Litton Das and Shakib al Hasan briefly threatened to take Bangladesh to safety but once Litton went via a brilliant return catch by Asitha Fernando, the rest followed quickly. Asitha ripped through the lower-order to pick up 6 for 51 -his best figures in Tests - and 10 for the match. The Sri Lanka seamers were phenomenal, taking nine between them in the first innings and eight in the second. But the match was really set up on the fourth evening when Bangladesh were reduced to 23 for 4. Bangladesh only lead by 28 here. Sri Lanka openers will come out in about ten minutes to wrap this up.
Khaled Ahmed b AM Fernando 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Khaled Ahmed is the last man
Taijul Islam lbw b AM Fernando 1 (22m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 10.00
END OF OVER:55 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 169/8
- Ebadot Hossain0 (5b)
- Taijul Islam1 (8b)
- Ramesh Mendis11-2-20-1
- Asitha Fernando17-5-51-4
Mosaddek Hossain lbw b RTM Mendis 9 (32m 22b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.90
END OF OVER:54 | 3 Runs | BAN: 169/7
- Taijul Islam1 (8b)
- Mosaddek Hossain9 (21b)
- Asitha Fernando17-5-51-4
- Ramesh Mendis10-1-20-0