BAN vs SL second Test | Top-order blitz puts Sri Lanka in commading position against Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka dominates Bangladesh in Chittagong Test with top-order batting blitz, leading 1-0 in series.
A top-order batting blitz brought Sri Lanka to 314-4 and left the tourists firmly in command of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Kusal Mendis top-scored with 93 in Chittagong while openers Dimuth Karunaratne (86) Nishan Madushka (57) helping power the innings.
Dinesh Chandimal was batting on 34 alongside skipper Dhananjaya de Silva on 15 at stumps.
Bangladesh struggled to make an impact after being put in to bowl, with Sri Lanka batting through the morning session without losing a wicket.
Madushka was run out attempting a double shortly after lunch but Karunaratne and Mendis drove the tourists forward with a 114-run stand.
Hasan sent back Karunaratne, who chopped a delivery into the stumps, before the tea break.
He struck eight fours and a six in his 129-ball innings, surviving a run-out scare on 18 after a mix-up with Madushka while taking a single off Hasan Mahmud.
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