Sri Lanka survive Bangladesh scare

Dec 31, 2008

Mohammad Ashraful continued his good work on the fifth day, reaching his fifth Test century•AFP

Sri Lanka were a relieved outfit, as the pair had put up a good fight•AFP

The pair added 111 for the seventh wicket, with Mushfiqur, too, scoring a half-century•AFP

Mushfiqur followed soon after, caught off Muralitharan for 61•AFP

He fell to Chaminda Vaas with the Bangladesh score on 292, after adding 112 for the sixth wicket with Shakib Al Hasan•AFP

The hosts didn't give up. Shakib soon reached his half-century and was involved in another century partnership, this time with Mushfiqur Rahim•AFP

Shakib's dismissal for 96, bowled by Dammika Prasad, started a collapse•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan ran out Mahbubul Alam to complete a Sri Lankan win, but not before Bangladesh gave them a real scare•AFP

They took the score past 400 and Sri Lanka began to fear an upset. •AFP

He played a valiant knock, but Sri Lanka lost four wickets for 10 runs. His departure brought a quick end to the Bangladesh resistance.•AFP

Shakib was the Man of the Match for an admirable allround display, scoring a defiant 96, and taking six wickets•AFP