Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 5th day
Herath's birthday blues
Bangladesh needed two wickets at the start of the final day. What they got were leading edges that fell between fielders•AFP
Sri Lanka were able to nip out a couple of early wickets•Associated Press
Sabbir Rahman provided able support in a 109-run third-wicket stand•AFP
But it was crushed when no. 8 Mehedi Hasan scored the winning runs•AFP
Dilruwan Perera progressed to half-centuries in back-to-back Tests to help set a target of 191•AFP
There was no shortage of effort from the fielders, as Dhananjaya de Silva demonstrates•Associated Press
Neither man could take Bangladesh to victory though and Shakib Al Hasan too was bowled with the target 29 runs away•AFP
Mushfiqur Rahim was elated that he could lead his team to their first ever victory over Sri Lanka. It wasn't the best 39th birthday present for Rangana Herath, though•Associated Press
But Tamim Iqbal just would not be denied. He began hitting out and made 82 off 125 balls on a dry, dusty fifth-day Colombo surface•AFP
Sri Lanka regained hope•Associated Press