Bangladesh will have to top the mountain of runs to win the Sylhet Test

At the end of the second day, Bangladesh had taken 5 wickets against Sri Lanka. Today in the morning session, the only wicket taken was that of nightwatchman Vishwa Fernando. The effective leadership shown yesterday continued today. The captain, Dhananjaya, and Kamindu Mendis further extended their partnership today, aiming to set new records. Sri Lanka remains firmly in control of the Sylhet Test. With a lead of 338 runs and 7 wickets lost in 94 overs, Sri Lanka's lead stands at 430.

Today marks the third day of the Sylhet Test. With a lead of 211 runs from the previous day, Sri Lanka resumed batting today with 5 wickets in hand. Nightwatchman Vishwa Fernando, who batted yesterday evening, returned to the pavilion early today. Then Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis built a partnership of 173 runs. This partnership seems to be like a mountain for Bangladesh. In the second Test of his career, Kamindu Mendis scored another century.

When Sri Lanka's score was 126 runs at 38.5 overs, they lost their sixth wicket. Then captain Dhananjaya de Silva partnered with Kamindu Mendis. The Sylhet Test has turned into a nightmare for Bangladesh as Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis have transformed the game. Both had a good partnership in the first innings, scoring a record 202 runs. They are now challenging the Bangladeshi bowlers again.

At the start, Kamindu Mendis handled the pressure well. He showed good compatibility with the captain's responsible batting. Both are adding runs steadily. Yesterday's centurion Dhananjaya has scored fifty runs off 82 balls. Dhananjaya de Silva managed to get out just 15 runs short of his century at midday. He consumed 82 balls to score those runs. This is the first time in his Test career that Dhananjaya has scored a century in both innings of a Test match.

From 38.5 to 84.2 overs, Bangladesh found breakthroughs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz brought the much-needed breakthroughs for the team. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed after scoring 108 runs, breaking the partnership of 173 runs. Kamindu Mendis also departed after scoring 50 runs off 69 balls, followed by a series of dismissals. He was aiming for back-to-back centuries, hitting a boundary at every opportunity.

Before this, only two pairs from the same team scored centuries in both innings of a Test match twice in the history of Test cricket. Dhananjaya and Kamindu achieved this feat for the first time since the Chapel brothers in 1974. Then, in 2014, Pakistan's Azhar Ali and Misbah-ul-Haq shared this record against Australia.