short, on leg, Angelo Mathews tucks it to mid-wicket again. 16:12 IST:73.5: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Lands it on leg, Angelo Mathews flicks it to mid-wicket. 16:11 IST:73.4: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Fuller, on leg, Angelo Mathews flicks it to mid-wicket for one. 16:11 IST:73.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Floated up, on leg, Pathum Nissanka flicks it through mid-wicket for one. 16:11 IST:73.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up, down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but wears it on his pads. 16:10 IST:73.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Loopy, on leg, Pathum Nissanka taps it back to the bowler. 16:09 IST:72.6: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on off, Pathum Nissanka drives it to covers for one. 16:08 IST:72.5: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, Lands it outside off, Angelo Mathews drives it to covers for one. 16:08 IST:72.4: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, Another Fuller delivery, Angelo Mathews blocks it back again. 16:08 IST:72.3: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, Keeps it full, Angelo Mathews lunges and blocks it again. 16:08 IST:72.2: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, Too full, on off, Angelo Mathews eases it back again. 16:08 IST:72.1: Mominul Haque to Angelo Mathews, Fuller, on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it back. 16:05 IST:71.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to the cover fielder. 16:05 IST:71.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter, on off, Pathum Nissanka lunges forward and blocks it back. 16:05 IST:71.4: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, on off, Angelo Mathews knocks it down the ground for one. 16:04 IST:71.3: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Quicker, on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it to the leg side. 16:04 IST:71.2: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Too full, on leg, Angelo Mathews flicks it to mid-wicket. 16:03 IST:71.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, on leg, Pathum Nissanka flicks it to square leg for one. 16:02 IST:70.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Flatter, on middle and leg, Angelo Mathews blocks it back. 16:02 IST:70.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Well played! Short and wide, Angelo Mathews waits for the ball and steers it through backward point for a boundary. 16:02 IST:70.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Full again, on middle, Pathum Nissanka sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket for one. 16:02 IST:70.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to short covers. 16:02 IST:70.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka eases it to the fielder at slip. 16:02 IST:70.1: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Fuller one, on middle and leg, Angelo Mathews pushes it down the ground for one. 15:58 IST:69.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on off, Pathum Nissanka lunges and blocks it back. 15:57 IST:69.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it on leg, Pathum Nissanka tucks it to mid-wicket. 15:57 IST:69.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to covers. 15:57 IST:69.3: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, on off, Angelo Mathews flicks it to mid-wicket for one. 15:56 IST:69.2: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Too full, on off, Angelo Mathews leans on and blocks it. 15:56 IST:69.1: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Short, on leg, Angelo Mathews tucks it to the square leg fielder. 15:55 IST:68.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter, on leg, Pathum Nissanka rocks back and blocks it solidly. 15:54 IST:68.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it outside off, Pathum Nissanka cuts it but finds the point fielder. 15:54 IST:68.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Short and wide, Angelo Mathews cuts it to point for one. 15:53 IST:68.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Goes full again, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but miscues it to square leg for one. 15:53 IST:68.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it back. 15:53 IST:68.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 15:51 IST:67.6: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, On a length again, on off, Angelo Mathews punches it to extra cover. 15:51 IST:67.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length, outside off, Pathum Nissanka guides it through backward point for one. 15:50 IST:67.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, outside off, Pathum Nissanka drives it but finds the fielder at covers. 15:50 IST:67.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to mid on. 15:49 IST:67.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR MORE! He is having a wonderful time in the middle! Errs his line down leg, Pathum Nissanka uses the pace and helps it fine for another boundary. 15:48 IST:67.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! The runs continue to flow! Fuller one, outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets low and creams it elegantly through covers for a magnificent boundary. 15:46 IST:66.6: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, on off, Angelo Mathews leans on and blocks it back. 15:45 IST:66.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Goes fuller, outside off, Pathum Nissanka drives it through covers for one. 15:45 IST:66.4: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Too full, on off, Angelo Mathews digs it through mid on for one. 15:45 IST:66.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, 150 up for Pathum Nissanka! A tremendous performance with the bat! Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it through extra covers for three runs. 15:45 IST:66.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker, on off, Pathum Nissanka looks to flick it but miscues it to the cover fielder. The ball carried for a while but it landed safely. 15:44 IST:66.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well timed! Short, outside off, Pathum Nissanka waits for it and guides it through short third. The fielder chases it but the ball wins the race. 15:41 IST:65.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length again, on leg, Pathum Nissanka tickles it fine for one. 15:40 IST:65.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length, angling in, Pathum Nissanka punches it but finds the fielder at covers. 15:39 IST:65.4: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, A yorker, on leg, Angelo Mathews digs it through backward square leg for one. 15:39 IST:65.3: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, Back of a length, on off, Angelo Mathews hops a bit and fends it back to the bowler. 15:38 IST:65.2: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, A sharp bouncer, on leg, Angelo Mathews looks to pull it but misses. 15:37 IST:65.1: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, On a length, outside off, angling in. Angelo Mathews stands tall and blocks it. 15:36 IST:64.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka leans on and blocks it to mid off. 15:35 IST:64.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Fuller, on off, Angelo Mathews taps it to covers for one. 15:35 IST:64.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Touch short, on off, Pathum Nissanka tugs it to mid-wicket for a quick single. 15:34 IST:64.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to point. 15:34 IST:64.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well played! Fuller again, on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka reads it well and times it perfectly through mid-wicket on for a boundary. 15:33 IST:64.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one, on middle, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 15:33 IST:63.6: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, Fuller one, on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it to covers. 15:32 IST:63.5: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, Lands it on off, Angelo Mathews flicks it to mid-wicket. 15:31 IST:63.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to covers for one. 15:30 IST:63.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length again, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to covers. 