Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das struck fifties after Tamim Iqbal made 100 to place Bangladesh in shaft position in the main Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday. Liton hit 54 not out and Mushfiqur made 53 not out as the pair added 98 runs in a solid stand to direct Bangladesh to 318-3 at stumps on the third day, in answer to Sri Lanka's most memorable innings 397. Tamim resigned on 133 in the wake of arriving at his tenth Test hundred with a four and single off Asitha Fernando off progressive balls before tea. In any case, he is supposed to continue his 217-ball innings — including 15 fours — on the fourth day when Bangladesh will mean to speed up their scoring rate in quest for a first-innings lead. "Tamim's exhibition is incredible. The discipline today was by and large the thing we requested," said Bangladesh batting mentor Jamie Siddons. The Australian mentor trusted the hosts to pile tension on Sri Lanka on the fourth day. "We have provided them with a painful but necessary consequence, keeping them out there in the intensity. We will rehash it tomorrow. I think we are 70-odd behind now, so we are well inside striking distance in the primary innings," he said.
Liton joined Mushfiqur when Tamim didn't return after the break and assisted Bangladesh with proceeding with their strength without confronting genuine difficulty. Liton pulled Lasith Embuldeniya for four to raise his twelfth Test fifty off 96 balls before Mushfiqur arrived at his own fifty, his 26th in Tests, in the following over with a solitary off Kasun Rajitha. Liton drove the accuse of eight fours while Mushfiqur played the anchor job as he took 124 balls to raise his fifty, with only two fours up to this point. Sri Lanka's bowlers momentarily ended Bangladesh's pursued stream Fernando broke Tamim's 162-run opening stand with Mahmudul Hasan, who made 58 off 142 balls prior to edging a leg-side conveyance behind the stumps.
Blackout substitute Rajitha then eliminated Najmul Hossain for oneself and Bangladesh commander Mominul Haque for two to reestablish some equality in the game. Supplanting Vishwa Fernando, who took a blow on the head protector on Monday and could bowl just eight overs in the innings, Rajitha hit with his fourth ball as Najmul gave a guideline catch to wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella. Five overs later Rajitha swung a ball in to sever Mominul's stump. Tamim was before given out got behind on 102 off Ramesh Mendis yet the choice was switched on audit. Continuing on 76-0, Bangladesh began the day's play without hesitation as Tamim dispatched left-arm fast Fernando for two fours in the second over of the, prior day raising his 32nd Test fifty off 73 balls with a limit.
Sri Lanka dropped the main opportunity that came their direction toward the beginning of the day as Embuldeniya dropped Mahmudul at fine-leg off Asitha on 51. The 21-year-old, playing just his fifth Test, before long finished his second Test 50 years in 110 balls when he flicked Asitha towards mid-wicket for a twofold. Angelo Mathews had kept the Sri Lankan innings intact before distressingly falling on 199. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan guaranteed 6-105 for Bangladesh.
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