6.45pm There it is. Bangladesh secure their second successive bonus-point victory in the tri-series - this is their biggest win in ODI cricket. It was set up by the batting might of the the big three - Shakib, Tamim and Mushfiq. Chasing 321, Sri Lanka then unravelled quickly with Shakib in the spotlight again. He was on the brink of a hat-trick at one point, and ultimately finished with 3 for 47. Mashrafe and Rubel, the seamers, complemented him by taking two wickets each. Sri Lanka keep lurching from one defeat to another. And Mathews' injury has shaken up their balance further. I will bring you the presentations shortly.
Dinesh Chandimal: "Actually, we are really disappointed with our performance. In ODI cricket, we're going through a bad patch. Bangladesh played outstanding cricket, credit to them. It is tough to come out of this. Injuries... To keep the right XI in tough. If we win one, we can get things in place. Still we have a chance, and we are in the tournament."
Mashrafe Mortaza: "If you look at recent past, this is one of the best wins for us. The way the boys played was really good and we have to keep it going. There is always something to learn if you win or loss. Tamim could have got a hundred, the batting was up to the mark though nobody got a hundred. Bowling side, we were struggling in South Africa. Back to home, we are up to the mark. Sabbir's role is to finish the innings. He is good to bat at No. 6 or 7, and he feels positive there. It is suiting him. We are still finding one more batsman who can hit like Sabbir. Once Shakib bats at No.3, he looks like a cool and calm customer. Tamim is hungry for the runs and Bijoy batted well for us. This top five has to bat 40 or 45 overs and they did that today"
Shakib Al Hasan, Man of the Match: "With that everyone contributed. Tamim played the way he has been playing for two or three years. Mushfiq played well and other chipped in. I thought we bowled really well - and it was a better performance from the last game. Everyday you need to improve and there is healthy competition in the team, and you can't relax. Three more matches to come, and hopefully we can keep going. We need to do a lot of things right. In five days, we have to play three games, but playing at home in Mirpur is an advantage."
That's a wrap of this match. Thanks for your company and comments. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Akshay Gopalakrishnan. Cheers
sydee: "Records in this match- Tamim reached 11000 international runs and Sakib 10000. MahmudUllah took his 50th ODI catch.BD got their biggest win in ODI by the margin of runs.Lots of positives in a match"
32.2
W
Rubel to Dananjaya, OUT
full-toss on middle stump, Dananjaya clears his front leg and aims to muscle it straight over the bowler's head. Instead, he splices a catch to mid-off. Bangladesh win by 163 runs - their biggest margin of victory in ODI cricket
Akila Dananjaya c Shakib Al Hasan b Rubel Hossain 14 (17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 82.35
32.1
•
Rubel to Dananjaya, no run
Dananjaya clears his front leg and hacks a length ball to wide mid-on
Lodiya: "It's not the team selection. It's the low skill level of current SL players. We just have to accept it. Gone are the days we got through to the finals of world cups"
end of over 325 runs
SL: 157/9CRR: 4.90 • RRR: 9.11 • Need 164 runs from 18 overs
Nuwan Pradeep0 (5)
Akila Dananjaya14 (15)
Shakib Al Hasan8-1-47-3
Rubel Hossain5-0-20-1
31.6
•
Shakib to Pradeep, no run
tossed up full, grips and turns away past the outside edge as Pradeep was caught between leaving and flirting with it
31.5
•
Shakib to Pradeep, no run
full on the stumps, defended
31.4
•
Shakib to Pradeep, no run
Pradeep throws his bat at the ball and carves the ball to short third man
31.3
•
Shakib to Pradeep, no run
full and drifts in, defended to the leg side
31.2
1
Shakib to Dananjaya, 1 run
full and outside off, muscled over midwicket
Vino005: "Very poor team selection. Definitely drop mendis, hasaranga. Can select samarawikrama and gunathilaka"
31.1
4
Shakib to Dananjaya, FOUR runs
Shakib hangs it up in the air outside off, it drops down late, Dananjaya steps out and lifts it over long-off for four
end of over 311 run • 1 wicket
SL: 152/9CRR: 4.90 • RRR: 8.89 • Need 169 runs from 19 overs
Nuwan Pradeep0 (1)
Akila Dananjaya9 (13)
Rubel Hossain5-0-20-1
Shakib Al Hasan7-1-42-3
30.6
•
Rubel to Pradeep, no run
full and nibbling through the corridor, left alone
30.5
W
Rubel to Lakmal, OUT
yorker on middle, gets underneath the bat and flattens leg-stump. That's the perfect delivery to the tailender. An inswinging yorker
6.45pm There it is. Bangladesh secure their second successive bonus-point victory in the tri-series - this is their biggest win in ODI cricket. It was set up by the batting might of the the big three - Shakib, Tamim and Mushfiq. Chasing 321, Sri Lanka then unravelled quickly with Shakib in the spotlight again. He was on the brink of a hat-trick at one point, and ultimately finished with 3 for 47. Mashrafe and Rubel, the seamers, complemented him by taking two wickets each. Sri Lanka keep lurching from one defeat to another. And Mathews' injury has shaken up their balance further. I will bring you the presentations shortly.
