Sri Lanka openers keep Bangladesh at bay as hosts drop catches
Madushka (55*) notched up his half-century after being dropped by Mahmudul Hasan Joy on nine at slip off debutant Hasan Mahmud. He was accompanied by Karunaratne (33*).
Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne finished the first session of the second Test against Bangladesh unscathed as Sri Lanka reached 88-0 at lunch on day one at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Madushka (55*) notched up his half-century after being dropped by Mahmudul Hasan Joy on nine at slip off debutant Hasan Mahmud. He was accompanied by Karunaratne (33*).
Hasan bowled nine overs in the first session and did decently with the new ball. Shakib Al Hasan, back in the XI after a year, took the new ball as the first-change bowler but did not bowl more than two overs.
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Bangladesh bolstered their batting by including Shakib and went with two pacers instead of three. On the other hand, Sri Lanka made a forced change, bringing in Asitha Fernando in place of Kasun Rajitha.
