Dilshan stars in Sri Lanka's bonus-point win

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Asia Cup, Dambulla
June 18, 2010

Tillakaratne Dilshan all but scuttled Bangladesh's hopes of staying competitive in the Asia Cup and helped earn Sri Lanka a bonus point in the process. He blazed to a half-century, providing thrust for the first-ever total in excess of 300 in Dambulla, and then exercised control over Bangladesh's escalating run-rate, while ripping out three wickets to end the visitors' chances of an improbable victory.

Bangladesh's chase stayed true to their well-rehearsed script. They harboured hope while Tamim Iqbal attacked the Sri Lankan fast bowlers and played the spinners confidently, but once he was dismissed the rest followed without a fight. Mohammad Ashraful, who scratched his way to 9 off 29, played another momentum-deflating innings. The game, however, had been lost even before Bangladesh began to chase, for their bowlers had conceded too many on a pitch that would be harder to bat on under less-than-ideal floodlights. Read more...

Brief Score:
Sri Lanka 312 for 4 (Dilshan 71, Tharanga 54, Sangakkara 52) beat Bangladesh 186 (Tamim 51, Dilshan 3-37) by 126 runs

Courtesy: www.cricinfo.com
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