Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Galle, 1st day
Mendis, Gunaratne help SL thrive
Bangladesh's ploy to play three seamers paid off early as Subashis Roy's extra pace got the better of Upul Tharanga in the sixth over•AFP
Like Subashis, Taskin Ahmed bowled with discipline as Bangladesh kept Sri Lanka in check in the morning session•AFP
Sri Lanka's scoring rate, however, began ticking upward with the arrival of Asela Gunaratne who added a century stand with Mendis•AFP
Mendis waltzed to an unbeaten 166 as Sri Lanka went into stumps on 321 for 4 - the first time in seven innings they had crossed 300•AFP
Subashis thought he had dismissed Kusal Mendis off the next ball - only for it to be called a no-ball•AFP
Mehedi Hasan gave Bangladesh a breakthrough just before lunch with the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne•AFP
Mendis' second Test century, which came off 165 balls, gave Sri Lanka a solid platform to build from in the Test•AFP
Dinesh Chandimal (left) stuck around with Mendis for 54 balls but scored only 5 in an oddly defensive innings•AFP
A dominant fourth-wicket stand ended after an inside edge took out Gunaratne's stumps•AFP