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BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Angelo Mathews Nears Century As Sri Lanka Eye Lead

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates:Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal will look to pick up from where they left off and put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh. A 102-run partnership between Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva on Day 3 meant the visitors were in good stead in response to Bangladesh's 365. However, Shakib Al Hasan got rid of de Silva to claim his third wicket of the match. He had also got the big wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne on Wednesday, ending his 80-run knock. Earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das played marathon knocks to rescue Bangladesh from 24/5 to take them to a total of 365. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Mathews, Dhananjaya keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.

Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva Keep Sri Lanka Alive In Bangladesh Test

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva went out with the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5 at stumps on the third day, still trailing Bangladesh by 83 runs. Rain washed out entire post-lunch session but the duo stepped up their scoring rate to make up for lost time, with de Silva striking nine fours before Shakib Al Hasan got his wicket. The right-hander, who faced 95 balls, was initially given not out on a caught-behind appeal before Bangladesh successfully reviewed.

BAN vs SL 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive against Bangladesh

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva went out with the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5 at stumps on the third day, still trailing Bangladesh by 83 runs. Rain washed out entire post-lunch session but the duo stepped up their scoring rate to make up for lost time, with de Silva striking nine fours before Shakib Al Hasan got his wicket.

ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin Maintain Their Top-10 Positions

Bangladesh's Liton Das and Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews have made valuable gains in the ICC Men's Test Rankings after fine performances in the drawn first match while there has been no movement in latest top-10 list issued by the world body. In the batter's list, Marnus Labuschagne maintained his pole position while India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli remained static at eighth and 10th place respectively.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin maintain their top-10 positions in ICC Test rankings

Liton Das and Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews have made valuable gains in the ICC Men's Test Rankings after fine performances in the drawn first match while there has been no movement in latest top-10 list issued by the world body. In the batter's list, Marnus Labuschagne maintained his pole position while India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli remained static at eighth and 10th place respectively.

BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Updates: Bangladesh Get Early Wickets, Sri Lanka On Backfoot

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Updates:Bangladesh got off to a good start with the ball on Day 3 of the second Test against Sri Lanka, with the wickets of nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha and opposition skipper Dimuth Karunaratne. The latter was a big wicket for Bangladesh, with Karunaratne scoring a hard-fought 80 before falling to Shakib Al Hasan. The wickets saw Sri Lanka reduced to 164/4, still trailing the hosts by 201 runs. On Day 2, Oshada Fernando scored 57 as the Sri Lanka openers put on a 95-run stand, before he fell to Ebadot Hossain. Shakib then got Kusal Mendis before Ebadot got rid of nightwatchman Rajitha on Day 3. Bangladesh posted a score of 365, with Mushfiqur Rahim (175*) and Litton Das (141) rescuing them from 24/5. (LIVE SCORECARD)

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BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Angelo Mathews Nears Century As Sri Lanka Eye Lead

Mathews, Dhananjaya keep Sri Lanka alive in Bangladesh Test

Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva Keep Sri Lanka Alive In Bangladesh Test

BAN vs SL 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive against Bangladesh

ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin Maintain Their Top-10 Positions

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin maintain their top-10 positions in ICC Test rankings

BAN vs SL, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Updates: Bangladesh Get Early Wickets, Sri Lanka On Backfoot

Man Utd 'in talks' to buy Indian Super League club as Glazer family show their hand