Bangladesh in trouble in Sylhet Test 

Bangladesh is in trouble after losing three wickets early in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Sri Lanka new-ball bowlers Vishwa Fernando and Kasun Rajitha removed three of Bangladesh's top four to reduce them to 32-3 at stumps on day one. 

Bangladesh still trail by 248 runs with seven wickets in hand. Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy remained patient on nine not out off 34 balls and was accompanied by nightwatchman Taijul Islam when play was called off. 

The three southpaws - Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque - failed to reach double figures, leaving the hosts in a spot of bother. 

Earlier, Bangladesh bowled Sri Lanka out for 280 runs in the first innings of the first Testy.

Debutant Nahid Rana sent two centurions back to the pavilion. He struck twice in his two consecutive overs and took the wickets of Kamindu Mendis, 102, and Dhananjaya de Silva, 102, respectively to take control of the innings.

Earlier on bowling first, Khaled Ahmed and Shoriful Islam came with early strikes and rattled the Lankan top order as Bangladesh picked up five wickets in just 57 runs in the morning session. Rana and Khaled Ahmed picked up three wickets each. 

However, the game was not yet. Dhananjaya and Kamindu stood together before Bangladeshi bowlers and made a 202-run stand in the sixth over to relieve the Lankan side.

Playing XIs

Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Litton Das (wk), Shahadat Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Nahid Rana.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara.