Sri Lanka Reached At 276-3 On Day-2

Sri Lanka Reached At 276-3 against Bangladesh, on their second and final Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.Earlier   against Bangladesh they reached 214-2 at tea on Day1. 

Meanwhile Dimuth Karunaratne missed out on his 17th century but Sri Lanka progressed steadily to take the upper-hand of the second and final Test against Bangladesh, as they reached 214-2 at tea on Day 1 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. At the second interval of the day, Kusal Mendis was batting on 65 with

experienced Angelo Mathews on 1. Karunaratne who was dismissed by Hasan Mahmud on the stroke of tea, hammered 86 off 129, smashing eight fours and one six. After opting to bat first, the visitors made a fluent start with Nishan Madushka and Karunaratne dealing with the Bangladeshi bowlers with ease to keep the scoreboard ticking.

Madushka drove pacer Syed Khaled Ahmed for a four past point in the first over to justify his captain's decision to bat first. Karunaratne also began with a boundary when he clipped a full length delivery of debutant Hasan Mahmud past mid-wicket.

But Bangladesh bowlers created some chances in an otherwise a barren session but the fielders couldn't hold on to it. Madushka was dropped on 9 when Mahmudul Hasan Joy put down a straightforward chance off fast bowler Mahmud at second slip.

His opening partner Dimuth Karunaratne was also lucky to have survived as he top-edged a Mahmud delivery but Shakib Al Hasan fumbled it over the boundary line to give Karunaratne a six. Madushka reached his second 50 off 80 balls, when he punched offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz to mid-off for a single. Just after his half-century, he was trapped run out, giving Bangladesh a breakthrough after sharing 96-run with Karunaratne for the opening stand. Madushka finally scored 57 off 105 balls, hitting six fours.

Karunaratne raised his 37th Test half-century off 93 balls, hitting pacer Khaled a boundary past mid-off. Hasan Mahmud who bowled some probing spell on debut, finally got the better of Karunaratne for his maiden Test wicket when the batter dragged a length delivery back on to his stump.

The dismissal ended the threatening 114-run partnership between Karunaratne but Kusal. However, Kusal who brought up his 18th Test 50 off 87 balls saw off the session with Mathews without any fuss.