I think if Bangladesh had got some more runs in their total it could have been a different story for them on the second day, but they unfortunately missed that opportunity. They got their share of chances to tighten the noose on Sri Lanka's neck when they made an early breakthrough and then picked up the important wickets of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.

Mahela and Sangakkara batted brilliantly to repair the innings after the dismissals of their openers but I must say the Sri Lankan captain played a silly shot to walk to the pavilion in a very important stage of the game.

I think his Bangladesh counterpart Habibul Bashar was also responsible for failing to hit the visitors hard when they were in a dicey situation. His negative captaincy was another reason behind Bangladesh's failure to keep the pressure on the opponents. Bashar was little bit negative before and after the tea session when his team was in a very good position following the departures of Sri Lankans top batsmen.

But by saying this I must congratulate Bangladesh for the way they came back into the match and credit should go to their two left-arm spinners Mohammad Rafique and Enamul Haque. Enamul got turn and put pressure on the opponent batsmen while experienced Rafique bowled straight and fast. But Rafique should have given more flight to his deliveries to be more effective.

I was really impressed by the bowling of Syed Rasel, who gave the early breakthrough, as the young guy showed some maturity on this kind of surface, pitching the ball in the right area, but inexperience got the better of another new ball bowler Shahadat Hossain.

Sri Lanka were in a spot of bother when they lost five wickets for 178 runs but Bangladesh failed to take the advantage. I think tiredness was an issue in the Bangladesh bowling attack which was exposed in the later part of the day. The bowlers looked tired in the final session. I think they desperately felt the absence of a genuine bowling all-rounder in the team. If there was a genuine bowling all-rounder -- be it a spinner or a paceman -- it would have lessened the workload on the main bowlers.

Alok Kapali bowled only one over while Mohammad Ashraful got three. So, you can't brand them as bowling all-rounders in the team.

It was however nice to see that Bangladeshi bowlers finally got back their rhythm and break the partnership of Samaraweera and Maharoof, who actually took the match away from Bangladesh's grip.