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)
No run.
Shakib Al Hasan to bowl the final over before Lunch as more dark clouds hover over the ground.
Much better line and length this time, on the middle, Dhananjaya de Silva defends this one out.
FOUR! A lucky one for Dhananjaya de Silva this time. Sticks to his line and length, Dhananjaya de Silva tries to block it but gets a thick outside edge, and the ball races past the third man for a boundary. This is the third boundary of the over.
Goes full and on middle, much better from Ebadot Hossain, this is blocked out.
FOUR! Fuller and on off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets low and creams it through covers for a boundary. That was an effortless and brilliant cover drive.
On a length and outside off, this is blocked towards point.
FOUR! That's is a poor delivery. He tries for a yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, Dhananjaya de Silva uses the pace of the ball and flicks it towards backward square leg for a boundary.
Goes full and on off, Angelo Mathews leans