Dinesh Chandimal: "Actually, we are really disappointed with our performance. In ODI cricket, we're going through a bad patch. Bangladesh played outstanding cricket, credit to them. It is tough to come out of this. Injuries... To keep the right XI in tough. If we win one, we can get things in place. Still we have a chance, and we are in the tournament."
Mashrafe Mortaza: "If you look at recent past, this is one of the best wins for us. The way the boys played was really good and we have to keep it going. There is always something to learn if you win or loss. Tamim could have got a hundred, the batting was up to the mark though nobody got a hundred. Bowling side, we were struggling in South Africa. Back to home, we are up to the mark. Sabbir's role is to finish the innings. He is good to bat at No. 6 or 7, and he feels positive there. It is suiting him. We are still finding one more batsman who can hit like Sabbir. Once Shakib bats at No.3, he looks like a cool and calm customer. Tamim is hungry for the runs and Bijoy batted well for us. This top five has to bat 40 or 45 overs and they did that today"
Shakib Al Hasan, Man of the Match: "With that everyone contributed. Tamim played the way he has been playing for two or three years. Mushfiq played well and other chipped in. I thought we bowled really well - and it was a better performance from the last game. Everyday you need to improve and there is healthy competition in the team, and you can't relax. Three more matches to come, and hopefully we can keep going. We need to do a lot of things right. In five days, we have to play three games, but playing at home in Mirpur is an advantage."
That's a wrap of this match. Thanks for your company and comments. This is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Akshay Gopalakrishnan. Cheers
sydee: "Records in this match- Tamim reached 11000 international runs and Sakib 10000. MahmudUllah took his 50th ODI catch.BD got their biggest win in ODI by the margin of runs.Lots of positives in a match"
full-toss on middle stump, Dananjaya clears his front leg and aims to muscle it straight over the bowler's head. Instead, he splices a catch to mid-off. Bangladesh win by 163 runs - their biggest margin of victory in ODI cricket
Dananjaya clears his front leg and hacks a length ball to wide mid-on
Lodiya: "It's not the team selection. It's the low skill level of current SL players. We just have to accept it. Gone are the days we got through to the finals of world cups"
tossed up full, grips and turns away past the outside edge as Pradeep was caught between leaving and flirting with it
full on the stumps, defended
Pradeep throws his bat at the ball and carves the ball to short third man
full and drifts in, defended to the leg side
full and outside off, muscled over midwicket
Vino005: "Very poor team selection. Definitely drop mendis, hasaranga. Can select samarawikrama and gunathilaka"
Shakib hangs it up in the air outside off, it drops down late, Dananjaya steps out and lifts it over long-off for four
full and nibbling through the corridor, left alone
yorker on middle, gets underneath the bat and flattens leg-stump. That's the perfect delivery to the tailender. An inswinging yorker
short of a length, keeps low outside off, stays in the crease and knocks it into the leg side
full outside off, drilled to extra cover
short ball, tries to pull and the bounce is too much and he can't get on top
full toss, punched to mid-on
short of a length, slapped back to the bowler