15:30 IST:63.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length, good pace, on middle, Pathum Nissanka stands tall and blocks it. 15:29 IST:63.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, targeting the stumps, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 15:28 IST:62.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, on off, Pathum Nissanka comes forward and digs it to mid off for one. 15:28 IST:62.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to covers. 15:27 IST:62.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Quicker one, on middle, Angelo Mathews punches it through extra covers for one. 15:27 IST:62.3: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, on off, Angelo Mathews punches it to short covers. 15:26 IST:62.2: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Short, on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it back. 15:26 IST:62.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Three runs! Loopy, outside off, Pathum Nissanka waits for it, opens the face of the bat, and guides it through backward point. The fielder chases it and saves a run for his side. 15:25 IST:61.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length, on leg, Pathum Nissanka tucks it through mid-wicket for one. 15:24 IST:61.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it solidly. 15:23 IST:61.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length, angling in, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to mid on. 15:23 IST:61.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Wow! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka reads the length early and pulls it with authority, through the mid-wicket region. 15:22 IST:61.2: Nahid Rana to Angelo Mathews, Fuller one, down leg, Angelo Mathews clips it to deep backward square leg for one. 15:21 IST:61.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Short of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to covers for one. 15:20 IST:Nahid Rana to share the attack. 15:21 IST:60.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Touch short, on off, Angelo Mathews punches it to the left of the bowler. Ends with a dot. 15:19 IST:60.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tosses it on off, Angelo Mathews lunges and blocks it back. 15:19 IST:60.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, on off, Angelo Mathews punches it to covers. 15:19 IST:60.3: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Lands it on off, Angelo Mathews leans on and blocks it back. 15:19 IST:60.2: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Short, on off, Angelo Mathews blocks it to short covers. 15:18 IST:60.1: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Angelo Mathews makes a statement straightaway! Short, on middle and leg, Angelo Mathews rocks back and tucks it in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary. 15:17 IST:We are back for the final session of Day 3. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Pathum Nissanka and Angelo Mathews will resume their innings. Taijul Islam will begin the proceedings with the ball. Let's play... 15:06 IST:... Day 3, Session 3 ... 14:59 IST:The third session promises to be crucial, with Sri Lanka looking to get closer to the Bangladesh target. Can Nissanka and Mathews continue their good work and take Sri Lanka closer to the target? Or will Bangladesh's bowlers find a way to break the partnership and put the hosts under pressure? Stay tuned as we will be back shortly after the Tea Break... 14:59 IST:With Angelo Mathews joining him at the crease, Sri Lanka will look to build on their momentum and chip away at the deficit. Pathum Nissanka and Angelo Mathews will aim to bat with purpose and add as many runs as possible to their total. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be keen to break the partnership and pick up quick wickets to stem the flow of runs. 14:58 IST:Another Sri Lankan session! They enjoyed this session as well, despite losing Dinesh Chandimal's wicket after his well crafted half-century. They added 133 runs to their total, and Pathum Nissanka continues to bat with authority, currently unbeaten on 126. 15:17 IST:59.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on the pads, Nissanka flicks it to square leg. THAT WILL BE TEA! 14:56 IST:59.5: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Well across the batter, outside off, Angelo Mathews steps across and drops it to point for one. 14:55 IST:59.4: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Too full and on the pads, Angelo Mathews turns it to mid-wicket. 14:55 IST:59.3: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Flatter and around off, Angelo Mathews gets across the line and defends. 14:54 IST:59.2: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, This is full and on middle, Angelo Mathews flicks it past short leg for no run. 14:54 IST:59.1: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up around off, turns in. Angelo Mathews goes back and keeps it out. 14:53 IST:58.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, A single to end the over as Angelo Mathews drives it down to long off. 14:52 IST:58.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Too full and on middle, blocked out. 14:52 IST:58.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Serves it full and on off, Angelo Mathews prods and keeps it out on the deck. 14:52 IST:58.3: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up on middle, Angelo Mathews leans and defends. 14:52 IST:58.2: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Tossed up on leg, Angelo Mathews slog-sweeps, his oen hand comes up but cnnects well to hit it over square leg for a six. Just on the ropes. 14:52 IST:58.1: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, The one that comes with the arm, on middle and leg. Angelo Mathews defends it. 14:50 IST:57.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on off and it turns back in. Nissanka gets inside the line and blocks. 14:48 IST:57.5: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Flat and angling on leg, Angelo Mathews rocks back and tucks it to square leg for one. 14:47 IST:57.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on off, Nissanka knocks it to mid off for a single. 14:47 IST:57.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, On the pads, Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket. 14:47 IST:57.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and on middle and leg. Nissanka looks to flick but inside edges it onto the pads. 14:47 IST:57.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it full and from around the wicket on leg, this is blocked out. 14:45 IST:56.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up very full on middle, Angelo Mathews defends it out. 14:44 IST:56.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Flights this full ball angling on leg, Angelo Mathews tucks it to mid-wicket. 14:44 IST:56.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Too full and on middle, Angelo Mathews leans and blocks it out. 14:44 IST:56.3: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Flatter delivery on middle, Angelo Mathews knocks it to cover. 14:43 IST:56.2: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Flighted on middle, Angelo Mathews works it past mid on for a brace. 14:43 IST:56.1: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! Angelo Mathews hits his first boundary. Typical Angelo Mathews' shot! Too full and on middle. Angelo Mathews makes a bit of room and drives it past mid off for a boundary. 14:42 IST:55.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, A dot to end the over! Fuller delivery on middle, Nissanka goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket. 14:41 IST:55.5: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up around off, Angelo Mathews punches it through covers for a quick single. 14:40 IST:55.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker, flighted on off, Nissanka plays it late to third man for one. 14:40 IST:55.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on leg, Nissanka goes back and turns it to mid-wicket. 14:40 IST:55.2: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Bit of flight on this one, full and on middle, Angelo Mathews tucks it to mid-wicket for one. 14:40 IST:55.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Floated on middle, Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 14:40 IST:54.