SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Fast bowler Khaled Ahmed claimed 3-23 to help Bangladesh reduce Sri Lanka to a precarious 92-5 after the first session Friday of the series-opening cricket test.

Khaled struck in the second over after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat.

He had Nishan Madushka caught by Mehidy Hasan at third slip with a fuller, swinging delivery.

Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne appeared to steady the innings, with Mendis reaching 4,000 career test runs when he hit pace bowler Shoriful Islam for a boundary through fine-leg.

But Khaled undid him soon after with extra bounce, with Mendis (16) pulling directly to gully where Zakir Hasan completed an easy catch.

Four balls later, Khaled bowled Karunarate for 17 with raw pace to leave Sri Lanka at 41-3 in 12th over.

The situation worsened for Sri Lanka when Angelo Mathews was run out for 5 and Shoriful Islam dismissed Dinesh Chandimal (9).

With the tourists at 57-5, captain Dhananjaya de Silva resisted while also playing his shots confidently to keep the scoreboard going. He was not out on 25 off 24 balls at the first interval.

Kamindu Mendis was not out on 11.

The three-format tour has been evenly split, with Sri Lanka winning the Twenty20 series 2-1 and Bangladesh securing the ODI series by same margin.

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