Thursday, May 23, 2013   

Sri Lanka put Bangladesh in a spin
(03-18 20:02)

Spinner Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets to put Sri Lanka in command of the second cricket test against Bangladesh today as the tourists ended day three with a meager 52-run second innings lead with four wickets lost.
The left-armer dismissed Mohammad Ashraful (4), Jahurul Islam (48) and Mahmudullah (0) to finish with 3 for 45. He also bagged five wickets in the first innings of the match, AP reports.
Monimul Haq was batting on 36 with captain Mushfiqur Rahim on seven.
Sri Lanka were earlier dismissed for 346 with a 106-run first innings lead.

   
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