Innings Sri Lanka222 (Mendis 68, Roshen 56, Razzak 4-63, Taijul 4-83) v Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka's collapse continued into the afternoon session, but on a surface as treacherous as this, their 205 for 8 is not altogether embarrassing. Four wickets fell after lunch: Kusal Mendis in the second ball of the session, and Niroshan Dickwella soon after, before Roshen Silva combined with Dilruwan Perera and Akila Dananjaya to reintroduce a measure of respectability to the scoreline. Dananjaya was out off what turned out to be the final ball of the session, but Roshen remained at the crease, having compiled a careful 45.

Sri Lanka scored 17 more runs after tea, and Roshen progressed to a half century, before an outstanding Taijul Islam delivery ended the visitors' innings. A total of 222 is hardly substantial, but Sri Lanka will hope that on a track such as this, it will at least be competitive.

Mustafizur had ended the second session with the first fast-bowler's wicket of the game, and he struck first again after the break, dismissing an unusually-sedate Rangana Herath with a slower ball. Herath, attempting a checked drive, played too early and sent the ball in the air to short cover. Dananjaya had fallen in not dissimilar fashion exactly two overs prior.

With Roshen not out on 45, No. 11 Suranga Lakmal played defensively to begin with, to give the senior partner a chance to collect what runs he could. Roshen, however, was in no major hurry, trusting Lakmal's defense by taking available singles. The fifty came off another, turn-smothering single to midwicket. He hit one four after reaching the milestone - a searing cut shot. The ball from Taijul that took his outside edge and had him dismissed for 56 was not quite unplayable, but almost.

It was Abdur Razzak - in his first Test in four years, and having also taken three wickets in the first session - who struck first after lunch. His first ball had been clattered to the legside fence by Mendis. His second was a beauty, dipping late, pitching on off, and turning just enough to evade the bat, but not enough to miss the off stump. With that, Bangladesh had removed Sri Lanka's most dangerous batsman of the innings, and they were soon about to rid themselves of another potential troublemaker. In his haste to impose himself on the match, Dickwella ran at Taijul in the next over, only for the ball to keep mischievously low, and clatter into his stumps.

Roshen's has been the sanest knock so far. Where Mendis attempted to hit bowlers off their length and score as many runs as possible before an unplayable ball would eventually get him, Roshen adopted a less ambitious strategy. Frequently, he would leave balls that he didn't feel would hit the stumps. And the remainder, he blocked, showcasing an excellent defensive technique against spin. The only real risk he took was to come down the track to Taijul to launch him over wide long-on for six. To hit his other two boundaries, he did not have to risk his wicket: one was a back-foot punch through cover off a short ball; the other a beautifully-placed late cut off Mustafizur Rahman.

Perera did not exercise quite so much caution during their 52-run stand. He often ventured down the pitch, attempted swipes to leg, and was once dropped off Mustafizur at second slip - Sabbir Rahman grassing a straightforward chance when Perera was on 18. He was constantly looking for runs into the outfield, and never appeared comfortable being tied down for long. When Perera departed for 31 - caught bat-pad off Taijul - Dananjaya batted in a similar vein, hitting 20 off 26. His stand with Roshen was worth 43.

In the morning, Mendis had propelled Sri Lanka with a sweep-happy, boundary-laden half century, while Razzak flattened the top order at the other end. Sri Lanka were 61 for 1 at one point, but would lose three in quick succession before lunch, and two soon after - five wickets falling for 49.