Dhaka, June 20 -- A flurry of wickets from off spinner Nayeem Hasan has given Bangladesh a slim lead of 10 runs heading into the second innings of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka.

After a frustrating end to the first session as Kamindu Mendis and Milan Rathnayake stymied the Tigers, Hasan Mahmud (3-74) made the breakthrough.

A short of length delivery outside off stump dipped lower than expected, tempting Milan (39) to chop it onto the stumps, reports bdnews24.com.

Nayeem (5-121) got in on the action in the following over, catching an edge from Kamindu (87) on the way through for wicketkeeper Litton Das's third catch of the morning.

Only a few balls later, he slipped through Tharindu Rathnayake's defences to send him back to the pavi...