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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)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 2: SL openers Karunaratne, Oshada Lead Fightback

Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando each hit a fifty as Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a fitting reply in the second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday. Both men took the crease after Kasun Rajitha claimed his maiden five-wicket haul, dispatching the hosts for 365, and helped guide the tourists to 143-2 at stumps on the second day. Oshada was out for 57 runs while Karunaratne remained unbeaten on 70, as Sri Lanka trail Bangladesh by 222 overnight.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

With the two-match series level at 0-0, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka would enter the second Test with the hopes of winning the series. The second Test between both these sides will begin on Monday and the match would be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The first Test had ended in a draw and it was Angelo Mathews who starred for Sri Lanka as he scored 199 in the first innings. In the World Test Championship standings, Sri Lanka are fifth in the table while Bangladesh are in the eighth spot.

Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella Cling On As Sri Lanka Draw Bangladesh Test

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand. On the fifth and final day the two teams settled on a draw 45 minutes before the scheduled close of play with Sri Lanka on 260-6 in their second innings. Dickwella was unbeaten on 61 alongside Chandimal on 39 not out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Hosts Bangladesh made 465 in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka's 397 as Tamim Iqbal (133) and Mushfiqur Rahim (105) played starring roles.

Sri Lanka secure draw in Bangladesh after Dickwella fifty

DHAKA : Niroshan Dickwella's defiant rearguard with Dinesh Chandimal frustrated Bangladesh and helped Sri Lanka eke out a draw in the opening test in Chattogram on Thursday.

Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand. On the fifth and final day the two teams settled on a draw 45 minutes before the scheduled close of play with Sri Lanka on 260-6 in their second innings. Dickwella was unbeaten on 61 alongside Chandimal on 39 not out at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2, Live Score: Sri Lanka Look To Post Big Total

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2, Live Updates: Angelo Mathews scored an unbeaten ton as Sri Lanka reached a commanding position against Bangladesh on Day 1 and now the visitors would look to post a big total in the ongoing first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. At stumps on Day 1, the visitors were 258 for four with Matthew and Dinesh Chandimal on 114 and 34, respectively. After electing to bat, Sri Lanka lost the wicket of skipper Dimuth Karunaratne early in the first session. For Bangladesh, Nayeem Hassan took two wickets while Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan also picked a wicket each. (LIVE SCORECARD)

BAN vs SL, 1st Test, Day 1: Ton-Up Angelo Mathews Steers Sri Lanka To 258-4 vs Bangladesh

Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday. The tourists reached 258 for four at stumps after electing to bat first on what looked like a placid pitch in Chittagong at the start of the two-match series. Mathews put on a key third-wicket 92-run stand with Kusal Mendis, who made 54, to rebuild the Sri Lankan innings after off-spinner Nayeem Hasan removed the openers.

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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 2: SL openers Karunaratne, Oshada Lead Fightback

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella Cling On As Sri Lanka Draw Bangladesh Test

Sri Lanka secure draw in Bangladesh after Dickwella fifty

Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2, Live Score: Sri Lanka Look To Post Big Total

BAN vs SL, 1st Test, Day 1: Ton-Up Angelo Mathews Steers Sri Lanka To 258-4 vs Bangladesh