Opening batter Pathum Nissanka has scored more than 150 runs in consecutive test matches as Sri Lanka strengthened its hold on the second cricket test, taking a 151-run first innings lead at lunch on the third day.

Kusal Mendis struck a rapid 84 to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on the third day of the second test against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Friday.

Left-arm fast bowler, Dilshan Madushanka, is back in Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the Bangladesh series after recovering from an injury.