I am happy with the milestone - I am now looking forward to seeing my team win this Test Feature: Cricket's milestone man

Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 1,000 international wickets as Sri Lanka gained the upper hand against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

He reached the milestone when he had Khaled Mashud caught at short leg, the 589th victim of his Test career to go with 411 in one-day matches.

Playing his 100th Test, Murali took four more wickets for figures of 6-54 as Bangladesh were all out for 181.

It left Sri Lanka needing 163 for victory and they were 25-0 at stumps.

Their first innings came to a rapid end earlier in the day as paceman Shahadat Hossain polished of the tail for figures of 4-83, the best of his Test career, to restrict them to a total of 338.

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Thilan Samaraweera added only one to his overnight 57 not out but was then caught by Javed Omar off Shahadat, who added the wickets of Dilhara Fernando and Muralitharan over the course of his next three overs.

The innings came to an end when Alok Kapali's throw ran out last man Lasith Malinga, leaving Malinga Bandara unbeaten on 19.

Bangladesh were soon in trouble at the start of their innings when Nafees Iqbal tried to cut a ball from Fernando and was caught behind for six.

Omar was lbw to the tall paceman for 31 with the score on 56 and home skipper Habibul Bashar followed when he was trapped in front by leg-spinner Bandara for 12.

Shahadat Hossain bowled well in the morning session

First innings centurion Mohammad Ashraful departed in the next over, caught by Upul Tharanga off Muralitharan, as they struggled to 104-4 at tea.

And Muralitharan tightened his grip after the resumption as he removed Mashud for 15 and then had Shahriar Nafees caught by Fernando for 38.

Kapali was soon on his way for nine, leg before for nine, and Muralitharan claimed five wickets in a Test innings for the 49th time when he won another decision from the umpire to dismiss Enamul Haque for one.

Mohammad Rafique batted aggressively, hitting his two sixes in his 40 off 49 balls, but Muralitharan had the final word by having him stumped by Kumar Sangakkara.