Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama took six wickets on debut to dismiss Bangladesh for 251 and give Sri Lanka a commanding lead Saturday on day three of the second Test. The 22-year-old Jayawickrama`s six for 92 bettered Upul Chandana`s record of six for 179 in 1999 when he won his first cap against Pakistan in Dhaka. Jayawickrama, a replacement for injured Lasith Embuldeniya, has had a modest record in first class cricket, but impressed at Pallekele, giving Sri Lanka a healthy 242-run first-innings lead. 

"Just wanted to bowl a lot of dot balls and build pressure," Jayawickrama told reporters. "That was the game plan. Glad it all worked today, but we have more work to do over the next two days," he said, adding that Tamim Iqbal`s wicket was the one he really wanted. The Bangladesh opener was dismissed by the Test rookie just eight runs short of a century. Sri Lanka, who declared earlier in the day on 493 for seven, did not enforce the follow-on and were 17 for two at stumps with two days` play remaining and a 259-run lead. The tourists had got off to a solid start with the openers adding 98 runs for the first wicket. Jayawickrama then claimed his maiden Test wicket when Saif Hassan was caught at gully for 25.