A career-best 187 by the stylish Pathum Nissanka led Sri Lanka to 368-4 in its first innings on the third day of the opening test against Bangladesh on Thursday. That left the home team 127 runs adrift of Bangladesh,

The players are back on the field as Day 3 gets underway. Sri Lanka break from their final huddle and take their positions with purpose, eager to wrap up the Bangladesh innings quickly. Hasan Mahmud takes strike,

A spirited late fightback by Sri Lanka’s pacers halted Bangladesh’s charge on a rain-interrupted second day of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. From a position of dominance at tea, the visitors slipped to 484/9 by stumps, losing five wickets for just 61 runs after a two-hour rain delay breathed life into the surface.