03 January,2009 12:40 PM IST | | AFP
Bangladesh struck early blows to reduce Sri Lanka to 65-3 in the first innings at lunch on the opening day of the second and final Test today.
Paceman Mashrafe Mortaza picked two wickets in his first two overs to make inroads into the Sri Lankan batting line-up after skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat.
Mortaza, 25, trapped opener Prasanna Jayawardene leg-before for no score before removing Kumar Sangakkara (five), who played the delivery on to his stumps.
The hosts then earned the big wicket of the Sri Lanka captain when Shakib Al Hasan induced a thin edge that was caught by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.
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Jayawardene, playing his 100th Test, made 11 off 46 balls with one four.
Opener Malinda Warnapura was batting on 30 at the break with Thilan Samraweera on 14.
The visitors made three changes in the squad, bringing in Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis and Dilhara Fernando in place of Michael Vandort, Rangana Herath and Dammika Prasad.
The home team replaced paceman Mahbubul Alam with left-arm spinner Enamul Haque.
Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 after winning the opener in Dhaka by 107 runs.
The Test series will be followed by a triangular tournament, with Zimbabwe as the third team, from January 10 in Dhaka.
