COLOMBO: Bangladesh lost well-set Tamim Iqbal before reaching 93-1 in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.
Tamim scored an impressive 59 and put on 91 for the opening wicket with Jahurul Islam (32 not out) before he inside-edged paceman Shaminda Eranga's delivery on to the stumps.
Bangladesh now trail by just 13 runs with nine wickets in hand. Mohammad Ashraful was unbeaten on one at the break.
Tamim, who hit left-arm spinner Rangana Herath over long-off for a six, also cracked four boundaries in his 12th half-century in 27 Tests.
Sri Lanka were earlier bowled out for 346 in their first innings in reply to Bangladesh's 240. They lost their remaining four wickets for 52 runs in 18.3 overs after resuming at 294-6.
Off-spinner Sohag Gazi finished with 3-111 off 39 overs, while pacemen Abul Hasan, Robiul Islam and Rubel Hossain each took two wickets.
Abul got a big wicket in the seventh over of the morning session when he removed Kumar Sangakkara (139), adjudged caught behind by the TV umpire after adding 12 runs to his overnight score of 127.
Sangakkara, who scored a century in each innings of the drawn first Test in Galle, cracked 11 fours in his third successive hundred, and the 33rd of his career.
Gazi then got two wickets as he bowled Herath for three and had Nuwan Kulasekara (22) caught by wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim, who took his fifth catch of the innings.
Spinner Mohammad Mahmudullah ended the innings when he had Eranga (15) caught by Ashraful at the long-on boundary.
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