Sri Lankan batsmen showed their intent to take lead in the first Test against Bangladesh despite the Tigers' 500-plus total in the first innings.
The visitors scored 504 for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of day three of the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. Bangladesh batsmen put 513 runs on board in their first innings.
The Tigers' tormentors were Kusal Mendis who fell four of short of a double century (196) and Dhananjaya de Silva who made 173 runs.
Only nine runs shy of the Bangladesh total, Sri Lanka's Roshen Silva with unbeaten on 87 and skipper Dinesh Chandimal with 37 not-out will resume their innings on Saturday.
The home side's Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan got a wicket apiece.
Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the Test:
Bangladesh first innings 513 (Mominul Haque 176, Mushfiqur Rahim 92, Mahmudullah Riyad 83 not out; S. Lakmal 3-68, R. Herath 3-150)
Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 187-1)
D. Karunaratne c Kayes b Mehedi 0
K. Mendis c Mushfiqur b Taijul 196
D. De Silva c Liton b Mustafizur 173
R. Silva not out 87
D. Chandimal not out 37
Extras (b7, lb3, w1) 11
Total (three wickets; 138 overs) 504
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Karunaratne), 2-308 (de Silva), 3- 415 (Mendis)
To Bat: N. Dickwella, D. Perera, R. Herath, S. Lakmal, L. Sandakan, L. Kumara
Bowling (to date): Mustafizur 25-5-88-1 (w1), Sunzamul 37-2-128-0, Mehidy 19-0-97-1, Taijul 51-13-144-1, Mosaddek 3-0-24-0, Mominul Haque 2-0-6-0, Mahmudullah 1-0-7-0
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS), Marais Erasmus (SA)
TV Umpire: Joel Wilson (WI)
Match Referee: David Boon (AUS)
