Opener Nishan Madushka scored an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka made a solid start to the second and final test, reaching 88-0 at lunch. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the tourists made a fluent start with Madushka driving pacer Syed Khaled Ahmed for a four past boundary in the first over.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh — Opener Nishan Madushka scored an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka made a solid start to the second and final test, reaching 88-0 at lunch on Saturday.
Karunaratne also began with a boundary when he clipped a full length delivery of debutant Hasan Mahmud past mid-wicket. Madushka was dropped on 9 when Mahmudul Hasan put down a straightforward chance off fast bowler Mahmud at second slip.
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