CA XI century and late strikes leave Bangladesh under pressure on Day 2

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A century from Wyllie helped the Cricket Australia XI build a first-innings lead of 92 runs against Bangladesh in their warm-up match. The CA XI's strong batting performance put Bangladesh in a difficult position heading into the latter stages of play. Campbell Thompson then struck twice late in the day to further tighten the hosts' grip on the contest. Bangladesh will need a strong response in their second innings to get back into the game.

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