Overview
- Pathum Nissanka scored a career-best 187 to propel Sri Lanka to 485 all out, leaving them just 10 runs short of Bangladesh's first-innings total.
- Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed five wickets to help Bangladesh secure a slender 10-run lead after Sri Lanka's first innings.
- Bangladesh reached 177 for three in their second innings, powered by Shadman Islam’s 76 and Najmul Hossain Shanto’s unbeaten 56.
- Angelo Mathews received a guard of honour from Bangladesh in his farewell Test and added 39 runs for Sri Lanka in the second innings.
- With a commanding 187-run advantage and seven wickets in hand, Bangladesh appears on course for a draw.