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Flighted full and on off, Angelo Mathews leans and blocks welll. 14:38 IST:54.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, BEATEN! Bangladesh celebrappeal but the umpire turns it down! Tossed up on off, Angelo Mathews looks to defend but misses it. 14:36 IST:54.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up on middle, Angelo Mathews leans and blocks. 14:35 IST:54.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Nissanka rocks back and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 14:35 IST:54.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on off, Nissanka pushes it to cover. 14:35 IST:54.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short ball from Islam on off, this is pulled to mid on. 14:34 IST:53.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tad short and on middle, Nissanka pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 14:33 IST:53.5: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up, outside off, Angelo Mathews punches it to point for a single. 14:33 IST:53.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to point for a single. 14:32 IST:53.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle, PN nudges it to mid-wicket. 14:32 IST:53.2: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up on the pads. Angelo Mathews tucks it to square leg for a single. 14:31 IST:53.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Shorter delivery, on off and it spins in. Nissanka looks to push it away but splices it to third man for one. So close from the top of off. It takes the outside edge and brushes the keeper's gloves and rolls to third man. Will count as a chance. 14:30 IST:52.6: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Angles it on middle, Angelo Mathews defends. 14:29 IST:52.5: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, BEATEN! Taijul Islam slows the flight of the delivery and bowls on off, spins away. Angelo Mathews looks to defend but misses. 14:29 IST:52.4: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Slows it up and bowls it on middle, Angelo Mathews slidly defends it out. 14:29 IST:52.3: Taijul Islam to Angelo Mathews, Angelo Mathews is underway! This is full and around off, spins away. Angelo Mathews tries to defend across but splices it to third man for a brace. 14:28 IST:52.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Pathum Nissanka drives this full ball to covers for a single. 14:27 IST:52.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Floated full on middle, Nissanka leans and defends. 14:26 IST:51.6: Nayeem Hasan to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up full and on leg. Angelo Mathews leans and blocks it out. 14:27 IST:Angelo Mathews walks out to the middle with a guard of honour from the Bangladeshi players. A nice gesture from the opposition to one of the greats of Sri Lanka and Test cricket. 14:25 IST:51.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, OUT! TAKEN! Dinesh Chandimal falls to the trap! Bangladesh finally have the breakthrough. Nicely bowled from Nayeem Hasan as he serves it on the rough, full and on leg, this one doesn't turn much. Dinesh Chandimal presses forward to flick but edges it to leg slip where Shadman Islam takes the catch. The third umpire has a look at it. The replay shows Islam took it cleanly, low on the ground. 14:22 IST:51.4: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal leans and tucks it to mid-wicket. 14:21 IST:51.3: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Tad short and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal rocks back and tucks it to mid-wicket. 14:21 IST:51.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, On middle, Pathum Nissanka drills it to long on for a single. 14:20 IST:51.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it full and on the pads, tucked on the leg side. 14:19 IST:50.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it out. 14:19 IST:50.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full and on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover. 14:18 IST:50.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller delivery around off, Dinesh Chandimal prods and blocks. 14:18 IST:50.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Floated around off, fuller and Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover. 14:18 IST:50.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Angles it on the pads, this is kept out on the leg side. 14:17 IST:50.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted outside off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it to cover. 14:16 IST:49.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Dinesh Chandimal uses his feet and drills this full ball to long on for one. 14:14 IST:49.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on middle, Dinesh Chandimal solidly blocks. 14:13 IST:49.4: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Well down the leg side. Dinesh Chandimal flicks it but finds mid-wicket. 14:13 IST:49.3: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller and straighter on leg, turned to square leg. 14:13 IST:49.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted and targeting the rough on the leg side. Dinesh Chandimal blocks. 14:13 IST:49.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Quicker and on middle and leg, Dinesh Chandimal nudges it to mid-wicket. 14:11 IST:48.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller ball, outside off, PN knocks it to point. 14:10 IST:48.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, This is full and around off, Nissnaka presses forward and solidly defends. 14:10 IST:48.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Floats it full and on middle, Nissanka leans and blocks. 14:10 IST:48.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, One more run as Dinesh Chandimal works it down to long on. 14:09 IST:48.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller ball on off, Nissanka drives it to long off for a single. 14:09 IST:48.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Taijul Islam serves it full and on middle, blocked out. 14:09 IST:47.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, 200 up for Lanka! Shorter and around off, Nissanka goes back and punches it to cover for one. 14:07 IST:47.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle and leg, this is blocked out. 14:07 IST:47.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it tight on the pads. This is flicked to mid-wicket. 14:07 IST:47.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter delivery on middle, Nissanka blocks on the deck. 14:06 IST:47.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Nayeem Hasan tries to bowl in the rough, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal turns it to square leg for one. 14:05 IST:47.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Floated on middle, Dinesh Chandimal leans and defends. 14:05 IST:46.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a nagging length and on middle, Nissanka knocks it to cover. 14:03 IST:46.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length and on middle, Nissanka nudges it to square leg. 14:03 IST:46.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller ball, outside off, Nissanka drives it to cover. 14:02 IST:46.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length ball, outside off, PN solidly defends it out. 14:02 IST:46.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Delightful shot once again from Nissanka! Length ball, outside off, this is played square on the off side for a boundary. 14:01 IST:46.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length ball on middle and off. Nissanka leans and defends. 14:00 IST:45.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks. 13:59 IST:45.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Islam bowls it in the rough, down leg and it turns in. Nissanka punches it to cover for one. 13:58 IST:45.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, On the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. 13:58 IST:45.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller ball on middle, this is played to long on for a single. 13:57 IST:45.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Floats it on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. Fifty for Dinesh Chandimal! He'll be looking for a century now as it's a good wicket to bat on. 13:57 IST:45.