Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Galle, 1st day
SL in command with solid base
Sri Lanka, after choosing to bat, started positively as opener Tillakaratne Dilshan put on 46 quick runs with Dimuth Karunaratne•Associated Press
Dilshan kept the run-rate up, and brought up a half-century•AFP
Sangakkara batted patiently to lead his side towards a big total•AFP
Before stumps, Lahiru Thirimanne had also scored a fifty•AFP
But then Karunaratne got hit on the arm by a rising delivery from Shahdat Hossain and retired hurt•AFP
But soon after he charged down the wicket to smash offspinner Sohag Gazi, to be caught•Associated Press
He reached his 31st Test century before tea•Associated Press
Gazi, who had taken all three wickets fall, had given Bangladesh some relief, but the day belonged to the hosts, who ensured a solid grip on the contest•AFP
Karunaratne put on 67 runs with Kumar Sangakkara for the third wicket before departing for 41•AFP
He struck 19 boundaries, including three sixes, in his 226-ball 142, before smashing a Gazi delivery straight to short cover•Associated Press