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Mirpur: Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets, including the prized ones of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, to rattle Sri Lanka on the first day in Mirpur. After the start was delayed by nearly two hours due to a heavy fog, it seemed it would be another difficult day in the field for Bangladesh when Michael Vandort and Sangakkara led Sri Lanka to 119 for 1. That was when Shakib intervened; his strikes started a collapse as Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 52 runs to hand Bangladesh the first day honours.
Sri Lanka were comfortably placed at 119/1 following a 95-run stand for the second wicket between Michael Vandort (44) and Sangakkara, but lost both the well-set batsmen in quick succession.
Hasan broke the partnership when he had Sangakkara caught by skipper Mohammad Ashraful at mid-wicket. The Sri Lankan hit seven fours, including two in the spinner's one over.
Vandort fell two overs later, top-edging a pull off seamer Shahadat Hossain to be caught by Hasan at mid-wicket. His 124-ball knock contained a six over long-on off Hasan.
Hasan struck again when he bowled Jayawardene, with Sri Lanka losing three wickets in the space of just 16 runs. Thilan Samaraweera was unbeaten on 10 and Tillakaratne Dilshan had yet to open his account at the interval. Only 12 overs were possible in the morning session after a delayed start due to heavy fog.
Bangladesh denied Sri Lanka a solid start when new-ball bowler Mashrafe Mortaza trapped Malinda Warnapura (14) leg-before in the ninth over with a delivery that came in sharply.
Brief Score: Sri Lanka 172 for 6 (Vandort 44, Sangakkara 43, Shakib 3-43) vs Bangladesh
