Sangakkara puts Tigers on brink

Second Test, Colombo, day two (close):
Sri Lanka 451-6d v Bangladesh 62 & 69-4
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Kumar Sangakkara struck his fifth Test double century as Sri Lanka closed in on victory after two days of the second Test with Bangladesh in Colombo.

Sangakkara, who resumed on 51, reached his 13th Test century with a six.

He advanced down the wicket to chip the single he needed to reach 200, which included 20 fours and two sixes, at which point Sri Lanka declared 451-6.

The Tigers began well but lost four wickets for 11 runs in less than three overs to trail by 320 runs at 69-4.

Malinda Warnapura was out for 82 while debutant left-arm spinner Mehrab Hossain took two wickets in three balls after lunch.

Warnapura had added only three runs to his overnight score in 40 minutes when he miscued a hook to mid-wicket.
Bangladesh were left ruing the position of their slip cordon as Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene edged his seventh ball between the wicket-keeper and a very wide first slip.

Jayawardene also survived a straightforward caught-and-bowled chance on 28 off left-arm spinner Rafique before falling to Shahadat for 49.

Mehrab slowed Sri Lanka's progress by removing Chamara Silva for 33 and Tillakaratne Dilshan for a duck in the space of three deliveries.

He had Silva caught low in the slips by Mashrafe Mortaza before bowling Dilshan after deceiving the batsman in the air.

The Tigers, bowled out for a meagre 62 in their first innings, made a defiant start to their second innings, with openers Javed Omar and Shahriar Nafees both hitting Lasith Malinga for two fours.

Nafees fired three successive boundaries off Dilhara Fernando as 48 were scored in only six overs before the all too familiar collapse.

Nafees edged a widish one from Chaminda Vaas and Jayawardene dived across from second slip to pouch a Rajin Saleh edge in the next over.

Vaas struck again in his next over, cutting one back to trap Omar, whose 28 contained six fours, and five balls later Mehrab edged into his stumps off Fernando.

Bangladesh are behind 1-0 in the three-match series after losing the first game by an innings and 234 runs last week.

Live Scores-Srilanka Vs Bangladesh[day 2]

Test Match Series: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
03-07-2007 at Colombo , Day 2 of 5

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Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field

Bangladesh 1st Innings 62 all out (25.2 overs)	Bangladesh 2nd Innings 69 for 4 (14.0 overs)
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 451 for 6 (124.5 overs)

Bangladesh 1st Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Omar	c P Jayawardene	b Malinga	8	23	1	0
Nafees	lbw	b Malinga	0	5	0	0
Saleh	c M Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	21	62	0	0
Bashar	c M Jayawardene	b Malinga	5	5	1	0
Ashraful	c Warnapura	b Malinga	0	3	0	0
Mehrab		b Fernando	6	15	1	0
Rahim	c P Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	9	10	2	0
Mortaza	c M Jayawardene	b Fernando	0	2	0	0
Rafique	c Vaas	b Muralitharan	2	8	0	0
Sharif	not out		4	17	0	0
Shahadat		b Muralitharan	1	6	0	0
Extras		4nb 1w 1lb	6
Total		all out	62	(25.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 5.0 1 6 0 Malinga 9.0 1 25 4 Fernando 6.0 1 16 2 Muralitharan 5.2 1 14 4

Fall of wicket 3 Nafees 14 Omar 22 Bashar 22 Ashraful 33 Mehrab 45 Rahim 48 Mortaza 51 Rafique 59 Saleh 62 Shahadat

Sri Lanka 1st Innings - Declared

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Vandort		b Mortaza	14	51	1	0
Warnapura	c Nafees	b Shahadat	82	140	9	0
Sangakkara	not out		200	325	20	2
M Jayawardene	c Nafees	b Shahadat	49	106	5	1
Silva	c Mortaza	b Mehrab	33	48	3	0
Dilshan		b Mehrab	0	2	0	0
P Jayawardene	c Omar	b Mortaza	14	26	1	0
Vaas	not out		30	61	4	1
Extras		13nb 3w 6b 7lb	29
Total		for 6	451	(124.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Mortaza 30.0 7 77 2 Shahadat 21.0 3 81 2 Sharif 24.0 4 86 0 Rafique 35.0 3 134 0 Ashraful 7.0 0 31 0 Mehrab 7.5 0 29 2

Fall of wicket 41 Vandort 169 Warnapura 267 M Jayawardene 359 Silva 359 Dilshan 395 P Jayawardene