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on middle, turned to mid-wicket. 13:56 IST:44.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Beautiful! What a shot! Overpitched and asking to be hit, Nissanka leans and creams it through covers for a boundary. 13:55 IST:44.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length ball, around off, Nissanka taps it to point. 13:54 IST:44.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Runs continue to flow. Such a fine shot! Good length delivery, outside off. Nissnaka opens the bat face and guides it past short third for a boundary. 13:54 IST:44.3: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Extracts a bit of bounce as this is bowled outside off, Dinesh Chandimal plays it to point for one. 13:54 IST:44.2: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Goes a bit full and close to the off pole, played back to the bowler. 13:54 IST:44.1: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it out. 13:49 IST:DRINKS! Time for Najmul Hossain Shanto to put the think hat on as Sri Lanka are all over them at this moment with not much help from the pitch as well. The spinners have been taken to the cleaners and the pacers are not able to create any pressure. For the Lankans, they'll hope it continues the same way right till the end of the day which will put them in a good position. 13:52 IST:43.6: Mominul Haque to Dinesh Chandimal, Slows it up and serves it full around off, Dinesh Chandimal plays it to long off for a run. 13:47 IST:43.5: Mominul Haque to Dinesh Chandimal, The arm ball, full and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal mistimes his drive to cover. 13:46 IST:43.4: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Slows it up and bowls it flat on off, this is hit to cover for a single. 13:46 IST:43.3: Mominul Haque to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on off, Nissanka pushes on the front foot to point. 13:45 IST:43.2: Mominul Haque to Dinesh Chandimal, An in-angler bowled on off. Dinesh Chandimal drives it to long off for one. 13:45 IST:43.1: Mominul Haque to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover. 13:44 IST:42.6: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal nudges it to deep square leg for one. 13:43 IST:42.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, THERE IS THE HUNDRED! Century number THIRD in Test cricket! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled to square leg for one. Pathum Nissanka removes the helmet and kisses the badge on it. 13:42 IST:42.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a good length and on middle, Nissanka stays tight in his defensive shot. 13:41 IST:42.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! HIT AWAY! Nissanka one run away from his ton! Short in length and angling on middle, Nissanka stands tall and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 13:40 IST:42.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Goes full and angles it on middle. Nissanka solidly blocks it out. 13:40 IST:42.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Nahid Rana serves it down the leg side up front. Nissanka looks to flick but misses. 13:38 IST:41.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, BEATEN! Quicker, fuller and on leg, lands and spins away. Dinesh Chandimal presses to defend forward but misses and it whizzes past the off pole. 13:38 IST:41.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and on middle, spins away. Nissanka knocks it to cover. 13:37 IST:41.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flighted delivery on leg, Nissanka nudges it to square leg. 13:37 IST:41.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! This was on the cards with the line and length Islam was bowling. Full and on the pads. Nissanka slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 13:36 IST:41.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flights it on the pads. Nissanka gets on the front foot and blocks. 13:35 IST:41.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it full and on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal turns it to square leg for a single. 13:34 IST:40.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Short in length and around off, Nissanka hops and blocks it out. 13:33 IST:40.5: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, THREE RUNS! Shapes in a length ball on middle, Dinesh Chandimal clips it fine thorough square leg for three runs. 13:32 IST:40.4: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls a full toss on middle, Dinesh Chandimal with soft hands pushes it back to Hasan. 13:32 IST:40.3: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Pushes it full and around off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it down to mid off. 13:30 IST:40.2: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Angles it on a length and on middle, blocked out. 13:30 IST:40.1: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Good length delivery on off and it nips in sharply. Dinesh Chandimal solidly defends. 13:29 IST:39.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! 14 runs off the over. Overpitched, angling around off. Nissanka opens up his body and thumps it through covers for a boundary. 13:27 IST:39.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, MORE RUNS! Tossed up around off. Nissanka defends with soft hands, gets an outside edge past first slip fora couple ofruns. 13:27 IST:39.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! DEFT TOUCH! Drops it short, quick around off. Nissanka with an angled bat hits it past short third and it rolls away. 13:26 IST:39.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Well outside off. Nissanka punches it straight to point. 13:26 IST:39.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Angles it full and on the pads. Nissanka fails to defend and gets hit on the pads. 13:25 IST:39.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! 150 up for Sri Lanka! Shorter and on leg, Nissanka goes back and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket, the man dives but fails to keep the ball away. 13:25 IST:38.6: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! IN THE GAP! Sees width outside off and Dinesh Chandimal swings his blade, it takes the outside edge and flies past the widish slip player and to the third man fence. The fielder was almost at gully. 13:24 IST:38.5: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Gives width outside off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to cover. 13:23 IST:38.4: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Hasan Mahmud goes short and bowls on leg. Dinesh Chandimal lets it go. 13:22 IST:38.3: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Keeps bowling in the outside off region, knocked to point. 13:21 IST:38.2: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Good length delivery on off. PN plays it wide of point for a run. 13:21 IST:38.1: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Short in length and around off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to deep cover for a single. 13:21 IST:37.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Slows it fractionally and bowls it full and on off, Nissanka defends close to his pads. 13:19 IST:37.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted on middle, Dinesh Chandimal hits it down to long off for a single. 13:19 IST:37.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flat delivery on middle, punched to cover. 13:18 IST:37.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and outside off, Nissanka punches it to the right of cover who dives and parries it away for one. 13:18 IST:37.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, TAP AND RUN! Pushes it full and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal leans and drops it to point for a run. 13:18 IST:37.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on off, Dinesh Chandimal plays it back to Islam. 13:17 IST:36.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Tight from Hasan Mahmud as bowls it on a length and on off, blocked out. 13:15 IST:36.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Hasan Mahmud bowls outside off again, Nissanka works it past point for a single. 13:15 IST:36.4: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Gives width outside off, Dinesh Chandimal strokes it to cover for one more. 13:14 IST:36.3: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Goes full and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal plants his front foot out and pushes it to cover. 