Mominul Haque struck his maiden Test hundred outside Bangladesh while Najmul Hossin continued to build on his overnight hundred as Bangladesh maintained their dominance over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Kandy on Thursday.
Mominul remained unbeaten on 107 while Najmul was batting on 155 helping the Tigers reach 378-2 at lunch on the second day, having resumed on 302-2.
The duo shared 226 runs in their unbroken stand, closing in on Bangladesh’s highest partnership of 236 runs for the third wicket, which also came against Sri Lanka at Chattogram in 2018.
Mominul, who was unbeaten on 64 overnight, cut spinner Dhananjaya de Silva for four to complete his hundred, his 11th in Test but first away from home in Test career spanning over eight years.
Fellow overnight batsman Najmul, who resumed on 126, struck a boundary off the same bowler next over to bring his 150 runs.
Sri Lankan bowlers appeared more disciplined compared to opening day’s play, which forced Bangladesh to stay content with just 76 runs on the first session of the second day.
