Mehdi, Taijul take match to fifth day, but Sri Lanka close to victory

Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on 39 runs and scored the highest score of 56 runs. He was bowled by Shakib after scoring his 41st Test half-century.

Jayasuriya was unbeaten on 28 at the time of the announcement, along with Vishwa Fernando, who was unbeaten on eight.

Debutant fast bowler Hasan Mahmood finished with 4-65 for Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka were missing Dinesh Chandimal in the field after he returned home due to a family emergency.

Sri Lanka, which has never lost a Test series to Bangladesh, defeated the hosts by 328 runs in the first Test in Sylhet.

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