15 wickets fall on Day 3 but Sri Lanka are well ahead

Bangladesh collapsed for less than 200 runs in just five innings. Then came the turn of the Tigers' pacers to shine. In the second innings, Sri Lankan batters faced the most trouble from Hasan Mahmud, who was playing his first test. Among the six wickets lost by Sri Lanka in the last session, Hasan took four.

After losing six wickets in 25 overs, Sri Lanka finished the third day of the Chattogram Test with 102 runs. Their lead is now 456 runs, with Angelo Mathews undefeated at 39 runs.

On the third day of the Chattogram Test, Bangladesh's innings ended at 178 runs. In the first innings, Sri Lanka had a lead of 353 runs. Although the opportunity to enforce the follow-on existed, the travelers decided to bat in the second innings themselves.

In the second over of the innings, Hasan Mahmud took a wicket. Dimuth Karunaratne, who was just at 4 runs, was stumped inside edge. In the next over, Kusal Mendis fell victim to Khalid Ahmed after scoring two runs more.

Then, Nishan Madushka, another opener, formed a partnership with Angelo Mathews. When their partnership reached 45 runs, Hasan Mahmud returned to the attack. He dismissed Madushka, who was caught behind after scoring 34 runs. Hasan struck twice in successive overs. This time, Dinesh Chandimal took the catch at first slip. Chandimal, who scored 59 runs in the first innings, was caught behind after scoring only 9 runs.

Hasan Mahmud got the taste of his fourth wicket by dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva. Sri Lanka's captain, who was 1 run away, became Khalid Ahmed's catch at square leg. Among the five batters dismissed, four were Hasan Mahmud's prey. However, Khalid Ahmed also doubled the wicket tally by contributing to the partnership. With 89 runs in 20 overs, Sri Lanka lost six wickets.

Angelo Mathews and Angelo Mathews are still unbeaten at the crease. Prabath Jayasuriya also finished the rest of the day's play with confidence. In the determination of these two, Sri Lanka faced no further danger in the evening.