Jayawickrama, Mendis put Sri Lanka in command
Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Sri Lanka moved closer to winning the second and final Test after dominating the fourth day against Bangladesh at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday.
The visitors were struggling at 177 for five in their second innings when bad light ended play early while chasing a massive victory target of 437 runs.
Bangladesh will resume today’s fifth and final day still needing 260 runs to win the match from 98 overs while Sri Lanka require five wickets to clinch the two-Test series 1-0.
The Sri Lankan spinners once again did the damage and they were all over the Bangladesh top order with Ramesh Mendis and debutant Praveen Jayawickrama sharing all five wickets.