Dhaka, June 28 -- Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has stood by his decision to bat first in the second Test in Colombo but admitted that a poor batting display in the first innings set the tone for the innings-and-78-run defeat to Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh collapsed in the second innings of the match as well. They were behind by more than 200 runs after the first innings of each team. Then they failed to surpass the first innings lead of Sri Lanka.

After drawing the opening Test in Galle-where Najmul struck centuries in both innings and Bangladesh dominated for long periods-expectations were high heading into Colombo.

However, the visitors faltered with the bat, getting bowled out for 247 in their first innings before conceding 45...