Rain halts play with Tigers in trouble
Shanto, who had scored twin centuries in the Galle Test, edged behind off left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando for a patient 8 off 31 balls in the second over after lunch.
Bangladesh suffered a double setback shortly after the lunch break, losing set opener Shadman Islam following the early dismissal of captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Shanto, who had scored twin centuries in the Galle Test, edged behind off left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando for a patient 8 off 31 balls in the second over after lunch.
In the following over, Shadman, batting on 46, was caught at short slip off Tharindu Rathnayake, leaving Bangladesh reeling at 76 for four in a sudden collapse.
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Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the innings, taking the score to 90 for four before heavy rain in Colombo brought play to a halt.
