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Bangladesh facing uphill struggle to save first test
30 Dec 2008
Sri Lanka took a 520-run lead over Bangladesh on the fourth day of the First Test as they declared their second innings on 405 for six.
Resuming on 291-4 after a rest day for the Bangladeshi general election, Mahela Jayawardene added 37 runs to his overnight score of 129 before being out caught by Junaid Siddique. His 24th test century came off 269 balls with 19 boundaries and one six.
Bangladesh suffered an early blow in their second innings when opener Imrul Kayes was run out for 13 and they were 40-1 by tea.
