A splendid century from Mominul Haque and fifties from Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim have placed Bangladesh in a directing position in the principal Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
The hosts shut the day at 374 for 4, with Mominul unbeaten on 175 and remain in commander Mahmudullah not out on 9.
Bangladesh could have been in a more casual position, however, Suranga Lakmal expelled Mushfiq and Liton Das in successive balls close to the finish of the day to take a little shine off an exceptional day for the Tigers in Chittagong.
Mushfiq will be gutted to pass up a major opportunity for a century for only eight runs, his 92-run innings included 10 fours. The immaculate Mominul, be that as it may, made a couple of records on the day. He initially dashed to a hundred in only 96 balls, the second speediest by a Bangladeshi, and on 160, he turned into the 6th Bangladesh batsman to score 2000 Test runs.
The little batsman's 203-ball innings included 16 fours and a six. Mominul and Mushfiq included 236 in the third wicket association, which in reality gave the Bangladesh innings' spine.
Winning the hurl, the hosts' remain in captain Mahmudullah had selected to bat first in an amusement that stamped spinner Sunzamul Islam's Test make a big appearance.
Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes made 72 in the main wicket to give the group a decent begin before Dilruwan Perera knocked down some pins Tamim. The Chittagong fellow was left to contemplate how the ball advanced between his bat and the cushion. The neighborhood kid hit 52 out of 53 balls, with six fours and a six.
Lakshan Sandakan caught Imrul (40) leg before the wicket with the score on 120, and after that, it was all Mominul and Mushfiq till the Lakmal twofold strike.
It was surely an innings to appreciate for Mominul, who was at his finest against a group oversaw by previous Tigers mentor Chandika Hathurusingha. The Sri Lankan felt Mominul was surplus to the prerequisite, however, the Bangladesh fans would be pleased that the last has demonstrated the previous wrong in an ideal way.
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