Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2017: 1st Test day 4, 5 Talking Points

#4 Upul Tharanga nails down opening spot

Tharanga's form has put Karunaratne's place under scrutiny

While the opening position is still a huge subject of debate in Sri Lanka after the failures of Kaushal Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, the experienced hand picked to replace Silva, smashed a fine hundred.

He hit a couple off Mustafizur to reach his half-century and unleashed two boundaries off the seamer in the final two balls of the same over to make his intentions clear. He kept attacking the spinners and even launched Shakib for a maximum down the ground after reaching his 3rd Test hundred.

The innings propelled Sri Lanka to a lead in excess of 400 on day 4. His drives and pull shots were right out of a textbook and this innings has surely sealed the fate of Kaushal Silva.