Revamped Sri Lanka sweep Bangladesh in final one-dayer
New-look Sri Lanka trounced Bangladesh by six wickets in the third
and final one-day international in Dhaka on Saturday to sweep the series
3-0.
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Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera celebrates his century (100
runs) during the third One-Day International (ODI) cricket
match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla
National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on February 22, 2014. AFP
PHOTOMunir uz ZAMAN |
Seamer Dhammika Prasad claimed three wickets in his first match of
the series as the tourists restricted Bangladesh to 240-8 after electing
to field in the day-night match.
Kusal Perera, a 23-year-old left-handed opener, then hit a maiden
one-day century as Sri Lanka surpassed the target with 15 deliveries to
spare at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. Perera hit a belligerent 106 off 124
balls with six boundaries and five sixes, sharing a third-wicket stand
of 138 with Dinesh Chandimal, who scored 64.
Sri Lanka ended the month-long tour on a high, having also won both
the preceding Test and Twenty20 series.
But the victory on Saturday was sweeter as Sri Lanka took the field
without either of their three veterans, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar
Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, for the first time in a one-dayer
since 2000.
Jayawardene and Dilshan were nursing injuries, while Sangakkara was
rested ahead of the five-nation Asia Cup which opens in Bangladesh on
Tuesday.
The bowling was also depleted in the absence of pace spearhead Lasith
Malinga, who was given a break, and the injured duo of seamer Nuwan
Kulasekara and spinner Rangana Herath.
Prasad was well-supported by new-ball partner Suranga Lakmal, who
finished with two for 24 in 10 overs on the slow pitch.
The hosts missed premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was handed
a three-match ban for a lewd on-camera gesture during the second
one-dayer on Thursday. Mominul Haque top-scored with a run-a-ball 60,
while valuable contributions from Nasir Hossain (38), Naeem Islam (32)
and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (30) gave the hosts their highest score in
the series.
Kusal Perera made light of the target as he flayed the home team's
attack till the 40th over when he was bowled by Rubel Hossain with 43
remaining for victory.
Rubel dismissed Chandimal in his next over to make it 205-4, but
skipper Angelo Mathews signalled the win with a six off Naeem Islam.
SCOREBOARD
Bangladesh:
Anamul Haque c Chandimal b Prasad 02
Shamsur Rahman c A. Perera b Prasad 25
Mominul Haque run out 60
Mushfiqur Rahim c Senanayake b Prasad 30
Naeem Islam c Prasad b Senanayake 32
Nasir Hossain c Priyanjan b Lakmal 38
Mohammad Mahmudullah c Thirimanne b Lakmal 05
Sohag Gazi b T. Perera 23
Shafiul Islam not out 15
Arafat Sunny not out 01
Extras: (lb2, w7) 09
Total (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 240
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Anamul), 2-62 (Shamsur)
3-108 (Mominul), 4-130 (Rahim)
5-184 (Islam), 6-200 (Mahmudullah)
7-201 (Nasir), 8-232 (Gazi)
Bowling: Lakmal 10-3-24-2 (w1)
T. Perera 9-0-39-1 (w2)
Prasad 10-0-49-3 (w2)
Senanayake 9-0-46-1 (w1)
Priyanjan 6-0-42-0 (w1)
A. Perera 3-0-17-0
Mathews 3-0-21-0
Sri Lanka:
K. Perera b Rubel 106
L. Thirimanne c Shamsur b Mahmudullah 18
K. Vithanage b Mahmudullah 09
D. Chandimal c Anamul b Rubel 64
A. Mathews not out 20
A. Priyanjan not out 22
Extras: (lb4, w3) 07
Total (for four wickets, 47.3 overs) 246
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Thirimanne), 2-60 (Vithanage)
3-198 (K. Perera), 4-205 (Chandimal)
Bowling: Shafiul 4-0-27-0 (w1)
Gazi 9-1-47-0
Rubel 10-0-69-2 (w1)
Mahmudullah 10-0-38-2 (w1)
Nasir 4-1-12-0
Sunny 10-0-42-0
Naeem 0.3-0-7-0 |
