DHAKA: Bangladesh, trailing Sri Lanka by 286 runs, scored 201 with nine wickets remaining in the 1st innings on third day of the second and last test in Chittagong on Thursday.

Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes are at the crease with 93 and 91 runs respectively.

Earlier on Wednesday, Bangladesh lost Tamim Iqbal for a duck in the first over. Lakmal bagged the wicket.

According to espncricinfo.com, the second day of the test has belonged to Kumar Sangakkara, who recorded his maiden Test triple century. He herded Sri Lanka’s lower order quite brilliantly to post 587 and would have been quite pleased after Suranga Lakmal got one to say low and rattle Tamim Iqbal’s stumps.

But since then Imrul Kayes, playing his first Test in over two years, and Shamsur Rahman have counterattacked and took the home side to 86 for 1.

Sri Lanka scored 587 runs for all wickets in the first innings on the second day of the test.

Sangakkara and Jayawardene scored 319 and 72 runs respectively.

Shakib Al Hasan bagged five wickets while Nasir Hossain took two wickets. Besides, Al-Amin Hossain, sohag Gazi and Mahmudullah picked up one wicket each.

Earlier on January 30, Sri Lanka won the first Test against the hosts by innings and 248 runs in Mirpur.

Bangladesh team: Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Sohag Gazi, Al-Amin Hossain, Abdur Razzak.

Sri Lanka team: FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, LD Chandimal†, AD Mathews*, KDK Vithanage, MDK Perera, BAW Mendis, RAS Lakmal, N Pradeep

BDST: 1158, FEB 06, 2014