Overview:
Bangladesh were dismissed for 133 in their second innings having accumulated 247 in the first. Sri Lanka amassed 458 in their first innings
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said after the match that he would step down as test captain to allow consistency in leadership in different formats of the game. Recently he had been replaced as one-day international captain.
Sri Lanka defeated the visiting team by an innings and 78 runs in the second Test. Bangladesh were dismissed for 133 in their second innings having accumulated 247 in the first. Sri Lanka amassed 458 in their first innings dominated by a hundred from Pathum Nissanka and fifties from Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya registered his 12th five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game.
The series opener in Galle ended in a draw.
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