Tigers battle back after demoralising first Test thrashing

By Samuel Jack
SRI LANKA V BANGLADESH ROUND-UP
THIS second Test doesn’t seem like it’s going to go the way of the first with Bangladesh battling through in search of a first innings lead.
Sri Lanka won the first Test convincingly with Rangana Herath breaking the left-arm spinner Test wickets record in that match by claiming nine as the hosts won by 259 runs.
And they looked like they would take control of this match in Colombo too, despite being reduced originally to 35-3. A century from Dinesh Chandimal put them back in control though, alongside grit and determination from the ...

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