Mushfiqur Rahim is on 141 and has shared an unbeaten 74-run partnership with Litton Das to help lift Bangladesh’s total to 383 for four at lunch on Day 2 of the series-opening cricket test against Sri Lanka.

A spirited late fightback by Sri Lanka’s pacers halted Bangladesh’s charge on a rain-interrupted second day of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. From a position of dominance at tea, the visitors slipped to 484/9 by stumps, losing five wickets for just 61 runs after a two-hour rain delay breathed life into the surface.

Bangladesh posted a challenging first innings total of 484 for 9 wickets at stumps on a rain-affected second day of the