Mirpur: Tillakaratne Dilshan continued from where he had left off in 2009, a year where he scored 10 international hundreds, scoring yet another masterful century to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Bangladesh.

Chasing a competitive target of 261 to win, the Lankans completed a comprehensive victory with more than 5 overs to spare, thanks to a brilliant 104 by Tillakaratne Dilshan while skipper Kumar Sangakkara too continued his good form, scoring a 73-ball 74.

Dilshan’s hundred, his sixth in one-day internationals, came off just 122 balls and included 12 boundaries as the opener almost carried his bat through the innings before being dismissed with just 19 runs to get. This was the opener’s third hundred in the last six innings that he has played.

The duo of Dilshan and skipper Sangakkara added 148 runs for the second wicket to make easy work of the Bangladesh total. Thilan Samaraweera also chipped in with an unbeaten 41 as Sri Lanka reached the target in 44.5 overs with 7 wickets remaining.

Earlier, Bangladesh, being put into bat, reached a competitive total of 260 for 7, thanks to a responsible innings by Mohammad Ashraful (75) and some useful contributions in the lower order by Mushfiqur Rahim (35) and Mahmudullah (45).

Ashraful, curbing his natural attacking instincts, played with a lot of composure as he lay the foundation for a good total, hitting six boundaries during his 94-ball knock. Mahmudullah, on the other hand, was at his attacking best making 45 off just 47 balls with the help of three boundaries and a six.

For Sri Lanka, Suranga Lakmal and Suraj Randiv were the notable wicket-takers with figures of two for 63 and two for 51 respectively.

With the win, Sri Lanka went to the top of the table with 4 points. The next match will be played between India and Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka 261 for 3 (Dilshan 104, Sangakkara 74) beat Bangladesh 260 for 7 (Ashraful 75, Mahmudullah 45) by seven wickets

Man of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tagged with: Bangladesh, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahumudullah, Mirpur, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sri Lanka, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Tillakaratne Dilshan

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