Bangladesh aim to restrict Sri Lanka at 250, Lankans want 300
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Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient half-century to guide Sri Lanka to 119-5 in the second innings Saturday, building a 211-run lead against Bangladesh at stumps on the second day of the first Test.
Bangladesh finished the first innings 92 runs behind in Sylhet but made some early strikes to keep the match alive.
Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp is looking for early wickets on tomorrow's morning session.
"We are obviously disappointed not to have batted for more than 51 overs. It is a little bit frustrating but it is what it is. We got wickets in the end, but we were unlucky not to pick up more wickets. They are leading by 211 runs. If we can get early wickets tomorrow morning, we could be looking at a 250 chase," Hemp said during a press conference after the second day's play.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka fast-bowling coach Dharshana Gamage thinks "300-plus us a good score to defend. The way the pitch is behaving... if we can stretch the lead to 300 or more, it'll be very advantageous to us."
Sri Lanka made 280 runs in their first innings on the first day thanks to centuries from de Silva and Kamindu Mendis, who both scored 102.