Bangladesh 2nd Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Omar	lbw	b Vaas	28	23	6	0
Nafees	c P Jayawardene	b Vaas	20	26	4	0
Saleh	c M Jayawardene	b Fernando	0	2	0	0
Mehrab		b Fernando	8	7	1	0
Bashar	not out		3	12	0	0
Ashraful	not out		7	15	1	0
Extras		1nb 2b	3
Total		for 4	69	(14.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 6.0 3 13 2 Malinga 2.0 0 22 0 Fernando 5.0 0 28 2 Muralitharan 1.0 0 4 0

Fall of wicket 48 Nafees 51 Saleh 55 Omar 59 Mehrab

Umpires: Asad Rauf, R E Koertzen
Sri Lanka: Vandort, Warnapura, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, P Jayawardene, Vaas, Malinga, Muralitharan, Fernando
Bangladesh: Omar, Nafees, Saleh, Bashar, Ashraful, Mehrab, Rahim, Shahadat, Mortaza, Rafique, Sharif

Live Scores-Sangakkara eases to Test century

Second Test, Colombo, day two:
Sri Lanka 385-5 v Bangladesh 62 (tea)
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Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 170 as Sri Lanka built a massive lead of 323 by tea on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Colombo.

The hosts, who bowled out Bangladesh for 62 on the first day, took their overnight score of 154-1 to 385-5.

Sangakkara, who resumed on 51, reached his 13th Test century by lofting spinner Mohammad Rafique for a six.

Malinda Warnapura was out for 82 while debutant left-arm spinner Mehrab Hossain took two wickets after lunch.

Warnapura had added only three runs to his overnight score in 40 minutes when he miscued a hook off Shahadat Hossain and was caught at mid-wicket.

Bangladesh were then left ruing the position of their slip cordon as Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene edged his seventh ball directly between the wicket-keeper and a very wide first slip.

Jayawardene also survived a straightforward caught-and-bowled chance on 28 off left-arm spinner Rafique before falling to Shahadat for 49.

Mehrab slowed Sri Lanka's progress by removing Chamara Silva for 33 and Tillakaratne Dilshan for a duck in the space of three deliveries.

He had Silva caught low in the slips by Mashrafe Mortaza before bowling Dilshan after deceiving the batsman in the air.

Bangladesh are behind 1-0 in the three-match series after losing the first game by an innings and 234 runs last week.

Live Scores-Bangladesh Vs Srilanka-2nd test[day 2]

Test Match Series: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
03-07-2007 at Colombo , Day 2 of 5

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Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field

Bangladesh 1st Innings 62 all out (25.2 overs)	Bangladesh 2nd Innings 48 for 0 (6.3 overs)
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 451 for 6 (124.5 overs)

Bangladesh 1st Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Omar	c P Jayawardene	b Malinga	8	23	1	0
Nafees	lbw	b Malinga	0	5	0	0
Saleh	c M Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	21	62	0	0
Bashar	c M Jayawardene	b Malinga	5	5	1	0
Ashraful	c Warnapura	b Malinga	0	3	0	0
Mehrab		b Fernando	6	15	1	0
Rahim	c P Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	9	10	2	0
Mortaza	c M Jayawardene	b Fernando	0	2	0	0
Rafique	c Vaas	b Muralitharan	2	8	0	0
Sharif	not out		4	17	0	0
Shahadat		b Muralitharan	1	6	0	0
Extras		4nb 1w 1lb	6
Total		all out	62	(25.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 5.0 1 6 0 Malinga 9.0 1 25 4 Fernando 6.0 1 16 2 Muralitharan 5.2 1 14 4

Fall of wicket 3 Nafees 14 Omar 22 Bashar 22 Ashraful 33 Mehrab 45 Rahim 48 Mortaza 51 Rafique 59 Saleh 62 Shahadat

Sri Lanka 1st Innings - Declared

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Vandort		b Mortaza	14	51	1	0
Warnapura	c Nafees	b Shahadat	82	140	9	0
Sangakkara	not out		200	325	20	2
M Jayawardene	c Nafees	b Shahadat	49	106	5	1
Silva	c Mortaza	b Mehrab	33	48	3	0
Dilshan		b Mehrab	0	2	0	0
P Jayawardene	c Omar	b Mortaza	14	26	1	0
Vaas	not out		30	61	4	1
Extras		13nb 3w 6b 7lb	29
Total		for 6	451	(124.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Mortaza 30.0 7 77 2 Shahadat 21.0 3 81 2 Sharif 24.0 4 86 0 Rafique 35.0 3 134 0 Ashraful 7.0 0 31 0 Mehrab 7.5 0 29 2

