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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Match at Dhaka, , Jan 04 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st Match (D/N), Mirpur, January 04, 2010, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh
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(44.5/50 ov, T:261) 261/3

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
104 (122) & 1/16
tillakaratne-dilshan
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Presentation for the first ODI of the decade

Kumar Sangakkara "I've seen dew before, but never like this. I wouldn't want to field in conditions like this, my bowlers wouldn't want to bowl in these conditions. The difference is, literally, day and night. Perhaps we need an 11am start, and finish the games before 6.45pm types. Talks are on, everybody has to like the idea, including the TV network." Cheeky Kumar there, but an issue certainly worth a thought in the coming six matches. Cheers

Tillkaratne Dilshan is the Man of the Match, but because of his hamstring injury he can't come out to accept the trophy.

Shakib Al Hasan "We batted really well, but the dew came in at 6pm, so it hampered us. We have four spinners, so it hurt us. Some of our middle-order batsmen didn't click today, but we are moving in the right direction."

44.5
4
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, FOUR runs

there it is, this time he goes back and punches this back-of-a-length delivery through covers and gets Sri Lanka home with 5.1 overs to spare

44.4
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

short, hurries him into the shot, is played back to the bowler

44.4
1w
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 wide

another wide down the leg side here, and not by a short margin

44.3
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

short, turning in, can't get it past cover

44.2
1
Md Naeem to Silva, 1 run

into the pads and worked away for a single

44.1
1
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

drives it down to long-on and gets a one

end of over 445 runs
SL: 254/3CRR: 5.77 RRR: 1.16
Chamara Silva3 (6b)
Thilan Samaraweera36 (50b 4x4)
Mahmudullah 6-0-32-1
Naeem Islam 5-0-32-0
43.6
Mahmudullah to Silva, no run

flighted, just outside off, and defended into the covers

43.5
1
Mahmudullah to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

flat and full, driven down the ground for one

43.4
1
Mahmudullah to Silva, 1 run

flighted but into the pads, and worked away for another single

43.3
1
Mahmudullah to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

turned around the corner and a fumble at short fine leg, by Rubel, allows them come through for one

43.2
1
Mahmudullah to Silva, 1 run

looks to cut but it is too full and gets the bottom edge for a single to short third man

43.1
1
Mahmudullah to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

fulltoss and driven down the ground

end of over 437 runs
SL: 249/3CRR: 5.79 RRR: 1.71
Chamara Silva1 (3b)
Thilan Samaraweera33 (47b 4x4)
Naeem Islam 5-0-32-0
Mahmudullah 5-0-27-1
42.6
Md Naeem to Silva, no run

tossed up outside off, defended back towards the bowler

42.5
1
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

gets onto the front foot and flicks it past fine leg for one

42.4
1
Md Naeem to Silva, 1 run

turned around the corner for another single

42.3
1
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

turning into the pads, and helped away to square leg for one

42.2
4
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, FOUR runs

another short ball, this time Samaraweera is up to it, and rocks back and cuts it for four

42.1
Md Naeem to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

quicker delivery, stays low too, defended back to the bowler

Naeem Islam to bowl

end of over 422 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 242/3CRR: 5.76 RRR: 2.37
Chamara Silva0 (1b)
Thilan Samaraweera27 (43b 3x4)
Mahmudullah 5-0-27-1
Mohammad Ashraful 1-0-11-0
41.6
Mahmudullah to Silva, no run

flighted outside off, gets onto the front foot and defends

Chamara Silva is the new man in

41.5
W
Mahmudullah to Dilshan, OUT

and Dilshan goes, goes for the pull shot, is hurried into it by the skidding ball, and can't get it over midwicket where Naeem takes a nice overhead catch

Tillakaratne Dilshan c Naeem Islam b Mahmudullah 104 (122b 12x4 0x6 183m) SR: 85.24
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