Chittagong: The second Test begins in Chittagong on January 3 before a triangular one-day series also involving Zimbabwe, who then remain in Bangladesh for three further ODIs.

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, is eager to build on his impressive performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka. His second-innings 96 gave the home side an outside chance of chasing down a record-breaking 521 for victory, but although they came up short it was a timely show of competitiveness from Bangladesh.

The hosts gave the formidable Sri Lankans a fright in the Dhaka Test when chasing an improbable target of 521, scoring a creditable 413 before falling 107 runs short.

Skipper Mohammad Ashraful's 101 and Shakib Al Hasan's 96 on a wearing wicket helped Bangladesh record the 11th-best fourth-innings total by any team in the history of the game.

Sri Lanka won the Test for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series due to spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan's 10 for 190 - his 22nd haul of 10 or more wickets in a match.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, who hit a match-winning 166 at Dhaka, goes into his 100th Test match needing just 74 runs to cross the 8,000-run milestone.

The Test series will be followed by a triangular One-day tournament in Dhaka from January 10 with Zimbabwe as the third team.

Ajantha Mendis was a late inclusion to the Test squad after recovering from an ankle injury