Sabbir special sees off Sri Lanka challenge
ESPNcricinfo staff
28-Feb-2016

Bangladesh, opting to bat, made a poor start when Angelo Mathews, captaining in place of the missing Lasith Malinga, trapped Mohammad Mithun lbw off the second ball • AFP
Nuwan Kulasekara accounted for Soumya Sarkar, and Bangladesh were soon tottering at 26 for 3•Associated Press
Enter Sabbir Rahman•Associated Press
Sabbir led a one-man effort, stroking a 54-ball 80, more than 50% of his team's total score•Associated Press
Sabbir and Shakib Al Hasan added 82 runs for the fourth wicket, as Bangladesh looked for a late push•Associated Press
Runs were hard to come by after Sabbir's dismissal, but Bangladesh huffed and puffed their way to a competent 147 for 7•Associated Press
Sri Lanka were sedate throughout the chase, and Tillakaratne Dilshan was the first to depart, for 12•Associated Press
The dismissal came courtesy a stunning catch from Soumya, who charged to the boundary all the way from long-off and held on to the ball with both hands•Associated Press
Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with a run-a-ball 37, but Bangladesh kept striking at regular intervals to wrest the advantage. Al-Amin Hossain ended with figures of 3 for 34•Associated Press
The visitors couldn't cope with the high asking rate and had to settle for 124 for 8, ensuring Bangladesh completed a 23-run win - their second of the tournament•Associated Press