2nd Test: Sri Lanka 5 wickets away from 1-0 series win vs Bangladesh, Ramesh Mendis takes 3 wickets on Day 4

SL vs BAN 2nd Test: Chasing a target of 437 runs host Bangladesh lost 5 wickets on Day 4 of the Test match in Kandy on Sunday. Sri Lanka will look to wrap up Bangladesh's innings and win the series 1-0 on Monday.

Sri Lanka’s young spin duo of Praveen Jayawickrama and Ramesh Mendis took struck again and took five wickets on day 4 to pur Sri Lanka on cusp of a series win vs Bangladesh in Kandy. Chasing a daunting target of 437, Sri Lanka ended their Day 4 at 177 for 5. Wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan went back unbeaten on 14 and 4 respectively. The hosts will now look to scalp the remaining 5 wickets and seal the 2-match series 1-0 in their favour. In their first innings, Bangladesh was cruising at 214-3 in response to Sri Lanka’s 493-7 before collapsing to 251 all out. Sri Lanka then extended their 242-run lead, adding 194-9 before declaring for a second time.