CHITTAGONG: Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made 100 to position Bangladesh in pole place within the first Take a look at towards Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday. Liton hit 54 now not out and Mushfiqur made 53 now not out because the pair added 98 runs in an unbroken stand to steer Bangladesh to 318-3 at stumps at the 3rd day, in respond to Sri Lanka’s first innings 397. Tamim retired on 133 after achieving his tenth Take a look at hundred with a 4 and unmarried off Asitha Fernando off successive balls ahead of tea.
However he’s anticipated to renew his 217-ball innings-including 15 fours-on the fourth day when Bangladesh will purpose to boost up their scoring charge in pursuit of a first-innings lead. Liton joined Mushfiqur when Tamim didn’t go back after the destroy and helped Bangladesh proceed their dominance with out dealing with severe bother. Liton pulled Lasith Embuldeniya for 4 to deliver up his twelfth Take a look at fifty off 96 balls ahead of Mushfiqur reached his personal fifty, his twenty sixth in Checks, within the subsequent over with a unmarried off Kasun Rajitha.
Liton led the rate with 8 fours whilst Mushfiqur performed the anchor function as he took 124 balls to deliver up his fifty, with simply two fours thus far. Sri Lanka’s bowlers in brief halted Bangladesh’s run go with the flow after Fernando broke Tamim’s 162-run opening stand with Mahmudul Hasan, who made 58 off 142 balls ahead of edging a leg-side supply at the back of the stumps.
Concussion exchange Rajitha then got rid of Najmul Hossain for one and Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque for 2 to revive some parity within the recreation. Changing Vishwa Fernando, who took a blow at the helmet on Monday and may just bowl most effective 8 overs within the innings, Rajitha struck along with his fourth ball as Najmul gave a law catch to wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella.
5 overs later Rajitha swung a ball in to wreck Mominul’s off-stump. Tamim was once previous given out stuck at the back of on 102 off Ramesh Mendis however the determination was once reversed on overview. Resuming on 76-0, Bangladesh began the day’s play with a bit of luck as Tamim dispatched left-arm fast Fernando for 2 fours in the second one over of the day, ahead of mentioning his thirty second Take a look at fifty off 73 balls with a boundary.
Sri Lanka dropped the one probability that got here their approach within the morning as Embuldeniya dropped Mahmudul at fine-leg off Asitha on 51. The 21-year-old, enjoying most effective his 5th Take a look at, quickly finished his 2d Take a look at half-century in 110 balls when he flicked Asitha against mid-wicket for a double. Angelo Mathews had held the Sri Lankan innings in combination ahead of agonisingly falling on 199. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed 6-105 for Bangladesh. – AFP