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Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh to reach tri-nation final

Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga, right, shakes hand with Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal after win against them during the Tri-Nation ODI cricket series in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday. — AP
DHAKA — Suranga Lakmal led Sri Lankan bowlers on a confidence-boosting rampage to skittle out Bangladesh for 82 on Thursday and guide his side into the final of the Dhaka tri-nation tournament. Openers Upul Tharanga (39) and Danushka Gunathilaka (35) sped to the target 83 in just 11.5 overs to seal the win for the islanders. This is what we're capable of, said Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal as he celebrated the emphatic 10-wicket win that left Zimbabwe in third place in the series and ensured Sri Lanka another match against Bangladesh in Saturday's final. Sri Lanka had to win to remain in the competition and, coming out of their worst year in international cricket, completed the task in >Scoreboard Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal c Gunathilaka b Lakmal 5 Anamul Haque b Lakmal 0 Shakib Al Hasan run out Gunathilaka 8 Mushfiqur Rahim c Mendis b Chameera 26 Mahmudullah c Chameera b Lakmal 7 Sabbir Rahman c Sub b Perera 10 Abul Hasan c Dickwella b Perera 7 Nasir Hossain c Dickwella b Chameera 3 Mashrafe Mortaza b Sandakan 1 Rubel Hossain c Tharanga b Sandakan 0 Mustafizur Rahman not out 1 Extras (lb4, w10) 14 Total (24 overs) 82 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Anamul), 2-15 (Shakib), 3-16 (Tamim) , 4-34 (Mahmudullah), 5-57 (Sabbir), 6-71 (Abul), 7-79 (Mushfiqur), 8-80 (Nasir), 9-81 (Mortaza), 10-82 (Rubel) Bowling: Lakmal 7-1-21-3 (w5), Chameera 5-1-6-2 (w2), T. Perera 6-0-27-2 (w1), Sandakan 6-0-24-2 (w2) Sri Lanka D. Gunathilaka not out 35 U. Tharanga not out 39 Extras (w8, nb1) 9 Total (no wicket; 11.5 overs) 83 Did not bat: K. Mendis, D. Chandimal, A. Gunaratne, N. Dickwella, T. Perera, S. Lakmal, L. Sandakan, A. Dananjaya, D. Chameera Bowling: Mortaza 2-0-15-0 (nb1, w1), Abul 4-0-25-0, Nasir 3-0-19-0, Mustafizur 1.5-0-14-0 (w2), Shakib 1-0-10-0 (w5)