The run-fest of Sri Lanka proceeds as the guests took a lead of 55 runs besting Bangladesh's first innings aggregate of 513 keeps running in their first innings on the fourth day morning of the primary Test in Chittagong on Saturday.
Lankan chief Dinesh Chandimal (60) and Niroshan Dickwella (6) keep on building up on the store by their batsmen on the fourth day.
Toward the beginning of the day, off-spinner Mehidy Hasan grabbed the wicket of Roshen Silva, who hit a fine 109.
Prior, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva heaped on the rushes to put Sri Lanka in an agreeable position on the third day of the Test against Bangladesh on Friday.
Birthday kid Mendis simply passed up a great opportunity for a twofold century, hitting an amazing 196, while de Silva included 173 as Sri Lanka achieved 504-3 at stumps trailing Bangladesh's first innings add up to by only nine runs.
Roshen Silva was unbeaten on 87 close by captain Dinesh Chandimal, 37 not out when stumps were drawn at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam gave Bangladesh an uncommon event for bliss on a challenging day when he expelled Mendis just before the coffee break.
Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman prior broke Mendis' 308-run second wicket remain with de Silva, who added 69 rushes to his overnight 104.
De Silva and Mendis ruled the Bangladesh bowlers for about two sessions after Sri Lanka continued their innings on 187-1.
The hosts needed to sit tight for the second new ball to get their first accomplishment as Mustafizur got the main edge from de Silva and wicketkeeper Liton Das took a high catch.
De Silva confronted 229 balls and hit 21 fours alongside a six in his fourth Test century and the second in the same number of Tests.
Mendis, who confronted 327 balls for his profession best innings as he turned 23, included another 107 keeps running with Roshen Silva for the third wicket before he gave a catch to Mushfiqur Rahim at midwicket.
"I think he is so baffled," said Sri Lanka batting mentor Thilan Samaraweera.
"The master plan is that on the off chance that he had scored those two twofold hundreds, it would have been extremely exceptional for a 23-year old," Samaraweera said of Mendis, whose past vocation best was 194 runs.
Mendis survived a run-out when he had a mistake with Silva amidst the pitch in the wake of intersection the 150-run stamp.
Be that as it may, an ungainly toss from Mehidy Hasan from additional cover enabled him to come back to security before Das could break the stumps.
Bangladesh group chief Khaled Mahmud conceded that Sri Lanka was currently in the driving seat.
"(It) is essential for us to perceive how rapidly we can bowl them out (tomorrow) and afterward bat well in the second innings," he said.
Bangladesh was additionally unfortunate early in the day when de Silva survived a solid lbw bid on 119 off Taijul when the ball hit him on his toe before setting off to the slips.
Having effectively utilized both their surveys, the hosts had no real option except to acknowledge the choice of the on-field umpire.
Mendis hit left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam for a limit to bring his fourth Test hundred off 200 balls.
De Silva achieved his 1,000 keeps running in Tests on 154, joining Roy Dias as the fastest Sri Lankan to accomplish the accomplishment in his 23rd innings.
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