Sri Lanka has reached 100 for one at lunch on Day 3 of the first cricket test in a composed response to Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 495.

Pathum Nissanka’s sublime 187 lit up the third day in Colombo as Sri Lanka closed in on Bangladesh’s total, keeping hopes alive for a strong comeback in the opening Test of the series.

Pathum Nissanka's towering 187 helped Sri Lanka stage a fightback against Bangladesh as they ended Day 3 on a strong 368/4