Sri Lanka 314 for 4 (Kusal 93, Karunaratne 86, Madushka 57, Hasan 2-64) vs Bangladesh

On a dry surface that showed signs of turn from the get-go, Sri Lanka made use of arguably the best of the batting conditions to prop themselves up to 314 for 4 at the end of the opening day's play of the second Test in Chattogram.

Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva were at the crease at stumps on 34 and 15 respectively, though a bulk of the scoring was accomplished by their top three comprising Nishan Madushka, Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis - the latter two falling narrowly short of their respective centuries.

But on a day where the bowlers were forced to toil for large periods, and one where - apart from brief spells with the first and second new balls - the spinners looked most likely to extract something out of the surface, it was debutant seamer Hasan Mahmud that impressed the most, ending the day with figures of 2 for 64. Shakib Al Hasan on his return to the Test side had one as well.

Source:
courtesy of ESPN

by Madushka Balasuriya

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