42.5 to Tharanga, cleaned up at the death! Mortaza finally gets his slower ball correct, lands on a good length on off, Tharanga has a weary slog across the line, misses, and loses his middle stump, well bowled but what a fine effort from Tharanga 244/4

13.1 to Jayasuriya, Harper froze into a statue before suddenly coming alive to raise his finger. Bangladesh get rid of the danger man Jayasuriya. It was a full-length delivery on the off stump line that moved in late. It was that late movement that trapped Jayasuriya. He pushed at it, front foot across and forward, but the ball moved back in to trap him in front of middle. 67/1

44.5 to Atapattu, got 'em! A fullish delivery on middle and off, another Sri Lankan batsman perishes trying to accelerate the run rate, Atapattu had the gap at midwicket in mind but only succeeds in mistiming his loose shot down to Reza at widish long-on, good catch and Bangladesh have a wicket 260/5

21.6 to Jayawardene, Mahela's nice little cameo ends. Razzaq floats one outside off and Mahela sweeps it but straight into the waiting palms at short midwicket. 130/2

47.5 to Vaas, gets his man! Tossed up on off, Vaas goes for a wild sweep but gets a top edge thats well held by Reza out at the deep midwicket ropes and he's got to go back as well 273/7

32.1 to Sangakkara, gone! Delivered from around the wicket, good loop there on off stump and Sangakarra looks to chip it over the infield, advances but mistimes the shot and it sails high, high in the air down towards Mortaza who makes good ground at wide long-on to safely pouch it, end of Sangakkara and a breakthrough for Bangladesh after a good partnership 193/3

8.3 to Shahriar Nafees, Sangakkara goes airbourne to his left to take a brilliant catch. Nafees, who had looked edgy in the middle, perishes. It was fullish delivery outside off stump, swinging away and Nafees had a stab at it, got an outer edge and it would have flown between the keeper and the first slip if not for an acrobatic effort from Sangakkara. A dive he would be hoping that some photographer has captured. Would make for a nice poster. 22/1

44.6 to Mashrafe Mortaza, cleaned up with a yorker! Thats experience, son, says Vaas, who spears one in a tad slower in the blockhole, Mortaza makes room and exposes the stumps, ball shatters the base of middle, Sri Lanka strike again 226/8

13.3 to Mohammad Ashraful, Ashraful decides to walk... short and on the hips, Ashraful tries to tickle it fine, gets a thin edge and Sangakkara pouches it moving smartly to his left. They go up in an appeal but Ashraful doesn't wait for the decision, walks back to the pavilion. 55/2

18.1 to Aftab Ahmed, Big blow for Bangladesh. Aftab Ahmed falls. Sri Lanka gets another important breakthrough. It was banged in short on the middle and leg and Aftab shaped up to pull. The line and the length demanded that shot but he was bit late in his stroke, top-edged a simple catch to Sangakkara. 78/3

18.3 to Habibul Bashar, The captain falls and now the ship is really rocking. It was a length delivery on the off, kicked up more than what Bashar anticipated. He ends up steering it to second slip to the opposing skipper. 78/4

49.4 to Abdur Razzak, leg stump is flattened this time! Fires one in on leg, a yorker again, Razzak once more gets cheeky and walks across his stumps, fails to make contact this tump and Maharoof cleans up his leg stump, one wicket to go now! 264/9

27.4 to Farhad Reza, stumped! Tossed up on middle and leg, he gives him the charge, comes out a good three feet, the ball dips on him, he swings and misses, ball rolls to Sangakarra who in a flash has the bails off, Reza tries to get his back foot in rather than the bat, but thats out by some distance, Bangladesh are five down 141/5

36.2 to Mohammad Rafique, and Rafique perishes to his preferred shot! Flighted outside off, he gets down and picks that up, sweeps it flatter this time all the way down Vaas's throat at wide long-on, he judged it well and held it a couple feet inside the ropes, Bangladesh slip further towards defeat 177/7