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A blistering unbeaten ton by Dilsahn :
Lanka trounce Bangladesh by eight wickets
A blistering century by opener Tillakaratne Dilshan guided Sri Lanka
to an easy-eight wicket win over Bangladesh in their first One Day
International played under lights at Mahinda Rajapaksa International
Stadium in Sooriyawewa yesterday.
 Taking the first lease of the wicket, Bangladesh made 259 for 8 in 50
overs. Following a technical problem in the lighting sytem, Sri Lanka
was given a reduced target of 238 in 41 overs. The home team made 238
for 2 in 35.4 overs with Dilshan unbeaten on 113. Dilshan shared a
valuable 128-run second wicket partnership with Kumar Sangakkara (63).
Earlier, Dilshan and Kaushal Perera (42) put on 106 runs for the
first wicket .
Tamim Iqbal smashed an impressive century as Bangladesh posted a
competitive 259-8 in their alloted 50 overs.
The left-handed opener (112) hit one six and 10 fours in his fourth
one-day hundred to lead Bangladesh's recovery after three wickets had
fallen for 63 runs in the opening 13 overs.
Tamim, who reached his century with an edged four off seamer Angelo
Mathews, put on 66 for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Mahmudullah (29)
and 75 for the next with Nasir Hossain (73 not out).
The opener, who became the first Bangladeshi to score a hundred
against Sri Lanka in one-day internationals, was run out in the 44th
over.
Nasir cracked three sixes and six fours in his brisk 59-ball knock.
Pacemen Lasith Malinga and Mathews each bagged two wickets in the
day-night match, briefly halted by a swarm of bees in the initial
stages. The play was also held up late in the innings due to power
failure.
Bangladesh, put in to bat, lost three wickets in the space of 19 runs
after Tamim and Anamul Haque put on 44 for the opening wicket.
Seamer Thisara Perera struck in his second over when he bowled Anamul
(13) while paceman Nuwan Kulasekara removed Mohammad Ashraful, who was
superbly caught by a diving Kushal Perera at mid-off.
Mathews got a wicket with his fifth delivery when he trapped skipper
Mushfiqur Rahim leg-before for three. Bangladesh paceman Ziaur Rahman
made his one-day debut.
BANGLADESH
Tamim Iqbal run out 112
Anamul Haque b T. Perera 13
Mohammad Ashraful c K. Perera b Kulasekara 00
Mushfiqur Rahim lbw b Mathews 03
Mohammad Mahmudullah c Sangakkara b Mathews 29
Nasir Hossain not out 73
Ziaur Rahman b Senanayake 00
Sohag Gazi c Dilshan b Malinga 06
Abul Hasan b Malinga 03
Abdur Razzak not out 06
Extras (b1, lb1, nb1, w11) 14
Total (for eight wickets; 50 overs) 259
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Anamul), 2-57 (Ashraful), 3-63 (Rahim)
4-129 (Mahmudullah), 5-204 (Tamim), 6-204 (Rahman)
7-211 (Gazi), 8-244 (Abul)
Bowling: Malinga 10-0-51-2 (nb1, w1)
Kulasekara 9-0-67-1 (w6)
T. Perera 8-0-45-1 (w1)
Mathews 9-1-36-2
Senanayake 10-0-46-1 (w3)
Dilshan 4-0-12-0
SRI LANKA
238 for 2 ( in 35.4 overs) (Tillakaratne Dilshann 113 n.o., Kaushal Perera
42,Kumar Sangakkara 63). |
