Muttiah Muralitharan claimed five wickets to put Sri Lanka firmly in command after 2 days of the first cricket test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
The off-spinner's haul leaving the hosts on 177 for nine in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings of 293.
Muralitharan made the vital breakthrough with his second delivery of the match when Tamim Iqbal was caught at forward short-leg by Malinda Warnapura for 17, the wicket giving the visitors enough encouragement to take control of the contest.
He added three more wickets around the tea interval before completing his 66th five-wicket haul in tests with the dismissal of Shahadat Hossain, who was stumped by wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene minutes before bad light stopped the play.
