CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh —
Mushfiqur Rahim and
Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made a hundred to put Bangladesh in
pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday.
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Liton hit 54 not out and Mushfiqur made 53 not out
as the pair added 98 runs in an unbroken stand to guide Bangladesh to 318–3 at
stumps on the third day, in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings 397.
Tamim retired on 133 after reaching his 10th Test
hundred with a four and single off Asitha Fernando off successive balls before
tea.
But he is expected to resume his 217-ball innings —
including 15 fours — on the fourth day when Bangladesh will aim to accelerate
their scoring rate in pursuit of a first-innings lead.
Liton joined Mushfiqur when Tamim did not return
after the break and helped Bangladesh continue their dominance without facing
serious trouble.
Liton pulled
Lasith Embuldeniya for four to bring up
his 12th Test fifty off 96 balls before Mushfiqur reached his own fifty, his
26th in Tests, in the next over with a single off Kasun Rajitha.
Liton led the
charge with eight fours while Mushfiqur played the anchor role as he took 124
balls to bring up his fifty, with just two fours so far.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers briefly halted Bangladesh’s run
flow after Fernando broke Tamim’s 162-run opening stand with Mahmudul Hasan,
who made 58 off 142 balls before edging a leg-side delivery behind the stumps.
Concussion substitute Rajitha then removed Najmul
Hossain for one and Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque for two to restore some
parity in the game.
Replacing Vishwa Fernando, who took a blow on the
helmet on Monday and could bowl only eight overs in the innings, Rajitha struck
with his fourth ball as Najmul gave a regulation catch to wicketkeeper
Niroshan Dickwella.
Five overs later Rajitha swung a ball in to break
Mominul’s off-stump.
Tamim was earlier given out caught behind on 102 off
Ramesh Mendis but the decision was reversed on review.
Resuming on 76-0,
Bangladesh started the day’s play
confidently as Tamim dispatched left-arm quick Fernando for two fours in the
second over of the day, before bringing up his 32nd Test fifty off 73 balls
with a boundary.
Sri Lanka dropped the only chance that came their
way in the morning as Embuldeniya dropped Mahmudul at fine-leg off Asitha on
51.
The 21-year-old, playing only his fifth Test, soon
completed his second Test half-century in 110 balls when he flicked Asitha
towards mid-wicket for a double.
Angelo Mathews had held the Sri Lankan innings
together before agonizingly falling on 199.
Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed 6–105 for Bangladesh.
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