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Sri Lanka opener Michael Vandort completed a maiden century on Tuesday to leave Bangladesh facing another massive defeat after the third day of the second Test.
Bangladesh, set a victory target of 473 after an inexperienced home side declared their second innings on 263 for two, stumbled to 103 for four by the close.
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Sri Lanka 1st Innings: 373 Bangladesh 2nd Innings: H.Sarkar c Jayawardena b de Silva 30; Al-Sahariar b de Silva 6; H.Bashar c Jayawardena b Gamage 3; M.Ashraful batting 31; T.Imran st Jayawardena b Chandana 28; A.Kopali batting 3; Extras nb1, lb1: 2  You’ve Read Your Free Stories For Now
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Vandort, playing in his second Test, hit 16 boundaries and one six to reach 140 before being bowled out by Talha Jubair. The left-hander had hit 61 in the first innings.
Fellow opener Jehan Mubarak, on his Test debut, made 31 before being run out while Naveed Nawaz, also making his debut, finished on 78 not out. Bangladesh, yet to win a Test since their debut two years ago, were hoping for some respectability after being bowled out for 164 in the first innings but quickly slumped to 40 for three. Opener Abdul Hannan Sarkar struck five boundaries for his 30.
