Sri Lanka declined to enforce the follow-on the previous evening and gave their inexperienced side some much-needed batting practice.

Vandort, playing in his second Test, hit 16 boundaries and one six to reach 140 before being bowled out by Talha Jubair.

Naveed Nawaz, also making his debut, finished on 78 not out after opener Jehan Mubarak was run out for 31.

Opening tumble

After an opening stand of 27, three Bangladeshi wickets fell within four overs for the addition of 13 runs, but Mohammad Ashraful guided the tourists, who have not crossed 200 in their past 10 Test innings, to stumps.

Ashraful, who last year at the same venue, became the youngest player ever to score a Test century, was 31 not out.

Opener Abdul Hannan Sarkar struck five boundaries for his 30 before being caught off the bowling of Sujeewa de Silva.

Al-Sahariar and Habibul Bashar made just six and three apiece, while Tushar Imran scored 28 before being stumped off Upul Chandana.

Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya (captain), Jehan Mubarak, Michael Vandort, Naveed Nawaz, Thilan Samaraweera, Prasana Jayawardena, Upul Chandana, Hashan Tillakaratne, Buddika Fernando, Sujeeva de Silva, Chamila Gamage.

Bangladesh: Khaled Mashud (captain), Habibul Bashar, Al-Sahariar, Tushar Imran, Fahim Muntasir Abdul Hannan Sarkar, Manjural Islam, Alamgir Kabir, Talha Jubair, Mohammad Ashraful, Alok Kopali, Tapash Baisya.

Umpires: David Shepherd, Steve Bucknor.

Third umpire: Peter Manuel.

Referee: Wasim Raza.