Birthday boy Dasun Shanaka was additionally the person with the golden arm because the Sri Lanka skipper picked three wickets to assist his aspect defend 257 in opposition to Bangladesh in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup right here on the R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
The host’s 21-run win prolonged its successful run in ODIs to 13 video games, second solely to Australia’s 21-match streak in 2003, and just about eradicated Bangladesh.
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Shanaka made early incisions by getting the higher of the Bangladesh openers with the quick ball. When Mushfiqur Rahim and Towhid Hridoy (82, 97b, 7×4, 1×6) appeared poised to make a match of it with a resolute 72-run stand for the fifth wicket, his slower ball despatched Rahim again and snapped the gang out of slumber.
With the tail uncovered, Hridoy upped the ante however was trapped in entrance by Maheesh Theekshana’s carrom ball earlier than Matheesha Pathirana’s slinging yorkers ended Bangladesh’s problem within the forty ninth over.
Earlier, Sri Lanka wouldn’t have reached 256 for 9 had it not been for Sadeera Samarawickrama’s career-best 72-ball 93.
The 28-year-old accelerated seamlessly after reaching his 45-ball half-century. His delicate six within the final over off Taskin Ahmed, a carving movement over level, epitomised his means to maintain the scoreboard ticking at a brisk tempo with little belligerence.
Kusal Mendis (50, 73b, 6×4, 1×6) flirted with hazard. He was dropped at deep square-leg when he pulled Shoriful Islam for his first six. Soon after reaching his fifty off 69 balls with a pulled 4, he was caught making an attempt to ramp a bouncer from Islam.
His injection of intent, nonetheless, was the necessity of the hour after Shakib Al Hasan and Nasum Ahmed put a stranglehold on the scoring fee. They constructed on the platform laid by Taskin and Hasan Mahmud, who bought the brand new ball to speak, however their efforts have been decisively overshadowed by Samarawickrama’s knock.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com