Bangladesh start strong after Mathews' 199 helps Sri Lanka to 397
angladesh ended day two on 76/0, trailing Sri Lanka by 321 runs as Angelo Mathews missed out on his double-century by a whisker. SCORECARD Bangladesh after bowling out Sri Lanka on 397 in the final session of day two, started strong in their first innings as the two openers are unbeaten at the crease, with the score at 76/0. Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal carried the momentum forward for the visitors, batting for the major part of the first session on day two. Bangladesh pacers struggled with the new ball, which they had availed in the final session of day one. However, Mathews survived a close call on 119 when Khaled Ahmed managed to get an outside edge, only to remain unnoticed by both the bowler and the wicketkeeper. Mathews then collected some boundaries off the pacers and remained unbeaten on 147 in the morning session. At the other end, Chandimal too batted steadily and brought up his 21st Test half-century. Chandimal after the milestone attacked Taijul Islam to collect boun