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Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the third day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Monday.

2013-03-18T14:32:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Lankas_Herath_puts_Bangladesh_spin_6400

Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the third day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Monday.

2013-03-18T13:16:36ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Lanka_take_106-run_lead_Bangladesh_ccbb

Bangladesh, trailing by 106 runs, were 23 for no loss in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.

2013-03-18T07:36:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Lankas_Herath_restricts_Bangladesh_4169

Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath bagged five wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 240 in their first innings on the opening day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Saturday.

2013-03-16T14:29:29ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Herath_strikes_second_Bangladesh_Test_3a5f

Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath grabbed two quick wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the opening day of the second and final Test in Colombo on Saturday.

2013-03-16T12:32:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/16/Bangladesh_suffer_double_blow_Lanka_dc63

Bangladesh lost two crucial wickets in the first session of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday, reaching 62 for two at the lunch break on day one.

2013-03-16T07:30:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Bangladeshs_Rahim_makes_history_with_5625

Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday became the first Bangladeshi to crack a double-century while Nasir Hossain hit a maiden ton as the tourists gained a 68-run lead in the first Test against Sri Lanka.

2013-03-11T13:13:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Rahim_makes_history_Bangladesh_with_6923

Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday became the first Bangladeshi to score a double-century while Nasir Hossain hit a maiden ton as the tourists gained the lead in the first Test against Sri Lanka.

2013-03-11T10:16:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Record-setting_Ashraful_Rahim_boost_Bangladesh_8997

Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim smashed impressive centuries in a record stand as Bangladesh dominated the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday.

2013-03-10T16:24:29ZAFP South Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Ashraful_Rahim_boost_Bangladesh_Lanka_a702

Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim smashed impressive centuries in a record stand as Bangladesh dominated the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday.

2013-03-10T12:39:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/Sangakkara_feasts_Bangladeshi_attack_c058

Kumar Sangakkara smashed a superb 142 to put Sri Lanka on course for a big first-innings total in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Galle on Friday.

2013-03-08T13:32:50ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/Sangakkara_boosts_Lanka_Test_match_3505

Kumar Sangakkara hit a brilliant century to help Sri Lanka reach 247-2 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle on Friday.

2013-03-08T10:53:58ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/08/SLankas_Dilshan_hits_half-century_Bangladesh_920e

Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a solid 54 as Sri Lanka reached 132-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle on Friday.

2013-03-08T10:00:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/24/Mominul_replaces_Shakib_Bangladesh_Test_85a5

Bangladesh named middle-order batsman Mominul Haque to replace Shakib Al Hasan in next month's Test series against Sri Lanka after the star all-rounder was ruled out due to injury.

2013-02-24T08:51:49ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/10/Samuels_lifts_West_Indies_over_c04f

Explosive batting from Marlon Samuels lifted the World Twenty20 champions West Indies to an 18-run win over Bangladesh in a high-scoring match at Shere Bangla stadium on Monday.

2012-12-10T16:55:47ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/10/West_Indies_Bangladesh_Twenty20_46eb

West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and opted to bat in the only Twenty20 international against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla stadium on Monday.

2012-12-10T13:11:09ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/08/Bangladesh_edge_West_Indies_series_01c7

A spirited Bangladesh led by all-rounder Mohammad Mahmudullah edged out the West Indies in the fifth and final one-day by two wickets in Dhaka on Saturday, taking the series 3-2.

2012-12-08T18:04:54ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/08/Bangladesh_puts_West_Indies_into_c018

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and sent the West Indies into bat in the fifth and final one-day international at Shere Bangla stadium on Saturday.

2012-12-08T12:16:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/07/Sammy_hero_West_Indies_level_127b

Darren Sammy hit a fighting half-century and then grabbed three early wickets to help the West Indies beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the fourth one-day international in Dhaka on Friday.

2012-12-07T17:11:43ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/05/Ton-up_Samuels_helps_West_Indies_0f99

Marlon Samuels hit a fighting hundred to help the West Indies stage a comeback in their one-day internationals series against Bangladesh with a five-wicket win in the third match in Dhaka on Wednesday.

2012-12-05T17:19:48ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter