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Sri Lanka battle back as 14 wickets tumble in dramatic opening day

By George Jones
BANGLADESH vSRI LANKA TEST ROUND-UP

Double: Suranga Lakmal

HAVING lost the toss and been put in to field, Bangladesh would have been jumping through hoops having dismissed Sri Lanka for 222 on the first day. But delight soon turned to despair as the tourists swiftly battled back. Abdur Razzak and Taijul Islam both picked up four wickets as Kusal Mendis and Roshen Silva both passed 50 without going on. The support around them was almost nonexistent as Sri Lanka were all out shortly after tea.
But Suranga Lakmal picked up two, while the hosts weren’t helped by shoddy ...

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