Bowlers’ day out: 14 wickets fall on Day 1

Sri Lanka hit back with four wickets after being bowled out for 222 as bowlers led by Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak dominated Day One of the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.

Razzak, making a Test return after four years, and fellow leftarm spinner Taijul Islam claimed four wickets each to wrap up the Sri Lankan innings shortly after tea. Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal then picked up two wickets to leave the hosts tottering at 56-4 at stumps. Liton Das, on 24, and nightwatchman Mehedi Miraz, on five, were batting at close of play.

Lakmal drew first blood after taking a return catch off his own bowling to remove Tamim Iqbal for four in just the third ball of the Bangladesh innings.

But it was Mominul Haque’s run out in the very next over that left the hosts in trouble. Haque, who scored centuries in both innings of the drawn first Test in Chittagong, returned without scoring. Lakmal then bowled Mushfiqur Rahim for one before Dilruwan Perera ended the brief resistance of Imrul Kayes, who made 19.

Earlier the 35-year-old Razzak returned impressive figures of 4-63 to land the opening punch for Bangladesh after the visitors elected to bat first.

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Brief scores: Sri Lanka Ist inn 222 in 65.3 overs (K Mendis 68, R Silva 56; Razzak 4/63, Taijul 4/83, Mustafizur 2/17) vs Bangladesh Ist inn 56 for 4 in 22 overs (Liton Das 24*; Lakmal 2/15).