Dilshan’s blitz puts Lanka in command

Tillakaratne Dilshan slammed an aggressive century to lead Sri Lanka to a commanding 371 for six on the opening day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. Sri Lanka were struggling at 75 for four when Dilshan scored a rapid 162 off 165 balls.

SCOREBOARD: Sri Lanka (1st Innings): M Warnapura lbw Ashraful 63, P Jayawardene lbw Mortaza 0, K Sangakkara b Mortaza 5, M Jayawardene c Rahim b Hasan 11, T Samarweera b S Hossain 19, T Dilshan b Enamul 162, C Kapugedera batting 93, C Vaas batting 1, Extras (b-4, lb-6, w-1, nb-6) 17; Total (for 6 wkts) 371

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-7, 3-39, 4-75, 5-194, 6-367

Bowling: Mortaza 20-7-48-2, S. Hossain 14-0-80-1, Shakib 28-5-108-1, Enamul 19-3-70-1, M.Hossain 7-1-36-0, Ashraful 2-0-19-1.