world cup match
Bangladesh slumped to 240-run in 47-over while chasing Sri Lanka-set
mammoth 333-run target in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A match at
Melbourne Cricket Ground Thursday.Sabbir Rahman was the only
batsman to score fifty (53) run while chasing the gargantuantarget.
Among others, Shakib Al Hasan scored 46-run while Mushfiqur Rahim
amassed 36-run. Besides, Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah took 29, 25 and 28 runs respectivelySL
Malinga took three wickets while RAS Lakmal and TM Dilshan grabbed
two-wicket each. Besides, AD Mathews and NLTC Perera took one-wicket
each.Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka captain Angela Mathews won
the toss and decided to bat first. The match kicked off at 9:30am
Bangladesh Time.Sri Lanka scored a mammoth 332-run for one in
stipulated 50 overs with a pair of tons by Tillakaratne Dilshan and
Kumar Sangakkara coupled with Lahiru Thirimanne’s opening fifty.Thirimanne opened Sri Lanka’s innings with Dilshan on the other end.Thirimanne scored 52 runs off 78 balls before pacer Rubel Hossain send him back to the pavilion.
At
the beginning of the match, Thirimanne got a life as Anamul Haque
dropped an easy catch at first slip in Bangladesh captain Mashrafe
Mortaza’s bowling.As Thirimanne went back Kumar Sangakkara began
accompanying Dilshan since then.
Bangladesh saw no more successes as
the pair – Sangakkara and Dilshanin - finished the innings unbeaten.Dilshan
scored 161 runs off 146 balls with 22 boundaries while Sangakkara
contributed 105 runs off 76 balls with 13 fours and a six.
source:http://www.bd.banglanews24.com
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