Charith Asalanka’s century went in useless as Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets within the World Cup match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium right here on Monday.
Sent in to bat, middle-order batter Asalanka scored a 105-ball 108, whereas opener Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama made equivalent scores of 41 runs every to assist Sri Lanka publish 279 all out in 49.3 overs in a contest between groups that are out of semifinal rivalry.
Bangladesh scored the required runs in 41.1 overs for the lack of seven wickets.
The Sri Lankan innings was marred by an incident the place Angelo Mathews grew to become the primary worldwide cricketer to be ‘timed out’ after not being able to face the ball inside two minutes of the autumn of a wicket.
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The 36-year-old walked out to bat after the dismissal of Samarawickrama however had some points together with his helmet strap and signalled for a substitute, prompting Bangladesh to enchantment for a ‘time out’.
Mathews was seen having a animated dialogue with the umpires however the Sri Lankan was requested to go away the sector.
Later, Najmul Hossain Shanto (90) and skipper Shakib Al Hasan (82) shared 161 runs for the third wicket to put the muse for the win, reaching 282 for 7 in 41.1 overs.
Dilshan Madushanka (3/69) was the choose of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, whereas Angelo Mathews (2/35) returned with two wickets, together with the scalp of Shakib.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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