Bangladesh on course to level the series against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh staged an impressive comeback after losing two wickets for just seven runs early in the innings. Captain Liton Das led from the front with a superb knock of 76 off 50 balls, smashing five sixes to anchor the innings.

In the later stages, Shamim Hossain Patwari added valuable impetus with a quickfire cameo of 48 runs.

Recovering from their early collapse, Bangladesh posted an imposing total of 177 on the scoreboard. Now it’s up to the bowlers to defend the target and help level the series at