Sangakkara century powers Sri Lanka

Feb 04, 2014

Bangladesh made an early breakthrough in their must-win Chittagong Test, as Sohag Gazi trapped the in-form Kaushal Silva lbw for 11•AFP

He took a while to get going, taking 39 deliveries to strike his first four, but once he found his feet, he rolled back the years with a number of trademark pulls and drives•AFP

Jayawardene looked to be heading towards a third Test ton from his last four matches, but was caught plumb in front by Mahmudullah for 72•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne also fell soon after, but Kumar Sangakkara dropped anchor to lead Sri Lanka's recovery•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene provided ample support at the other end, hitting six fours•AFP

Sangakkara, nonetheless, carried on and reached his 34th Test century, ending the day at an unbeaten 160. He added a further 67 with Dinesh Chandimal for the fourth wicket, as Sri Lanka finished day one at a commanding 314 for 5•AFP

The pair batted for more than 50 overs in the day and in the process, added 178 for the third wicket to help the visitors wrest the advantage•AFP