13:13 IST:36.2: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Good length delivery around off. Dinesh Chandimal solidly defends it. 13:13 IST:36.1: Hasan Mahmud to Dinesh Chandimal, Hasan Mahmud starts with a length ball around off. Dinesh Chandimal hangs back and blocks. 13:12 IST:35.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on the leg side, flicked to square leg. 13:11 IST:35.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, On the pads, Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket. 13:10 IST:35.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Pushes it full and on middle and leg, Nissanka defends inside the line on the deck. 13:10 IST:35.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up outside off. Nissanka steps across and defends it. 13:10 IST:35.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and on middle and off. Nissanka leans and blocks. 13:10 IST:35.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Uses the angle to perfection! Angles across a full ball, outside off. Nissanka slams it past cover who gives a chase but the ball wins the race and touches the fence. 13:08 IST:34.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Slower delivery, full and on off. Dinesh Chandimal defends on the front foot. 13:07 IST:34.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller delivery around off, Dinesh Chandimal knocks it to cover. 13:07 IST:34.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, IN THE AIR AND FALLS SAFELY! Floated full on middle, Dinesh Chandimal comes down the track and lofts it high down the ground. No distance on it and it falls safely for a couple of runs. 13:06 IST:34.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full and on off, pushed to cover. 13:06 IST:34.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Shapes in a full ball on the pads. Nissanka helps it to square leg for one. 13:05 IST:34.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flights it very full and on off. Nissanka defends it to cover. 13:04 IST:33.6: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Fractionally short and around off, Nissanka cuts it to point for a single. 13:04 IST:33.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted on middle, Dinesh Chandimal plays it to the left of long off for one. 13:03 IST:33.4: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up around off. Dinesh Chandimal leans and blocks on the off side. 13:03 IST:33.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flights and lands it around off, spins in. Nissanka slaps it to cover for a single. 13:03 IST:33.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and darted on middle. Nissanka prods and defends it out. 13:03 IST:33.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker and on middle, fuller length. Nissanka defends in front of him. 13:02 IST:32.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tad short and outside off. Nissanka cuts it past point for a run. 13:02 IST:32.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Pushes it full and around off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it to long off for a single. 13:01 IST:32.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Pathum Nissanka goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. 13:01 IST:32.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and slanting on middle, Nissanka knocks it to cover. 13:01 IST:32.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Slows his flighted delivery on middle, this is defended well. 13:01 IST:32.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Sri Lanka in full control right now! Flighted full on off. Nissanka clears his front leg and smashes it past cover for a boundary. 12:58 IST:31.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Nayeem Hasan pushes it full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal defends it well. 12:58 IST:31.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full and outside off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover. 12:57 IST:31.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, A single now as Nissanka tucks it past mid-wicket for a single. 12:57 IST:31.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! CUT AWAY! Slightly short and outside off. Nissanka goes back and cuts it past point for a boundary. 12:56 IST:31.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Darts it on the pads. Nissanka bunts it to square leg. 12:56 IST:31.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Serves it too full and outside off. Nissanka drives well but finds mid off. 12:56 IST:30.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Slows it up and bowls it full and on off. Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to cover. 12:54 IST:30.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal gets forward to keep it out. 12:56 IST:30.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and angling on middle, Nissanka eases it to long on for a run. 12:56 IST:30.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Gives a lot of flight and bowls on off. Nissanka watchfully blocks. 12:54 IST:30.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Too full and on middle and off. Nissanka leans and defends. 12:54 IST:30.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle, this is blocked out. 12:53 IST:29.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! First boundary of this session. Tossed up on off and it turns in. Dinesh Chandimal gets inside the line and sweeps it to fine leg for a boundary. 12:51 IST:29.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full and outside off, Dinesh Chandimal drives it to cover. 12:51 IST:29.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and outside off, Nissanka cuts it to deep point for one more. 12:51 IST:29.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, This is full and on middle, skids on. Nissanka quickly goes back and defends inside the line. 12:50 IST:29.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Slants it full on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to deep square leg for one. Defensive field from Najmul Hossain Shanto with easy singles available. 12:49 IST:29.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle, Nissanka turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. That's fifty for the opener. His 8th in the Test career. 12:49 IST:28.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted on middle, this is played back to the bowler. 12:48 IST:Mominul Haque was the fielder standing at covers. He looks a bit in pain as he gets hit on his right middle finger. The physio is out with the magic spray. 12:48 IST:28.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it wide outside off. Dinesh Chandimal hits it straight to the man at cover. 12:46 IST:28.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller ball, outside off. Dinesh Chandimal nicely pushes but straight to cover. 12:46 IST:28.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on middle, Dinesh Chandimal defends off the inner half on the leg side. 12:45 IST:28.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Angles it full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal presses forward to defend. 12:45 IST:28.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Drops it short and outside off. Nissanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 12:45 IST:Taijul Islam to bowl from the other end. 12:44 IST:27.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it full and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal leans and blocks. 12:43 IST:27.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flat and on middle, stays low. Nissanka punches it to long on for a single. 12:43 IST:27.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle, turning in. Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket. 12:42 IST:27.3: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Very full and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal drives it to cover for a run. 12:42 IST:27.2: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flights it on off. Nissanka uses his feet and drills it to long on for a single. 12:42 IST:27.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Off the mark in the second session. Tossed up on off. Dinesh Chandimal drops it to cover for a single. 