Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match at Dhaka, Jan 08 2010, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh

RESULT
4th Match (D/N), Mirpur, January 08, 2010, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh
(42.5/50 ov, T:250) 252/1

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
118* (126)
upul-tharanga
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Bangladesh 249/9(50 overs)
2/40 (10)
Sri Lanka 252/1(42.5 overs)
118* (126)
1/35 (5)

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Presentation

Upul Tharanga, Man of the Match
"It's been a good season for one. I came back to the side after 18 months. I wasn't under much pressure, Sanga and others told me you are playing all games so I haven't been under pressure."

Kumar Sangakkara "Lucky with the toss, enjoyed ourselves, especially the bowling effort. The wicket was a little slow to start off with, so it helped us. Mahela did a fantastic job today, he has done great jobs in the past."

Shakib Al Hasan "We should have scored at least 30 more runs. We had a very good foundation, but we lost too many wickets in the Powerplay. Hopefully we'll do better next time."

So a facile win for Sri Lanka. It was always going to be the case when Bangladesh lost their way in the middle overs. Hang on for the presentation

42.5
4
Tamim to Upul Tharanga, FOUR runs

there's the win, and fittingly through a cut through covers from Tharanga

42.4
Tamim to Upul Tharanga, no run

pushed to midwicket, another dot

42.3
Tamim to Upul Tharanga, no run

pushed wide of Tamim, doesn't take the risky single, wants to see the asterisk next to his name, and why not?

42.3
1w
Tamim to Upul Tharanga, 1 wide

wide down the leg side, Bangladesh helping SL out in hurrying up

42.2
1
Tamim to Sangakkara, 1 run

another stroll for a single

42.1
1
Tamim to Upul Tharanga, 1 run

offbreak, around leg, bunted for a single

one hit away from a comprehensive win. Tamim to bowl

end of over 427 runs
SL: 245/1CRR: 5.83 RRR: 0.62
Kumar Sangakkara16 (13b 2x4)
Upul Tharanga113 (122b 17x4)
Mahmudullah 2-0-16-0
Shakib Al Hasan 8-2-27-0
41.6
4
Mahmudullah to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

full, pitching outside leg, and swept fine, gets four more

41.5
1
Mahmudullah to Upul Tharanga, 1 run

full delivery on the pads, driven down the ground for one

41.4
1
Mahmudullah to Sangakkara, 1 run

short, pulled away, a single to deep midwicket

41.3
1
Mahmudullah to Upul Tharanga, 1 run

angled into the pads, strolls through for a single

41.2
Mahmudullah to Upul Tharanga, no run

makes room, can't get past extra cover

41.1
Mahmudullah to Upul Tharanga, no run

moves forward, defends back to the bowler

end of over 414 runs
SL: 238/1CRR: 5.80 RRR: 1.33
Kumar Sangakkara11 (11b 1x4)
Upul Tharanga111 (118b 17x4)
Shakib Al Hasan 8-2-27-0
Naeem Islam 5-0-35-1
40.6
4
Shakib to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

just so that it's not a maiden, dances down the track, makes room as he does so, and lofts him over extra cover

40.5
Shakib to Sangakkara, no run

another copy-book push-drive back to the bowler

40.4
Shakib to Sangakkara, no run

just to torture us, he pulls out the textbook forward defensive

40.3
Shakib to Sangakkara, no run

and again hit straight towards midwicket

40.2
Shakib to Sangakkara, no run

can't force this one through the cover field

40.1
Shakib to Sangakkara, no run

pushes a flat delivery to midwicket

So now we are hurrying up

end of over 4013 runs
SL: 234/1CRR: 5.85 RRR: 1.60
Upul Tharanga111 (118b 17x4)
Kumar Sangakkara7 (5b)
Naeem Islam 5-0-35-1
Shakib Al Hasan 7-2-23-0
39.6
4
Md Naeem to Upul Tharanga, FOUR runs

another halftracker, and easily pulled up and over

39.5
4
Md Naeem to Upul Tharanga, FOUR runs

short, fired into the pads, hoisted over square leg

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
WU Tharanga
118 runs (126)
18 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
32 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
82%
DPMD Jayawardene
108 runs (117)
13 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
37 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
76%
Best performances - bowlers
NLTC Perera
O
10
M
0
R
32
W
2
ECO
3.2
S Randiv
O
10
M
1
R
40
W
2
ECO
4
Match details
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
TossSri Lanka, elected to field first
Series
Season2009/10
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 2940
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45
Match days8 January 2010 - daynight (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSri Lanka 4, Bangladesh 0