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Bangladesh ended day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka on a high as they picked up two wickets in the final session of the day to leave the tourists at 39-2, still trailing by 29 runs.
Sri Lankan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne remained not out on 18 as the umpires called stumps after the dismissal of night-watchman Lasith Embuldeniya, who was sent back for two by Taijul Islam.
Taijul produced a moment of magic late in the day when he hit the stumps directly from short mid-wicket to send back opener Oshada Fernando for 19 runs.
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Karunaratne called for the run initially but sent his partner back abruptly. By the time the skipper said no, Oshada had run half-way to the other end and had to go back, courtesy of Taijul’s brilliance.
Taijul was at it again when he castled Embuldeniya, whose stride forwards left a gulf between his bat and pad. Taijul’s delivery gripped and sharply turned inside as it rushed onto the stumps.
Bangladesh was all-out for 465 as they took a 68-run lead in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 397.
Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 105 runs as he reached his eighth hundred and became the first batsman to score 500 runs in Tests for Bangladesh.
