Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 16th Match, Group B at Port of Spain, Mar 21 2007, ICC World Cup

RESULT
16th Match, Group B, Port of Spain, March 21, 2007, ICC World Cup
(37/46 ov, T:311) 112

Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
109 (87)
sanath-jayasuriya
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Scorecard summary
Sri Lanka 318/4(50 overs)
Bangladesh 112/10(37 overs)
end of over 371 run • 1 wicket
BAN: 112/10CRR: 3.02 RRR: 15.92
Mohammad Ashraful45 (63b 6x4)
Muthiah Muralidaran 9-0-15-1
Lasith Malinga 6-0-27-3

Sri Lanka complete a 198-run win over Bangladesh to do their chances of a Super Eight spot no harm. They were led by Sanath Jayasuriya's blitz of a century, Mahela Jayawardene's plucky 46, and fifties from Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Silva as they totalled 318 for 4. Bangladesh, in reply, failed to get going as Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga struck early blows and barring Jayasuriya, every bowler used got a wicket.

A comprehensive victory for Sri Lanka. All eyes now turn to the crucial Sri Lanka-India game on March 23 at this very venue.

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36.6
W
Murali to Ashraful, OUT

all over! Tossed up on leg stump, Ashraful just drops it at his feet and calls Rasel for the run, a good throw comes in from Dilshan at midwicket and Sangakkara takes it on the first bounce and whips off the bails in one swift movement and Rasel is just short of the crease, despite the full stretch of the bat forward...

Syed Rasel run out (Dilshan) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
36.5
Murali to Ashraful, no run

quicker and flatter, he tries to dab it fine but it goes to the fielder

36.4
Murali to Ashraful, no run

tossed up, now he opts for the reverse-sweep but makes a mess of it

36.3
Murali to Ashraful, no run

spins in from outside off stump, tapped to the on side

36.2
Murali to Ashraful, no run

tossed up outside off stump, he comes well forward and defends it away

36.2
1w
Murali to Ashraful, 1 wide

spins too far down leg stump and is called wide

36.1
Murali to Ashraful, no run

tossed up outside off stump, Ashraful defends off the back foot

end of over 369 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 111/9CRR: 3.08 RRR: 14.85
Syed Rasel0 (1b)
Mohammad Ashraful45 (57b 6x4)
Lasith Malinga 6-0-27-3
Tillakaratne Dilshan 3-0-12-1
35.6
Malinga to Syed Rasel, no run

lands on a good length just outside off stump, Rasel backs away and pokes at it and misses

Last man Syed Rasel walks in

35.5
W
Malinga to Razzak, OUT

edged and gone! Malinga lands one on a shortish length around off stump, ball rears and takes the outer edge of the bat through to Sangakkara! Malinga strikes for his third

Abdur Razzak c †Sangakkara b Malinga 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 0
35.4
1lb
Malinga to Ashraful, 1 leg bye

back of a length outside leg stump, Ashraful shuffles across to expose the stumps and the ball clips his pads, Sangakkara cant collect it and the ball runs fine for runs

35.3
Malinga to Ashraful, no run

back of a length outside off stump, he stands and runs it to backward point

35.2
4
Malinga to Ashraful, FOUR runs

back of a length outside off stump, Ashraful pokes at it and gets a genuine french cut back leg stump for four more!

35.1
4
Malinga to Ashraful, FOUR runs

starts off with one down leg, which is clipped for four runs down to fine leg

Okay, back to pace as Malinga is called on to mop up the tail

end of over 354 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 102/8CRR: 2.91 RRR: 14.46
Abdur Razzak0 (1b)
Mohammad Ashraful37 (53b 4x4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 3-0-12-1
Russel Arnold 3.1-0-17-1
34.6
Dilshan to Razzak, no run

tossed up, he comes forward and defends

34.5
1
Dilshan to Ashraful, 1 run

tossed up on middle and leg, punched to mid-on

Abdur Razzak saunters out

34.4
W
Dilshan to Mohammad Rafique, OUT

short and a fraction wide of off stump, Rafique stands rooted and swings across the line, doesnt time it all and the ball soars up in the air and comes down near the deep midwicket ropes, Murali and Maharoof converge, Maharoof calls for it, Murali wants it, they both collide...looks like Murali really wants to take the catch...but in the end it settles in Maharoof's hands and neither fielder is injured..would've been ugly had they collided hard though

Mohammad Rafique c Maharoof b Dilshan 7 (17b 0x4 0x6 19m) SR: 41.17
34.3
1
Dilshan to Ashraful, 1 run

tossed up as usual, this time he dances down the track and lofts it over mid-off down to long-off

34.2
2
Dilshan to Ashraful, 2 runs

tossed up, Ashraful gives himself room and drives that streakily over backward point for two to Maharoof in the deep, and some claps as the 100 comes up

34.1
Dilshan to Ashraful, no run

tossed up on off stump, he comes forward and defends

end of over 346 runs
BAN: 98/7CRR: 2.88 RRR: 13.81
Mohammad Ashraful33 (49b 4x4)
Mohammad Rafique7 (16b)
Russel Arnold 3.1-0-17-1
Tillakaratne Dilshan 2-0-8-0
33.6
1
Arnold to Ashraful, 1 run

full and flat, Ashraful leans into it and drives through the covers for one

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
ST Jayasuriya
109 runs (87)
7 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
27 runs
4 fours1 six
Control
83%
KC Sangakkara
56 runs (55)
3 fours1 six
Productive shot
on side drive on front foot
17 runs
1 four0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
SL Malinga
O
6
M
0
R
27
W
3
ECO
4.5
WPUJC Vaas
O
7
M
4
R
11
W
1
ECO
1.57
Match details
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
TossBangladesh, elected to field first
Series
Season2006/07
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 2546
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00. Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days21 March 2007 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0
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