Colombo, June 26 (UNI) Sri Lanka tightened their grip on the second Test against Bangladesh at the SSC Ground today, ending Day 2 at 290 for 2 in reply to the visitors' 247, with a 43-run lead and eight wickets still intact.
Pathum Nissanka stood tall with an unbeaten 146, while Dinesh Chandimal missed a century by seven runs, falling late in the final session after a dominant 194-run second-wicket stand.
After resuming the day with Bangladesh at 237 for 8, the Sri Lankan seamers polished off the innings in under an hour. Sonal Dinusha and Asitha Fernando shared six wickets between them, with figures of 3-22 and 3-51 respectively, denying the visitors any meaningful tail-end resistance. Only Taijul Islam (33 off 60) offered brief resistance before he too perished.