Opening batter Pathum Nissanka has scored more than 150 runs in consecutive test matches as Sri Lanka strengthened its hold on the second cricket test, taking a 151-run first innings lead at lunch on the third day.

Bangladesh ended the day 115-6 in their second innings, 96 runs behind Sri Lanka after the hosts put on a clinical spin-bowling display

Sri Lanka moved within four wickets of sealing a series win, with Bangladesh still 96 runs adrift of their first-innings lead in the second Test. After a dominant second day, the hosts consolidated their command on the game with another clinical display,