DHAKA: Sri Lanka won by innings and 248 runs in first test match against Bangladesh on Thursday in Mirpur.

Bangladesh managed to score 250 runs losing all ten wickets in their second innings.

Sri Lanka`s seamers began the slide before the Bangladesh middle order succumbed to the offspin of Dilruwan Perera, who took a five-wicket haul in only his second Test.

Besides, Lakmal got three wickets while Eranga and Herath one wicket each.

Mominul Haque and Robiul Hossain were the two top scorers of Bangladesh with 50 and 32 runs.     

On Wednesday, the visiting Sri Lanka declared after piling on a whopping 730 for 6, after Mahela Jayawardene reached his seventh double-century and Kithuruwan Vithanage scored his maiden century in only his second Test.

Shakib Al Hasan begged three wickets and Sohag Gazi took two wickets while Al-Amin Hossain picked-up one wicket.    

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 730 (Karunaratne 53, JK Silva 139, Sangakkara 75, Jayawardene 203, AD Mathews 86 and Vithanage 103)

Bangladesh 232 (Shakib Al Hasan 55, Mushfiqur Rahim 61, Sohag Gazi 42) in first innings
 
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Marshall Ayub, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Al Amin Hossain.

Sri Lanka: 1 Kaushal Silva, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Kithuruwan Vithanage, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt), 7 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Shaminda Eranga, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Suranga Lakmal.

BDST: 1338 HRS, JAN 30, 2014
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor