{"id":15173,"date":"2024-04-01T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/sri-lanka-on-top-in-second-bangladesh-test-despite-batting-blues-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:58:10","slug":"sri-lanka-on-top-in-second-bangladesh-test-despite-batting-blues-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/sri-lanka-on-top-in-second-bangladesh-test-despite-batting-blues-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka on top in second Bangladesh Test despite batting blues | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108948650,imgsize-44296.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sri Lanka on top in second Bangladesh Test despite batting blues | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Sri Lanka on top in second Bangladesh Test despite batting blues | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Asitha Fernando<!-- --> showcased an impressive performance, claiming figures of 4-34 as <!-- -->Sri Lanka<!-- --> bowled out <!-- -->Bangladesh<!-- --> for 178 in the second Test in <!-- -->Chittagong<!-- -->, securing a substantial lead of 353 runs in the first innings.<br \/>Opting not to enforce a follow-on, Sri Lanka found themselves struggling in their second innings, reaching 102-6 by stumps on the third day, extending their lead to 455 runs.<br \/>Despite the debutant pacer Hasan Mahmud&#8217;s encouraging 4-51 for Bangladesh and Khaled Mahmud&#8217;s contribution of 2-29, <!-- -->Angelo Mathews<!-- --> remained unbeaten on 39 alongside Prabath Jayasuriya, three not out. The duo aimed to bolster Sri Lanka&#8217;s lead with support from the tail-enders.<br \/>Earlier, Lahiru Kumara, <!-- -->Vishwa Fernando<!-- -->, and Prabath Jayasuriya also made notable contributions, claiming two wickets each as Sri Lanka clinched nine wickets in two sessions, leaving the hosts struggling.<br \/>For Bangladesh, Zakir Hasan top-scored with 54, while Mominul Haque offered resistance with 33. However, Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers managed to break through Bangladesh&#8217;s resilience, with Asitha Fernando ending Mominul&#8217;s resistance and wrapping up the innings by dismissing Khaled Ahmed.<br \/>In their second innings, Bangladesh faced further setbacks as Sri Lanka&#8217;s bowlers continued to dominate. Asitha Fernando trapped Shakib Al Hasan leg-before and induced an edge from Liton Das, while Vishwa Fernando accounted for Taijul Islam<!-- -->&#8216;s wicket.<br \/>Bangladesh lost wickets in clusters, with Shahadat Hossain and Mehidy Hasan falling to Lahiru Kumara and Prabath Jayasuriya, respectively.<br \/>In the first two days, Sri Lanka had amassed 531 runs, the highest Test total without any batsman scoring a century, further asserting their dominance in the series. 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