But new ball bowlers Mashrafee Bin Mortaza and Tapash Baisya provided some initiative as they snared a wicket each to reduce Sri Lanka A to 51 for 3 at stumps, an overall lead of 149 runs.

Mashrafee took a wicket in the first over of the visitors second innings as he trapped Kalavitigoda in front for a duck. Tapash then joined in and took the wicket of Ian Daniels before having dangerman Jehan Mubarak run out with the score on 21. Mendes and and Warnapura, however, saw off the remaining eleven overs without further damage.

Earlier in the day, overnight batsmen Sakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim put on a century stand for the third wicket with both men scoring sedate half centuries. Southpaw Sakib batted sensibly to score 85 with 9 boundaries while Rahim also chipped in with 50 off 138 balls. However the rest of the batsmen could not capitalise on the good foundation as they succumbed to 368 all out in 123 overs.

For Sri Lanka A, Test-cap Rangana Herath took 4-89 while Gajanayake got 3 wickets.

SCORES IN BRIEF:
SRI LANKA A: 466 & 51 for 3 in 18 overs (Mendes 9 batting Warnapura 21 batting; Baisya 1/5)

BANGLADESH A: First innings 368 all out in 123 overs (Iqbal 62, Imran 57, Al Hasan 85, Rahim 50; Herath 4/89, Gajanayake 3/16).