12:41 IST:Back for the second session. The players are out in the middle. Nayeem Hasan to start after the break. A slip in place. 12:36 IST:...Day 3, Session 2... 12:07 IST:The battle ahead will be intriguing, with Sri Lanka needing to bat with purpose and patience to get back into the game. Can Nissanka and Chandimal continue their good work and set the stage for a strong Sri Lankan response? Or will Bangladesh manage to get some quick wickets and put the hosts under pressure? Stay tuned to find out as we will be back after a short while post the Lunch Break... 12:05 IST:Pathum Nissanka and Dinesh Chandimal have steadied the ship for Sri Lanka since then, batting with composure and intent. Nissanka is currently on 46, while Chandimal is on 22, and the pair has taken Sri Lanka to 100/1. They'll look to build on this solid foundation in the second session and will aim to get closer to the total. 12:04 IST:A productive session for Sri Lanka, but they still trail by a substantial margin of 395 runs! First, Bangladesh added a few runs to their Day 2 total, ultimately being bowled out at 495. In reply, the Sri Lankan openers got off to a promising start, but Lahiru Udara's dismissal after scoring 29 brought an end to the opening partnership. 12:03 IST:26.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker one, on middle, Pathum Nissanka moves forward and blocks it back to the bowler. That will be LUNCH on Day 3! 12:00 IST:26.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flatter, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal turns it to square leg for one. 100 comes up for the Lankans! 12:00 IST:26.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Lands it on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to the left of the bowler. 11:59 IST:26.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flatter, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back. 11:59 IST:26.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Loopy, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to mid on. 11:59 IST:26.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to covers for one. 11:59 IST:25.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Fuller one, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to drivenit but gets an outside edge. The ball races away through short third for a boundary. 11:57 IST:25.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Too full this time, Pathum Nissanka pushes it to mid on for one. 11:57 IST:25.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka makes room and looks to slap it but misses. 11:56 IST:25.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, turning in, Pathum Nissanka hangs back and blocks it solidly. 11:56 IST:25.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to mid on for one. 11:55 IST:25.1: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, outside off, Pathum Nissanka hangs back and slaps it through covers for one. 11:54 IST:24.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Short, on off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to the cover fielder. 11:54 IST:24.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Turn and bounce, on off, Dinesh Chandimal hangs back and blocks it to short covers. 11:54 IST:24.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal digs it back to the bowler. 11:53 IST:24.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Lands it on leg, Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to the mid-wicket fielder. 11:53 IST:24.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Flatter, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to cover. 11:53 IST:24.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, outside off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to short covers. 11:52 IST:23.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:51 IST:23.5: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Quicker through the air, on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to mid on. 11:51 IST:23.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Goes full again, on leg, Pathum Nissanka flicks it through backward square leg for one. 11:50 IST:23.3: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to wide mid on for one. 11:50 IST:23.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Bowls it on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to mid on. 11:49 IST:23.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller, on off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to mid off. 11:48 IST:22.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one, on off, Pathum Nissanka leans on and blocks it. 11:48 IST:22.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Loopy, on off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to covers for one. 11:47 IST:22.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full, on off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it to covers. 11:47 IST:22.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Quicker, on off, Dinesh Chandimal hangs back and blocks it to mid off. 11:46 IST:22.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to short mid-wicket. 11:46 IST:22.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on off, Pathum Nissanka pushes it through mid-wicket off for one. 11:46 IST:21.6: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Short, on off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to mid off. 11:46 IST:21.5: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka flicks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:46 IST:21.4: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well played! Short, on leg, Pathum Nissanka goes back and pulls it magnificently through backward square leg for a boundary. 11:46 IST:21.3: Nayeem Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Oh! Very lucky! Quicker one, on off, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but gets an inside edge. The ball carries towards leg slip where the fielder shells it. The replay later shows that there was no inside edge and the imact of the ball on the pads was outside off as well. So Pathum Nissanka was safe. 11:45 IST:21.2: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Lands it on leg, Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:45 IST:21.1: Nayeem Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, Short, on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back. 11:41 IST:20.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker through the air, on off, Pathum Nissanka offers solid block. 11:40 IST:20.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on leg, Pathum Nissanka goes back and blocks it solidly. 11:40 IST:20.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka leans on and blocks it. 11:40 IST:20.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to mid on. 11:39 IST:20.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Lands it on off, Dinesh Chandimal taps it to mid off for one. 11:39 IST:20.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flighted up, on off, Pathum Nissanka pushes it through mid-wicket off for one. 11:37 IST:19.6: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Keeps it full, Dinesh Chandimal defends it to the right of the bowler. 11:37 IST:19.5: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Full again, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to mid on. 11:36 IST:19.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on middle, Pathum Nissanka clips it through mid-wicket for one. 11:35 IST:19.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, on off, Pathum Nissanka pushes it back. The bowler does well to stop it. Dot. 11:35 IST:19.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace. 11:34 IST:19.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a hard length, angling in, Pathum Nissanka covers his line and blocks it back. 11:33 IST:18.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker, on off, Pathum Nissanka turns it to deep mid-wicket for one. 11:32 IST:18.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well timed! Slightly short, on off, Pathum Nissanka picks up the length early and tugs it elegantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. 11:32 IST:18.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up, on off, this is defended towards mid off. 11:31 IST:18.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Loopy, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:31 IST:18.