Dilruwan Perera claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in his just second test to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive innings and 248-runs victory over Bangladesh before tea on the fourth day of the first test Thursday.
Perera finished with figures of 5-109 and Suranga Lakmal had 3-39 as Bangladesh was dismissed for 250 chasing a massive total of 498 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Resuming the day on 35-1, the Bangladesh batsmen fell in quick succession in the face of the Sri Lankan pace attack, which peppered them with short balls and tempted them into making rash shots.
Mominul Haque top-scored for Bangladesh with 50, Amin Hossain made a defiant 32 not out, Nasir Hossain contributed 29 and Shakib Al Hasan made 25.
Sri Lanka declared its first innings on 730-6 in response to Bangladesh’s 232.
Bangladesh slip to their fourth-heaviest defeat in their Test history as Sri Lanka wrapped up the opening Test with a hugely commanding victory of an innings and 248 runs, which is their second-biggest victory in Tests.
