Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh to reach tri-nation final
25 Jan 2018
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)