World Cup: Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 92 Works,Sri Lanka Bangladesh by 240-rolled cruising to a complete victory of 92 runs. Earlier, Sri Lanka scored 332 for one after choosing to bat in the World Cup Group A match against Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. Highlights of the game here: (SCORECARD | POINTS OF MESA)
Tillakaratne Dilshan was unbeaten on 161 after an opening stand of 122 with Lahiru Thirimanne (52) and Kumar Sangakkara hit 105 not in his 400th one-day international.
Dilshan and Sangakkara added 210 runs uninterrupted for the second wicket.
Playing his 400th ODI, Sangakkara could have been out for 23 Taskin paceman had grabbed a difficult catch-and-shot opportunity. He slumped back in 60 when cut straight to the point where Mominul Haque left a nanny chest. Petulant response gardener, throwing the ball at the end of bowler in frustration, made three races one more shot. While Dilshan caught the strike much of the surplus closing Sangakkara completed his 22 ODI century with a single to long in the final.
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 161 off 146 balls and Kumar Sangakkara marked his 400th one-dayer with a century as Sri Lanka whipped butter-fingered Bangladesh by 92 runs in the World Cup on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 233 by New Zealand and then struggled to chase down Afghanistan’s 232, finally came good with the bat after electing to take first strike.
Dilshan and Sangakkara, who hit 105 not out in his landmark match, lifted the Islanders to a mammoth 332 for one that proved too hot to chase for Bangladesh, who folded up for 240 with three overs to spare.
Sri Lanka were helped along by a shoddy fielding display by Bangladesh, whose maiden appearance at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground was marred by five missed chances.
Dilshan put on 122 for the first wicket with Lahiru Thirimanne (52) and an undefeated 210 for the second with Sangakkara, who added two catches and a stumping to his 22nd one-day century.
Sangakkara, 37, became only the fourth cricketer — and the third Sri Lankan after Sanath Jayasuriya (445) and current team-mate Mahela Jayawardene (444) — to play 400 one-day internationals.
The list is headed by retired Indian star Sachin Tendulkar with 463 ODIs.
