Sri Lankan team bowlers bowled deadly against Bangladesh (photo -PTI)
On the third day of the second Test match being played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo, the hosts strengthened their grip. By the end of the third day’s play, Bangladesh scored 115 runs losing 6 wickets in their second innings and it was still 96 runs away from Sri Lanka’s first innings score. The third day of the game was completely named after Sri Lanka. The team spinners bowled deadly and put pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen. The same was seen in the first innings and in the second innings, Bangladesh batsmen have failed to leave their mark. In this match, the Sri Lankan batsmen also showed their wonders and the team scored 458 runs in the first innings.
Bangladesh batsman flop again
In Bangladesh’s second innings, Mushfiqur Rahim scored 26 runs from the team while captain Najmul Hasan Shanto scored 19 runs. The top order of the team was once again flopped and Anamul Haq returned to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs. Shadaman Islam scored 12 runs. He once again played his role in Sri Lankan spinners. Captain Dhananjay Disilva and Prabhat Jayasuriya took two wickets each. Not only this, Asitha Fernando and Tharindu Ratnayake took 1-1 wickets.
The fourth day of the game will be very important for Sri Lanka. He would like to all out Bangladesh as soon as possible and win this match. The first Test match was drawn between these two teams. Now in the second Test match, Sri Lankan players have performed strongly and they have come very close to victory.
Sri Lankan batsmen also showed strength
Earlier, in the first innings for Sri Lanka, opener Pathum Nisanka scored 158 runs while batting brilliantly. He hit 19 fours during his innings. Not only this, veteran player Dinesh Chandimal contributed 93 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 84 runs. Kamindu Mendis scored 33 runs while wicketkeeper batsman Lahiru Udara contributed 40 runs. Til Islam took 5 wickets for 131 runs in 42.5 overs while Naeem Hasan took three wickets.
