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Sri Lankan skipper Dhananjaya de Silva notched another century in the ongoing Sylhet Test against Bangladesh after lunch of day three, propelling Sri Lanka to a lead closing 400 runs in the second innings.
In the first innings, Sri Lanka posted 280 runs with centuries from Dhananjaya and Kaminud Mendis, despite losing five wickets in the first session.
In response, Bangladesh struggled, managing only 188 runs, with Taijul Islam, who is a spin bolwer, top-scoring with 47.
Vishwa Fernando claimed four wickets for Sri Lanka, while Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara took three each.
Before the Test series, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka clashed in T20Is and ODIs, with Sri Lanka winning the T20I series and Bangladesh securing victory in the ODIs.
Following the Sylhet Test, both teams will head to Chattogram for the second Test of the series.
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