Sri Lanka build massive advantage

Jun 25, 2007

Lasith Malinga gave Sri Lanka the first breakthrough of the day when he had Shahriar Nafees caught behind•AFP

Dilhara Fernando picked up three wickets in a fiery spell of fast bowling before lunch•AFP

Mashrafe Mortaza became Murali's third wicket when he was stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene. Bangladesh were dismissed for 89, their third lowest total in Tests.•AFP

Michael Vandort remained unbeaten with 87 as Sri Lanka ended the first day with a lead of 138•AFP

Malinga was in full flow during the early stages of the match•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan once again proved too much for Bangladesh to handle•AFP

Shahadat Hossain gave Bangladesh a superb start by reducing Sri Lanka to 14 for 2•AFP

Tommy Simsek, the physio, attends to Mahela Jayawardene who had to retire on 93 because of cramps•AFP

He trapped Shakib Al Hasan leg before to reduce Bangladesh to 61 for 6•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene led the recovery with an aggressive 93 and helped Sri Lanka gain a sizable lead•AFP