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up, on off, Dinesh Chandimal pushes it to covers. Pathum Nissanka wanted a single was was sent back in time. 11:30 IST:18.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to mid-wicket. 11:29 IST:17.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to covers. Dot to end the over. 11:28 IST:17.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, A sharp bouncer, on leg, Pathum Nissanka ducks under it. 11:28 IST:17.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to mid off. 11:27 IST:17.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to mid off. 11:27 IST:17.2: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, on middle and leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it to square leg for one. 11:26 IST:17.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but gets an inside edge as the ball rolls towards fine leg. They cross. 11:24 IST:16.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller one, on off, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back solidly. 11:24 IST:16.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on off, Pathum Nissanka steers it through covers for one. 11:23 IST:16.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Oh! Flatter, on off, Pathum Nissanka shuffles across and steers it to the point fielder. 11:23 IST:16.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Goes full again, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 11:23 IST:16.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, on off, Pathum Nissanka lunges and blocks it. 11:22 IST:16.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well played! Short, on middle, Pathum Nissanka swivels and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket for a boundary. 11:21 IST:15.6: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Short and wide, Dinesh Chandimal looks to slap it but misses. 11:21 IST:15.5: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal looks to block it but edges it through covers for a brace. 11:20 IST:15.4: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Back of a length again, just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal stands tall and blocks it back. 11:19 IST:15.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it outside off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to the cover fielder. 11:18 IST:15.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 11:18 IST:15.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it solidly towards mid off. 11:17 IST:14.6: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller again, on off, Dinesh Chandimal defends it to mid off. 11:16 IST:14.5: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Lands it full, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it to the right of the bowler. 11:16 IST:14.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter this time, on leg, Pathum Nissanka tucks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:16 IST:14.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it on middle, Pathum Nissanka moves forward and blocks it back to the bowler. 11:15 IST:14.2: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Nicely played! Slower one, and width on offer, Pathum Nissanka goes back and slaps it powerfully through point for a boundary. 11:15 IST:14.1: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Short, on off, Dinesh Chandimal punches it to wide mid off for one. 11:14 IST:13.6: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Good over from Nahid Rana. Back of a length, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal tucks it to mid-wicket for one. 11:13 IST:13.5: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller, on middle and leg, Dinesh Chandimal defends it to mid on. 11:12 IST:13.4: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Back of a length, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back. 11:12 IST:13.3: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, A bouncer, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal ducks underneath it. 11:11 IST:13.2: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, Back of a length, on off, Dinesh Chandimal hops a bit and fends it to mid off. 11:10 IST:13.1: Nahid Rana to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length, outside off, angling in. Dinesh Chandimal reads it well and leaves it alone. 11:09 IST:12.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tosses it up on off, Pathum Nissanka moves forward again and blocks it back. 11:09 IST:12.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Loopy, on off, Pathum Nissanka steps forward only to block it to point. 11:09 IST:12.4: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Too full, on leg, Dinesh Chandimal flicks it through mid-wicket for one. 11:07 IST:12.3: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Dinesh Chandimal gets off the mark in style! Short and just outside off, Dinesh Chandimal stays back and squeezes it through backward point for a good looking boundary. 11:06 IST:12.2: Taijul Islam to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up, on middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it back. 11:06 IST:A drinks break just as Bangladesh gets their first wicket! Sri Lanka had a solid start, with both openers finding gaps and scoring well. Lahiru looked comfortable against the pacers, but the introduction of Taijul changed the dynamics, and he ultimately fell to the Bangladesh spinner. Pathum, however, seems to be in great form, looking solid and confident at the crease. Let's see how Sri Lanka builds on this foundation after the break! Dinesh Chandimal is the next batter. 11:05 IST:12.1: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Taijul gets the breakthrough. Flighted on off, turning away from the batter. Lahiru Udara looks to flick this towards the leg side but plays the stroke early. Gets it lobbed straight back to the bowler for a simple catch. A much needed breakthrough for Bangladesh. Can they build up on this? 11:01 IST:11.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Good length on off, Pathum Nissanka pushes this towards mid off for no run. 11:00 IST:11.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Length delivery on off, blocked. 10:59 IST:11.4: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Around off, blocked off the front foot. 10:59 IST:11.3: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Good length around off, Pathum Nissanka pushes this to cover for another dot. 10:58 IST:11.2: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Good length on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka tucks this to mid-wicket for no run. 10:57 IST:11.1: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, On a length around middle and off, Pathum Nissanka defends this firmly to mid off. 10:57 IST:10.6: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Pushed through on middle and off, Lahiru Udara defends this to short leg. 10:56 IST:10.5: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Full and on off, Lahiru Udara blocks this out on off, 10:56 IST:10.4: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Uses his feet to dance down the track, trying to go inside out over cover. Gets it off the bottom of the bat and on the bounce to cover. 10:55 IST:10.3: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Tossed up on off, Lahiru Udara defends this out. 10:55 IST:10.2: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Quicker arond off, Lahiru Udara tucks this to mid-wicket. 10:55 IST:10.1: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Floated around off, Lahiru Udara defends this out. 10:54 IST:9.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Slashes hard at a short and wide delivery on off, gets beaten. 10:53 IST:9.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length around middle and off, Pathum Nissanka defends this off his front foot. 10:53 IST:9.4: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, On a length around middle and off, Pathum Nissanka defends this to mid-wicket. 10:52 IST:9.3: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Aiming to block a length delivery, gets a thickish inside edge rolling through square leg for one. 10:51 IST:9.2: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Pitched up around off, Lahiru Udara gets right on top of the ball and drives this crisply to extra cover for no run. This was crunched as well but straight to the fielder. 