Fall of wicket 41 Vandort 169 Warnapura 267 M Jayawardene 359 Silva 359 Dilshan 395 P Jayawardene

Bangladesh 2nd Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Omar	not out		25	16	6	0
Nafees	not out		20	24	4	0
Extras		1nb 2b	3
Total		for 0	48	(6.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 3.3 1 12 0 Malinga 2.0 0 22 0 Fernando 1.0 0 12 0

Fall of wicket

Umpires: Asad Rauf, R E Koertzen
Sri Lanka: Vandort, Warnapura, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, P Jayawardene, Vaas, Malinga, Muralitharan, Fernando
Bangladesh: Omar, Nafees, Saleh, Bashar, Ashraful, Mehrab, Rahim, Shahadat, Mortaza, Rafique, Sharif

Bangladesh slump to new Test low

Second Test, Colombo, day one:
Sri Lanka 154-1 v Bangladesh 62 (close)
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Bangladesh slumped to their lowest Test total on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Eight batsmen fell for single-figure scores before lunch with paceman Lasith Malinga (4-25) and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (4-14) in stunning form.

In fact, only Rajin Saleh offered any resistance as they fell to 62 all out.

Michael Vandort fell for 14 in reply, but Malinda Warnapura (79no) and Kumar Sangakkara (51no) helped Sri Lanka reach 154-1 when rain ended play early.

It was a terrible start for Bangladesh, who were hoping to put the first Test thrashing, when they lost by an innings and 234 runs, behind them with their team selection.

All-rounder Mohammad Sharif came in for left-arm spinner Abdur Razzaq, while wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim replaced former captain Khaled Mashud and middle-order batsman Mehrab Hossain made his debut at the expense of Shakib Al Hassan.

But all failed to impress with the bat, as a devastating opening spell from Malinga saw him claim the first four wickets and leave the Tigers 22-4.

Dilhara Fernando (2-16) was also unplayable at times, with Saleh's 62-ball knock of 21 the only double-figure score in the innings.

Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain did well to temper the hosts' early run-rate and the former bowled Vandort through the gate to reduce them to 42-1.

But Warnapura, in only his second match, struck nine fours in a 118-ball knock as he and a more pedestrian Sangakkara led Sri Lanka safely to a lead of 92 by the close.

Live Scores-Srilanka Vs Bangladesh-Test[Day 1]

Test Match Series: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
03-07-2007 at Colombo , Day 1 of 5

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Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field

Bangladesh 1st Innings 62 all out (25.2 overs)

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 154 for 1 (45.3 overs)

Bangladesh 1st Innings - All out

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Omar	c P Jayawardene	b Malinga	8	23	1	0
Nafees	lbw	b Malinga	0	5	0	0
Saleh	c M Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	21	62	0	0
Bashar	c M Jayawardene	b Malinga	5	5	1	0
Ashraful	c Warnapura	b Malinga	0	3	0	0
Mehrab		b Fernando	6	15	1	0
Rahim	c P Jayawardene	b Muralitharan	9	10	2	0
Mortaza	c M Jayawardene	b Fernando	0	2	0	0
Rafique	c Vaas	b Muralitharan	2	8	0	0
Sharif	not out		4	17	0	0
Shahadat		b Muralitharan	1	6	0	0
Extras		4nb 1w 1lb	6
Total		all out	62	(25.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 5.0 1 6 0 Malinga 9.0 1 25 4 Fernando 6.0 1 16 2 Muralitharan 5.2 1 14 4

Fall of wicket 3 Nafees 14 Omar 22 Bashar 22 Ashraful 33 Mehrab 45 Rahim 48 Mortaza 51 Rafique 59 Saleh 62 Shahadat

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Vandort		b Mortaza	14	51	1	0
Warnapura	not out		79	118	9	0
Sangakkara	not out		51	110	5	0
Extras		7nb 3lb	10
Total		for 1	154	(45.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Mortaza 12.0 1 31 1 Shahadat 9.0 1 34 0 Sharif 7.3 1 26 0 Rafique 14.0 1 48 0 Ashraful 3.0 0 12 0

Fall of wicket 41 Vandort

Umpires: Asad Rauf, R E Koertzen
Sri Lanka: Vandort, Warnapura, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, P Jayawardene, Vaas, Malinga, Muralitharan, Fernando
Bangladesh: Omar, Nafees, Saleh, Bashar, Ashraful, Mehrab, Rahim, Shahadat, Mortaza, Rafique, Sharif