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4.45pm So Bangladesh have a first innings lead of 68. Sri Lanka have done extremely well to limit it to that, after the game looked to be drifting away from them in the morning session when Litton and Mushfiqur looked in total control. Kasun Rajitha ends with innings best figures of 4 for 60, while Asitha Fernando ends with 3 for 72. Both the quicks really put in hard shift to pull Sri Lanka back into this game. As for Bangladesh, they had two centurions in Mushfiqur and Tamim - the former also becoming the first Bangladesh cricketer to go past 5,000 runs - while Litton Das and Mahmudul Joy Hasan notched up fifties. Das will be particularly disappointed not to have gone on for a big one though, throwing his wicket away first ball after lunch. Join us in a bit for the Lankan second innings.

And that looks to be the end of the Bangladesh innings, with Shoriful being forced to retire.

170.1
W
Rajitha to Shoriful Islam, no run, Short, wide and this is wild attempted heave by Shoriful, who misses completely. But he's on the ground immediately after that shot. This is not looking good.

Shoriful Islam retired not out 3 (37m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 27.27

Okay, Rajitha to continue.

Slight delay as Shoriful seems to still be struggling with a knock to his right hand. Physio out to provide some treatment.

Raftar: "Asitha has a really good bouncer.Even in TV it seems the bowl suddenly rises up with no indication of a change in action all wrist. He may turn out to be Sl Neil Wagner" His bouncer has been very accurate today, yes.

itzvinay: "The high scoring draws of the noughties had a place in the game - it was exciting in its own way to see a team scoring 550 in response to 500. The percentage of results might have gone up but not necessarily the quality of contests. Dearth of test quality players, T20, viewers' patience and perceptions. I am sure readers of a certain age can remember watching 'dull' red ball cricket had its own charm. "

END OF OVER:
170 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 465/9

  • Khaled Ahmed0 (4b)
  • Shoriful Islam3 (10b)
  • Asitha Fernando26-4-72-3
  • Kasun Rajitha24-6-60-4
169.6
0
AM Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Short again, waist high and knocked down uncomfortably into the onside.
169.5
0
AM Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Short again, but this is to far down leg. Left alone by the batter.
169.4
0
AM Fernando to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Another short one, and Khaled takes his eye off the ball and gets hit on the forearm.

Sri Lanka 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st36FDM KarunaratneBOP Fernando
2nd3FDM KarunaratneL Embuldeniya
3rd67FDM KarunaratneBKG Mendis
4th4AD MathewsFDM Karunaratne
5th33FDM KarunaratneDM de Silva
6th18LD ChandimalDM de Silva
7th99LD ChandimalN Dickwella