Mathews, de Silva fifties help Sri Lanka cut down deficit on rain-hit day

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva collected half-centuries as Sri Lanka ploughed ahead on a rain-hit day three, getting to within 83 runs of Bangladesh’s total, with five wickets still in hand. The visitors lost three wickets, including that of captain Dimuth Karunaratne for 80, but are now perhaps better-placed than Bangladesh to push for a result in the match.

With 39 overs having been lost to rain yesterday, though, another draw may beckon. The whole second session was washed out.