Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2017: 1st Test day 2, 5 Talking Points

#2 Dilruwan Perera's third Test fifty

Dilruwan Perera compiled a stroke-filled half-century before taking a wicket with the ball

Sri Lanka went into this game with just six frontline batsmen. They knew that if a collapse ensued they would have very few options in the lower order. But one of them, Dilruwan Perera, is no mug with the bat.

The off-spinner is a decent batsman and was tasked with batting at seven, one ahead of his usual position. As if to justify the six batsmen ploy and the faith in him, Perera slammed his third Test half-century to take Sri Lanka very close to 500.

A six and a couple of fours off Mehedi Hasan showed that he was one of the few to read the Bangladesh off-spinner. But eventually, Mehedi had the last laugh as Perera was trapped in front to an arm ball.