Mirpur: A fine hundred by Mahala Jayawardene and half-centuries from Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera effectively shut Bangladesh out of the first Test as Sri Lanka extended their lead to an imposing 406 with six wickets in hand at the end of the third day.

The Sri Lankan captain hit one six and 15 fours in his 24th Test hundred to help his side post 291/4 in the second innings at stumps for a massive overall lead of 406.

The tourists were in trouble at 18/2 before Jayawardene bolstered the innings with a 135-run stand for the third wicket with Kumar Sangakkara 67 (134b 8x4) and 138 for the next with Thilan Samaraweera 62 (116b, 8x4).

Brief Score: Sri Lanka 293 and 291 for 4 (Jayawardene 129*, Samaraweera 62, Sangakkara 67) lead Bangladesh 178 (Kayes 33, Muralitharan 6-49) by 406 runs
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