Quicks run through Bangladesh

Jan 27, 2014

Bangladesh, put in to bat, got off to slow start as Tamim Iqbal and Marshall Ayub were both dismissed inside of 11 overs•AFP

Shakib Al Hasan led the recovery, reaching a half-century which included nine fours•AFP

Rahim added 53 with Sohag Gazi as the hosts tried to resist, but once Rahim fell for 61, Bangladesh once again suffered a collapse and were bundled out for 232•AFP

Shamsur Rahman was aggressive on his Test debut, but fell for a 34-ball 37 as the hosts soon slumped to 59 for 4•AFP

He added 86 for the fifth wicket with Mushfiqur Rahim, but was trapped lbw in the 41st over on 55•AFP

The Sri Lanka openers did their job of getting to the close of play intact on 60 for 0, as they still require a further 172 runs to eradicate the lead•AFP

Shaminda Eranga then enforced Sri Lanka's advantage by removing Nasir Hossain in the very next over. Eranga and Suranga Lakmal would eventually account for seven wickets between them•AFP