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Half-centuries from Nuwanidu Fernando and Lasith Croospulle led the Sri Lanka A batting performance

"If I'd stayed there, we would have been able to win. I was the one who made the mistake"

Sri Lanka collapse sensationally after Kusal Mendis' 20-ball fifty

From No.9 last year, they have climbed up to fourth on the ICC's table

The visitors need to win at the Khettarama on Saturday if they are to force the ODI series into a decider

The visitors succumbed to one of the worst collapses in ODI history

"There's definitely a difference in this surface," says Sri Lanka's ODI captain

Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be full-time Bangladesh captain in ODIs for the first time

Dhananjay de Silva says they made a few mistakes in the last WTC cycle and want to fix that this time around

They needed less than half an hour on the fourth morning to take the last four Bangladesh wickets

Milan Rathnayake, who is uncapped in white-ball internationals, also receives a call-up but his involvement depends on fitness

His 84 off 87 balls took hosts 211 up in the first innings, before the SL spinners struck on a turning pitch

With a lead of 43 and eight wickets still in hand, the hosts have a chance to dictate how the remainder of this game goes

The ICC has introduced the stop clock to control over rates in Test cricket as well

The hosts were 43 runs ahead with eight wickets in hand after day two

Batting coach Thilina Kandamby said Sri Lanka had initially hoped to play three seamers, but changed their minds when they saw the pitch

Left-arm spinner Dinusha, Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando got two wickets each on opening day

Visitors will have Mehidy Hasan Miraz back and could go with three spinners at SSC

The Sri Lanka captain is likely to take the vacant No. 4 slot following Angelo Mathews' retirement

Vishwa Fernando replaces him in the squad, Dunith Wellalage also makes the cut