10:50 IST:9.1: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Easy pickings for Lahiru. On a length, drifting down the leg, Lahiru Udara leans onto it and flicks this through the gap at square leg for four. Lahiru looks so pleasing to the eye. 10:49 IST:8.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Full, on off, Pathum Nissanka blocks it to point. 10:49 IST:8.5: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Bowls it on off, Lahiru Udara pushes it to mid off for one. 10:48 IST:8.4: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Short, on off, Lahiru Udara punches it to covers. 10:48 IST:8.3: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Tosses it on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to mid off for one. 10:47 IST:8.2: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Lands it on leg, Lahiru Udara turns it to mid-wicket for one. 10:47 IST:8.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Loopy, outside off, Pathum Nissanka eases it to covers for one. 10:46 IST:7.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Length, outside off, Pathum Nissanka steers it through point for one. 10:45 IST:7.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, on leg, Pathum Nissanka blocks it back. 10:44 IST:7.4: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Fuller again, on middle, Lahiru Udara eases it to mid on for one. 10:43 IST:7.3: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Goes full again, Lahiru Udara taps it to mid off. 10:43 IST:7.2: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Full, outside off, Lahiru steers it but finds the point fielder. 10:42 IST:7.1: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Nicely played! Fuller one, outside off, Lahiru Udara moves a bit to his right and drives it down the ground for a magnificent boundary. 10:42 IST:6.6: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Slower one, on off, Pathum Nissanka punches it to the cover fielder. 10:42 IST:6.5: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Lands it on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to point. 10:42 IST:6.4: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Short, on off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to covers. 10:42 IST:6.3: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Full, outside off, Lahiru Udara pushes it to covers for one. 10:42 IST:6.2: Taijul Islam to Lahiru Udara, Beauty! This one lands on off and turns away, Lahiru Udara looks to block it but gets beaten. 10:41 IST:6.1: Taijul Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Taijul Islam comes into the attack and bowls it on off, Pathum Nissanka pushes it to covers for one. 10:38 IST:5.6: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Length, angling in, Lahiru Udara blocks it to mid off. 10:37 IST:5.5: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Perfectly timed shot! Fuller one, on off, Lahiru Udara leans on and times it elegantly through mid off for a boundary. 10:36 IST:5.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length, down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls fine. They cross. 10:35 IST:5.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Shot! Short and on middle, Pathum Nissanka swivels and pulls it magnificently through mid-wicket for a boundary. 10:34 IST:5.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but wears it on his pads. 10:33 IST:5.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Good length, on middle, Pathum Nissanka hops a bit and fends it back to the bowler. 10:32 IST:4.6: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, On a length, on off, Lahiru Udara pushes it to short covers. 10:31 IST:4.5: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Length, shaping in, Lahiru Udara offers solid block. 10:31 IST:4.4: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, Fuller one, on off, Lahiru Udara pushes it to mid off. 10:30 IST:4.3: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Nicely played! Fuller one, outside off, Lahiru Udara picks it well and slashes it over the leaping fielder at backward point for a boundary. 10:29 IST:4.2: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, On a length, angling in, Lahiru Udara blocks it back. 10:29 IST:4.1: Hasan Mahmud to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Well played! Fuller one, on middle, Lahiru Udara picks it well and clips it in the gap through mid-wicket for a good looking boundary. 10:27 IST:3.6: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka shoulders arms at it. 10:27 IST:3.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Short and wide, Pathum Nissanka leaves again. 10:26 IST:3.5: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Length, shaping away, outside off. Pathum Nissanka leaves it alone. It's a no ball for overstepping. 10:25 IST:3.4: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Another one outside off, Pathum Nissanka looks to slap it but misses. 10:25 IST:3.3: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Well played! Short and wide, Pathum Nissanka hangs back and slaps it powerfully through point for a boundary. 10:24 IST:3.2: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. 10:23 IST:3.1: Nahid Rana to Pathum Nissanka, Short and wide, Pathum Nissanka leaves it alone. 10:23 IST:2.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Three runs! Relief for Nissanka as he finally gets off the mark. Short and wide, Pathum Nissanka slaps it through point. The fielder has a long chase as the batters collect three runs. 10:21 IST:2.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, That's good start from the Bangladeshi seamers! Short and just outside off, Pathum Nissanka looks to slap it but gets beaten. 10:21 IST:2.4: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Length, down leg, shaping away. Pathum Nissanka looks to flick it but wears it on his pads. An appeal but turned down. 10:20 IST:2.3: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller, outside off, Pathum Nissanka taps it to the cover fielder who makes a good stop diving to his right. 10:19 IST:2.2: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Oh, that's a beauty! Length, outside off and it comes in. Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but gets beaten all ends up. 10:18 IST:2.1: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka pushes it to short covers. 10:18 IST:1.6: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Back of a length, on middle, Lahiru Udara fends it to short covers. 10:17 IST:1.5: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Play and a miss! Length, outside off and it shapes away late. Lahiru Udara has a lazy waft at it but gets beaten. 10:17 IST:1.4: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Another one way outside off, Lahiru Udara leaves it alone again. 10:17 IST:1.3: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Short and way too wide, Lahiru Udara leaves it alone. 10:17 IST:1.2: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, FOUR! Lahiru Udara gets off the mark in a streaky manner. Length, outside off, shaping away. Lahiru Udara looks to punch it but gets a thick edge as the ball races through short third for a boundary. 10:15 IST:1.1: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, Back of a length, on off, Lahiru Udara blocks it to point. 10:15 IST:1.1: Nahid Rana to Lahiru Udara, On a length, outside off, Lahiru Udara leaves it alone. It's a no ball for overstepping. 10:13 IST:Nahid Rana to share the attack. 10:15 IST:0.6: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, A stifled appeal but turned down! Back of a length, on leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but hits his pads. An appeal but turned down. Perhaps the height. 10:15 IST:0.5: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, On a length, and it comes back in cramping Pathum Nissanka for room. He hops a bit and fends it to short mid-wicket. 10:15 IST:0.4: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller again, just outside off, Pathum Nissanka eases it to short covers. 10:15 IST:0.3: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Goes fuller now, on middle, Pathum Nissanka covers his line and blocks it back. 10:15 IST:0.2: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, on off, Pathum Nissanka fends it to short covers. 10:15 IST:0.1: Hasan Mahmud to Pathum Nissanka, Some movement straightaway. On a length, on off, with a hint of movement. Pathum Nissanka pushes it to short covers.
